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Ohio City—or the “City of Ohio” as it was known at its 1818 founding—was originally a part of Brooklyn Township. On March 3, 1836, just two days before Cleveland’s incorporation, the City of Ohio became an independent municipality. It remained so until June 5, 1854, when it was annexed to the city of Cleveland.
As a result of the building of the Ohio-Erie Canal (1825-1834), land speculation fever hit northeast Ohio in the early 1830s.
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Nov 21, 2020 · In the video above, she revisits the 1800s, when Ohio City and Cleveland were at odds over the bridges over the Cuyahoga River. [Columbus Road Bridge over the Cuyahoga River circa 1836: The Cleveland History Center] A look back at the history of the 1836 Cuyahoga River bridge war and how it divided the city.
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Apr 6, 2017 · In 1926, Ohio University's Putnam Hall was named in honor of this early Ohio pioneer. Eventually settlers pushed further into Ohio, and soon Marietta was dwarfed by growing cities like Cincinnati and Cleveland, but Marietta will always be Ohio's first city.
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1) Does the name of your town give you any clues about your town's history? What does it tell you? 2) Rename your town. Explain why the name you chose is appropriate. 3) What do the names of Ohio's cities tell us about who settled Ohio?
If you've ever traveled across this great state of ours, you likely saw a lot of signs with interesting city names. From Dublin to Dayton, and Cleveland to Coolville, Know Ohio correspondent Mary Fecteau is up next to take you on a little field trip to learn more about the origin of some of Ohio’s city names. It's time for a road trip! Hop aboard t...
Website Article: Really Weird Place Names, Northern Ohio http://reallyweirdplacenames.blogspot.com/2013/08/northern-ohio_12.html
Sep 29, 2017 · 1 1. Chillicothe. Before the westward movement of settlers after the American Revolution, the land in the Ohio River Valley was primarily inhabited by the Shawnee. The name of their main settlement was Chala-ka-tha. In 1796, General Nathaniel Massie established the town of Chillicothe on that site.
Nov 18, 2018 · Much of what we now call Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois was drained by a great river called the Teays that originated in Western North Carolina and flowed northward across Virginia and...
