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Local History - Stow Timeline

Local History - Stow Timeline



(Munroe Falls & Silver Lake are color-coded)

Timeline of Stow Township, Ohio:
Buildings, Roads, Developments
Address/Location
Nineteenth Century
1796-97 Moses Cleaveland’s party explored mouth of Cuyahoga, with Joshua Stow "Town 3, Range 10"
1799 Hudson twp. settled, north of Stow *
1802 Walker family cabin 5369 Stow Rd. (in NE)
1803 Betsy Walker born 5369 Stow Rd. (in NE)
1803 Ohio becomes a state *
1803 Starr settled “Call Farm” Fish Creek Rd. (before road was there)
1804 Bridge over Cuyahoga in Franklin Mills Kent, OH
1804 Mary Campbell born Stow Township
1804 Stow settled by Wetmores. etc. in June *
1804 Wetmore house, July Stow Center
1805 Franklin settled (1867 named Kent) *
1806 First church held (Stephen Butler home) 3226 Kent Rd.
1806 First school held (Walker cabin) 5369 Stow Rd. (in NE)
1807 1st burial in Maple Lawn Cemetery (aka Maple Grove, Darrowville) Darrow Rd.
1807 Judge Wm. Wetmore farmhouse (“treaty steps”) 3020 Kent Rd.
1808 First sawmill, by Ezra Wyatt 3428 Hudson Rd. (Stow Corners)
1808 new Wm. Wetmore house 3060 Kent Rd.(E of Wetmore Pond) (Silver Lake)
1808 Stow is organized *
1808-09 Samuel Baker’s house N. of cemetery
1809 John Graham’s farm W. Graham Rd.
1809 Stow Cemetery's first burial (Eliz. Goodwin Gaylord, wife of Jonathan G., Sr.) Kent Rd.
1810 First schoolhouse built Stow Corners
1810 First tavern, Ezra Wyatt Stow Corners NE
1811 First election of officers, Butler’s cabin Darrow, N of Graham
1812 Caleb Wetmore house 3438 Kent Rd.
1809 Wm. Stow et al, settled Kelsey Mills (now Munroe Falls) *
1809 Gristmill, by Kelsey & Wilcox Cuyahoga River at Bailey Rd.
1812 first dam across river by Kelsey & Wilcox Bailey Rd.
1817 Second dam, by Kelsey, at site of present one Munroe Falls
1818 Kelseys’ new gristmill beside Graham distillery Munroe Falls
1821 Thorton Kitchen 147 S. Main St., Munroe Falls
1812? Indians left SL Silver Lake
1812-1814 War of 1812 *
1815 Hudson Road improved by Joseph Darrow from center of Stow to Hudson line
1816 John Graham house & distillery Munroe Falls N. of river
1817 Sawmill by Wolcott & Griswold Munroe Falls N. of river
1819 Titus Wetmore home built (later Dunn-Quigley Funeral Home) Kent Rd.
1820 Edwin Wetmore’s house 3060 Kent Rd. (S.L.)
1825 There were 10 schoolhouses by then *
1825 Woolcott house E. Kent Rd.
1825 Wm. Wetmore & J. Stow est. Cuyahoga Falls (from SW Stow Twp.) *
1825 Dam built in Cuyahoga Falls *
1825-26 Saw- grist- linseed- mills built in Cuyahoga Falls *
1826 Paper mill built in Cuyahoga Falls *
1828 Starr/Call farmhouse built by Josiah Starr 5215 Fish Creek Rd.
1831 1st church bldg. - Presby. Kent Rd., beside cemet.
1831 Schoolhouse #3 built Darrow Rd. N. of Stow Corners
1832 Southmayd Hse. Stow & Darrow Rds.
1826 Sadler farmhse. 954 McCauley Rd. (Metz)
1834 Metz Church built McCauley Rd.
1890? Metz post office 887 McCauley Rd.
