Egypt, Belmont County, Ohio

Egypt is an extinct town in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

[1] Egypt originally was built up around a gristmill which was started there in 1826.

[2] A post office called Egypt Mills operated from 1852 until 1857; another post office called Egypt operated from 1883 until 1905.

[3] The GEM of Egypt was a large stripping shovel which worked the Egypt Valley coal field.

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