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Diamond, Ohio

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Diamond is an unincorporated community in eastern Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44412. The community is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Interstate 76 travels near Diamond. The village used to be a stop on the New York Central Railroad, but the stop was abandoned in the early 1970s.

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Map of Diamond, OH, USA

A post office called Diamond has been in operation since 1880. Diamond was originally a coal mining community, and the Black Diamond Coal Company operated there.

Notable person

  • Larry Kehres, athletic director and former football coach for the University of Mount Union, with the highest winning percentage in college football history.
    • Also notable is Warren E. Lewis for he was the owner of the Diamond coal mine. The mine was abandoned and flooded by demolition of a damn that prevented water from flooding the damn.

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    Diamond, Ohio Wikipedia
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