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Grace Park Entrance, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Parks, Recreation

Grace Park – Entrance

by tconte on April 4, 2016

A gift from Colonel Simon Perkins to the people of Akron, Grace Park (named for his wife) was one of two parks provided by Perkins. The other was Union Park.

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This Day In History

1936 On this day in 1936, a sit-down strike began in the truck tire department at Firestone and quickly spread to all departments at Plant 1. The workers were concerned about wages and a plan to increase the workday from 6 to 8-hours.

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