Findlay, city, seat of Hancock County, northwestern Ohio, on the Blanchard River; incorporated as a city 1887. It is an agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing center. Products include rubber goods, machinery, electrical appliances, electronic equipment, and plastic items. The city is the seat of the University of Findlay (1882). It was settled in 1821 on the site of a stockade built during the War of 1812 by Colonel James Findlay, for whom the city is named. Petroleum V. Nasby became prominent (early 1860s) as a newspaper editor in Findlay. Industrialization was spurred (1880s) by the discovery here of petroleum and natural gas. Population 35,594 (1980); 35,703 (1990); 38,967 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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