Center of the World, Ohio

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Center of the World is an unincorporated community in Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio. It consists of several houses and a few retail establishments centered at the crossroads where State Route 82 and State Route 5 diverge. The community is recognized by the Ohio Department of Transportation and appears on maps. The ODOT sign for the community on the highway has been stolen numerous times.^{[citation needed]}

The community was originally founded by Randall Wilmot, an eccentric investor who had plans to make his new community a major economic center in northeast Ohio. When the railroads used nearby Warren, Ohio as the regional hub, Center of the World fell into decline both in terms of population and industry. In his later years, Wilmot moved into a large house which he referred to as "The End of the World."