1834 Titus Wetmore house Stow Corners NW
1836 Wm. Graham hse. 1670 Graham Rd.
1838 "White Haven" built Fish Creek & Graham Rds. NW
1837 Tornado dest. Fred Sanford house Graham Rd. SL
1836 Dixon-McCracken General Store 10 N Main St., Munroe Falls
1836 Edmund Munroe bought 200 acres near dam Munroe Falls
1837 Munroe Falls Manufacturing Co. (for silk, etc.) Munroe Falls
1837 Panic of 1837 (depression) *
1838 Vlg. of Munroe Falls incorporated *
1840 Summit County organized from Portage & Medina Counties *
1840-1869 P & O Canal in use Munroe Falls, S. of river
1841 The first Center school NW crnr. Darrow & Graham
1844 Disciples of Christ acq. Former Presby. Bldg. Kent Rd.
1847 “Minnie Darrow House” by Lyman Darrow 5026 Darrow, SE corner of Darrow & Norton Rds.
1849 “Mary Starr House” built by Lyman Darrow 5040 Darrow Rd.
1849 “White Haven” bought by Wm. Parke Fish Creek & Graham Rds. NE or NW?
1850 First bank in Munroe Falls by Owen Brown 50 Munroe Falls Ave.
1850? "Oregon 1000" sign Fish Creek & Graham Rds. NE or NW?
1852 Chamberlain farmhouse by Chas. Powers 4160 Darrow Rd.
1855 Stewart-Hanson house built 2832 Call Road
1860-1865 Civil War *
1865 Sultana Steamship tragedy; 8 Stow soldiers involved & 4 killed Mississippi River
1868 Stow Twp. Hall built Stow Corners SW
1874 Summit County's Townships all mapped *
1876 U.S. Centennial *
1876 Disc. of Christ Church moved to Darrow Rd. (N. parking lot of current Bldg.) 3493 Darrow Rd.
1870 Ralph Lodge house 2879 Silver Lake Blvd.
1874 Stow Lake/Wetmore Pond named Silver Lake (by Ralph Lodge) *
1875 Silver Lake Amusement Park est. Silver Lake
1875 Darrow Street Grange Hall Darrow Rd.
1868 Geistweite Home (s. of towpath, tracks; w. of Rt 91) 21 N. Main St., Munroe Falls
1884 Railroad tracks built on bed of canal (the Pittsburgh & Western) Munroe Falls
1900 B & O built double tracks & moved depot Munroe Falls
1866 Munroe bros. flour mill converted to paper mill Munroe Falls
1879 Munroe Falls post office began in general store 10 N Main St., Munroe Falls
1885 Guise House Munroe Falls 147 S. Main St., Munroe Falls
1885 Munroe Falls 1-room school built (city hall) Munroe Falls
1890 Darrowville founded Darrow Rd.
1895 Interurban ran from Akron to Kent (til 1932) Kent Rd.
1895 Mud Turtle Pond renamed Wyoga Lake (Indian=place of the turtle) Stow
1896 Elgin Butter & Ice Cream founded 3346 Darrow Rd.
Twentieth Century
1905 Stow General Store/Stow Hardware Co. in 1930 Kent Rd.
1913 Massive flooding in Ohio--swept away dam & bridge Munroe Falls
1913 Dam replaced Munroe Falls
1907 Center School 3760 Darrow Rd.
1914 Center School addition to west side 3760 Darrow Rd.
1916 Munroe Falls joins Stow school system *
1915 Elgin Butter & Ice Cream Co. ended / became Stow Dairy 3346 Darrow Rd.
1917 Silver Lake Amusement Park closed/became residential area Silver Lake
1918 Flu epidemic Area-wide
1918 Silver Lake Village incorporated (Wm R. Lodge=1st mayor) Silver Lake
1918 Paradise Park allotment platted & homes began former Wetmore estate
1919 Marhofer Chevrolet (began as auto repair, gas) Stow Corners SE
1919 Wetmore Park dedicated Kent Rd.
1920 Stow Aviation Field 4020 Kent Rd.
1920 Stow Community Church built (round bldg.) Elm Rd.
1921 Current FCC church built beside Disc.of Christ bldg. ("Church of Christ at Stow") 3493 Darrow Road
1921 Summit Cty. Home opened Munroe Falls Geisteweite farm
1921 Village of Munroe Falls voted on, majority approved Munroe Falls
1923 Munroe Falls annexed SW portion from Tallmadge *
1924 High School built across from Central School Graham Rd.
1926 Silver Lake joined Stow schools:"Stow Twp. Rural School District" *
1925 Library opened in Twp. Hall Stow Corners SW
1926 Holt’s Pharmacy 3310 Kent Rd.
1926 Colonnade built 3310 Kent Rd.
1927 "3390 Building" built by John Wm. Marhofer 3390 Kent Rd.
