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Thanks for visiting the Erie County, Ohio, USGenWeb site. This site will serve as a gathering place for all who share common lines in Erie County. Have a good time while you're here. 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The surface to the eve seems nearly level, while in fact it forms a gentle slope from the south line of the county, where it has an elevation of about 150 feet above the lake, to the lake level. It has inexhaustible quarries of limestone and freestone. <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~henryhowesbook/erie.html">Read more…</a></p> <p> </p> <h5>Historical Collections of Ohio<br> By Henry Howe<br> Vol. I, Page 364<br> © 1888</h5> </div> <div class="col2"> <h3 class="title"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_County,_Ohio">Description</a></h3> <p>Erie County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 79,551. Its county seat is Sandusky[2] and is named for the Erie (tribe), whose name was their word for "wildcat".[3] It is home to the amusement park Cedar Point. It was formed in 1838 from the northern third of Huron County, and a portion of Sandusky County. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_County,_Ohio">Read more…</a></p> </p> <p> </p> <p> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p> </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="sidebar"> <div id="search" class="boxed"> <h2 class="title">Quick Search</h2> <div class="content">  <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 > <tr> <td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;"> <center><table width="90%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0> <tr style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;"> <td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;" align=left ><a id="ffresult_idx1" onclick="ffresults.show(1);" href="http://search.freefind.com/siteindex.html?si=6394716&sbv=j1"><b>index</a></b></td> <td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;" align=center><a id="ffresult_smp1" onclick="ffresults.show(1);" href="http://search.freefind.com/find.html?si=6394716&m=0&p=0&sbv=j1"><b>sitemap</b></a></td> <td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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