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Hamer is an unincorporated community in Williams County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

The community likely bears the name of Thomas L. Hamer, a United States Democratic congressman and soldier in the Mexican–American War. With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Alvordton, and the town's population dwindled.

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