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Public Library, Akron, Ohio

Posted in Government

Public Library

by tconte on March 25, 2018

Built in 1904, for the purpose of being a permanent home for Akron’s Public Library. Its purpose lasted nearly 40 years before being considered obsolete.

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This Day In History

1851 On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth addresses the First Black Women's Rights Convention.
1907 On this day in 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt's train stopped in Akron on its way to Indianapolis. While waiting for the train to be switched, Roosevelt hiked into the countryside and made a surprise visit to the home of Frank Thomas, a local farmer.

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