Ohio History Timeline 1753-1853 by USAStatesDates

50 YEARS BEFORE OHIO'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- Henry Bouquet, a Swiss-born English soldier, defeated Ottawa Native American attacks in Coshocton County, Ohio.

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

- State Route 41, in Dunkinsville, Adams County, Ohio's first highway and mail route, authorized by Congress.

- September 3, Britain ceded Ohio to the United States.

- Bedford, temporarely settled by Moravian missionaries, calling the site Pilgerruh, located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Wayne County established in Ohio, county seat Wooster.

- Columbia settlement founded near the mouth of the Little Miami, located in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- December 28, Losantiville (today Cincinnati), laid out in present Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Washington County established in Ohio, county seat Marietta.

- July 9, Arthur St. Clair appointed governor of Ohio (1788-December 14, 1802).

- Fort Washington built near Losantiville in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Hamilton County, established in Ohio, county seat Cincinnati.

- January 4, Losantiville renamed Cincinnati, by General Arthur St. Clair, and governor of the Northwest Territory, and made it seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. Coordinates 39°06'N-84°31'W. Attractions & Recreation : Birthplace of President William H. Taft, Cincinnati Art Museum, Coney Island Amusement Park, Delta Queen sternwheeler, Museum of Natural History, Stowe House State Memorial, Tyler Davidson Bronze Fountain.

- October 17, Gallipolis 'City of the Gauls', founded on the Ohio River by French settlers, seat of Gallia County, Ohio. Coordinates 38°49'N-82°12'W.

- Massie Station in Ohio, a fort existing out of cabins and blockhouses. Erected by General Nathaniel Massie in Manchester, Adams County, for defense against Native Americans.

- Anderson Township, established in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Fort Defiance, built by General 'Mad Anthony' Wayne in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.

- August 20, the Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought near Fort Miami on the Maumee River in Ohio. Victory of U.S. General Anthony Wayne over teh Northwest Native American Confederation.

- Chillicothe settled by Virginians on the Scioto River and Paint Creek, located in Ross County, Ohio. Coordinates 39°20'N-82°59'W. Attractions & Recreation : Adena Mound, Adena Mound Memorial, David McCandless McKell Library, Mound City Group National Monument, Ross County Historical Society Museum.

- Cleaveland (Cleveland), founded by general Moses Cleaveland (Connecticut Land Company), in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Coordinates : 41°30'N-81°41'W. Attractions & Recreation : Allen Memorial Medical Library, Cleveland Health Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Zoo, Severance Hall, Western Reserve Historical Society Museum and Libraries

- A temporarely settlement Fort Independence on the Conneaut Creek(Lake Erie) by Moses Cleaveland(Connecticut Land Company) in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Buckeye Station built by General Nathaniel Massie in Manchester, Adams County. One of the oldest frame houses in Ohio.

- Franklinton founded in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Jefferson County, established in Ohio, county seat Steubenville.

- Ohio's first highway and mail route, marked and cleared by Colonel Ebenezer Zane, in Dunkinsville, Adams County.

- July 10, Adams County established in Ohio, county seat West Union Village. Named for President John Adams. Area 584 sq.mi. (1.513km²). Townships/Vilages/Places : Bratton, Brush Creek, Cherry Fork, Eckmansville, Franklin, Green, Jefferson, Liberty, Locust Grove, Louden, Lynx, Manchester Township, Manchester Village, Meigs, Monroe, Oliver, Peebles, Rome, Scott, Seaman, Sprigg, Tiffin, Wayne, West Union, Winchester Township, Winchester Village. Attractions & Recreation : Buckeye Station, Buzzards Roost Rock Preserve, Brush Creek State Forest, Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve, Kinfolk Landing, Lynx Prairie Preserve, Manchester Islands, Massie Station Historical Marker, Shawnee State Park, The Ridge, The Treber Inn, Yates Landing, Zanes Trace Monument,

- Cambridge on Wills Creek settled, seat of Guernsey County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°02'N-81°35'W.

- St. Clair, (later Fawcettstown, today East Liverpool) founded by Irish Quaker Thoma Fawcett, on the Ohio River in Columbiana County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°38'N-80°35'W.

- Ross County established in Ohio, county seat Chillicothe.

- The Treber Inn erected in Dunkinsville, Adams County, by gunsmith John Treber. A stagecoach stop on Zane's Trace, one of the oldest standing documented buildings in Ohio.

