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    Xenia (/ˈziːniə/ ZEE-nee-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. Located in southwestern Ohio, it is 15 miles (24 km)...
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    The 1974 Xenia tornado was a violent F5 tornado that destroyed a large portion of Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio, United States on the afternoon of April...
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  • Look up Xenia, xenia, Xénia, xénia, or xenía in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Xenia may refer to: Xenia (name), a feminine given name; includes a list...
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    University in Nashville, Tennessee from 1904 to 1909 after which he moved to Xenia, Ohio where he was professor of Latin, Greek, and Ancient Literature at Wilberforce...
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    1974 Super Outbreak (category Tornadoes in Ohio)
    producing many strong or violent tornadoes, including three F5s at Depauw; Xenia, Ohio; and Brandenburg, Kentucky. These storms formed the second of three convective...
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    Xenia Female College) was an American educational institution located in Xenia, Ohio. Established as a private school, its management shifted after a couple...
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    enters Greene County, bypasses north of Jamestown and south of Xenia. Past the Xenia bypass, the road reverts to an at-grade expressway. As of November...
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    October 25, 2020. "A Notable Colored Man has just Passed Away". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio. February 8, 1907. p. 7. Archived from the original on September...
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  • Gummo (category Films set in Ohio)
    Reynolds, Chloë Sevigny, Jacob Sewell, and Nick Sutton. The film is set in Xenia, Ohio, a Midwestern American town that had been previously struck by a devastating...
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    Xenia High School is a public high school in Xenia, Ohio, United States. The circa 1957 high school was destroyed by an F5 tornado on April 3, 1974, during...
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    sometimes abbreviated OS&SO/OVCH, was a children's home that was located in Xenia, Ohio. It is now home to Legacy Christian Academy, Athletes in Action, and...
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    Wilmington, Ohio and the 1848 District Fair at Xenia, Ohio were both successful, leading to the planning of a State Fair. The first Ohio State Fair was...
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    Dave Chappelle (category People from Xenia, Ohio)
    65-acre (26-hectare) farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio. Chappelle also owned several houses in Xenia, Ohio. He told Yellow Springs' residents in September...
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    Xenia Station, located at 150 Miami Avenue in Xenia, Ohio, in the United States, is a replica of Xenia's 1880s brick railroad station. Built in 1998 by...
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    Coates Kinney (category Politicians from Xenia, Ohio)
    Cincinnati in 1856. He became a journalist, and worked on papers in Cincinnati, Xenia, and Springfield, Illinois. Keeuka (1855) Lyrics of the Ideal and the Real...
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    Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. (category People from Xenia, Ohio)
    emigrated to Xenia, Ohio, in 1872. He was born in Xenia, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio State University in 1910. While a student at Ohio State, he was...
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    Charley Grapewin (category People from Xenia, Ohio)
    and California Joe in They Died With Their Boots On (1941). Born in Xenia, Ohio, Charles Grapewin ran away from home to be a circus acrobat which led...
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    (August 17, 1990). "Karen Witter lends brainpower to OLTL". Xenia Daily Gazette. Xenia, Ohio: Lane Moon. p. 9A / 25. Retrieved July 4, 2020. Reichardt,...
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    James W. Denver (category Politicians from Xenia, Ohio)
    Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law near Xenia, Ohio. He moved to Platte City, Missouri, in 1845, where he continued his law...
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  • Althea Flynt (category People from Marietta, Ohio)
    her siblings were later put into the OSSO Home (Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphanage) in Xenia, Ohio, which she ran away from multiple times after being...
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    fought for temperance with their growing voice in the public sphere. In Xenia, Ohio, there were over a hundred saloons. People gathered around these saloons...
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  • assigned the strongest tornado of the 1974 Super Outbreak, which affected Xenia, Ohio, a preliminary rating of F6 intensity ± 1 scale. The 1977 Birmingham–Smithfield...
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    The Xenia Daily Gazette is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American daily newspaper published twice per week in Xenia, Ohio and its surrounding area. It is owned...
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  • Legacy Christian Academy, formerly Xenia Christian School, is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Legacy Christian...
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    after filming. Gummo was as controversial as Sevigny's debut; set in Xenia, Ohio, the film depicts an array of nihilistic characters in a poverty-stricken...
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  • tornado, but has been used to describe multiple other tornadoes: 1974 Xenia, Ohio F5 tornado 1987 Edmonton, Alberta F4 tornado 2011 Hackleburg-Phil Campbell...
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  • WBZI (category Radio stations in Dayton, Ohio)
    WBZI (1500 AM "Real Roots Radio") is a daytime-only radio station in Xenia, Ohio, United States, operating with 500 watts. Its current owner Town and...
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    The Xenia was an American cyclecar designed by P. E. Hawkins of Cleveland and manufactured in Xenia, Ohio in 1914. The factory was Fred Baldner's machine...
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    John Hanks Alexander (category Burials in Ohio)
    March 26, 1894. John Hanks Alexander was buried with military honors in Xenia, Ohio A military installation at Newport News, Virginia, was named Camp Alexander...
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    Bob Evans Restaurants (category 1948 establishments in Ohio)
    Evans debuted a new prototype design at their restaurant location in Xenia, Ohio, on August 17, 2009. The new look included flat-screen televisions, free...
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