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Toledo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 39 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 083 33 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -83.5500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at mouth of Maumee River on Lake Erie; settled after Battle of Fallen Timbers and Amerindian treaties (1795-1817); included in Ohio canal system, causing boundary dispute with Michigan; grew with arrival of canal, railroad & discovery of oil & gas. |
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| Toledo (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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............ | renamed for Toledo, Spain when Port Lawrence & Vistula were consolidated in 1833 |
| Fort Industy (C,V)
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| Upper Toledo (C,V)
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| Vistula (C,V)
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| טולדו (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Fort Industry (H,V)
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............ | name of original fort built here after 1794 |
| Port Lawrence (H,V)
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............ | from 1817 until town joined with Vistula in 1833 |
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Ohio (state) (P) |
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Lucas (county) (P) |
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Toledo (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by European-Americans after 1794, city was incorporated in 1837 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1835 |
| inland port (C) |
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connected with St. Lawrence Seaway, this is one of the largest ports for shipping bituminous coal |
| industrial center (C) |
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produces glass (since 1880s), automobiles (especially for Jeep), auto parts, plastics, petroleum, furnaces, machinery & tools |
| educational center (C) |
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for University of Toledo (founded in 1872) & several colleges |
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