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Balloonfest '86 was an event in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, held on September 27, 1986, in which the local chapter of United Way set a world record by releasing almost 1.5 million balloons. [ 2 ] The event was intended to be a harmless fundraising publicity stunt .
Gibraltar Island (or the "Gem of Lake Erie") is an island in Ohio, located within Lake Erie. This small 6.55-acre (0.026 km 2) [1] island is just offshore of South Bass Island. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. The rocky island is named for its resemblance to the Rock of Gibraltar. [2] [3]
Lake Erie near modern Put-in-Bay, Ohio: War of 1812 68 United Kingdom vs United States of America Battle of Buffington Island [15] July 19, 1863 Portland, Ohio / Buffington Island: American Civil War: Morgan's Raid (1863) 77 United States of America vs Confederate States of America: Battle of Salineville [16] July 26, 1863 near Salineville, Ohio
Here’s what happened. Jason Fauntleroy thought he'd snagged a great deal when he purchased a vacant lot in Trenton, Ohio, for $5,000 from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office auction three years ...
They include Kelleys Island, Erie Island, [1] Pelee Island, the Bass Islands, and several others. The majority of these islands are under the sovereignty of the State of Ohio in the United States . Pelee Island is the only major inhabited island within the province of Ontario , while the smaller Middle Island is the southmost point of land in ...
The Jay Cooke House (also known as Cooke Castle), is a historic summer estate house on Gibraltar Island, an island in the Lake Erie community of Put-in-Bay, Ohio.Built in 1865, it was the summer house and a favorite place of financier Jay Cooke (1821–1905).
In May 2023, Norfolk Southern announced compensation plans for homeowners whose homes lost value near the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. [129] The program applies to parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania near the derailment site and applies to those with homes on the market, future listings or sold since February 3. [130]
[130] [131] A 2016 study on immigrants in Ohio concluded that immigrants make up 6.7% of all entrepreneurs in Ohio although they are just 4.2% of Ohio's population, and that these immigrant-owned businesses generated almost $532 million in 2014. The study also showed that "immigrants in Ohio earned $15.6 billion in 2014 and contributed $4.4 ...