Stow (Ohio)
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 Location in Summit County and Ohio
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1804 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Ohio |
| County : | Summit County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 11 ′ N , 81 ° 26 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 34,051 (as of 2007) |
| Population density : | 768.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 44.9 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 44.3 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 333 m |
| Postal code : | 44224 |
| Area code : | +1 330 |
| FIPS : | 39-74944 |
| GNIS ID : | 1065392 |
| Website : | www.stow.oh.us |
| Mayor : | Karen Fritschel |
 Stow City Hall |
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Stow is a city in Summit County , Ohio . It had 32,139 inhabitants at the 2000 census and grew to just over 34,000 in 2007. The city is named after Joshua Stow (1762–1842).
Stow is bordered by several other urban parishes such as Tallmadge and Munroe Falls and the parish of Silver Lake to the south. It borders the city of Kent and Franklin Township to the east, the city of Hudson to the north and the city of Cuyahoga Falls to the west .
history
In the Treaty of Greenville had on August 3, 1795 in Fort Greenville the Indians a large part of their land in Ohio to the United States to cede. The dividing line ran from the mouth of the Cuyahoga River into Lake Erie , along the river to the south to Portage in what is now Portage County and then further down the Tuscarawas River to Fort Laurens near what is now Bolivar .
Joshua Stow , who as companion of Moses Cleaveland had surveyed the land around Lake Erie, the so-called Connecticut Western Reserve , between 1796 and 1797 , took a liking to this land on the border river Cuyahoga. He bought nearly a square mile of land here and sent a Connecticut relative, William Wetmore , to develop the area. Wetmore arrived in the area in 1804. The towns of Stow and Cuyahoga Falls were built on Stow's land.
In 1812 the Indians withdrew from all over the Cuyahoga River area to ally with the British. However, after the British defeat in the British-American War of 1812, they never returned to the area.
Personalities
- Haley Bennett (* 1988), singer-songwriter and actress attended high school here
- Richard Cooey (1967-2008), convicted and executed murderer, attended high school here
- Larry Csonka (* 1946), former player in the NFL , was born here.
- Ed Donatell (* 1957), a former player in the NFL, went to high school here.
- Jim Graner (1919–1956), sports reporter and commentator, grew up here.
- Dave Jamerson (* 1967), former player in the NBA , attended high school here.
- Neel Kashkari (* 1973), banker and Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability, grew up here.
- John Magaro (* 1983), actor, went to high school here.
- Treniere Moser (* 1981), athlete, was born here.
- Shawn Porter (* 1987), professional boxer, attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School .
- Erick Purkhiser (1946-2009), lead singer of the punk band The Cramps , attended Stow High School .
- Jennifer Rohn (* 1967), virologist and writer, was born in Stow.
- David Walker (* 1993), basketball player in the ACB League , was born in Stow.
- George Younce (1930-2005), a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and founding member of The Cathedrals , lived in Stow from 1964 until his death.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ George C. Younce (English) . In: Akron Beacon Journal , April 13, 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2019.