1928 Wyatt tavern moved (house only) Stow Corners NE to 3614 Elm Rd.
1930 Library relocated north 3512 Darrow Road
1930? Becker Wholesale Foods building/storm doors /Dominic's Produce/Sealtest Dairy/Police & Fire Depts. Stow Corners SW
1931 Sohio/Standard Oil/BP station (100 yr-old oak tree cut) Stow Corners NW
1930? Isaly’s dairy store opened 3390 Kent Rd.
1930? Spaght Building Stow Corners NE
1932 Hudson Rd. built over gorge Stow Corners
1932 Interurban line discontinued Kent Rd.
1933 Munroe Falls Rd. named where Yukon is now Yukon Rd.
1933 School bus service began *
1934 Becker Wholesale Foods Stow Corners SW
1934 First Fire Station Kent Rd. & Gorge Blvd.
1934 Munroe Falls annexed SE portion from Tallmadge *
1936 Central Cash Market 3390 Kent Rd.
1936 Metz post office closed (bldg. remains) 887 McCauley Rd.
1936 Wyatt tavern burned down (not house) Stow Corners NE
1939 Stow Grade School (now Highland Elem.) was 1st grade sch. 1843 Graham Rd.
1939 Stow Field (name changed) 4020 Kent Rd.
1940 Tip-Top Drive-In 3428 Darrow Rd.
1941 Center School closed Graham Rd.
1941 Hall moved for Children’s Chapel (ded. In 1948) 3493 Darrow Road
1943 Kent State University Airport (name change) 4020 Kent Rd.
1947 Stow Dairy (location #2) 135 W. Kent Rd.
1948 Adell Durbin Park dedicated Darrow Rd.
1948 Eddy’s Cycle & Supply est. Darrow Rd.
1948 Children’s Chapel dedicated 3493 Darrow Road
1948 Munroe Falls First Fire Station 59 N. Main St., Munroe Falls
1949 Osman’s Pie Shop (location #1) Colonnade Bldg. 3310 Kent Rd.
1952 Guise Park Munroe Falls Ave. (beside city hall)
1952-53 Diagonal Road renamed to Stow Rd. Stow
1952-53 Hudson Rd. renamed as Darrow Rd. Stow
1952 Munroe Falls Rd. renamed Yukon Rd. Stow
1953 Dunn-Quigley Funeral Home opened 117 W. Kent Rd./3333 Kent Rd.
1954 Riverview Elem. 240 N. River Rd., Munroe Falls
1954 Woodland Elem. 2908 Graham Rd.
1955 Isaly’s moved W (loc. #2) 3322 Kent Rd.
1957 Church of Christ changed name to "First Christian Church of Stow" 3493 Darrow Rd.
1958 Darrow Rd. widened Darrow Rd.
1958 Darrow Street Grange Hall moved Darrow Rd.
1958 Darrowville Post Office closed Darrow Rd.
1959 MacTac built 4560 Darrow Rd.
1959 Stow-Kent Shopping Center 4310 Kent Rd.
1960's American Elm trees died from Dutch Elm disease; new Stow Tree Board replaced them Stow
1960 Fishcreek Elem. 5080 Fishcreek Rd.
1960 Osman’s Pie Shop (location #2) (Stow Plaza) Kent Rd.
1960 Flag Pole restaurant 3428 Darrow Rd.
1960 Holy Family Church 3450 Sycamore Dr.
1960 Lakeview Intermediate Sch. 1819 Graham Rd.
1960 Sonoco purchased paper mill in Munroe Falls 59 N. Main St., Munroe Falls
1960 Stow became a city Stow
1961 Last burial in Maple Lawn; Stow City took over maintenance Darrow Rd.
1961-63 Commerce Park Commerce Dr.
