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Ashtabula

American  
[ash-tuh-byoo-luh] / ˌæʃ təˈbju lə /

noun

  1. a port in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.


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Ashtabula city officials said the freighter was at the port for repairs, but further information was not disclosed.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

On the morning of 4 October 1895, the Africa departed from Ashtabula, Ohio, carrying coal over Lake Huron to Owen Sound, Ontario.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

A native of Ashtabula, Ohio, on the shores of Lake Erie, he grew up in relative affluence, insulated from the struggles of a region in the throes of a massive steel industry contraction.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2020

James Zehringer, the former director, and the employees - some of whom claimed overtime pay - accepted the trip as part of what was billed “Fish Ashtabula Day,” according to the report.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2020

Only a few months later, that voice was hushed forever on earth, when the train bearing the singer and his wife crashed through a broken bridge at Ashtabula, Ohio.

From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman

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