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The Glass City
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Railroads signaled changing times, making canals obsolete before they were even finished. Only five years after the first spadesful had been dug for canal construction, trains began rolling into Ohio. Toledo was a destination for numerous railroad lines.
In 1848, Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad purchased 30 acres of Middlegrounds at $70 per acre to build railroads, docks, station bridges and roundhouses.
Did you know?
Some grain elevators allowed
railroad cars to run directly into
them for greater loading and
unloading efficiency. In 1888,
12 grain elevators stood
on the Middlegrounds.
The Glass City
In the late 19th century, new industries
began to emerge in the city, including
companies that made furniture, carriages
and glass. The Libbey Glass Works was
located in Toledo and helped to make the
community known as the "City of Glass."
By 1880, Toledo boasted a population
of more than 50,000 people, making it
one of the largest cities in the state.
Did you know?
Our Glass City is
connected to the geology
of the Oak Openings region.
Sand is the main ingredient
of manufactured
glass.
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Location. 41° 38.36′ N, 83° 32.115′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is in Southside. It is on Ottawa Street 0.2 miles south of Clayton Street (Ohio Route 52), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 Ottawa St, Toledo OH 43604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Home To Jeep / Middlegrounds Metropark (here, next to this
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
