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Timeline of Stow Township Buildings, Roads, Developments
| Date & Event | Address/Location |
|---|---|
| 1796 to 1797 Moses Cleaveland's party explored mouth of Cuyahoga, with Joshua Stow | "Town 3, Range 10" |
| 1799 Hudson township settled, north of Stow | N/A |
| 1802 Walker family cabin | 5369 Stow Road (in NE) |
| 1803 Betsy Walker born | 5369 Stow Road (in NE) |
| 1803 Ohio becomes a state | N/A |
| 1803 Starr settled "Call Farm" | Fish Creek Road (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 | N/A |
| 1804 Wetmore house, July | Stow Center |
| 1805 Franklin settled (1867 named Kent) | N/A |
| 1806 First church held (Stephen Butler home) | 3226 Kent Road |
| 1806 First school held (Walker cabin) | 5369 Stow Road (in NE) |
| 1807 1st burial in Maple Lawn Cemetery (aka Maple Grove, Darrowville) | Darrow Road |
| 1807 Judge William Wetmore farmhouse ("treaty steps") | 3020 Kent Road |
| 1808 First sawmill, by Ezra Wyatt | 3428 Hudson Road (Stow Corners) |
| 1808 new William Wetmore house | 3060 Kent Road (E of Wetmore Pond) (Silver Lake) |
| 1808 Stow is organized | N/A |
| 1808 to 1809 Samuel Baker's house | N of cemetery |
| 1809 John Graham's farm | W Graham Road |
| 1809 Stow Cemetery's first burial (Eliz. Goodwin Gaylord, wife of Jonathan G., Sr.) | Kent Road |
| 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 Road |
| 1809 William Stow et al, settled Kelsey Mills (now Munroe Falls) | Monroe Falls |
| 1809 Gristmill, by Kelsey and Wilcox | Cuyahoga River at Bailey Road (Monroe Falls) |
| 1812 first dam across river by Kelsey and Wilcox | Bailey Road (Monroe Falls) |
| 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 Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1812? Indians left Silver Lake | Silver Lake |
| 1812 to 1814 War of 1812 | N/A |
| 1815 Hudson Road improved by Joseph Darrow | From the center of Stow to Hudson line |
| 1816 John Graham house and distillery | Munroe Falls N of river |
| 1817 Sawmill by Wolcott and Griswold | Munroe Falls N of river |
| 1819 Titus Wetmore home built (later Dunn-Quigley Funeral Home) | Kent Road |
| 1820 Edwin Wetmore's house | 3060 Kent Road (Silver Lake) |
| 1825 There were 10 schoolhouses by then | N/A |
| 1825 Woolcott house | E Kent Road |
| 1825 William Wetmore and J. Stow established Cuyahoga Falls (from SW Stow Township) | N/A |
| 1825 Dam built in Cuyahoga Falls | N/A |
| 1825 to 1826 Saw, grist, linseed, and mills built in Cuyahoga Falls | N/A |
| 1826 Paper mill built in Cuyahoga Falls | N/A |
| 1828 Starr/Call farmhouse built by Josiah Starr | 5215 Fish Creek Road |
| 1831 1st church Building - Presbyterian | Kent Road, beside cemetery |
| 1831 Schoolhouse Number 3 built | Darrow Road N of Stow Corners |
| 1832 Southmayd House | Stow and Darrow Roads |
| 1826 Sadler farmhouse | 954 McCauley Road (Metz) |
| 1834 Metz Church built | McCauley Road |
| 1890? Metz post office | 887 McCauley Road |
| 1834 Titus Wetmore house | Stow Corners NW |
| 1836 William Graham house | 1670 Graham Road |
| 1838 "White Haven" built | Fish Creek and Graham Roads NW |
| 1837 Tornado destination Fred Sanford house | Graham Road Salt Lake |
| 1836 Dixon-McCracken General Store | 10 N Main Street, 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) | N/A |
| 1838 Village of Munroe Falls incorporated | N/A |
| 1840 Summit County organized from Portage and Medina Counties | N/A |
| 1840 to 1869 P and O Canal in use | Munroe Falls, S of river |
| 1841 The first Center school | NW corner Darrow and Graham |
| 1844 Disciples of Christ acquired Former Presbyterian Building | Kent Road |
