Updated September 23, 2016. The semicolon is a mark of punctuation ( ; ) most commonly used to separate independent clauses that share the same general idea(s). The semicolon suggests a closer connection between the clauses than a period does.
Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,757. Its county seat is Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because the original state university (Ohio University) was founded there in 1804, the town and the county were named for the ancient center of learning, Athens, Greece.
You are here. Home Â» History Â» 1838-1874: Civil War and Reconstruction Â» The Civil War Â» Sack of Athens. Sack of Athens. Located in the upper north-central part of Alabama in Limestone County, the city of Athens was the scene of a Civil War confrontation in May, 1862, in which Union forces pillaged civilian property and committed other atrocities.