Tacoma, Ohio

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Tacoma is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

Belmont County, Ohio county in Ohio, United States

Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville. The county was created in 1801 and later organized in 1815. It takes its name from the French for "beautiful mountain".

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Ohio State of the United States of America

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History

A post office called Tacoma was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1963. [2] Besides the post office, Tacoma had the Belmont County Children's Home for indigent children. [3]

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Belmont County Childrens Home

Belmont County Children's Home (1880–1981) was an orphanage, located in Tacoma in Belmont County, east of Barnesville, Ohio, United States. It was a brick building with a cupola on each of the central 4-story towers and two three-story wings. It was built on a 65-acre site with hilltop views. A children's cemetery remains.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tacoma, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Belmont County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ↑ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 236.

Coordinates: 39°59′50″N81°08′47″W / 39.99722°N 81.14639°W / 39.99722; -81.14639

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