- Conneaut (harbour site), settled by Thomas Montgomery and Aaron Wright, in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Harperfield Township organized in Ashtabula Couny, Ohio.

- Ohio population 45,365 residents.

- Athens founded on the Hocking River as the seat of American Western University, in Athens County, Ohio. Laid out by Reverend Manasseh Cutler and General Rufus Putnam. Coordinates 39°20'N-82°06'W. Attractions & Recreation : Wayne National Forest, Zaleski State Forest

- Chillicothe, served as capital (1800-1803) of the Northwest Territory, located in Ross County, Ohio.

- Clermont County, established in Ohio, county seat Batavia.

- Cuyahoga Falls, first settlers arrived to the site, in Summit County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°08'N-81°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : Kendall State Park

- Fairfield County, established in Ohio, county seat Lancaster.

- Trumbull County established in Ohio, county seat Warren.

- Belmont County, established in Ohio, county seat Saint Clairsville.

- The first concrete street in America built in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio.

- East Cleveland, settled in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°32'N-81°35'W.

- Chillicote, incorporated as city, in Ross County, Ohio.

- Cincinnati, incorporated as town, in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Decatur (first named St. Clairsville) laid out as a part of Byrd Township in Brown County, Ohio.

- Tuscarawas (Coshocton) laid out in Coshocton County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°16'N-81°51'W. Attractions & Recreation : Johnson-Humrickhouse Memorial Museum

- December 14, Charles Willing Byrd appointed governor of Ohio (1802-March 3, 1803).

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March 1, Ohio OH, 17th state to ratify the Constitution

Ohio Today : nickname 'Heart Of It All', capital Columbus. Area 44,828 sq.mi. (116104km²), 34th largest state. Counties 88 : Adams, Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Mercer, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Ottawa, Paulding, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood, Wyandot. Attractions & Recreation : A.W. Marion State Park, Adams Lake State Park, Alum Creek Below Dam Area, Alum Creek Lake, Alum Creek State Park, Archives of the History of American Psychology, Atwood Lake, Barkcamp State Park, Beach City Lake, Beaver Creek State Park, Belleville Locks & Dam, Berlin Lake, Blue Rock State Park, Bolivar Dam, Buck Creek State Park, Buckeye Lake State Park, Burr Oak State Park, Caesar Creek Lake, Caesar Creek State Park, Capt Anthony Meldahl Locks & Dam, Carillon Park, Catawba Island State Park, Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge, Charles Mill Lake, Clarence J Brown Dam & Reservoir, Clendening Lake, Cleveland Lakefront State Park, Cowan Lake State Park, Crane Creek State Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, David Berger National Memorial, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Deeds Carillon, Deer Creek Lake, Deer Creek Lake Day Use, Delaware Lake, Delaware Lake Damsite Shelter, Dillon Lake, Dover Dam, First Ladies National Historic Site, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Iron Ridge Lake Vesuvius, James A. Garfield National Historic Site, Lake Vesuvius Recreation Area, Leesville Lake, Leith Run, Michael J. Kirwan Lake, Mill Creek Camping, Mill Creek Day Use, Mohawk Dam, Mohicanville Dam, Mosquito Creek Lake, Nara's Geat Lakes Region - Dayton, National Aviation Heritage Area, National Museum Of The USAF, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, North Branch Kokosing River Lake, Oak Hill - Lake Vesuvius, Ohio River - Belleville Pools, Ohio River - Hannibal Pool, Ohio River - Meldahl Pool, Ohio River - New Cumberland Pool, Ohio River - Willow Island Pool, Ohio River Scenic Byway - Ohio, Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Paint Creek Dam Site, Paint Creek Lake, Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial, Piedmont Lake, Pleasant Hill Lake, Senecaville Lake, Tappan Lake, The Works: Ohio Center for History, Arts and Technology, Wayne National Forest, West Fork of Mill Creek Lake, West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge, Western Reserve Historical Society, William H. Harsha Lake, William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Wills Creek Lake.

- Butler County, established in Ohio, county seat Hamilton.

- Chiilicote, appointed Ohio state capital (1803-1810), located in Ross County.

- Columbiana County, established in Ohio, county seat Lisbon.

- Dayton on the Great Miami River, appointed seat of Montgomery County in Ohio. Coordinates 39°45'N-84°15'W. Attractions & Recreation : Carillon Park, Deeds Carillon

- Franklin County, established in Ohio, county seat Columbus.

