Little Cities of Black Diamonds
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The Little Cities of Black Diamonds is a term that refers to old coal-mining communities of southeast Ohio
. Some communities include:
Sunday Creek Associates, a nonprofit organization in this area is responsible for a community building experience named "Little Cities of Black Diamonds." This experience includes organizing local history bus tours, Little Cities of the Forest, Little Cities Archives, Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day, Appalachian Spring Festival. The Little Cities Council is located in Shawnee, Ohio.
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Some communities include:
- Nelsonville, OhioNelsonville, OhioNelsonville is a city in northwestern Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,230 at the 2000 census. Hocking College is located in Nelsonville.-Geography:...
- Buchtel, OhioBuchtel, OhioBuchtel is a village in Athens and Hocking counties in the U.S. state of Ohio, just northeast of Nelsonville. The population was 574 at the 2000 census. A former name for the village is Bessemer...
- Glouster, OhioGlouster, OhioGlouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.-History:...
- Trimble, OhioTrimble, OhioTrimble is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 466 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Trimble is located at , along Sunday Creek....
- Murray City, OhioMurray City, OhioMurray City is a village in Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The population was 452 at the 2000 census.Murray City was the birthplace of Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson, a college men's basketball coach from the University of Pittsburgh between 1922 and 1958.-Geography:Murray City is located at ,...
- Hemlock, OhioHemlock, OhioHemlock is a village in Salt Lick Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hemlock is located at ....
- Carbon Hill, OhioCarbon Hill, OhioCarbon Hill is a census-designated place in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43111....
- Corning, OhioCorning, OhioCorning is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Corning is located at , along Sunday Creek....
- New Straitsville, OhioNew Straitsville, OhioNew Straitsville is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 774 at the 2000 census.-History:New Straitsville was originally founded in 1870 as a coal mining town by the New Straitsville Mining Company. The town grew quickly and by 1880 the population was over 4000 people...
- Carbondale, OhioCarbondale, OhioCarbondale is an unincorporated community in northwestern Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45717. It is located a short distance north of State Route 56....
Sunday Creek Associates, a nonprofit organization in this area is responsible for a community building experience named "Little Cities of Black Diamonds." This experience includes organizing local history bus tours, Little Cities of the Forest, Little Cities Archives, Little Cities of Black Diamonds Day, Appalachian Spring Festival. The Little Cities Council is located in Shawnee, Ohio.