BELLAIRE

bellaire, a city of belmont county, ohio, u.s.a., on the ohio river, 5 m. s. of wheeling, west virginia. pop. (1890) 9934; (1900) 9912 (1159 foreign-born); (1910) 12,946. it is served by the baltimore & ohio, the pennsylvania, and the ohio river & western railways. bellaire is the shipping centre of the belmont county coalfield which in 1907 produced 19.3% of the total output of coal for the state. iron, limestone and fireclay are found in the vicinity; among the manufactures are iron and steel, glass, galvanized and enamelled ware, agricultural implements and stoves. the value of the city's factory products increased from $8,837,646 in 1900 to $10,712,438 in 1905, or 21.2%. bellaire was settled about 1795, was laid out in 1836, was incorporated as a village in 1858, and was chartered as a city in 1874.