- Gallia County, established in Ohio, county seat Gallipolis. Municipalities/Townships/Villages/Other : Addison, Bidwell, Centerville, Cheshire, Clay, Crown City, Ewington, Gallipolis, Green, Greenfield, Guyan, Harrison, Huntington, Kerr, Morgan, Ohio, Morgan, Northup, Patriot, Perry, Raccoon, Rio Grande, Rodney, Springfield, Thurman, Vinton, Walnut.

- Gallipolis, appointed seat of Gallia County, Ohio.

- Greene County, established in Ohio, county seat Xenia.

- Montgomery County established in Ohio, county seat Dayton.

- Warren County established in Ohio, county seat Lebanon.

- March 3, Edward Tiffin appointed governor of Ohio (1803-March 4, 1807).

- American Western University in Athens, Athens County, renamed Ohio University.

- Cheviot settled by Enoch Carson, located in Hamilton County, Ohio. Coordinates 39°11'N-84°35'W.

- Conneaut Township organized in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Delaware on the Olentangy River, first settler arrived on the eastbank in Delaware County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°18'N-83°04'W. Attractions & Recreation : President Rutherford B. Hayes monument.

- Muskingum County established in Ohio, county seat Zanesville.

- Scioto County established in Ohio, county seat Portsmouth.

- Athens County, established in Ohio, county seat Athens.

- Berkshire Township founded by Colonel Moses Byxbe, on Alum Creek in Delaware County, Ohio.

- Champaign County, established in Ohio, county seat Urbana.

- Canton, laid out in Stark County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°48'N-81°22'W.

- Dayton, incorporated as town in Montgomery County, Ohio.

- Geauga County, established in Ohio, county seat Chardon.

- Highland County, established in Ohio, county seat Hillsboro.

- East Cleveland Township organized in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Cambridge laid out by Zacheus Beatty and Jacob Gomber, located in Guernsey County, Ohio. Named for Cambridge in Maryland.

- Connecticut Land Company sold the site on the Rocky River, what now is Berea (formerly Watertown and Middleburgh) in Cuyahoga County in Ohio, to the general postmaster Gideon Granger. Coordinates 41°22'N-81°52'W.

- Delaware on the Olentangy River, first house built on the west bank in Delaware County, Ohio.

- Dover, laid out on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°42'N-81°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : Warther Museum

- Miami County established in Ohio, county seat Troy.

- Portage County established in Ohio, county seat Ravenna.

- March 4, Thomas Kirker appointed acting governor of Ohio (1807-December 12, 1808).

- June 7, Ashtabula County established in Ohio, county seat Jefferson. Named for a Native American word meaning 'river of many fish'. Area 702.7 sq.mi. (1.820km²). Townships : Andover, Ashtabula, Austinburg, Cherry Valley, Colebrook, Denmark, Dorset, Geneva, Harpersfield, Hartsgrove, Jefferson, Kingsville, Lenox, Monroe, Morgan, New Lyme, Orwell, Pierpont, Plymouth, Richmond, Rome, Saybrook, Sheffield, Trumbull, Wayne, Williamsfield, Windsor.

- Canton appointed seat of Stark County, Ohio.

- Cuyahoga County, established in Ohio, county seat Cleveland.

- Delaware County, established in Ohio, county seat Delaware.

- Knox County, established in Ohio, county seat Mount Vernon.

- Licking County, established in Ohio, county seat Newark.

- Preble County established in Ohio, county seat Eaton.

- Stark County established in Ohio, county seat Canton.

- Tuscarawas County established in Ohio, county seat New Philadelphia.

- December 12, Samuel H. Huntington appointed governor of Ohio (1808-December 8, 1810).

- Al Smith became Ashtabula's first merchant, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Darke County, established in Ohio, county seat Greenville.

- February 7, Huron County established in Ohio, county seat Norwalk.

- Ohio population 230,760 residents.

- Joseph Cahoon, first settler in the Bay Village area on Lake Erie, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°29'N-81°55'W. Attractions & Recreation : Cahoon Park, Huntington Park

- Bedford city site surveyed, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Clinton County, established in Ohio, county seat Wilmington.

- Circleville, laid out by Daniel Dreisbach, located in Pickaway County, Ohio. Coordinates 39°36'N-82°57'W.

- Fayette County, established in Ohio, county seat Washington Court House.

- Guernsey County, established in Ohio, county seat Cambridge.

- Madison County established in Ohio, county seat London.

- Pickaway County established in Ohio, county seat Circleville.

- December 8, Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. appointed governor of Ohio (1810-March 24, 1814).

