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 Ashtabula County, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As of 2000, the population is 102,728; its county seat is Jefferson
The county is named for a Native American word meaning "river of many fish", and is probably most well known for having 16 covered bridges within the county limits.
Elections are administered in each county by a four-member board of elections which consists of two Republicans and two Democrats appointed by the Ohio Secretary of State at the recommendation of each county party.
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 Ashtabula, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ashtabula is a city located in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and the center of the Ashtabula Micropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003).
Many newcomers to Ashtabula in the late 18th century and early 19th century were immigrants from Finland, Sweden, and Italy.
Ashtabula borders Lake Erie to the north and has a prominent harbor where the Ashtabula River flows into the lake.
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 Ashtabula County Family & Children First Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ashtabula County Family and Children First Council is a collaborative of twenty-nine public and private non-profit child and family serving agencies, schools, governmental bodies and parent representatives.
The goal of the Council is to improve services for families throughout Ashtabula County and plan locally for prevention and intervention services that reflect the unique character of Ashtabula County and its residents.
The Council is involved in assuring that all services and programs within the county operate collaboratively, in order to achieve the highest level of effectiveness, and strive to increase and improve communication between services as well as between services and the community.
www.acfamilyfirst.org   (227 words)

  
 1878 History of Ashtabula County, Ohio: Part 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is composed of the counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull, Portage, Geauga, Lake, Cuyahoga, Medina, Lorain, Huron, Erie, Summit (except the townships of Franklin and Green), the two northern tiers of townships in Mahoning, the townships of Sullivan, Troy, and Ruggles, in Ashland, and several islands Iying north of Sandusky, including Kelly's and Put-in-Bay.
The land portion is bounded on the north by Lake Erie, on the south by the county of Trumbull, on the east by the northwestern part of Pennsylvania, and on the west by the northern part of Geauga county, by Lake county, and by the waters of Lake Erie.
Ashtabula County is situated on the water-shed or the dividing ridge between Lake Erie and the Ohio river.
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 Read about Ashtabula County, Ohio at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Ashtabula County, Ohio and learn about ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
and is named for an Indian word meaning "river of many fish." Ashtabula County is probably most well known for having 16 covered bridges within the county limits.
During the winter, Ashtabula County receives quite a lot of lake effect snow and is part of the
The racial makeup of the county is 94.07% White, 3.16% Black or
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Ashtabula_County,_Ohio   (1192 words)

  
 ASHTABULA COUNTY OHIO INFO
Ashtabula County is the largest of Ohio's counties, containing 720 square miles.
The city of Ashtabula is the largest municipality in the county, an important Lake Erie port.
Route 45, which connects Ashtabula with Warren, Salem and the Ohio River has carried homesteaders in covered wagons inland from the lake and was later the trade route between eastern cities and the frontier.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~maggieoh/mashtabula.html   (444 words)

  
 Covered Bridges
Ashtabula County, Ohio is currently home to 16 covered bridges.
In 1971 the County Commissioners had the bridge moved to the south side of the road on property given by the Benson family.
The bridge was built on "dry land." It was moved onto its abutments in October 1983, by members of Ashtabula County Highway Department, two representatives from Hall Movers and Riggers, and the CETA crew.
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 Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Ashtabula River
Iroquois inhabitants referred to the river as the Hash-tah-buh-lah or “river of many fish." The city of Ashtabula, with an estimated population of 21,633 (Ref: 1990 Census) is the only significant urban center in the watershed, the rest of the drainage basin being predominantly rural and agricultural.
In 1988, the Ashtabula River RAP Advisory Council agreed to focus upon an AOC defined as the lower two miles of the Ashtabula River, Ashtabula Harbor and the adjacent Lake Erie nearshore.
Developed six Ashtabula River restoration project proposals and economic and ecological valuation models for same to support work for a legal claim under CERCLA Natural Resource Damage Assessment authority, all of which is being coordinated with the Ashtabula River remediation project.
www.epa.gov /glnpo/aoc/ashtabula.html   (5017 words)

  
 The News-Herald - News - 05/17/2001 - County figures light?
Ashtabula County has many dirt roads, and there's a concern the U.S. Census Bureau hasn't been down all of them.
The statistics come from the profile of general demographic characteristics, which are compiled for each city, village and township in Ashtabula County.
Once the county's 99,635 whites are deducted from the 102,728 total, the next largest group is fl at 3,247, or 3.2 percent.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=1824065&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6   (569 words)

