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Alliance is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Most of the city is located in northeast Stark County while a small portion is in neighboring Mahoning County. It was established in 1854 by combining three smaller communities. The city was a manufacturing and railroad hub for much of the 20th century and is also associated with the state flower of Ohio, the scarlet carnation, and is known as "The Carnation City". The University of Mount Union, a private liberal arts college established in 1846, is located in Alliance. The population of Alliance was 22,322 at the 2010 census. Most of the city is part of the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion of the city in Mahoning County is within the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== Alliance was founded in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities called Williamsport (formed in 1827), Freedom (formed in 1838), and Liberty (formed in 1850). A fourth community, Mount Union, was added in 1888. Alliance was incorporated as a city in 1889.〔(Incorporation of Alliance ), Rodman Public Library website (accessed 3 February 2008)〕 There are two popular theories regarding the origin of the city's name. One holds that it was chosen because of the "alliance" of three small settlements into a larger entity.〔(City of Alliance website ) (accessed 3 February 2008)〕 The other theory says the name reflects the fact that two major railroad lines (the Cleveland and Wellsville Railroad and the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad) intersected in Alliance, once known as "The Crossing".〔〔〔(Alliance, Ohio FAQ )〕 Alliance is a town where Main Street was originally laid out to bring traffic to the train station, the heart of the city's transportation hub. The railroads were central to industry and personal transportation, bringing in raw materials for factories and sending out finished goods. Due to this, Alliance is sometimes referred to as "The town where Main Street is a dead end." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alliance, Ohio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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