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Record 455/1756
Copyright your Museum
Object ID 2002.0001.449
Accession# 2002.0001
Object Name Booklet
Title The Beginning of Akron
Summary Brief history of the beginning of Akron developed by General Perkins upon learning of the plans for the Ohio Canal. The town plat was officially recorded December 6, 1825. Includes a map of the two main sections of Akron.
Call# 977.1 BEG
Search Terms Akron
Ohio & Erie Canal
Ohio history
Phys Desc Softcover; 12 pages
Collection Library
People Perkins, General
Subjects History
Cities & towns
City planning
Canals
Catalog date 01/14/2003
Classification History
Language English
Pub Place Akron, Ohio
Publisher The Summit County Historical Society
Recfrom Hunker Associates, Inc.
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