  
 Ashtabula Growth - Welcome
Nestled in the Northeastern corner of Ohio, Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County is the one-stop, centrally managed economic development organization for Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Ashtabula County is Ohio’s largest county and is located in the northeastern tip of the state, bordering Pennsylvania to the East and Lake Erie to the North.
Ashtabula County offers a highly skilled and affordable workforce, low cost of living, rural environment, deep harbor ports, and is linked to the country by the interstate highway system.
www.ashtabulagrowth.com   (368 words)

  
 Ashtabula County, Ohio: Misc. Sources
Only yesterday in the files of the Ashtabula Sentinel of 1858, I found several letters from Quintus F. Atkins, who came to Ashtabula county in 1802 and who went with Rev. Joseph Badger in l806 down the Grand or Geaugah river to Painesville and then up the lake to Sandusky as a missionary.
Esther was forgotten and the word "Ashtabula" was remembered and will be remembered so long as you tell your children and they tell their children the story of the greatness of its men and its women of the early days.
Conneaut Encyclop¾dia Britannica Article city, Ashtabula county, extreme northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along Lake Erie at the mouth of Conneaut Creek and is adjacent to the Pennsylvania border (east).
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 Ashtabula County Obituaries (Miscellaneous)
Survivors include two sons, Dennis, of Ashtabula, and John, of Conneaut; a daughter, Sherry Atkins of Conneaut; her mother, of Conneaut; a brother, Jack Vignal of Conneaut; a sister, Shirley Rose of Conneaut; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was born Aug. 5, 1922 in Ashtabula, the daughter of Gordon and Mamie (Brigham) Rattray of North Kingsville.
She was born Feb. 17, 1918, in Ashtabula, the daughter of Frank and Nancy (Azzano) Church.
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 Ashtabula County Parks Ohio
The lease, signed by Governor George Voinovich in late May, 1997, and recorded in the Ashtabula County courts, authorizes construction of the Western Reserve Greenway on the Ashtabula portion of the former 714 roadbed.
The Ashtabula County Commissioners have promised the $20,000 match, but volunteer labor is important, too.
Funding was contingent upon the trail's being usable in all seasons of the year, and Ashtabula County is known for snow during "normal" winters.
www.ashtabulacountymetroparks.org /trail.htm   (964 words)

  
 Miscellaneous Ashtabula County, Ohio, Deaths
ASHTABULA- Naoma June Calaway, 68, of Ohio Avenue, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002, at the Cleveland Clinic.
Hogan was born June 4, 1925, in Ashtabula, the son of Carl H. Hogan and Della (Terpening) Hogan Blakeslee.
She was born Aug. 27, 1930, in Ashtabula, the daughter of William and Bessie (Gilbert) Jeffers.
www.genealogybuff.com /oh/oh-ashtabula8.htm   (2759 words)

  
 Ashtabula County Court System - Public Court Records
The public access records information viewed on Courtview reflects the docket entries and information required by Ohio law to be kept by the Ashtabula County Clerk of Courts, Eastern Area Court, and Western Area Court.
Ashtabula County Clerk of Courts records prior to May of 1993 are not available on Courtview.
Ashtabula County Eastern Area Court and Ashtabula County Western Area Court records prior to January 1995 are not available on Courtview.
courts.co.ashtabula.oh.us   (177 words)

  
 Ashtabula County OHGenWeb Biographies - Ashtabula County Connections in The Biographical Encyclopedia of Ohio of the ...
The family came originally from Hartford county, Connecticut, where their name and connections are very numerous, and settled in Ohio only a few years previous to the birth of their son.
Hart was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Portage county, and was re-elected to the same office in 1863, but resigned in 1864 to accept the seat in the State Senate vacated by the elevation of the Hon.
RUFUS P. D., Lawyer and Jurist, was born at Blandford, Hampden county, Massachusetts, October 13th, 1813, and is the son of Rufus Ranney, a farmer of Scotch descent, and of Dottie D. Blair, of revolutionary stock.
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 Ashtabula County, Ohio Complaint
The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of Ashtabula County, a political subdivision of the State of Ohio.
The Defendant Board of County Commissioners of Ashtabula County ("Board of County Commissioners") is the County governing body created pursuant to the laws of the State of Ohio and is vested with powers to carry out the governmental functions necessary for the operation of the County.
Defendant Board of County Commissioners appropriates funds for the operation of the Sheriff's Department, including funds for the salaries and wages of employees in the Sheriff's Department.
www.usdoj.gov /crt/emp/documents/ashtacomp.htm   (644 words)