| 1847 "Minnie Darrow House" by Lyman Darrow | 5026 Darrow, SE corner of Darrow and Norton Roads |
| 1849 "Mary Starr House" built by Lyman Darrow | 5040 Darrow Road |
| 1849 "White Haven" bought by William Parke | Fish Creek and Graham Roads NE or NW? |
| 1850 First bank in Munroe Falls by Owen Brown | 50 Munroe Falls Avenue |
| 1850? "Oregon 1000" sign | Fish Creek and Graham Roads NE or NW? |
| 1852 Chamberlain farmhouse by Chas. Powers | 4160 Darrow Road |
| 1855 Stewart-Hanson house built | 2832 Call Road |
| 1860 to 1865 Civil War | N/A |
| 1865 Sultana Steamship tragedy; 8 Stow soldiers involved and 4 killed | Mississippi River |
| 1868 Stow Township Hall built | Stow Corners SW |
| 1874 Summit County's Townships all mapped | N/A |
| 1876 U.S. Centennial | N/A |
| 1876 Disciples of Christ Church moved to Darrow Road (N parking lot of current Building) | 3493 Darrow Road |
| 1870 Ralph Lodge house | 2879 Silver Lake Boulevard (Silver Lake) |
| 1874 Stow Lake/Wetmore Pond named Silver Lake (by Ralph Lodge) | Silver Lake |
| 1875 Silver Lake Amusement Park est | Silver Lake |
| 1875 Darrow Street Grange Hall | Darrow Road |
| 1868 Geistweite Home (S of towpath, tracks; w of Route 91) | 21 N Main Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1884 Railroad tracks built on bed of canal (the Pittsburgh and Western) | Munroe Falls |
| 1900 B and O built double tracks and 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 Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1885 Guise House Munroe Falls | 147 S Main Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1885 Munroe Falls 1-room school built (city hall) | Munroe Falls |
| 1890 Darrowville founded | Darrow Road |
| 1895 Interurban ran from Akron to Kent (til 1932) | Kent Road |
| 1895 Mud Turtle Pond renamed Wyoga Lake (Indian=place of the turtle) | Stow |
| 1896 Elgin Butter and Ice Cream founded | 3346 Darrow Road |
| 1905 Stow General Store/Stow Hardware Co. in 1930 | Kent Road |
| 1913 Massive flooding in Ohio swept away dam and bridge | Munroe Falls |
| 1913 Dam replaced | Munroe Falls |
| 1907 Center School | 3760 Darrow Road |
| 1914 Center School addition to west side | 3760 Darrow Road |
| 1916 Munroe Falls joins Stow school system | N/A |
| 1915 Elgin Butter and Ice Cream Co. ended/became Stow Dairy | 3346 Darrow Road |
| 1917 Silver Lake Amusement Park closed/became a residential area | Silver Lake |
| 1918 Flu epidemic | Area-wide |
| 1918 Silver Lake Village incorporated (William R. Lodge=1st mayor) | Silver Lake |
| 1918 Paradise Park allotment was platted and homes began | former Wetmore estate |
| 1919 Marhofer Chevrolet (began as auto repair, gas) | Stow Corners SE |
| 1919 Wetmore Park dedicated | Kent Road |
| 1920 Stow Aviation Field | 4020 Kent Road |
| 1920 Stow Community Church built (round Building) | Elm Road |
| 1921 Current FCC church built beside Disciples of Christ Building ("Church of Christ at Stow") | 3493 Darrow Road |
| 1921 Summit City 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 | Monroe Falls |
| 1924 High School built across from Central School | Graham Road |
| 1926 Silver Lake joined Stow schools: "Stow Township Rural School District" | N/A |
| 1925 Library opened in Township Hall | Stow Corners SW |
| 1926 Holt's Pharmacy | 3310 Kent Road |
| 1926 Colonnade built | 3310 Kent Road |
| 1927 "3390 Building" built by John William Marhofer | 3390 Kent Road |
| 1928 Wyatt tavern moved (house only) | Stow Corners NE to 3614 Elm Road |
| 1930 Library relocated north | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1930? Becker Wholesale Foods building/storm doors /Dominic's Produce/Sealtest Dairy/Police and Fire Departments | Stow Corners SW |
