Unionport, Ohio

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Unionport is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio. [1] It is best known as the birthplace of millionaire, Helen Brach, who was the center of media attention in 1977, when she disappeared. [2] Unionport is located on the banks of the Cross Creek, a large tributary of the Ohio River approximately 20 miles east.

Unionport was platted in 1852. [3] A post office called Unionport was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 2002. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Unionport, Ohio
  2. ↑ "Helen Marie Voorhees Brach". The Charley Project. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 514.
  4. ↑ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 2, 2016.

40°21′29″N80°50′44″W / 40.35806°N 80.84556°W / 40.35806; -80.84556


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