Crescent, Ohio

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Crescent is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1056848}}

History

A post office called Crescent was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1919.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont |title=Belmont County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=2 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114701/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Belmont |archivedate=4 March 2016 }} Crescent was originally a mining community.{{cite book|last=McKelvey|first=A. T.|title=Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor01mcke|year=1903|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/centennialhistor01mcke/page/154 154]}}

References

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{{Belmont County, Ohio}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Belmont County, Ohio

Category:1895 establishments in Ohio

Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio

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