Independence, Defiance County, Ohio

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

History

Independence was founded around 1838. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Independence, Defiance County, Ohio
  2. ↑ History of Defiance County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Etc.; Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Farm Views; Personal Reminiscences, Etc. Warner, Beers. 1883. p. 340.

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