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1498:Cleveland
1316:Muskingum
1221:Jefferson
1131:Fairfield
1096:Coshocton
1071:Champaign
1036:Ashtabula
1014:by county
354:hexagonal
334:Ashtabula
208:First lit
141:Automated
118:Concrete
61:Ashtabula
57:Lake Erie
1513:Sandusky
1503:Columbus
1446:Williams
1421:Van Wert
1406:Trumbull
1376:Sandusky
1366:Richland
1341:Pickaway
1331:Paulding
1266:Mahoning
1236:Lawrence
1196:Highland
1186:Harrison
1171:Hamilton
1166:Guernsey
1141:Franklin
1121:Delaware
1116:Defiance
1106:Cuyahoga
1101:Crawford
1081:Clermont
1046:Auglaize
649:Archived
572:Archived
302:83001943
184:Heritage
172:Markings
52:Location
1529:Bridges
1456:Wyandot
1351:Portage
1261:Madison
1241:Licking
1216:Jackson
1201:Hocking
1176:Hancock
1136:Fayette
1086:Clinton
1066:Carroll
1051:Belmont
1031:Ashland
348:History
328:) is a
227:Fourth
177:parapet
1508:Dayton
1431:Warren
1426:Vinton
1401:Summit
1391:Shelby
1386:Seneca
1381:Scioto
1361:Putnam
1356:Preble
1326:Ottawa
1311:Morrow
1306:Morgan
1296:Monroe
1286:Mercer
1276:Medina
1271:Marion
1251:Lorain
1206:Holmes
1181:Hardin
1161:Greene
1156:Geauga
1151:Gallia
1146:Fulton
1061:Butler
1041:Athens
867:Main:
776:
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149:Height
1488:Akron
1441:Wayne
1416:Union
1396:Stark
1336:Perry
1321:Noble
1291:Miami
1281:Meigs
1256:Lucas
1246:Logan
1211:Huron
1191:Henry
1111:Darke
1076:Clark
1056:Brown
1026:Allen
1021:Adams
1012:Lists
418:(PDF)
235:Range
203:Light
167:tower
157:Shape
136:plate
130:Steel
110:Tower
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1451:Wood
1371:Ross
1346:Pike
1231:Lake
1226:Knox
1126:Erie
1005:Ohio
859:Ohio
774:ISBN
748:ISBN
338:Ohio
224:Lens
211:1905
144:1973
134:Iron
120:crib
65:Ohio
1003:in
857:of
332:in
297:No.
286:MPS
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