Local Information
Last updated March 28, 2004.
To find books, government
documents and other materials owned by Maag Library for Local Information,
try a subject search in MaagNet,
[Maag Library's online public access catalog (OPAC)] using the name of
the place, for example:
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Ohio
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Western Reserve, Connecticut
Land Company
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Mahoning County, Mahoning Valley,
Mahoning River Valley, Youngstown [county seat], Canfield [original county
seat], Poland [town one, range one of the Western Reserve], Mahoning River
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Trumbull County, Warren [county
seat]
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Columbiana County, Salem, Lisbon
[county seat]
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Mill Creek Park, Idora Park
In Pennsylvania:
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Mercer County, Shenango Valley,
Shenango River Valley, Sharon
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Lawrence County, New Castle
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Allegheny County, Pittsburgh
You may also search the OhioLINK
Central Catalog for books and other materials owned by other libraries
in OhioLINK.
Listed below are suggested
resources to begin your research. It is by no means an exhaustive
list.
History and Genealogy
Ohio
Check the following Ohio
resources for local information:
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Ohio Historical Society Archives
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County Histories of the "Old
Northwest." Series II: Ohio (Micro film 115)
See also Maps and Atlases
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Reel Index to the Microform
Collection of County Histories of the "Old Northwest" Series II:
Ohio. (Micro film 115 Index)
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Encyclopedia of Ohio
Ref. F 489 .E5 1994 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio Facts Ref.
F 486.O28 (Ready Ref.) [lots of info including a listing of cities, villages,
townships and unincorporated communities by county]
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Ohio Almanac Ref.
AY271.L6 O5 (Ready Ref.)
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Benchmark Ohio
Ref. HA575 .B46 1989 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio County Profiles
Ref. HB3525.O3 A44 1995 (Ready Ref.)
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All About Ohio Almanac
Ref. F491 .A44 1994 (Ready Ref.)
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Bell, Carol Willsey. Ohio
Area Key: A Guide to Genealogical Records of the State of Ohio, Including
Maps, Histories, Charts, and Other Helpful Materials. F 490 .F52
(Gen. Coll.)
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Trucksis, Theresa and The NOLA
Staff. A Guide to Local Historical Materials in the Libraries
of Northeast Ohio [1977] Ref.Z1323 .T78 (Ready Ref.)
The Western Reserve
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Cherry, Peter Peterson, 1848-
. The Western Reserve and early Ohio. [1921] F495 .C52 (Gen.
Coll.)
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Hatcher, Harlan. The Western
Reserve: The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio. [1949] F497.W5
H27 (Gen. Coll.)
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Hoover, Earl R. Cradle of
Greatness : National and World Achievements of Ohio's Western Reserve
[1977] F497.W5 H66 (Gen. Coll.)
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Makowski, Karen. Early Pioneers
of the Western Reserve. [1973] F497.W5 M3 (Gen. Coll.)
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Rice, Harvey. Incidents of
Pioneer Life in the Early Settlement of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
[1881] F497.W5 R4 (Spec. Coll.)
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Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer.
Memorial
to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve. [4 v. in 1. 1896-1924]
F497.W5 W63 (Gen. Coll.)
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Western Reserve Historical Society.
Connecticut
Land Company and Accompanying Papers. F 486 .C6W4 (Gen. Coll.)
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Upton, Harriet Taylor and H.
G. Cutler. History of the Western Reserve. [1910]
(Micro film 115 no.293)
Youngstown/Mahoning
County
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Aley, Howard. A Heritage
to Share: the Bicentennial History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio
F499.Y8 A43 (Gen. & Spec. Coll.)
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Bell, Carol Willsey. Mahoning
County, Ohio, 1845 Tax List, Showing the First Ownership of Lands at the
County's Formation in 1846. F 490 .B4 (General Coll.)
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Biographical History of Northeastern
Ohio, Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning. [1893]
Ref. E 497.A73 B62
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Blue, Frederick J., et al. Mahoning
Memories: A History of Youngstown and Mahoning County.
Ref. F 499 .Y8B58 1995
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Butler, Joseph G. History
of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio [history in v. 1;
biographies and portraits in v.2-3] F499.Y8 B9 (Ref. & Spec.
Coll.; v.2-3 also in Gen. Coll.)
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History of Trumbull and Mahoning
Counties, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. Ref.
F497.T8 H6.
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Jenkins, William D. Steel
Valley Klan: The Ku Klux Klan in Ohio's Mahoning Valley. HS 2330 .K63
J44 1990 (Gen. & Spec. Coll.)
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Mahoning Valley Historical Society.
Historical
Collections of the Mahoning Valley .... F 497.M2 M2 (Spec. Coll.
& Gen. Coll.)