| 1931 Sohio/Standard Oil/BP station (100 year old oak tree cut) | Stow Corners NW |
| 1930? Isaly's dairy store opened | 3390 Kent Road |
| 1930? Spaght Building | Stow Corners NE |
| 1932 Hudson Road built over gorge | Stow Corners |
| 1932 Interurban line discontinued | Kent Road |
| 1933 Munroe Falls Road named where Yukon is now | Yukon Road |
| 1933 School bus service began | N/A |
| 1934 Becker Wholesale Foods | Stow Corners SW |
| 1934 First Fire Station | Kent Road and Gorge Boulevard |
| 1934 Munroe Falls annexed SE portion from Tallmadge | N/A |
| 1936 Central Cash Market | 3390 Kent Road |
| 1936 Metz post office closed (Building remains) | 887 McCauley Road |
| 1936 Wyatt tavern burned down (not house) | Stow Corners NE |
| 1939 Stow Grade School (now Highland Elementry) was 1st grade School | 1843 Graham Road |
| 1939 Stow Field (name changed) | 4020 Kent Road |
| 1940 Tip-Top Drive-In | 3428 Darrow Road |
| 1941 Center School closed | Graham Road |
| 1941 Hall moved for Children's Chapel (dedicated In 1948) | 3493 Darrow Road |
| 1943 Kent State University Airport (name change) | 4020 Kent Road |
| 1947 Stow Dairy (location Number 2) | 135 W Kent Road |
| 1948 Adell Durbin Park dedicated | Darrow Road |
| 1948 Eddy's Cycle and Supply estate | Darrow Road |
| 1948 Children's Chapel dedicated | 3493 Darrow Road |
| 1948 Munroe Falls First Fire Station | 59 N Main Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1949 Osman's Pie Shop (location Number 1) Colonnade Building | 3310 Kent Road |
| 1952 Guise Park | Munroe Falls Avenue (beside city hall) |
| 1952 to 1953 Diagonal Road renamed to Stow Road | Stow |
| 1952 to 1953 Hudson Road renamed as Darrow Road | Stow |
| 1952 Munroe Falls Road renamed Yukon Road | Stow |
| 1953 Dunn-Quigley Funeral Home opened | 117 W Kent Road/3333 Kent Road |
| 1954 Riverview Elementary | 240 N River Road, Munroe Falls |
| 1954 Woodland Elementary | 2908 Graham Road |
| 1955 Isaly's moved W (location Number 2) | 3322 Kent Road |
| 1957 Church of Christ changed name to "First Christian Church of Stow" | 3493 Darrow Road |
| 1958 Darrow Road widened | Darrow Road |
| 1958 Darrow Street Grange Hall moved | Darrow Road |
| 1958 Darrowville Post Office closed | Darrow Road |
| 1959 MacTac built | 4560 Darrow Road |
| 1959 Stow-Kent Shopping Center | 4310 Kent Road |
| 1960's American Elm trees died from Dutch Elm disease; new Stow Tree Board replaced them | Stow |
| 1960 Fishcreek Elementary | 5080 Fishcreek Road |
| 1960 Osman's Pie Shop (location Number 2) (Stow Plaza) | Kent Road |
| 1960 Flag Pole restaurant | 3428 Darrow Road |
| 1960 Holy Family Church | 3450 Sycamore Drive |
| 1960 Lakeview Intermediate School | 1819 Graham Road |
| 1960 Sonoco purchased paper mill in Munroe Falls | 59 N Main Street, Munroe Falls |
| 1960 Stow became a city | Stow |
| 1961 Last burial in Maple Lawn; Stow City took over maintenance | Darrow Road |
| 1961 to 1963 Commerce Park | Commerce Drive |
| 1962 First Federal S and L (later Charter One Bank) | 135 W Kent Road |
| 1963 Echo Hills Elementary | 4405 Stow Road |
| 1963 Fire Station Number 2 | Commerce Drive |
| 1963 Library moved into new building | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1963 Munroe Falls town hall moved to present site | Munroe Falls Avenue |
| 1963 New bridge over river in Munroe Falls (for Route 91) | Munroe Falls |
| 1966 Andrew W Paton Field (name changed) | 4020 Kent Road |
| 1966 Southmayd House Removed to Hale Farm | Stow and Darrow Roads |
| 1967 Fire Station demolished | Kent Road and Gorge Boulevard |
