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Akron, Ohio
Summary
Post town located about thirty-five miles southeast of Cleveland. Laid out, by 1825. Population in 1830 about 350; in 1836 about 1,600; and in 1840 about 1,700. Located at intersection of Ohio Canal and Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. First branch of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established in town, by 1841.
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- Town/City
- Akron
- County
- Portage County
- State/Province
- Ohio
- Country:
- United States