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Ashtabula
The United States of America is a country in North America that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and shares land borders with Canada and Mexico. The United States is a federal constitutional republic, with its capital in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia.
Ashtabula is a city in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and the center of the Ashtabula Metropolitan statistical area. A major location on the Underground Railroad in the middle 19th century, the city today is a major coal port on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Ashtabula River northeast of Cleveland. The name Ashtabula means river of many fish in the Iroquois language. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,962.
Ashtabula hosts an annual Blessing of the Fleet Celebration, usually in late May or early June. As part of the celebration, a procession and prayer service is held at Ashtabula Harbor. Ashtabula was founded in 1803, later incorporated in 1891. The city contains several former stops on the Underground Railroad which was used to convey African-American slaves to freedom in Canada in the years before the American civil war. Among the stops is Hubbard House, one of the handful of termination points.
Ashtabula borders Lake Erie to the north and has a prominent harbor where the Ashtabula River flows into the lake. The Ashtabula Harbor was a primary coal harbor and still serves to ship . It has two public beaches Walnut Beach, near the harbor, and Lake Shore Park, originally a Public works administration project, on the opposite side of the harbor.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6 percent under the age of 18, 8.8 percent from 18 to 24, 28.1 percent from 25 to 44, 20.5 percent from 45 to 64, and 15.0 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts and one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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