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Sanderson, Thomas W. 20th
Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and Representative
Citizens. [1907] (Micro film 115 no. 269)
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Wick, James L. and Harriet Wick
Schaff. John Young's Town in the Connecticut Western Reserve
[Historical Collections of the Mahoning Valley, v. 2]. F499.Y8 W5
(Spec. Coll. & Gen. Coll.)
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Oral Histories (transcripts
in library--onsite storage, ask at Circ.; tapes in History Dept.)
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List of Youngstown Mayors, Police
Chiefs and Fire Chiefs in Vertical File
Mill Creek Park
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Galaida, Edward. Mill
Creek Park. F 499.Y8 G3 (Gen. Coll.)
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Melnick, John C. The
Green Cathedral: History of Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio.
F499.Y8 M44 1976 (Spec. Coll. & Gen. Coll.)
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Rogers, Volney. A Partial
Description of Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio : With Some Papers Reports,
and Laws Connected with Park Work. SB483.Y8 R64 (Gen. Coll.--2c.)
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Williams, Bridgett M.
The
Legacy of Mill Creek Park: A Biography of Volney Rogers. F499.Y8
W54 1992 (Spec. Coll. & Gen. Coll.)
Columbiana County
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Bell, Carol Willsey. Columbiana
County, Ohio: 1850 Census; Contains Names, Age, Occupation, and Place of
Birth of Every Person Living in Columbiana County in the year 1850.
[Copied from microfilm roll no. 669 (M-4320)]. Oversize F497.C6 B44
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Mack, Horace. History
of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. [1879] (Micro film 115 no.
225)
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McCord, William B. History
of Columbiana County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. [1905]
(Micro film 115 no. 223)
Trumbull County
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Atlas and Directory of Trumbull
County, Ohio; Including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register
of the County. Compiled from Recent Surveys, Official Records and Personal
Examinations by the American Atlas Company. [1899] (Micro film 115
no.5)
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Biographical History of Northeastern
Ohio, Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning. [1893]
Ref. E 497.A73 B62
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History of Trumbull and Mahoning
Counties, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches. [1882] Ref.
F 497.T8 H6
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Upton, Harriet Taylor. A
Twentieth Century History Of Trumbull County, Ohio: A Narrative Account
of its Historical Progress, its People, and its Principal Interests.
[1909] (Microfilm 114 no. 294)
Sites for Further Historical
Research
Maps &
Atlases
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Atlas and Directory of Trumbull
County, Ohio; Including a Directory of Freeholders and Official Register
of the County. Compiled from Recent Surveys, Official Records and Personal
Examinations by the American Atlas Company. [1899] (Micro film 115
no.5)
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Lake, D.J. Atlas of
Mahoning
County, Ohio, from Actual Surveys.... [1874] (Micro film 115 no 205;
Sp. Coll. Dbl Oversize G1398 .M3 L3; 1974 reprint in Oversize G1398
.M3 L3 1874a)
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L.H. Everts & Co. Combination
Atlas Map Of Trumbull County. (Sp. Coll. Dbl. Oversize
G 1398 .T7E9 1874)
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American Atlas Company, Cleveland.
Atlas
and Directory of Trumbull County, Ohio .... [1899] (Micro film
115 no. 5)
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Lake, D.J. Atlas of Columbiana
County,
Ohio. [1870] (Micro film 115 no. 193)
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Sanborn Map Company. Insurance
Maps of Youngstown. (5v.) (Spec. Coll. G 1399 .Y8S3 1956)
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Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps: City of Girard, Ohio. (Micro film
77 Reel 31)
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Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps: City of Newton Falls, Ohio. (Micro film
77 Reel 42a)
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Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps: City of Niles, Ohio. (Micro film 77 Reel
42b)
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Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps: City of Warren, Ohio. (Micro film 77 Reel
53)
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Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn
Fire Insurance Maps: City of Youngstown, Ohio. (Micro film 77
Reels 55, 56, 57)
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Columbiana County, Ohio :
Plat Book, Index of Owners, City Street Maps. G 1398 .C6 T6 1975 (Gen.
Coll. & Ref. vertical file)
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Mahoning County, Ohio : Plat
Book, Index of Owners. Ref. G 1398 .M3 T6 1974 ( & Ref. vertical
file)
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Trumbull County, Ohio : Plat
Book, Index of Owners, City Street Maps. G 1398 .T7 T6 1975 (Gen.
Coll. & Ref. vertical file))
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Various road maps Youngstown,
Warren, Mahoning & Trumbull Counties (vertical file, Ready Ref.)
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Soil Survey, Mahoning County,
Ohio (Oversize S599.O3 A558 and Regional Depository)
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Soil Survey of Trumbull County,
Ohio Govt. Docs A 57.38:T 77
Statistics
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Census information
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MPA Market Profile Analysis:
Consumer and Business Demographic Reports, Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA.
