Massillon is a town in Stark County in the US state of Ohio, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Canton, 20 miles (32 km) south of Akron, and 80 miles (80 km) south. from Cleveland. The population was 32,149 at the 2010 census, making it the 44th largest city in Ohio.
Massillon is the second largest combined area in Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the metropolitan area had a population of 404,422 and covered all of Stark and Carroll districts.
The area included in this town is mainly located in the western part of Perry Township, with sections extending northward to Jackson Township, west to Tuscarawas Township, and south to the City of Bethlehem. The village of Navarre borders the city in the south.
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Port of Massillon
Kendal's original settlement was founded in 1812 by Thomas Rotch, a Quaker from New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. James Duncan of New Hampshire first settled in Kendal before recording the plot for Massillon on December 6, 1826. Duncan, known as the founder of the city, named the city after Jean Baptiste Massillon, a French Catholic bishop, at the request of his wife. The city plate was erected along the eastern edge of the Tuscarawas River, which was the surveyed route for the Ohio and Erie Canals being built to connect Lake Erie with the Ohio River. The section of the canal that stretched from Cleveland to Massillon was completed in 1828. Massillon quickly became the main port city along the canal route, known as Massillon Harbor, after a canal completion in 1832. The first telegraph line would reach Massillon in 1847, and Ohio & amp; The Pennsylvania Railroad will extend its tracks to Massillon in 1852. Massillon was incorporated as a village in 1853. In 1868, Massillon was incorporated as a city when its population reached 5,000.
C. M. Russell & amp; Company
C. M. Russell & amp; The company, formed in 1842 by Charles. M. Russell and his brothers, Nahum Russell and Clement Russell, produce threshing machines and other agricultural tools in Massillon. The company began producing rail cars in 1852 and was incorporated in 1864 as Russell & amp; Company Inc. In 1884, Russell & amp; The company requested the manufacture of its famous steam traction machine and quickly became one of the largest manufacturers of industrial and agricultural equipment. The merger with the Griscom-Spencer company in 1912 created the Griscom-Russell Company. Griscom-Russell produced a heat exchanger for the United States Navy during World War II. The company closed in 1962.
Massillon Bridge Company
The Massillon Iron Bridge Company was founded by Joseph Davenport in 1869 after moving to Massillon from Boston to work at C. M. Russell & Company. Davenport also found and built the first locomotive "cowcatcher" and taxi in Massillon. The company was founded in 1887 as The Massillon Bridge Company. The Massillon Bridge Company designed and built steel frame bridges until the mid-1900s, many of which stand today.
Massillon State Hospital
Massillon State for the Insane Hospital opened in 1898 on an area of ​​240 hectares granted to the state of Ohio for the purpose of building a hospital. The hospital was founded by Ohio Governor William McKinley. In 1950 there were 3,100 patients in the hospital. Today it is known as Heartland Behavioral Healthcare.
Jewel Motor Car Company
The Forest City Motor Company was founded in Cleveland in 1906 but was transferred to Massillon in the same year. Forest City produced about 1,000 of their Jewel cars in Massillon between 1906 and 1909. The company name was changed to Jewel Motor Car Company but the company eventually ceased production in 1909.
Steel Age
Although steelmaking and fabrication are found throughout its history, some say the age of Massillon steel did not begin until 1909, when the first sheet of steel was toppled in the Massillon Rolling Mill Company. Massillon Rolling merged into the Central Steel Company in 1914, and lit the first open fireplace in 1915. The Central Steel was finally known as the Central Alloys Steel Company. In April 1930, Central Alloy merged with Republic Steel, becoming the third largest steel company in the world, with Massillon's operations employing nearly half of the city's workforce in 1959. This included other Massillon divisions such as the Massillon Union Drawn Steel and its stainless steel division Enduro Stainless. In 1984, Republic Steel was purchased by LTV Steel. Enduro closed in 1985, and other stainless factories underwent several ownership changes over the next 15 years. The main Republican facility on the southwest side of Massillon was closed in 2002.
Massillon Steel Joist
Stanley Macomber designed an open-web steel beam in 1921 while working for the Massillon Steel Company. Macomber left Central Steel and founded Massillon Steel Joist Co. in 1923. His open-web steel armor, patented in 1924, is known as Joist Massillon Steel. Macomber's invention is a revolutionary assembly of steel beams with a top plate used to support the floor, ceiling and roof. The basis of the design of the Macomber steel beams is still in use today. Stanley Macomber was inducted into the Inventor of the Hall of Fame in 2011.
Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway, the first US highway to run from coast to coast, envisioned in 1913 and followed Main Street through the center of Massillon. Main Street was eventually renamed the Lincoln Way in recognition of a new highway. In 1928, the federal government renamed Lincoln Highway to 30 US. A controlled access highway was built in 1971, passing 30 US about to the southern most parts of the city. The old Lincoln Highway that runs through Massillon and Canton is transferred as State Route 172.
Small Steel Attack
Massillon is a site where one of the most tragic examples of anti-union violence in US history takes place. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee began an effort to organize workers in the Republic of Steel in the spring of 1937, following the union of workers at the two largest steel companies of the country, US Steel and Jones & Laughlin Steel. In retaliation, the Republic of Steel expelled more than 1000 union supporters at factories in Canton and Massillon. On May 26, the union finally requested all workers in Steel Republic, Youngstown Gazette and Tube, and Outback Steel (together known as Minor Steel) to strike in response to the treatment of workers at Massillon and Canton.
On the night of July 11, 1937, a car failed to dim the headlights as it approached a police barrack near a picket line at one of the Massillon factories. City police assumed the worst and without warning opened fire with rifles and rifles. The police then used this offense to attack the peaceful crowd that gathered in front of the union headquarters. Police pumped tear gas canisters and fired on escaped people. Joining the National Guard, police destroyed the union hall and arrested every suspect member of the union they could find. Three people were killed and hundreds more injured in the incident.
Ohio Historical Marker # 18-76 was founded in 2004 in front of Massillon City Hall in memory of the Little Steel Strike of 1937.
Coxey Army
Jacob S. Coxey, Sr., sometimes known as the General Coxey of Massillon, was an American politician who ran for elective office several times in Ohio. He twice led the Coxey's Army, in 1894 and 1914, consisting of a group of unemployed people he led in a march from Massillon to Washington, DC, to propose "Petitions in Boots" demanding that Congress allocate funds to create jobs for the unemployed.. Although the march failed, Coxey's Army was an early attempt to arouse political interest in an increasingly important issue until the Social Security Act of 1935 prompted the creation of a state unemployment insurance program.
Jacob Coxey was elected mayor of Massillon in 1931 and served for one year.
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Geography
Massillon is on 40Ã, Â ° 47? 48? N 81Ã, Â ° 31? 17? W (40,7967, 81,5214), along the River Tuscarawas.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​18.76 square miles (48.59 km 2 ), which is 18.58 square miles (48.12 km 2 ) is ground and 0.18 square miles (0.47 km 2 ) is water.
The following residential neighborhoods are located in and around the city: Amherst Heights, Belmont, CHARM, Charity Rotch, Chestnut Hill, Clearview, Colonial Hills, Columbia Heights, East Brookfield, Elms Acres, Greenwood Acres, Kendall Heights, Lawndale, Mayflower Village, Moffitt Heights, New England, Oak Ridge, Perry Heights, Raynell, Sippo Heights, University Village, Walnut Hills, Wellman, West Brookfield, West Park, St. Andrews Golf Estates, and Westadaro
Demographics
census 2000
In the 2000 census, there were 31,325 people, 12,677 households, and 8,328 families living in the city. Population density is 1,870.3 people per square mile (722.1/km ²). There are 13,567 housing units with an average density of 810.0/sq., Mi (312,7/km²). City's racial makeup is 88.18% White, 9.39% African American, 1.60% of two races or more, 0.96% Hispanic or Latin, 0.34% of other races, 0.25% Asia, and 0.23% Native Americans.
There are 12,677 households where 29.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% are married couples living together, 13.8% have unmarried female households present, and 34.3% is non-family. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.
In urban populations spread by 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% 65-year-olds or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there are 92.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.5 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 32,734, and the average income for families is $ 41,058. Men have an average income of $ 32,021 compared to $ 22,327 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,633. About 8.3% of families and 10.7% of the population are below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those aged 65 and older.
census 2010
At the 2010 census, there were 32,149 people, 13,140 households, and 8,268 families living in the city. Population density is 1,730.3 soul per square mile (668.1/km 2 ). There are 14,497 housing units with an average density of 780.2 per square mile (301.2/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 87.4% White, 8.8% African American, 0.3% Native Americans, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% of other races, and 2.6% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino from any race is 2.0% of the population.
