The big factories which are relatively near the centers of our cities -- the rubber factories in Akron, Chrysler's Detroit plants, U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh works -- often began on these sites at a time when that was the edge of the city, yet close to transport ( river ), storage ( piers ) and power ( river ).

The city of Akron was laid out in 1825 and was first settled by Irish laborers and others working on the Ohio and Erie Canal.

Akron was originally named Newark by settlers from Newark, Ohio ; the name was changed to Akron in 1855, for the Ohio city.

Due to Medina's location, approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland and 20 miles west of Akron, many residents of Medina work in the Cleveland and Akron areas and the city has acquired a somewhat suburban status.

Massillon is a city located in Stark County in the U. S. state of Ohio, approximately 8 miles to the west of Canton, Ohio, 20 miles south of Akron, Ohio, and 50 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio.

Akron is the fifth largest city in Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County.

The All-American Soapbox Derby, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, National Hamburger Festival, Founders Day ( Alcoholics Anonymous ), and Road Runner Akron Marathon are annually hosted by the city which is a venue for some events of the 2014 Gay Games.

Akron incorporated as a city in 1865.

Actually older than Akron, the city was founded in 1812 by William Wetmore and was originally named Manchester.

The impetus for Green to become a city arose in part out of controversy generated by a letter supposedly written by former Akron City Schools superintendent Conrad Ott.

The city of Green is adjacent to the southeast and Akron on the north.

In addition, the Akron Beacon Journal occasionally covers the city and Wayne County.

Akron is a city in the U. S. state of Ohio.

The team tied for the Akron city title in 1908, and later won the title outright a year later.

The Cleveland Metroparks are a system of nature preserves that encircle the city, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park encompasses the Cuyahoga River valley between Cleveland and Akron.

Sisler was born in the unincorporated hamlet of Manchester ( now part of the city of New Franklin, a suburb of Akron, Ohio ) and played college ball for coach Branch Rickey at the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.

On November 22, 1994, Agganis signed a lease agreement with the city of Akron to move the club to that city.

Akron-Canton Regional Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in the city of Green, in southern Summit County, Ohio ( a very small portion of both runways extend into Stark County ,) roughly southeast of Akron, northwest of Canton, and northeast of Massillon.

* In 1925, Hoover lost a race for a seat on the Akron city council.

The Akron Expressway, as the freeway is known within the city limits, heads up the east side of Akron.

In 1964, when Watterson was six years old, the family moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where his mother, Kathryn Watterson, became a city council member.

* Bockfest-The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, has hosted a celebration called Bockfest since 1992 that promotes its German-style brewing history and the German culture of its Over-the-Rhine neighbourhood.

With assistance from Ohio governor James A. Rhodes, Hamilton County and the Cincinnati city council agreed to build a single multi-purpose facility on the dilapidated riverfront section of the city.

* 1978 – Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first post-Depression era city to default on its loans, owing $ 14, 000, 000 to local banks.

Dayton () is the 6th largest city in the U. S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Montgomery County.

A program launched in the city of Cleveland in 1995 and authorized by the state of Ohio was challenged in court on the grounds that it violated both the federal constitutional principle of separation of church and state and the guarantee of religious liberty in the Ohio Constitution.

He was distantly related to General Moses Cleaveland after whom the city of Cleveland, Ohio, was named.

Toledo, Ohio has been the headquarters of the Jeep marque since its inception, and the city has always been proud of this heritage.

In 1831, the church moved to Kirtland, Ohio where missionaries had made a large number of converts and Smith began establishing an outpost in Jackson County, Missouri, where he planned to eventually build the city of Zion ( or the New Jerusalem ).

* 1970 – Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: the Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others.

Other venues for advertising were local tourist bureaux and the picture postcards provided for free use by clients .< ref > finds 22 entries for " motels " on US 40, mostly archived picture postcards bearing advertisements like " 40 Winks Motel -- within city limits of Columbus, Ohio.

* 1967 – Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.

Image: Cincinnati-skyline-from-kentucky-shore-night. jpg | Cincinnati, Ohio is a well-known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats.

Its course forms the northern borders of West Virginia and Kentucky ; and the southern borders of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, until it joins the Mississippi River near the city of Cairo, Illinois.

Cincinnati, Ohio, adopted PR in 1925 to get rid of a Republican Party party, but the Republicans returned the city to FPTP in 1957.

The city is on the Allegheny Plateau, where the confluence of the Allegheny River from the northeast and Monongahela River from the southeast form the Ohio River.

However, the city is connected to downtown Washington, D. C. ( some away ) by a continuous bike / running trail through the Alleghenies and along the Potomac Valley, known as the Great Allegheny Passage and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath.

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U. S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County.

The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory, then re-founded in 1837, after conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio.

An almost bloodless conflict between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, called the Toledo War ( 1835 – 1836 ), was " fought " over a narrow strip of land from the Indiana border to Lake Erie, now containing the city and the suburbs of Sylvania and Oregon.

Toledo was the first city in Ohio to adopt a one percent for arts program and, as such, boasts many examples of public, outdoor art.

Shortly thereafter, Governor Mason and General Brown arrived to occupy the city of Toledo proper with around 1, 000 armed men, intending to prevent Ohio advances into the Toledo area as well as stopping further border marking from taking place.