City of Ashtabula, Ohio

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The name Ashtabula is the softening of an Algonquin Indian term

originally pronounced Hush-tab-buh-lah which means "river of many fish".

 

 

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Article Contributed by
History of Ashtabula Chuck Altonen email:  noniin@alltel.net
Railroads of Ashtabula David Alan Westlake email: westlake@fiam.net
Underground Railroad 1 Kevin Grippi email:  kgrippi@smolen.com
Underground Railroad 2 Kevin Grippi email:  kgrippi@smolen.com
H. L. Morrison - Civic Leader Kevin Grippi email:  kgrippi@smolen.com
Pennsylvania Railroad in Ashtabula County Kevin Grippi email:  kgrippi@smolen.com

 

 

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