- Athens village incorporated in Athens County, Ohio

- Coshocton County established in Ohio, County seat Coshocton.

- Tuscarawas renamed Coshocton, in Coshocton County, Ohio.

- February 2, Delia (Salter) Bacon, born in Tallmadge, Ohio. Author, Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded, Tales of the Puritans, etc.

- Chillicote, re-appointed Ohio state capital (1812-1816), located in Ross County.

- Columbus founded in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Medina County established in Ohio, county seat Medina.

- Paper making industry, started in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio.

- Staunton founded on the banks of the Ohio River in Brown County, Ohio by Virginian Revoluationary War Colonel James Poage.

- War of 1812, Major George Croghan and his troops, defended Fort Stephenson successfully against British-Native American forces near Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio.

- Amelia village in Ohio, first settler was Daniel Rathbone.

- Bedford permanently settled by Benjamin Fitch and Elijah Nobles, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Harrison County, established in Ohio, county seat Cadiz.

- Monroe County established in Ohio, county seat Woodsfield.

- Richland County established in Ohio, county seat Mansfield.

- Bellville platted in Richland County, Ohio.

- Methodist Episcopal church, organized in Bellville, Richland County, Ohio.

- Circleville, incorporated as town in Pickaway County, Ohio.

- March 9, John Evans, born in Waynesville, Ohio. Governor of Colorado Territory (1862-1865) anf founder of the Northwestern University in Illinois.

- March 24, Othneil Looker appointed acting governor of Ohio (1814-December 8, 1814).

- December 8, Thomas Worthington appointed governor of Ohio (1814-December 14, 1818).

- Ashland laid out by William Montgomery in Ashland County, Ohio. County seat and originally called Uniontown. Coordinates 40°52'N-82°19'W. Attractions & Recreation : Johnny Appleseed Park and Monument

- Auburn, first settler was Bildad Bradley from Massachusetts, the township is located in Geauga County, Ohio.

- William Corry, appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1815-1818).

- Delaware incorporated as town in Delaware County, Ohio.

- January 31, Huron County organized in Ohio, county seat Norwalk.

- Lawrence County, established in Ohio, county seat Ironton.

- Quaker and abolitionist Benjamin Lundi, formed the anti-slavery society 'Union Humane Society' in Belmont County, Ohio.

- March 30, 'The Repository' weekly newspaper, called the 'Ohio Repository' founded in Ohio, by John Saxton.

- October 29, Daniel Decatur Emmett, born in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Composer 'Dixie' and organizer of the first minsterl show.

- Bellbrook, settled in Greene County, Ohio.

- Columbus in Franklin County, appointed state capital of Ohio. Coordinates 39°57'N-83°00'W. Attractions & Recreation : Battelle Planetarium, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Center of Science and Industry, Griggs Dam, Hoover Dam, LeVeque Lincoln Tower, McKinley Memorial, Ohio Historical Center, Ohio Historical Society Library and Museum, O'Shaughnessy Dam

- Jarvis W. Pike appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1816-1818).

- Higginsport village (recorded as White Haven) founded in Brown County, Ohio by Virginia born Revolutionary War Colonel Robert Higgins.

- Jackson County, established in Ohio, county seat Jackson.

- Staunton village in Brown County, Ohio name changed into Ripley, honoring American General Eleazar Wheelock Ripley.

- Bainbridge government established and township founded in Ohio. Named after Commodore William Bainbridge.

- Brown County, established in Ohio, county seat Georgetown.

- Clark County, established in Ohio, county seat Springfield.

- Elyra settled by Herman Ely on the Black River in Lorain County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°22'N-82°06'W. Attractions & Recreation : Cascade Park

- Galion, settled by Benjamin Leveredge on the Olentangy River in Crawford County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°44'N-82°47'W.

- Logan County established in Ohio, county seat Bellefontaine.

- Morgan County established in Ohio, county seat McConnelsville.

- Orwell village incorporated in the scenic 'Grand Valley' region, in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Perry County established in Ohio, county seat New Lexington.

- Pike County established in Ohio, county seat Waverly.

- Port Lawrence established in Lucas County, Ohio.

- July 19, Mary Ann Bickerdyke(Ball), born in Knox County, Ohio. Chief of nursing and welfare services during the U.S. Civil War.

- Brooklyn Township (Brooklyn), formed near Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Coordinates : 41°25'N-81°49'W.

- John Kerr appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1818-1820).

- Cheviot, laid out by John Craig, in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Hocking County, established in Ohio, county seat Logan.