There are 13,140 households, of which 29.6% have children under 18 living with them, 42.9% are married couples living together, 14.9% have a housewife without husband's presence, 5.1% have a housewife without wife's presence, and 37.1% is not a family. 31.1% of all households are individuals and 13% have a self-sufficient 65 or older. The average household size is 2.37 and the average family size is 2.95.
The average age in the city is 40.1 years. 22.9% of the population is under 18 years of age; 8.2% between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% are from 25 to 44; 27.1% are from 45 to 64; and 16.7% are 65 years or older. The urban gender structure is 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
Economy
Although it is no longer home to a large steel mill in the 20th century, the following businesses are headquartered or prominent in the city:
- Ameri Cold Logistics
- Aqua Ohio (incorporated in 1926 as Massillon Water Services Company)
- A.R.E.
- Campbell Oil (Headquarters)
- The crown of Cork & amp; Seal
- Fresh Sign Inc.
- Greif Brothers
- Health Plan
- Heinz Frozen Food Co..
- Massillon Cable TV, founded in 1965
- Midwestern Industry (Headquarters)
- NFM Welding
- People's Cartage
- Republic Steel
- R.W. Screws
- Shearer's Foods (manufacturing and head office)
- Sugardale (pork products)
- Tower Industries
Massillon has a major business district along the Lincoln Way that runs from around State Route 21 to Wales Road. There are several shopping areas, especially Plaza Towne, Amherst Shopping Center, Mayflower Shopping Center, Massillon Market, and Meadows Plaza.
Government
The city is governed by a mayor and an elected city council. There are six board positions representing six city wards and three large board positions.
Walikota Kathy Catazaro-Perry (D)
Dewan Kota Massillon
- Presiden Dewan- Tony Townsend (D)
- Ward 1 - Sarita Cunningham-Hedderly (R)
- Ward 2 - Nancy Halter (R)
- Ward 3 - Andrea Scassa (D)
- Ward 4 - Tony Townsend (D)
- Ward 5 - Donnie Peters Jr. (R)
- Ward 6 - Ed Lewis (R)
- At-Large - Paul Manson (D)
- At-Large - Larry Slagle (D)
The Massillon municipal system serves all residents in the western Stark area of ​​the city of Massillon, Canal Fulton and Bethlehem Twp, Jackson Twp., Lawrence Twp., Twp Perry, Sugar Creek Twp., Tuscarawas Twp., Villages of Beach City, Brewster, Hills and Dales, Navarre and Wilmot.
Education
Public schools
The city is mainly served by the Massillon City School District. Other districts serve areas near, or outside, the city limits of Massillon. That is:
- Jackson Local School District
- Perry Local School District
- Tuslaw Local School District
In addition, R.G. Drage Career Technical Center from Stark County Area Vocational School District is located within the city limits.
Private school
There are three private schools located in Massillon. Massillon Christian School, operated by Massillon Baptist Temple, has students in kindergarten classes up to 12. There are also two parish primary schools, St. Barbara School for class K to eighth, and St. Mary School for preschool classes up to eighth, both of which are affiliated with the Holy Cross Academy system and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown.
Attractions
Massillon Museum
The Massillon Museum was founded in 1933 to preserve the rich history of the city. The museum was accredited in 1972 by the American Alliance of Museums and is currently located in the city center of the historic Dryenss Gensemer Brothers building. The museum collections include about 100,000 objects in 94 categories, 60,000 photos, and 18,000 archives and reference documents. The Immel Circus is one of the most interesting museum collections. The 100 square foot miniature circus contains 2,620 pieces: thirty six elephants, 186 horses, 102 various animals, ninety one carts, seven tents, and 2,207 people. Most of the pieces were hand-carved by Dr. Robert Immel of Massillon uses equipment from dental practice.
Lions Lincoln Theater
The 1915 landmark movie theater, designed by Guy Tilden, was rescued from demolition by the local Lions International club in 1982. The theater is considered to be one of the oldest cinema buildings built in a country still operating. One of two 35mm theater-arc projector projectors was replaced by digital projectors in 2013. Today the theater hosts community events, and features classic movies and used movies on weekends. The stage also hosts live theaters. In 1989, Dear Mother and All drama, World War I was played based on the original Massillon letters of Charles Vernon Brown and his friends and family, debuting in the theater.
Ohio Military Museum
The Ohio Military Museum is operated by the Ohio Military History Society and is home to thousands of artifacts and tributes to the men and women of Ohio who served in the armed forces. The museum moved to Museum Maps soon.
