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Bellefontaine , city (1990 pop. 12,142), seat of Logan co., W central Ohio; settled 1818, inc. 1835. It is a trade and rail center for a farm area. Manufactures include electrical equipment, small motors, and tools. East of the city is Campbell Hill, the highest point in Ohio (1,550 ft/472 km).

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Bellefontaine, Belgium, Martinique, USA ‘Beautiful Fountain’ in French.

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	BELLEFONTAINE CEMETERY OFFERS A PLEASANT WALK AMID ST. LOUIS HISTORY.(TRAVEL & LEISURE) Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO); 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...attention. A walk among the graves at Bellefontaine Cemetery passes the final resting place...among present-day St. Louisans, Bellefontaine once was the only cemetery that most...tomb," Tiemann said. A walk along Bellefontaine's Prospect Avenue passes the largest...
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