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Main Street, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Main Street

Main Street Looking South

by tconte on August 27, 2020

Postcard view of Akron’s Main Street from Market Street looking south. Founded along the Little Cuyahoga River in 1825 by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams, the location of Akron carefully and strategically planned at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal.

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1942 On this day in 1942, seven aviators were killed when their twin-engine bomber, a Martin B-26B Marauder, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Akron airport.

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