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Gallia, Ohio

Coordinates: 38°49′51″N 82°31′04″W / 38.83083°N 82.51778°W / 38.83083; -82.51778
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Gallia is an unincorporated community in Gallia County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

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From 1938 until 1939, the Gallia Body Company (formally named C.R. Patterson and Sons), a vehicle body manufacturing company operated in the town of Gallia.[1]

A variant name was Gallia Furnace.[2] Gallia Furnace was laid out in 1846 when a blast furnace was established there.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Berk, Brett (February 15, 2019). "The Only African American Automaker Started as a Coachbuilder". Car and Driver. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallia, Ohio
  3. ^ History of Gallia County: Containing a Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c. St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 1882. p. 39.

38°49′51″N 82°31′04″W / 38.83083°N 82.51778°W / 38.83083; -82.51778