Middlebury in Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Site of the Public Square of Middlebury

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

1. Site of the Public Square of Middlebury Marker

Inscription. The site of the public square of Middlebury, the oldest part of what is now the City of Akron.

Settled in 1807 by Captain Joseph Hart, Middlebury became an important milling center symbolized by this millstone.

Here the first schoolhouse and town hall and Akron's first church was organized

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 41° 4.255′ N, 81° 29.344′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. It is in Middlebury. It is at the intersection of East Market Street (Ohio Route 18) and East Exchange Street, on the right when traveling south on East Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 952 E Exchange St, Akron OH 44305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); East Akron Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middlebury American Revolution Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Middlebury Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945

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(approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Bernard's Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Summit County Korean War Killed in Action (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Other markers no longer nearby. Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M. (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Akron Community Service Center and Urban League (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

2. Site of the Public Square of Middlebury Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.