  
 More Information about Ashtabula County & Ohio Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ashtabula City- You can see everything from council minutes to the fire department.
Geneva Follow the warm Lake Erie breezes to the northwest corner of Ashtabula County, and you'll find the hometown treasure of Geneva.
Pymatuning The southeastern part of Ashtabula County boasts one of the region's most popular vacation spots, Pymatuning Lake.
www.ashtabulacounty.net /moreinfo.htm   (333 words)

  
 Great Ohio Lake-to-River Greenway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ashtabula's section of the Western Reserve Greenway extends north from the Trumbull County Border approximately 3.4 miles to Hague Road.
The next section of the Ashtabula Western Reserve Greenway open to public begins at Callender Road and extends north approximately 16.7 miles to W. 52nd Street in the City of Ashtabula.
The Trumbull County Metropolitan Park Board is working with the Trumbull County Planning Commission in order to develop and complete Phase III of the Western Reserve Greenway in Champion and Warren Townships.
greenway.co.trumbull.oh.us   (509 words)

  
 Ashtabula County Parks Ohio
The Ashtabula County Metropolitan Parks District (we now call it The Ashtabula County Metroparks) was established pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code by Judge J. Philip Perry in December 1959.
A Metropolitan Parks District is pretty handy for Ashtabula County.
The Ashtabula County Metroparks can't begin to compete with the local atmosphere and pride of those accomplishments.
www.ashtabulacountymetroparks.org   (426 words)

  
 Ashtabula County Ohio Covered Bridge Festival
This first Pratt truss bridge in Ohio was built in 1986 in honor of Ashtabula County's 175th Anniversary.
The Graham Road Bridge, which was built from remnants of a bridge washed downstream in the 1913 flood, now sits in a small park on the south side of the road.
It spans the Grand River, which is the primary drainage channel of western Ashtabula County.
www.coveredbridgefestival.org /bridges.htm   (963 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Ashtabula County, Ohio
For convenient presentation of this material, the site includes a page for each of the more than 3,000 counties in the U.S., as well as for various U.S. and foreign territories and countries.
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries.
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 Leadership Ashtabula County, Ohio
LEADERship Ashtabula County encourages, educates and stimulates individuals of all ages to become more familiar with, more interested in and engaged in all facets of civic endeavor that affect Ashtabula county citizens.
They begin a dialogue about what might be for Ashtabula County, building on what has been to shape and strengthen the future.
Class members and graduates accept leadership roles on community boards, commissions and task forces that are vital for Ashtabula County's economic, social and civic development.
www.leadershipashtabulacounty.org   (143 words)

  
 Ashtabula County - Covered Bridge and Winery Capital of Ohio - Visitors Welcomed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ashtabula County, Ohio, offers sixteen historic Covered Bridges and fifteen Wineries, but we have the room.
Ashtabula County forms part of the Northcoast of America, and our rich shipping heritage makes Ashtabula home to a variety of cultures.
The members of the Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau appreciate your patronage.
www.visitashtabulacounty.com   (222 words)

  
 Ashtabula County School Bus Safety Committee
The purpose of the Ashtabula County School Bus Safety site is to focus on the laws and procedures used by bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school.
Special emphasis will be made to encourage the public as well as students to be aware of and practice these safety laws and procedures.
Remember what the yellow and red flashing lights on a school bus mean; stay 10 feet away from the bus in all directions and; most of all, drive slow and follow the "Signal for Safety"
www.ashtabula.net /bussafety   (554 words)

  
 Ashtabula County Jeffersonville, Ohio (Counties)
Ashtabula county is the northeasternmost county in Ohio with Jefferson serving as the county seat.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 103,344, an increase of 3,464 over the 1990 census.
Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School (Education, Career and Vocational Institutes)
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 AllRefer.com - Ashtabula County , Ohio (OH) - (county) - Facts and Information
Jefferson, 41°42'N 80°46'W. Bounded N by L. Erie; intersected by Grand and Ashtabula rivers and Conneaut and Pymatuning creeks.
at Ashtabula and Conneaut (inorganic pigments, plastics, transportation equip.); greenhouses, apiaries, wineries.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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