1962 First Federal S & L (later Charter One Bank) 135 W. Kent Rd.
1963 Echo Hills Elem. 4405 Stow Rd.
1963 Fire Station #2 Commerce Dr.
1963 Library moved into new building 3512 Darrow Rd.
1963 Munroe Falls town hall moved to present site Munroe Falls Ave.
1963 New bridge over river in Munroe Falls (for Rte. 91) Munroe Falls
1966 Andrew W. Paton Field (name changed) 4020 Kent Rd.
1966 Southmayd Hse. Removed to Hale Farm Stow & Darrow Rds.
1967 Fire Station demolished Kent Rd. & Gorge Blvd.
1967-1995 police station Darrow Rd.
1968 Silver Springs Park est. 5027 Stow Rd.
1968 Captain Jack's restaurant 3428 Darrow Rd.
1968 High School renamed "Workman High School" Graham Rd.
1969 Indian Trail Elem. 3512 Kent Rd.
1969 Stow Hardware demolished Kent Rd.
1970 Kimpton Middle Sch. 380 N. River Rd., Munroe Falls
1970 Summit cty. Home closed Munroe Falls Geisteweite farm
1970 Veterans' Memorial Park 3301 Kent Rd.
1972 Colonnade Bldg. Named 3310 Kent Rd.
1972 Oregon Corners Plaza Fish Creek & Graham Rds. SW
1972 White Haven removed to Silver Springs Park Fish Creek & Graham Rds. NW
1973 Library addition 3512 Darrow Rd.
1974 Munroe Falls new fire and police stations Munroe Falls Ave.(City Hall)
1978 Munroe Falls Metropark est. (was John Renner's) Munroe Falls
1979 Graham Rd. widened Graham Rd.
1979 Library addition 3512 Darrow Rd.
1981 Osman’s Pie Shop (location #3) 4974 Darrow Rd.
1984 Kent Rd. widened Kent Rd.
1984 Present Post Office built 3900 Darrow Rd.
1984-5 Central School bldg. Demolished 3760 Graham Rd.
1985 Darrow House removed to Silver Springs Park 5026 Darrow
1985 Stow-Glen Retirement Community est. (1st in Summit) 4285 Kent Rd.
1986 Around the Clock Restaurant 3428 Darrow Rd.
1986 New City Hall completed 3760 Graham Rd.
1987 New (current) Stow High School (1st class was 1988) 3227 E. Graham Rd.
1989 Workman demolished (for Plaza) Graham Rd.
1986 Silver Valley Condominiums & Shopping Center (Plaza) Darrow Rd.
1991 Munroe Falls became a city Munroe Falls
1991 Starr house removed to Silver Springs Park Young Rd.
1992 Charlie’s Restaurant 3428 Darrow Rd.
1992 Walker house demolished 5369 Stow Rd. (in NE)
1993 American Holly tree removed from Kent Rd. to Arboretum Kent Rd.
1993 Heather Knoll Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Munroe Falls
1995 Munroe Falls new safety bldg. Munroe Falls Ave. (city hall)
1995 Stow Safety Center 3800 Darrow Rd. (behind City Hall)
1995 Police & Fire stations moved to Safety Center 3800 Darrow Rd.
1996 Three houses razed for library renovation (Chamberlains' and others) 3512 Darrow Rd.
1996 Eddy’s Bike Shop moved south 3707 Darrow Rd.
1996 Present Doughboy erected 3800 Darrow Rd.
1997 Isaly’s loc. #2 closed 3322 Kent Rd.
1997 Isaly’s II opened in renovated Colonnade Bldg. 3310 Kent Rd.
1997 Library moved back into enlarged building 3512 Darrow Rd.
1998 CVS drug store opened 3301 Kent Rd.
1998 Munroe Falls new service garage opened Munroe Falls Ave. (city hall)
1999 Skate Park Graham Rd.
Twenty-First Century
2002 Most acreage of Call Farm sold for "Call's Farm" housing development Fish Creek Rd.
2002 Ohio Bicentennial barn painted 3742 Hudson Dr.
2002 Stow built water tower beside Post Office Darrow Rd.
2003-04 Colonnade bldg. Renovated 3310 Kent Rd.
2003 July storms resulted in record flooding Stow & Munroe Falls
2003 Marhofer 3390 Building demolished after flood 3390 Kent Rd.
2003 Fire Station #3 Fish Creek Rd.& L'Hermitage Place
2004 Stow celebrated 200 years! Stow
2005 Tip Top Restaurant returns, in place of Charlie's 3428 Darrow Rd.
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