- Rose Hill House(museum), built by Joseph Cahoon in Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- December 14, Ethan Allen Brown appointed governor of Ohio (1818-January 4, 1822).

- Bucyrus, settled on the Sandusky River in Crawford County, Ohio. Coordinates : 40°48'N-82°58'W.

- Isaac G. Burnet appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1819-1830).

- Cincinnati, incorporated as city, in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- Meigs County established in Ohio, county seat Pomeroy.

- Shelby County established in Ohio, county seat Sidney.

- The University of Cincinnati established in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

- December 10, Georgetown platted in Brown County, Ohio.

- Ohio population 581,434 residents.

- Bellefontaine laid out, seat of Logan County in Ohio. Coordinates 40°22'N-83°46'W. Attractions & Recreation : Campbell Hill (1,550ft/472m.), Mary Rutan Park

- Crawford County, established in Ohio, county seat Bucyrus.

- Eli C. King appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1820-1822).

- Hancock County, established in Ohio, county seat Findley.

- Hardin County, established in Ohio, county seat Kenton.

- Henry County, esatblished in Ohio, county seat Napoleon.

- Marion County established in Ohio, county seat Marion.

- Mercer County established in Ohio, county seat Celina.

- Paulding County established in Ohio, county seat Paulding.

- Putnam County established in Ohio, county seat Ottawa.

- Sandusky County established in Ohio, county seat Fremont.

- Seneca County established in Ohio, county seat Tiffin.

- Union County established in Ohio, county seat Marysville.

- Van Wert County established in Ohio, county seat Van Wert.

- Williams County established in Ohio, county seat Bryan.

- Wood County established in Ohio, county seat Bowling Green.

- February 12, Residents established Allen County in Ohio, seat Lima City. Named for Colonel John Allen. Area 404,5 sq.mi. (1.048km²)

- April 26, Alice Cary, born near Cincinnati, Ohio. Poet, one of two sisters (Alice and Phoebe) joint-writers, e.g. 'Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary'.

- Bedford settlement in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, named by Daniel Benedict for his Connecticut hometown.

- Findlay laid out on the Blanchard River by Elnathan Cory and Joseph Vance, in Hancock County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°02'N-83°39'W.

- August 10, Jay Cooke, born in Sandusky, Ohio. Banker and financier.

- Bucyrus, laid out by Colonel James Kilbourne, in Crawford County, Ohio.

- Canton incorporated as village, Stark County, Ohio.

- Defiance, laid out in Defiance County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°17'N-84°24'W. Attractions & Recreation : Birthplace of Native American Chief Pontiac, Defiance City Park, Fort Defiance, Fort Winchester Memorial Bridge.

- Lorain County established in Ohio, county seat Elyria.

- Uniontown in Ashland County, Ohio, renamed Ashland to avoid confusion with Uniontown in Muskingum County.

- January 4, Allen Trimble appointed acting governor of Ohio (1822-December 28, 1822).

- April 27, Ulysses S. Grant, born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Eighteenth president of the United States (1869-1877).

- October 4, Rutherford B. Hayes, born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio. Nineteenth president of the United States (1877-1881).

- December 28, Jeremiah Morrow appointed governor of Ohio (1822-December 19, 1826).

- John Laughrey appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- March 23, Henry Adoniram Swift, born in Ravenna, Ohio. Third governor of Minnesota (1863-1864).

- Avon Lake city on Lake Erie, organized (part of Avon Township) in Lorain County, Ohio. Coordinates : 41°30'N-82°01'W.

- First postoffice established in Bellville, Richland County, Ohio.

- Columbus, appointed seat of Franklin County in Ohio.

- William T. Martin appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1824-1826).

- Galion settlement (present city) officially named Galion, in Crawford County, Ohio.

- Holmes County, established in Ohio, county seat Millersburg.

- May 5, Robert Wilkinson Furnas, born near Troy in Ohio. Third governor of Nebraska (1873-1875).

- August 20, Thomas Carney, born near Tipton in Delaware County, Ohio. Governor of Kansas (1863-1865).

- September 4, Phoebe Cary, born near Cincinnati in Ohio. Poet, one of two sisters (Alice and Phoebe) joint-writers, e.g. 'Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary'.

- Akron founded in Summit County, Ohio. 1,200ft(370m) above sea level and named for Akros in Greek 'high place' .

- A National Road built crossing the Cambridge area in Guernsey County, Ohio.

