Timeline of Toledo, Ohio

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Prior to 20th century

John Berdan
Lucas County Courthouse
  • 1835
    • Toledo Blade newspaper begins publication.[1]
    • Lucas County, Ohio established.[2]
  • 1836 - Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad begins operating.[3]
  • 1837
    • Toledo incorporated.[3]
    • John Berdan becomes mayor.
    • Fire Department established.[4]
  • 1845 - Miami and Erie Canal opens.[3]
  • 1850 - Population: 3,829.[3]
  • 1851 - Toledo Medical Association founded.[5]
  • 1862 - Cherry Street bridge built.[3]
  • 1864 - Toledo Library Association formed.[6]
  • 1869 - Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in operation.[3]
  • 1870
    • Toledo Society of Natural Sciences established.[5]
    • Population: 31,584.[7]
  • 1872 - Toledo University of Arts and Trades established.[3]
  • 1873
    • St. Ursula Academy founded.[8]
    • Toledo Public Library opens.[6]
  • 1875 - Milburn Wagon Company in business.[9]
  • 1877 - Railroad strike.[10]
  • 1880 - Population: 50,137.[7]
  • 1888 - Libbey Glass Company in business.[3]
  • 1894 - Tiedtke's grocery in business.
  • 1896 - Lucas County Court House built.
  • 1898 - First Church of Christ, Scientist built.
  • 1900
    • Toledo Zoological Gardens established.[11]
    • Population: 131,822.[7]

20th century

21st century

See also

Other cities in Ohio

References

  1. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Ohio: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Federal Writers' Project 1940, p. 324.
  4. ^ "Chronology of the Toledo Fire Department, 1837-1976". Toledo's Attic. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Polk 1883.
  6. ^ a b c "Toledo-Lucas County Public Library timeline", Toledo Blade, September 2013
  7. ^ a b c d e f Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  8. ^ "Ohio: Toledo". Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. 1932. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358 – via Hathi Trust.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (fulltext)
  9. ^ a b University of Toledo 2010.
  10. ^ Aaron Brenner; Benjamin Day; Immanuel Ness, eds. (2015) [2009]. "Timeline". Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-45707-7.
  11. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
  12. ^ "Timeline: Museum of Art launched in 1901", Toledo Blade, August 2006
  13. ^ "Chronology of Automobile Manufacturing". Toledo's Attic. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  14. ^ "Ohio". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC. 1907.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ^ "Timeline: Overland, Willys, Dodge, Jeep", Toledo Blade, August 2011
  16. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  17. ^ Toledo City Journal, Commission of Publicity and Efficiency, 1919
  18. ^ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3.
  19. ^ "Toledo Sister Cities International". Archived from the original on 2006-07-21.
  20. ^ Pluralism Project. "Toledo, OH". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Toledo, OH". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  22. ^ "Garden Search: United States of America: Ohio". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  23. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
  24. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  25. ^ "Ohio". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985. hdl:2027/uc1.31158013115752 – via Hathi Trust.
  26. ^ "Ohio Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  27. ^ "Official Site of The City of Toledo". Archived from the original on 1998-12-05 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  28. ^ "Toledo (city), Ohio". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Toledo City Directory. R.L. Polk & Company. 1883. hdl:2027/mdp.39015035098469.
  • Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Toledo", Ohio Guide, American Guide Series, New York: Oxford University Press, p. 324+ – via Open Library{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link). + Chronology
  • "Timeline". Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry that Shaped the City. University of Toledo, Libraries. 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to History of Toledo, Ohio.
  • "Timeline of Events in Toledo's History". Toledo's Attic. University of Toledo, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Lucas County-Maumee Valley Historical Society, WGTE-TV.
  • "Local History and Genealogy". Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28.
  • "Toledo, Ohio". Ohio History Central. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio History Connection.
  • "Books on Local History". Toledo's Attic. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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