Middleport

Middleport is a village in Meigs County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,530 at the 2010 census.Middleport was the home of Walter "Mother" Watson, a Major League Baseball pitcher.HistoryMiddleport was founded during the 1820s, a time of great prosperity and rapidly increasing commerce in Meigs County. Among its earliest industries was a cotton mill, built despite the lack of cotton production in the vicinity. The village was founded as "Sheffield", and throughout its history it has also used the names of "Coalport" and "Salisbury". The name Middleport refers to the city's location on the Ohio River halfway between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.Three Middleport buildings — the John Downing, Jr., House, the William H. Grant House, and the Middleport Public Library — are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.GeographyMiddleport is located at, along the Ohio River at the mouth of Leading Creek.