- Western Reserve University, established in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- December 19, Allen Trimble appointed second-term governor of Ohio (1826-December 18, 1830).

- James Robinson appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- William Long appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1827-1833)

- Ohio and Erie Canal in Ohio completed.

- John Baldwin founded the sandstone industry in Berea region, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Findlay appointed seat of Hancock County, Ohio.

- George Crook, born near Dayton in Ohio. Civil War General who defeated the Apache chief, Geronimo.

- Opening in Ohio, of the Miami and Erie Canal, from Dayton in Montgomery County to Cincinnati.

- Ballsville, Croghansville and Free City, united as the Village of Lower Sandusky in Sandusky County, Ohio.

- March 2, William Boyd Allison born in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. U.S. representative, Iowa senator and co-sponsor of the Bland-Allison Act.

- Ohio population 937,903 residents.

- Brooklyn Center, laid out in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Bucyrus, incorporated as village and appointed seat of Crawford County, Ohio.

- First boat arrived in Roscoe Village, Coshocton, Ohio, after completion of the new Ohio & Erie Canal.

- December 18, Duncan McArthur appointed governor of Ohio (1830-December 7, 1832).

- Elisha Hotchkiss appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1831-1832).

- Cleaveland renamed Cleveland, seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Galion, surveyed by John Ruhl, in Crawford County, Ohio.

- Xavier University, established in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

- October 16, William Hartford James, born in Marion, Ohio. Second governor of Nebraska (1871-1873).

- Bowling Green, settled by Elisha Martindale, seat of Wood County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°22'N-83°39'W.

- Carroll County, established in Ohio, county seat Carrollton.

- The Miami and Erie Canal was completed in Ohio.

- Risdon village (later Fostoria) founded on Seneca-Hancock-Wood county lines in Ohio.

- Rome village (later Fostoria) founded on Seneca-Hancock-Wood county lines in Ohio.

- Vistula, established in Lucas County, Ohio.

- February 8, Georgetown in Brown County, incorporated by act of the Ohio State Legislature, S. Glaze appointed first Mayor.

- May 5, Hubert Howe Bancroft, born in Granville, Ohio. Historian of the American West.

- December 7, Robert Lucas appointed governor of Ohio (1832-December 12, 1836).

- Samuel W. Davis appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1833-1842).

- Philo H. Olmsted appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1833-1834).

- Coshocton incorporated as village in Coshocton County, Ohio.

- Elyra incorporated as village in Lorain County, Ohio.

- Mount Union village settled in Stark County, Ohio. Became later part of Alliance city.

- Toledo founded by merger of Port Lawrence and Vistula, in Lucas County, Ohio.

- September 21, Silas Garber, born in Logan County, Ohio. Fourth governor of Nebraska (1875-1879).

- Bell Air (present Bellaire), laid out by Jacob Davis on the Ohio River in Belmont County, Ohio. Coordinates 40°02'N-80°45'W.

- Fairborn incorporated in Greene County, Ohio.

- Mansion House Hotel, built in Delaware a health resort with sulfur springs, Delaware County, Ohio.

- Methodist Episcopal church building, constructed in Bellville, Richland County, Ohio.

- Columbus, incorporated as city in Franklin County, Ohio.

- John Brooks appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio 1834-1835).

- Conneaut, incorporated as village in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- Fawcettstown (formerly St. Clair) renamed East Liverpool and became a village, in Columbiana County, Ohio.

- John Bailhache appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Bellefontaine, incorporated as village in Logan County, Ohio.

- Bowling Green, laid out in Wood County, Ohio.

- Lucas County established in Ohio, county seat Toledo.

- Warren Jenkins appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1836-1837).

- Akron village incorporated in Summit County, Ohio.

- Seth Iredell, appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Berea, established in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Cleveland, incorporated as city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- John W. Willey appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1836-1838).

- February 27, Russell Alexander Alger, born in Lafayette township in Ohio. Governor of Michigan, Secretary of War under President William McKinley, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and U.S. Senator.

- July 5, Jefferson village incorporated, Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- December 12, Joseph Vance appointed governor of Ohio (1836-December 13, 1836).

- John C. Singletary appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio (1837-1838).

- Bedford incorporated as village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Coordinates 41°23'N-81°32'W.

- The Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, completed the first railroad in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio.

- Cambridge incorporated as village in Guernsey County, Ohio.

- John Berdan appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio (1837-1838).

- January 7, Toledo incorporated as city in Lucas County, Ohio.

