CiteFairborn
Fairborn, city (1990 pop. 31,300), Greene co., SW Ohio settled 1799, inc. 1950 with the merging of Osborn and Fairborn. Major employers are Wright State Univ. in nearby Dayton and the huge Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Cement is also produced.
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