census-designated place
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Ohio
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, United States; located about a mile east of
Ohio State Route 53
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where N. Township Rd. 73 intersects with E. County Rd. 51. The ZIP code is 44861. The population was 143 at the 2020 census.
History
Old Fort was
plat
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ted in 1882, and named after Fort Seneca, a fort built during the
War of 1812
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. A post office has been in operation at Old Fort since 1882.
Geography
Old Fort sits adjacent to the
Sandusky River
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, which is a tributary to
Lake Erie
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.
Demographics
Notable people
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Paul Gillmor
Paul Eugene Gillmor (February 1, 1939 – September 5, 2007) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
Early life, ...
U.S. representative
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representing the Ohio 5th District from 1988 to 2007.