| 1967 to 1995 police station | Darrow Road |
| 1968 Silver Springs Park estate | 5027 Stow Road |
| 1968 Captain Jack's restaurant | 3428 Darrow Road |
| 1968 High School renamed "Workman High School" | Graham Road |
| 1969 Indian Trail Elementary | 3512 Kent Road |
| 1969 Stow Hardware demolished | Kent Road |
| 1970 Kimpton Middle School | 380 N River Road, Munroe Falls |
| 1970 Summit City Home closed | Munroe Falls Geisteweite farm |
| 1970 Veterans' Memorial Park | 3301 Kent Road |
| 1972 Colonnade Building Named | 3310 Kent Road |
| 1972 Oregon Corners Plaza | Fish Creek and Graham Roads SW |
| 1972 White Haven removed to Silver Springs Park | Fish Creek and Graham Roads NW |
| 1973 Library addition | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1974 Munroe Falls new fire and police stations | Munroe Falls Avenue(City Hall) |
| 1978 Munroe Falls Metropark estate (was John Renner's) | Munroe Falls |
| 1979 Graham Road widened | Graham Road |
| 1979 Library addition | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1981 Osman's Pie Shop (location Number 3) | 4974 Darrow Road |
| 1984 Kent Road widened | Kent Road |
| 1984 Present Post Office built | 3900 Darrow Road |
| 1984 to 1985 Central School Building Demolished | 3760 Graham Road |
| 1985 Darrow House removed to Silver Springs Park | 5026 Darrow |
| 1985 Stow-Glen Retirement Community estate (1st in Summit) | 4285 Kent Road |
| 1986 Around the Clock Restaurant | 3428 Darrow Road |
| 1986 New City Hall completed | 3760 Graham Road |
| 1987 New (current) Stow High School (1st class was 1988) | 3227 E Graham Road |
| 1989 Workman demolished (for Plaza) | Graham Road |
| 1986 Silver Valley Condominiums and Shopping Center (Plaza) | Darrow Road |
| 1991 Munroe Falls became a city | Munroe Falls |
| 1991 Starr house removed to Silver Springs Park | Young Road |
| 1992 Charlie's Restaurant | 3428 Darrow Road |
| 1992 Walker house demolished | 5369 Stow Road (in NE) |
| 1993 American Holly tree removed from Kent Road to Arboretum | Kent Road |
| 1993 Heather Knoll Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Munroe Falls |
| 1995 Munroe Falls new safety Building | Munroe Falls Avenue (city hall) |
| 1995 Stow Safety Center | 3800 Darrow Road (behind City Hall) |
| 1995 Police and Fire stations moved to Safety Center | 3800 Darrow Road |
| 1996 Three houses razed for library renovation (Chamberlains' and others) | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1996 Eddy's Bike Shop moved south | 3707 Darrow Road |
| 1996 Present Doughboy erected | 3800 Darrow Road |
| 1997 Isaly's location Number 2 closed | 3322 Kent Road |
| 1997 Isaly's II opened in renovated Colonnade Building | 3310 Kent Road |
| 1997 Library moved back into enlarged building | 3512 Darrow Road |
| 1998 CVS drug store opened | 3301 Kent Road |
| 1998 Munroe Falls new service garage opened | Munroe Falls Avenue (city hall) |
| 1999 Skate Park | Graham Road |
| 2002 Most acreage of Call Farm sold for "Call's Farm" housing development | Fish Creek Road |
| 2002 Ohio Bicentennial barn painted | 3742 Hudson Drive |
| 2002 Stow built water tower beside Post Office | Darrow Road |
| 2003 to 2004 Colonnade Building Renovated | 3310 Kent Road |
| 2003 July storms resulted in record flooding | Stow and Munroe Falls |
| 2003 Marhofer 3390 Building demolished after flood | 3390 Kent Road |
| 2003 Fire Station Number 3 | Fish Creek Road& L'Hermitage Place |
| 2004 Stow celebrated 200 years! | Stow |
| 2005 Tip Top Restaurant returns, in place of Charlie's | 3428 Darrow Road |
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