Lamira, Ohio
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.}}
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Lamira is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.{{GNIS|1082164}}
History
Lamira was originally called Lewis' Mills, and under the latter name had its start in the mid-19th century when Jacob and Ira Lewis built a mill there.{{cite book|last=McKelvey|first=A. T.|title=Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=idkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA289|year=1903|publisher=Biographical Publishing Company|page=289}} A post office called Lamira was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1967.{{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}}
Notable people
- Earl R. Lewis, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district
- Susanna M. Salter, born in Lamira, first woman elected to be a mayor in the United States in Argonia, Kansas
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Belmont County, Ohio
Category:1850 establishments in Ohio
Category:Populated places established in 1850
Category:Unincorporated communities in Ohio
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