As a compromise, the state placed two sidecuts before the terminus, one in Toledo at Swan Creek and another in Maumee.Īn almost bloodless conflict between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, called the Toledo War (1835–1836), was "fought" over a narrow strip of land from the Indiana border to Lake Erie, now containing the city and the suburbs of Sylvania and Oregon. Daniels, a merchant, who reportedly suggested Toledo because it 'is easy to pronounce, is pleasant in sound, and there is no other city of that name on the American continent." Despite Toledo’s efforts, the final terminus was decided to be built in Manhattan a half mile to the north of Toledo because it was closer to the lake. The most popular version attributes the naming to Willard J. Others award the honor to Two Stickney, son of the major who quaintly numbered his sons and named his daughters after States. One recounts that Washington Irving, who was traveling in Spain at the time, suggested the name to his brother, a local resident this explanation ignores the fact that Irving returned to the United States in 1832. The inhabitants of this joined settlement chose the name Toledo, "but the reason for this choice is buried in a welter of legends. The towns of Port Lawrence and Vistula merged in 1833 to better compete against the towns of Waterville, Maumee, and Manhattan.
During the canal’s planning phase, many small towns along the northern shores of Maumee River heavily competed to be the ending terminus of the canal knowing it would give them a profitable status. The canal's purpose was to connect the city of Cincinnati to Lake Erie because at that time no highways existed in the state and it was thus very difficult for goods produced locally to reach the larger markets east of the Appalachian Mountains.
In 1824, the Ohio state legislature authorized the construction of Miami and Erie Canal and later its Wabash and Erie Canal extension in 1833. This is why present day streets on the northeast side of Cherry Street run at a slightly different angle from those to the southwest of it. These two towns physically bordered each other with Cherry Street dividing them. Immediately to the north of that, another syndicate founded the town of Vistula, the historic north end. Resettlement began around 1818 when a Cincinnati syndicate purchased a 974-acre (3.9 km 2) tract at the mouth of Swan Creek and named it Port Lawrence, creating the modern downtown area. However, many settlers fled the area during the War of 1812. The area was first settled by Americans in 1795, after the Battle of Fallen Timbers, with the founding of Fort Industry. įrench trading posts operated in the area as far back as 1680. The population of Toledo as of the 2010 Census was 287,208, while the Toledo metropolitan area had a population of 651,429. It has since become a city well known for its industry, particularly in glass and auto assembly, as well as for its art community, education, healthcare, and local sports teams. Toledo grew quickly as a result of the Miami and Erie Canal and its position on the railway line between New York and Chicago. The city was founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory, then re-founded in 1837, after conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio.
Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo ( / t ə ˈ l iː d oʊ /) is the fourth most populous city in the U.S.
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