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Gypsum, Ohio

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Gypsum is an unincorporated community in eastern Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43433.The community is named for deposits of the gypsum rock near the original town site. Gypsum mining in the area by U.S. Gypsum Corporation began in 1902 and stopped in the 1970s, however the company continues to operate a manufacturing plant in the community.Children from Gypsum families generally attend the Port Clinton City School District.

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Gypsum, Ohio
South Plasterbed Road, Portage Township

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South Plasterbed Road
43452 Portage Township
Ohio, United States
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