Sebring (Ohio)

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Sebring
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Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Mahoning County
Coordinates : 40 ° 55 ′  N , 81 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 55 ′  N , 81 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 4,912 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 926.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.3 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.3 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 335 m
Postal code : 44672
Area code : +1 330
FIPS : 39-71220
GNIS ID : 1049163
Website : www.sebringohio.net

Sebring is a village in Mahoning County , Ohio , United States . At the time of the 2000 census, the place had a total of 4,912 inhabitants.

history

The place Sebring was founded by the Sebring brothers of the same name, who originally came from East Liverpool . The Sebring family, an entrepreneurial family from the pottery industry, wanted to build the place up as a so-called city ​​of pottery and by giving it its name, erect it as a kind of monument to their work and work.

The Sebring family's first factories started operating in 1898. In total, the family employed around 3,300 people within a very short period of time. After a while the place got the title pottery capital of the world .

Sebring is one of the cities of origin of the automobile. As early as 1912 a factory began to build the so-called Sebring Six in Sebring . A total of 25 vehicles were built in Sebring. The automotive history of the place led to the fact that the Chrysler company named one of its models Chrysler Sebring in 2001 .

Culture and sights

Sebring is served by a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County .

Regular events

The annual festival of the fire brigade ( Sebring Fire Department Festival ), a large fair with rides and competitions, is the most famous folk festival in the area and is known beyond the borders of Sebring.

Personalities