Timeline of Toledo, Ohio
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1835
- Toledo Blade newspaper begins publication.[1]
- Lucas County, Ohio established.[2]
- 1836 - Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad begins operating.[3]
- 1837
- Toledo incorporated.[3]
- John Berdan becomes mayor.
- Fire Department established.[4]
- 1845 - Miami and Erie Canal opens.[3]
- 1850 - Population: 3,829.[3]
- 1851 - Toledo Medical Association founded.[5]
- 1862 - Cherry Street bridge built.[3]
- 1864 - Toledo Library Association formed.[6]
- 1869 - Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in operation.[3]
- 1870
- 1872 - Toledo University of Arts and Trades established.[3]
- 1873
- St. Ursula Academy founded.[8]
- Toledo Public Library opens.[6]
- 1875 - Milburn Wagon Company in business.[9]
- 1877 - Railroad strike.[10]
- 1880 - Population: 50,137.[7]
- 1888 - Libbey Glass Company in business.[3]
- 1894 - Tiedtke's grocery in business.
- 1896 - Lucas County Court House built.
- 1898 - First Church of Christ, Scientist built.
- 1900
- Toledo Zoological Gardens established.[11]
- Population: 131,822.[7]
20th century
- 1901
- Toledo Museum of Art founded.[12]
- Toledo Scale Company in business.
- 1902 - Toledo Automobile Club established.[13]
- 1907 - Isaac R. Sherwood becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district.[14]
- 1910
- Willys-Overland automobile plant built.[15]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo established.[16]
- 1918 - Municipal Hospital opens.[17]
- 1920 - Population: 243,164.[7]
- 1929 - Hillcrest Hotel built.
- 1930 - Indiana Avenue YMCA[18] and Toledo Hospital building on North Cove Boulevard open.
- 1931
- High Level Bridge built.
- Sister city relationship established with Toledo, Spain.[19]
- 1932 - National City Bank Building constructed.
- 1934 - April 12: Auto-Lite strike begins.
- 1936 - Brand Whitlock Homes built.[3]
- 1937 - Point Place becomes part of city.
- 1938 - Owens Corning Corporation headquartered in city.
- 1950 - Population: 303,616.[7]
- 1953 - WGTE-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1954
- 1955 - Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Downtown Toledo Associates[9] established.
- 1959 - Toledo Opera founded.
- 1964 - Toledo Botanical Garden established.[22]
- 1966 - Reynolds Corners becomes part of city.
- 1968 - Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments established.
- 1969
- July 4: Ohio Fireworks Derecho.
- Masonic Auditorium and Fiberglas Tower built.
- 1970 - Toledo-Lucas County Public Library established.[6]
- 1971 - Franklin Park Mall in business.
- 1978 - Western Lake Erie Historical Society founded.[23]
- 1982 - One SeaGate hi-rise and DiSalle Government Center built.
- 1983 - Marcy Kaptur becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district.[24][25]
- 1984 - Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank established.[26]
- 1985 - Franklin Park Mall cinema in business.[21]
- 1987 - SeaGate Convention Centre opens.
- 1990 - Population: 332,943.[7]
- 1992 - Toledo Natural Food Cooperative opens.
- 1994 - Carty Finkbeiner becomes mayor.
- 1997 - Toledo's Attic (city history website) launched.
- 1998 - City website online (approximate date).[27][chronology citation needed]
21st century
- 2002
- Fifth Third Field (stadium) opens.
- Jack Ford becomes mayor.
- 2005 - October 15: 2005 Toledo riot.
- 2006 - Carty Finkbeiner becomes mayor again.
- 2009 - Huntington Center (arena) opens.
- 2010
- Michael Bell becomes mayor.
- Population: 287,208.[28]
- 2014 - D. Michael Collins becomes mayor.
- 2015 - February: Mayor Collins dies; Paula Hicks-Hudson becomes acting mayor.
- 2018 - Wade Kapszukiewicz becomes mayor.
