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East Market Street Looking West, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Hotels, Market, Streets/Bridges

East Market Street – Looking West

by tconte on April 28, 2020

The Empire House opened on November 20, 1847. The hotel served Akron visitors until it was torn down in 1912 to make way for the Portage Hotel.

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This Day In History

1845 On this day in 1845, the "Niagara Fire Company, No. 2" was formed.
1868 On this day in 1868, Harvey Samuel Firestone, founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, was born.
1899 On this day in 1899, a massive fire destroyed Buchtel College.
1984 On this day in 1984, an explosion at the Akron Steam Plant kills three workers. The cause was traced to a shipment of sawdust mixed with oil and paint from New Jersey.

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