EAST LIVERPOOL

city, Columbiana county, eastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Ohio River (there bridged to Newell and Chester, W.Va.), at a point where Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia meet. Founded in 1798 by Thomas Fawcett, an Irish Quaker, it was originally called St. Clair and then Fawcettstown. After it became a village in 1834, it was renamed for Liverpool, Eng. The city is known for its porcelain and pottery industry, which was established in 1840 to exploit local clay deposits. The Tri-State Pottery Festival is held there in June. The construction of the high-lift navigation dam at Stratton, a few miles downstream, and its nearness to Great Lakes ports and highways make the city an important river terminal. A branch (1965) of Kent State University is in East Liverpool. Inc. city, 1882. Pop. (1990) 13,654; (1994 est.) 14,220.