Greenfield in Highland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Greenfield, Ohio, Timeline
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1. Greenfield, Ohio, City Hall
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1796 Duncan McArthur leads surveying party to Greenfield. Washington elected president, 1799 McArthur lays out town of Greenfield. First road to town completed., 1801 First inn and first Justice of Peace. Ferry built for crossing Paint Creek., 1802 First industries established: rope factory and grist mill., 1803 Indians return to hunt. First school in log home. Ohio becomes 17th State., 1805 Highland County formed. New Market county seat. County militia formed in Greenfield., 1810 First school building erected. Tecumseh defeated at Tippecanoe., 1812 War with Britain. First tannery built. Travellers Rest built., 1813 First Post Office., 1815 First stage coach arrives. Public whipping law repealed., 1822 pop. 250 1 church, 2 stores, wool carding tannery 4 taverns, blacksmith and cabinetmaker., 1833 Abolitionist Soc. of Paint Valley founded in Greenfield., 1835 First covered Bridge built Over Paint Creek. Flagstone sidewalks built., 1840 pop. 447, 1841 Greenfield Incorporated., 1842 First hotel., 1844 First newspaper. Frederick Douglass aided by local Abolitionist Soc., 1848 First Fire Dept. (The Volunteer Bucket Brigade) organizes and purchases hose and wagon., 1850 Pop. 793 150 poles with kerosene lanterns at intersections. Underground Railroad passengers increase., 1851 Council passes poll tax - every citizen must provide two days labor on city streets or pay $3.00., 1854 B and O Railroad connects to Greenfield. Camping and livestock on town square., 1858 Greenfield Agriculture Society formed. First county Agriculture Fair - Oct. 22., 1859 First bank established. 99/yr. Lease secured on land for town hall., 1860 Citizens vote tax levy for Town Hall. Abraham Lincoln elected., 1861 Civil War begins. Funds for town Hall used to equip Greenfield's Company K., 1864 Jail built on Town Square. Central School built at Jefferson and 5th., 1865 Local women raid saloons - up to 3,000 gals. of liquor dumped into gutters., 1870 First local competitive sports team. Baseball played bare-handed and bare-footed., 1871 First Greenfield High School Graduation class., 1874 pop. 1712, 1875 D.T.I. Railroad Connects to Greenfield., 1876 Town Hall Dedicated. Houses jail, fire dept. opera house on 3rd floor., 1880 pop. 2,460, 1881 Edward Lee McClain designs first horse collar pad., 1886 First iron bridge across Paint Creek., 1894 First electric lights at intersections., 1897 Mutual Telephone Co. offers first phone service. Stone chapel in Greenfield Cemetery dedicated., 1898 First full-time 20-member Fire Dept. Company F Embarks for Spanish American War., 1900 pop. 4,986, 1904 Local Company L Ohio National Guard organized., 1906 Chautauqua Park Established 100 tents, Main tent seats 2,500. Gold found in Paint Creek., 1907 Civil War Monument Dedicated, 1910 Hundreds fill roads to watch Wright Bros. airplane flights., 1912 20 grocery stores in town., 1915 Town streets first paved. Dedication of McClain High School., 1916 Patterson's $850 automobile exhibited 9/23 7.5 million horse collar pads produced by Tapatco., 1917 W.W.I. Company G forms with 143rd Company., 1919 Greenfield Hosp. opens in Eckman home., 1924 Elementary Bldg. completed, 1928 Armory dedicated Talking movie theater opens., 1941 W.W.II begins Greenfield men killed at Pearl Harbour [sic]., 1948 Town's first television., 1949 Sesquicentennial celebrated, 1950 Korean War, 1952 Rocky Fork Lake built, 1960 pop. 5,422, 1964 Vietnam War authorized. Bell Tower dedicated., 1968 Traveller's Rest reconstructed., 1971 Last passenger train leaves B&O station., 1974 Paint Creek Lake dedicated. Greenfield Area Life Squad established., 1976 Grenfield celebrates nation's 200th birthday., 1990 pop. - 5,172. Desert Storm Begins., 1993 Imagination Kingdom Playground built by 1000 volunteers in 5 days., 1995 Town Square renovated., 1997 Greenfield linked to Internet., 1999 Greenfield celebrates it's [sic] Bicentennial Year., 2000 pop. - 5,107, 2001 War on Terrorism begins, 2002 Town Hall Renovated.
1796
Duncan McArthur leads surveying
party to Greenfield.
Washington elected president
1799
McArthur lays out town of
Greenfield. First road
to town completed.
1801
First inn and first
Justice of Peace.
Ferry built for crossing
Paint Creek.
1802
First industries established:
rope factory and grist mill.
1803
Indians return to hunt.
First school in log home.
Ohio becomes 17th State.
1805
Highland County formed.
New Market county seat.
County militia formed in
Greenfield.
1810
First school building erected.
Tecumseh defeated at Tippecanoe.
1812
War with Britain.
First tannery built.
Travellers Rest built.
1813
First Post Office.
1815
First stage coach arrives.
Public whipping law repealed.
Location. 39° 21.085′ N, 83° 23.004′ W. Marker is in Greenfield, Ohio, in Highland County. Marker is on Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenfield OH 45123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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the sidewalk on both sides of Jefferson Street for several blocks around City Hall (at Washington Street).
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