Ref. HC 108 .Y8M2 (Ready Ref.) [Includes census tract maps for Columbiana,
Mahoning & Trumbull]
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The Sourcebook of County
Demographics (Census ed.) Ref. HA 203 .S672 (Ready Ref.)
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The Sourcebook of Zip Code
Demographics (Census ed.) Ref. HA 203 .S67 (Ready Ref.)
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The Municipal Year Book
Ref. JS 344 .C5 A24
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State and Metropolitan Data
Book Ref. HA 202 .S8
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County and City Data Book
Ref. HA 202 .A36
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Ohio Almanac Ref.
AY 271 .L6 O5 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio
State University Extension County Profiles
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Ohio County Profiles
(from the Ohio Department of Development) Ref. HB 3525.O3 A44 1995 (Ready
Ref.)
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Ohio
County Profiles (from the Ohio Department of Development)
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Youngstown Police Department.
Annual
Report 1990. (Ready Ref.)
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Up and Out in the Mahoning
Valley: The 1990 Home Buyers Survey. Ref. HB1985.O3 .F56 1993
(Ready Ref.)
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Vital Statistics Annual Report
(Ohio) Ref. HA571 .A52
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The
Ohio Department of Health--Data and Statistics (vital statistics,
health statistics)
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Jail Statistics (Mahoning County Sheriff's Office)
Directories
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Phone books for Youngstown,
Mahoning County, Trumbull County (Ready Ref.)
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Youngstown City Directory
F499.Y8
A18 (current in Ready Ref.; prev. yrs 1900- in Oversize; 1880-1899
[scattered years] in Spec. Coll.)
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Warren, Ohio City Directory
[title varies] F499 .W31 (Current in Ready Ref.; prev. yrs. 1991-94, 1996--
in Oversize); F499.W3 B8 (1975, 1986-1990 in Oversize)
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Youngstown Area Chamber
of Commerce. Directory of Manufacturers T12 .Y6 (Current in
Ref.; prev. yrs. in Gen. Coll.)
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Mahoning County Community
Resources Directory Ref. HV35 .H42 1995 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio Industrial Directory
(has a geographical index) HD9727.O3 O37 (Current in Ready
Ref.; prev. yrs in Gen. Coll.)
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Ohio Roster of Municipal
and Township Officers and Members of Boards of Education Ref. JS451.O37
A3 (prev. yrs. in Govt Docs)
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Official Roster, Federal,
State, County Officers, and Departmental Information Ref. JS451.O37
A28 (prev. yrs in Govt. Docs and Gen. Coll. JK5501 .O37)
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State
of Ohio Local Officials [from the State and Local Government Commission]
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Trumbull
County Government Resource Center
Business / Labor / Economics
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Peterson, Gil. Steel
Industry in Ohio. Ref. HD 9517 .O3P48 1990 (Ready Ref.)
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Lynd, Staughton. Fight Against
Shutdowns: Youngstown's Steel Mill Closings. Ref. HD 5708.55
.U62Y685 (Ready Ref.)
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Buss, Terry F. Shutdown
at Youngstown: Public Policy for Mass Unemployment. Ref.
HD 5708.55 .U62Y683 (Ready Ref.)
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Buss, Terry F. Mass
Unemployment: Plant Closings and Community Mental Health.
Ref. HD 5708 .B87 1983 (Ready Ref.)
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Beetle, George R. New Steel
at Campbell : A Study of the Feasibility of Reopening the Campbell Works.
Ref. HD9518.Y8B4 1978. (Ready Ref.)
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Clipping file re: Steel Mill
Closings & Black Monday [Sept. 19, 1977] (Ready Ref.)
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Industrial Targeting Strategy
for the Economic Region: Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula, and Columbiana
Counties (1992). Ref. HC107.O3 I53 1992 (Ready Ref.)
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Summary of Reports Which
Focus on Poverty in Youngstown and Mahoning County 1988 Ref. HC 108.Y8
S94 1988
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Poverty in Youngstown.
1992. Ref. HC108.Y8 S53 1992 (Ready Ref.)
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Indicators of Economic Performance
for Youngstown-Warren MSA (1997). Ref. HD 2346.U52 Y58 1997 (Ready
Ref.)
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Ohio County Indicators.
Ref. HA 571 .O35 1996 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio Gross State Product.
Ref. HC107.O323 I56 1995 (Ready Ref.)
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Ohio
Labor Market Review
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Ohio
Labor Force Estimates
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Youngstown/Warren
Regional Chamber
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Youngstown &
Mahoning County Convention & Visitors Bureau -- Youngstown CVB
Media
Crime
Web Sites of Local Interest