Lacarne, Ohio
| Lacarne, Ohio | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Location of Lacarne, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′57″N 83°02′32″W / 41.51583°N 83.04222°WCoordinates: 41°30′57″N 83°02′32″W / 41.51583°N 83.04222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ottawa |
| Township | Erie |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 43439 |
Lacarne is an unincorporated community in southwestern Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43439. [1]
During World War II, Lacarne (or La Carne) was the location of a P.O.W. camp at Camp Perry, a U.S. Army facility. Camp Perry still exists, where there is a Lake Erie beach open to the public, as well as public rifle and pistol marksmanship competitions.
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