From the High Seas to Stanhope
Stanhope, a community north of Kinsman that held status on Trumbull County maps until the turn of the 20th century, bears the family name of a merchant sea captain who led remarkable journeys across the world during an era when the United States was a fledgling republic. READ MORE
Leavittsburg: A Town Tied to a Founding Father
LEAVITTSBURG, Ohio – In May 1811, 19-year-old Henry Leavitt Ellsworth set off on horseback on a journey west from his home state of Connecticut. His destination? large tracts of land – 41,000 acres in all – that his father, Oliver Ellsworth, had owned in the Western Reserve section of northeastern Ohio. READ MORE
Berlin: A Small Town with Resilience
Berlin emerged as a settlement initially dominated by those of German ancestry who migrated to Ohio from Pennsylvania. The western portion of the township proved especially inviting, since the Mahoning River snakes along its border with Deerfield Township in Portage County. It was here in approximately 1811 that the first White settler, Garret Packard, established a farm along Mill Creek in the southwestern portion of the township, then part of Trumbull County. READ MORE
Boom Town: How an Explosives Factory Made Masury
MASURY, Ohio – An industrial pocket in the southeastern corner of Brookfield Township that is today home to notable manufacturers such as Bull Moose Tube, Roemer Industries and other companies has a past steeped in innovation, risk, tragedy and Gilded Age New York. READ MORE
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Yes, ‘Helltown’ Was a Real Place
Along the western edge of what is today Meander Reservoir in Jackson Township, there lay the ruins of a former blacksmith shop that was once part of a thriving business district in this section of Mahoning County. READ
Wampum: Small Town with a Big Reach
This section of western Pennsylvania along the Beaver River was populated by dozens of Native American communities during the mid-18th century, some playing pivotal roles as France and Great Britain fought for control of the Ohio Valley. READ
Coalburg: How a Small Hamlet Exemplified Local Industry
The crossroads at Bell Wick-Campbell and Chestnut Ridge roads in Hubbard Township had its name and destiny written as early as the 1850s. READ
Craig Beach: From Snack Shack to Entertainment Mecca
In March of 1913, a devastating flood inundated the Mahoning Valley, as the waters of the Mahoning River rose 22 feet above their normal level after four days of continuous rain. READ
Video: A Road Trip to the ‘Center of the World’
Discover the quirky charm of Braceville Township’s ‘Center of the World’ in Ohio, where history and humor intersect to create a roadside phenomenon that continues to captivate and intrigue. WATCH
“Our Towns: What’s in a Name” examines our Valley and touch upon the most interesting monikers that have identified neighborhoods, small communities and crossroads throughout the region.
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