Parks and recreation
Massillon City Park & ​​amp; The Recreation Department operates recreation centers, a senior center, and 35 parks and open spaces. Massillon city golf course, The Legends of Massillon, opened in 1995. The city maintains the Stark County section of the Sippo Valley Bike & amp; Hike Trail, directing users trail to Dalton in Wayne County. The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail also pass through town.
Football
Football has long been one of the most notable contributions to Massillon culture.
Professional football
While the first players known to be paid for playing soccer are believed to have played for club teams in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, perhaps the first major professional football competition was between Massillon Tigers and Canton Bulldogs from 1903 to 1906 and 1915 to 1919. This rivalry preceded both the NFL and the competition mentioned above between Massillon and Canton high schools that continue to use the nickname of this early professional team. The Professional Footballers Association (PFRA) website contains articles about the early years of the competition, as well as articles on football history until the 1970s.
Massillon Tigers
Massillon's name is most associated with the football team Massillon Washington High School, the Tigers. Distinguished Massillon alumni include former Ohio State University, Cleveland Browns, and Cincinnati Bengals coach Paul Brown, and former Ohio State University player and former NFL All-Pro linebacker Chris Spielman. The Tigers have historically been one of the most high school soccer teams in the United States, second only to Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Together with the McKinley Cantonese High School Bulldog, the Tigers represent half of what many consider to be the biggest high school football competition in the country. Both Massillon and their fierce competition with Canton are the subject of the 2001 documentary Go Tigers! .
Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
The construction of Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon was completed in 1939 through the Job Progress Administration program. The stadium currently holds 16,884 people and is named after former Tiger player and head coach Paul Brown. In addition to being the regular season home of the Tiger Massillon Football team, the stadium also hosts numerous Ohio State High School Athletic Association football playoffs and division championship games. The stadium also hosts the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame competition and the trumpet corps competition. The stadium is marked with a historical marker dedicated to Paul Brown and his contribution to the sport
Paul L. David Athletic Training Center
Athletic Training Center Paul L. David Massillon was built in 2008 by local philanthropist Jeff David to honor his late father. Building 3 million dollars, 80,000 square feet is the largest indoor soccer practice facility in the state of Ohio, 20,000 square feet larger than the facility used by Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
City of Champions
The Massillon Tigers have collected 22 state AP championships and 9 national AP championships during school history. In 2012, the Tigers have collected an overall record of 837-249-35, a record not approached by other Ohio high school football teams. In the years since Ohio's high school playoff system was instituted in 1972, the Tigers have collected the current records 316-117-4. The Tigers have made the playoffs 19 times, the last four six times, and the last championship game three times. There are 23 professional players, 3 NFL trainers, and 14 all-American alumni who have graduated from Massillon Washington High School. Washington High School currently holds the record for most playoff appearances by high school soccer teams without actually winning the state championship.
Swing Tiger Band
The Massillon Tiger Swing Band was created by George "Red" Bird in 1938 during the era of Massillon football in the era of Paul Brown. The band is known as "The Greatest Show in High School Football" and is still a very important part of the football tradition of Massillon. Swing band styles include moving formations and musicians lined up with swinging steps. Bird finds 6 to 5 steps. The Tiger Swing band starts every home soccer game with traditional village songs of Massillon Will Shine, Stand Up and Cheer (to acknowledge other teams), Anthems, Eye of the Tiger and the WHS Alma Mater. At the beginning of each part-time show, they do what's known as "Routine Opening." This is a tradition that goes back for decades and consists of a band entrance ("Turn Arounds") followed by Fanfare, Tiger Rag, and Carry On. The whole routine is held 180 times per minute and is done throughout the season from the beginning of the summer practice.
ESPN Titletown finalist U.S.A
In July 2008, Massillon was nominated as one of only twenty national cities as a finalist in the ESPN "Titletown U.S.A" contest. On July 21st, a rally was held at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium while ESPN filmed the segment that aired on SportsCenter. Massillon ranks fourth in a vote behind Valdosta, Georgia; Parkersburg, West Virginia; and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Transportation
Massillon is serviced by the following state and federal highways: US Route 30, Route 62 US, Ohio State Route 21, Ohio State Route 172, Ohio State Route 241, Ohio State Route 236, and Ohio State Route 93. Interstate 77 passes city to east and accessible via exchange on US-30, SR-21, SR-241, and SR-172.