- March 8, Nehemiah Green, born in Grassy Point, Hardin County, Ohio. Fourth governor of Kansas.

- Joshua Mills appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1838-1840).

- Philo H. Olmsted appointed second-term mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1838-1839).

- George Ditto, first settler, in what now is Archbold in Fulton County, Ohio.

- Canton incorporated as town, Stark County, Ohio.

- Erie County, established in Ohio, county seat Sandusky.

- Findlay incorporated as village in Hancock County, Ohio.

- Plymouth Township formed in Ashtabula County, Ohio.

- December 13, Wilson Shannon appointed governor of Ohio (1838-December 16, 1840).

- Lucius V. Bierce appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Hezekiah D. Mason appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- The 'Akron Beacon Journal' newspaper founded in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. A four-time Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, serving Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Wayne counties.

- December 5, George Armstrong Custer, born in New Rumley, Ohio. U.S. Cavalry officer (Little Bighorn Battle).

- Ohio population 1,519,467 residents.

- Nicholas Dockstadter appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1840-1841).

- John G. Miller appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1840-1841).

- Galion, incorporated as village in Crawford County, Ohio.

- Kentucky born Thomas Corwin, appointed governor of Ohio (1840-1842).

- Lake County, established in Ohio, county seat Painesville.

- Myron H. Tilden appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio (1840-1843).

- Ottawa County established in Ohio, county seat Port Clinton.

- Arad Kent appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Because of local clay deposits, a porcelain and pottery industry etablished in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio.

- March 3, Summit County established in Ohio, county seat Akron. Cities/Towns/Other : Akron, Arlington, Barberton, Bates Corners, Bath, Bath Center, Bettes Corners, Boston, Boston Heights, Botzum, Brandywine, Brittain, Broadview, Chittendens Corners, Clinton, Comet, Copley, Copley Junction, Cottage Grove, Cranmer, Darrowville, East Akron, East Liberty, Corners, Cuyahoga Falls, East Center, Ellet, Emmons Corner, Everett, Fairlawn, Firestone Park, Fish Creek, Forest Hill, Ghent, Goodyear Heights, Green, Greensburg, Halo, Hametown, Highland Springs, Hudson, Infant of Prague, Villa, Ira, Johnsons Corners, Kenmore, Krumroy, Lakemore, Lakeview, Lawndale, Little York, Lockwood, Corners, Macedonia, Manchester, Maple Valley, Metz, Millheim, Mogadore, Montrose, Munroe Falls, Myersville, New Portage, New Franklin, North Akron, Northfield, Northfield Center, Northampton Center, North Springfield, Norton, Oregon Corners, Osborn Corners, Paxton, Peninsula, Pigeon Creek, Portage Lakes, Reminderville, Richfield, Richfield Heights, Sagamore Hills, Sawyerwood, Silver Lake, Six Corners, South Akron, Stoney Hill, Stow, Summit Beach Park, Swartz Corners, Tallmadge, Thomastown, Twinsburg, Warwick, West Akron, West Center, West Richfield, West Steels Corners, West Reserve Estates, Western Star.

- December 16, Thomas Corwin appointed governor of Ohio (1840-December 14, 1842).

- John W. Allen appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1841-1842).

- Thomas Wood appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Lucius V. Bierce appointed second-term mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Dayton, incorporated as city in Montgomery County, Ohio.

- March 25, Bellville incorporated in Ohio. First mayor James C. Lee.

- Joshua Mills appointed second-term mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1842-1843).

- Abram I. McDowell appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Akron city on the Cuyahoga River, established as seat of Summit County in Ohio.

- H.H. Johnston appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio (1842-1843).

- Dover, incorporated as village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

- Galion, incorporated as city in Crawford County, Ohio.

- Gallipolis, incorporated as village, seat of Gallia County, Ohio.

- Ohio Wesleyan Universtity, built in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio.

- June 24, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, born in Meigs County, Ohio. Author, journalist, misanthrope, newspaperman e.g. 'In the Midst of Life'.

- December 14, Wilson Shannon appointed second-term governor of Ohio (1842-April 15, 1844).

- Henry E. Spencer appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1843-1850).

- Nelson Hayward appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1843-1844).

- Smithson E. Wright appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1843-1844).

- The Little Miami Railway was laid in Hamilton County, Ohio.

- James Myers appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Ashland in Ashland County, incorporated as a village in Ohio.

- Samuel Starkweather appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1844-1846).

- George B. Way appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Lucius V. Bierce appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- April 15, Thomas Welles Bartley appointed acting governor of Ohio (1844-December 1844).

