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Ashtabula

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

noun

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


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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

Well, some residents of nursing homes in northeast Ohio are being re-vaccinated because they received shots that had not been kept at proper temperatures, as reported by The Star Beacon of Ashtabula, Ohio.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2021

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

The county sheriff’s office began investigating the 63-year-old Garcia, who owns Phil’s Catering in Ashtabula, in June.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2018

Suppose that a bridge now standing is exactly as unsafe as the Ashtabula bridge was the day before it fell, would it be possible to awaken public attention enough to have it examined?

From Bridge Disasters in America The Cause and the Remedy by Vose, George L. (George Leonard)

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