Stark Area Transit Authority (SARTA) Stark Area has a downtown transit center and provides public transit bus services in the city, including services to Canton, Akron-Canton Regional Airport, and Amtrak station located at Alliance.
Fidelity US Coach Tours provides bus charter services from the city.
Air
Akron-Canton Regional Airport is 10 miles north of the city and provides daily passenger and air transport services.
Rel
Amtrak offers daily services to Chicago and Washington, D.C. from a regional passenger station in Alliance, Ohio. The city's passenger train service ended in 1971.
Norfolk Southern, Wheeling-Lake Erie, and railroad R. J. Corman provide freight services in Massillon.
Media
Massillon is part of the greater Cleveland and Akron markets.
The Independent is a local newspaper serving the town of Massillon and west of Stark County.
WTIG AM 990 is located in Massillon and serves the local area of ​​Massillon/Western Stark County.
Massillon Cable TV provides local access television for Massillon as well as parts of Bethlehem, Jackson, Perry, and Tuscarawas townships.
Famous people
Listed alphabetically, with last name:
- Bill Berry and his family moved to Massillon in 1971
- John Blackburn, wrote the lyrics to "Moonlight in Vermont"
- Mike Brown, owner of Cincinnati Bengals
- Paul Brown, football player and hall of fame coach
- David Canary, actor
- Jacob S. Coxey, Sr., politician and activist
- Shawn Crable, second-team All-American linebacker and defensive team captain at the University of Michigan; selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft by the New England Patriots
- Joseph Davenport, founder of Massillon Bridge Company, inventor of locomotive cabin and cow catcher
- Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
- Caroline McCullough Everhard, suffragist
- Mayhew Folger, captain of the ship and Uncle Lucretia Mott
- Lillian Gish, movie star
- Rod Graber, a player for 1958 Cleveland Indians
- Bobby Grier, the first African-American to play in a college basketball game (Sugar Bowl 1956)
- Jessicka Havok, pro wrestler
- Mike Hershberger, MLB player for Chicago White Sox, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers
- Jim Houston, a member of the Football College Hall of Fame and Pro Bowl linebacker for Cleveland Browns
- Lin Houston, an All-American guard who plays for Paul Brown in Massillon, in Ohio State and with Cleveland Browns
- Don James, college football coach
- George V. Kelley, recipient, Medal of Honor
- Kyle Kempt of Iowa State University quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidates. Throw 343 yards and 3 goals against # 3 Oklahoma
- Bob Knight, Indiana national champion college basketball coach in 1976, 1981, and 1987
- Mark Kozelek, singer/songwriter
- Matt Campbell, the American football coach who is currently head coach at Iowa State University at the BIG 12 conference.
- Matt Lanter, actor and model
- Stanley Macomber, inventor of the open-web logs
- Ed Molinski, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, twice an All-American guard, member of the 1938 National Volunteers National Championship team
- Jack Oliver, geophysicist, leads a team that proves the theory of continental drift, or tectonic plates as more accurately called
- Cy Rigler, Major League Baseball referee in 10 World Series and MLB's first All-Star Game
- John Ruch, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Robert R. Scott, Mate Machinist First Class at USS California (BB-44) posthumously awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- Warren Shanabrook, Baseball Premier League player
- Devin Smith, broad receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League and Ohio State University.
- Joe Sparma, pitcher for Detroit Tigers and quarterback for Ohio State University
- Chris Spielman, winner of the 1987 Lombardi Award at Ohio State and the All-Pro NFL linebacker twice
- Rick Spielman, Minnesota Vikings general manager
- Stalley, rapper
- Sara Poppovich, cheerleader
- Harry Stuhldreher, the All-American three-time quarterback at Notre Dame, one of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
- Patrick Sweany, blues-rock musician
- Jeff Timmons, founder/pop group member, 98 Degrees
- Ryan Travis, a Tuslaw High School graduate signed a contract as a free agent not repealed by Seattle Seahawks
- Bob Vogel, soccer player
- John Wager, NFL center
- Tom Weiskopf, professional golfer, winner of the 1973 British Open
- Stanfield Wells, the first Massillon All-American footballer, was chosen in 1910
- Alex Wood, college, and NFL football coach
- James Young, White House doctor for John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
References
External links
- City website
- Massillon WestStark Chamber of Commerce
- Stark County Convention & amp; Visitor Bureau
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