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    Bellefontaine (pronounced /bɛlˈfaʊntɨn/ bel-FOWN-tin) is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,069 at the 2000 census. It is the center of the Bellefontaine Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2003. The highest point in Ohio, Campbell Hill, is within the city limits of Bellefontaine. The name Bellefontaine means "beautiful spring" in French, and is purported to refer to several springs in the area. Around 1777, the Shawnee war leader Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) built a settlement here, known as Blue Jacket's Town. Blue Jacket and his band had previously occupied a village along the Scioto River, but with the coming of the American Revolutionary War to the Ohio Country, Blue Jacket and other American Indians who took up arms against the American revolutionaries relocated in order to be closer to their British allies at Detroit. Blue Jacket's Town was destroyed in Logan's Raid, conducted by Kentucky militia in 1786 at the outset of the Northwest Indian War. The expedition was led by Benjamin Logan, namesake of Logan County. Blue Jacket and his followers relocated further northwest to the

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    City Contained By:

    • Logan County
    • Ohio

    City Contains:

    • Logan County Courthouse
    • First Concrete Street In U.S.

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 22.791895371 km squared
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