- December 3, Mordecai Bartley appointed governor of Ohio (1844-December 12, 1846).

- Alexander Patton appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Philo Chamberlin appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio (1845-1846).

- Baldwin-Wallice College founded in Berea(Cleveland), Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Defiance County, established in Ohio, county seat Defiance.

- Richard Mott appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio (1845-1846).

- Wyandot County established in Ohio, county seat Upper Sandusky.

- May 21, Charles Edwin Bessey, born near Milton, Ohio. U.S. botanist (Botany for High Schools and Colleges).

- Ashland County established in Ohio, county seat Ashland.

- George Hoadley appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1846-1847).

- Augustus S. Decker appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio.

- Emery D. Potter appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio (1846-1848).

- Mahoning County established in Ohio, county seat Youngstown.

- December 12, William Bebb appointed governor of Ohio (1846-January 22, 1849).

- Levi Rawson appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Josiah A. Harris appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1847-1848).

- Alexander Patton appointed second-term mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1847-1849).

- Otterbein College, established in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

- February 11, Thomas Alva Edison, born in Milan, Ohio. Inventor holding over 1.000 patents (electric lamp, phonograph, etc.)

- April 11, Fernando, Coello Layton, born near St. Johns in Auglaize County, Ohio. U.S. Representative from Ohio and State Court Judge.

- Israel E. Carter appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Auglaize County, established in Ohio, county seat Wapakoneta.

- Lorenzo Alson Kelsey appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1848-1849).

- Morrow County established in Ohio, county seat Mount Gilead.

- March 25, William Keith Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio. Zoologist marine animals, works e.g. 'The Oyster'.

- Lucius V. Bierce appointed fourth-term mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Flavel White Bingham appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1849-1850).

- Daniel O. Morton appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- The Village of Lower Sandusky renamed Fremont, seat of Sandusky County in Ohio. Coordinates 41°21'N-83°07'W. Attractions & Recreation : Home of President Rutherford B. Hayes

- John P. Parker, African-American Abolitionist settled in Ripley, Brown County. From born into slavery in Virginia to successful entrepreneur and inventor in Ohio.

- January 22, Seabury Ford appointed governor of Ohio (1849-December 12, 1850).

- March 17, Charles Francis Brush, born in Euclid, Ohio. Inventor (arc light) and industrialist.

- Ohio population 1,980,329 residents.

- Lorenzo English appointed mayor of Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio (1850-1861).

- George Bliss appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Alliance formed by merger of Freedom, Liberty and Williamsport, located in Stark County, Ohio.

- Berea incorporated as village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- William Case appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1850-1852).

- Capital University, established in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

- Defiance College, a seminary for women, founded in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio.

- Caleb F. Abbott appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Fulton County, established in Ohio, county seat Wauseon.

- German-Wallace College founded in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

- Vinton County established in Ohio, county seat McArthur.

- December 12, Reuben Wood appointed governor of Ohio (1850-July 13, 1853).

- Charles G. Ladd appointed mayor of Akron, in Summit County, Ohio.

- Mark P. Taylor appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1851-1852).

- Charles M. Dorr appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Noble County established in Ohio, county seat Caldwell.

- Railroad to Springfield, arrived in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

- Fredrick Wadsworth appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Daniel McBain appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Egbert B. Brown appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Ira L. Clark appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- Antioch College founded in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

- Abner C. Brownell appointed mayor of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1852-1855).

- Bell Air, renamed Bellaire in Belmont County, Ohio.

- May 11, Charles Warren Fairnbanks, born near Unionville in Ohio. U.S. vice president under President Theodore Roosevelt (1905-1909).

- Philip N. Schuyler appointed mayor of Akron in Summit County, Ohio.

- Mavor Brigham appointed mayor of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio.

- David T. Snelbaker appointed mayor of Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio (1853-1854).

- Circleville, incorporated as city, in Pickaway County, Ohio.

- July 13, William Medill appointed governor of Ohio (1853-January 14, 1856).

50 YEARS AFTER OHIO'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- June 3, Ransom Eli Olds, born in Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Automobile inventor and founder of the Olds Motor Works (Olds Motor Vehicle Company), manufacturer of the Oldsmobile. (Credit : Vanessa Hanko, Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio)

- Geneva-on-the-Lake, in Ashtabula County, Ohio's first summer resort, came into existence. (Credit : Vanessa Hanko, Geneva-on-the Lake, Ohio)

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