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Fairplay, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°21′46″N 80°48′55″W / 40.36278°N 80.81528°W / 40.36278; -80.81528
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Fairplay
Fairplay is located in Ohio
Fairplay
Fairplay
Fairplay is located in the United States
Fairplay
Fairplay
Coordinates: 40°21′46″N 80°48′55″W / 40.36278°N 80.81528°W / 40.36278; -80.81528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson

Fairplay is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

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Fairplay was originally called Bloomfield Station.[2] A post office called Fair Play was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1918.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairplay, Ohio
  2. ^ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections Pertaining to Border Warfare and the Early Settlement of the Adjacent Portion of the Ohio Valley. Historical Publishing Company. p. 561.
  3. ^ "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.