Toledo ( ) is a county town and county seat in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western edge of Lake Erie which borders the state of Michigan. The city was founded by an American citizen in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and was originally founded as part of Monroe County, Michigan Region. It was re-established in 1837, after the end of the Toledo War, when it was founded in Ohio.
After the completion of 1845 from Miami and the Erie Canal, Toledo grew rapidly; it also benefited from its position on the railroad line between New York City and Chicago. The first of many glass producers arrived in the 1880s, eventually getting Toledo his nickname: "The Glass City". It has since become a city with an arts community, car assembly business, education, health care, and local sports teams.
The Toledo population in the 2010 Census is 287,208, making it the 71nd largest city in the United States. It is the fourth most populous city in the state of Ohio, USA, after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. The Toledo metropolitan area has a 2010 population of 651.429, and is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, behind Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Akron.
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Indigenous cultures live along rivers and lakes in northwest Ohio for thousands of years. When the city of Toledo was preparing to open its streets, the city surveyed "two semi-circle prehistoric ground objects, perhaps for a stave." One was at the crossroads of Clayton and Oliver on the south bank of Swan Creek; the others are at the crossroads of Fassett and Fort on the right bank of the Maumee River. The work of such land is typical of the people who built the hut.
This area is part of a larger region controlled by the historic tribes of Wyandot and those of the Three Fire Council (Ojibwe, Potawatomie and Odawa). The first European to visit the area was ÃÆ'â € ° tienne BrÃÆ'ÂÂ »lÃÆ'Â ©, a French-Canadian guide and explorer, in 1615. The French established trade post in the area in 1680 to take advantage of the feather trade profitable. The Odawa moved from Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula at the invitation of the Frenchman, who set up a trading post at Fort Detroit, about 60 miles to the north. They settled in an area that stretched to northwest Ohio. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Odawa region occupied most of the Maumee River to its mouth. They serve as intermediaries between France and tribes further west and north. The Wyandot occupied the center of Ohio, and Shawnee and Lenape occupied the south.
18th century
The area was not resolved by European-Americans until 1795 and later. After the end of the American Revolutionary War, regional tribes allied in the Western Confederation, fought in battle known as the Northwest Indian War in an attempt to repel the American settlers from the western Appalachian state and north of the Ohio River. They were eventually defeated in 1794 at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. These loose tribal affiliates include Wyandot and the Three Fire Boards. By a treaty in 1795, they handed over a vast territory in Ohio to the United States, clearing land for European-American settlements.
19th century
According to Charles E. Slocum, the American military built Fort Industry in the mouth of Swan Creek around 1805, but as a temporary defense fortress. There are no official reports supporting the 19th century tradition from previous history there.
The United States continues to work to destroy Native American land claims. In the Detroit Agreement (1807), the four tribes above handed over a vast land area to the United States that flowed into southeastern Michigan and northwest Ohio, to the mouth of the Maumee River (where Toledo later developed). Reserves for Odawa are set aside in northwest Ohio for a limited period. Native Americans signed an agreement in Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, Michigan County governor and supervisor of Indian affairs, as the sole representative of the United States.
More European-American settlers entered the area over the next few years, but many fled during the War of 1812, when British troops stormed the area with their Indian allies. Resettlement began around 1818 after a Cincinnati syndicate bought a 974-acre channel at Swan Creek's mouth and named it Port Lawrence, expanding it as a modern city center of Toledo. Soon to the north, another syndicate set up the town of Vistula, the historic north end. Both cities are adjacent to each other on Cherry Street. This is why today's roads on the northeast side of the road run at a slightly different angle from the southwest side.
In 1824, the Ohio state legislature authorized the construction of Miami and the Erie Canal and in 1833, the extension of Wabash and the Erie Canal. The purpose of the channel is to connect the city of Cincinnati to Lake Erie for water transportation to the eastern market, including to New York City via the Erie Canal and the Hudson River. At that time there was no highway built in the state, and it was very difficult for locally produced goods to reach a larger market east of the Appalachian Mountains. During the planning phase of the canal, many small towns along the north shore of the Maumee River are so competitive to be the terminal end of the canal, knowing it will give them a favorable status. The Port Lawrence and Vistula cities joined in 1833 to better compete against the upstream cities of Waterville, Maumee, and Manhattan.
These merged residents chose Toledo's name,
"But the reason for this choice is buried in a legend of legends, one of which tells that Washington Irving, who traveled in Spain at the time, suggested a name for his brother, a local resident, ignoring the fact that Irving returned to the United States in 1832. Others awarded honor to Two Stickney, the son of a general who weirdly numbered his sons and named his daughters by the American name.The most popular version mentions naming Willard J. Daniels, a trader, who reportedly advises Toledo for being 'easily pronounced , pleasant in sound, and no other city of that name in the Americas. ' "
Despite the efforts of Toledo, the canal builds the last terminal in Manhattan, one and a half miles (800 m) north of Toledo, therefore closer to Lake Erie. As a compromise, the state puts two sidecuts before terminus, one in Toledo at Swan Creek and another in Maumee, about 10 miles to the southwest.
Among the many agreements made between Ottawa and the United States are two signed in this area: in Miami (Maumee) Bay in 1831 and Maumee, Ohio, upstream of Toledo, in 1833. This act was among US purchases or land swaps in order to complete the Ottawa Elimination Indians from a desirable area for European-American settlements. The last of the Odawa did not leave this area until 1839, when Ottokee, the grandson of Pontiac, led his band from their village at the mouth of the Maumee River to the Indian Territory in Kansas.
The almost bloodless conflict between Ohio and the Michigan Territory, called the Toledo War (1835-1836), was "championed" on a small piece of land from the Indiana border to Lake Erie, now containing the towns and peripheries of Sylvania and Oregon. , Ohio. The strip - which varies between five and eight miles (13 km) wide - is claimed by both states of Ohio and the Michigan Territory due to conflicting legislation regarding the location of the Ohio-Michigan state line. Militia from both countries were sent to the border but never involved. The only survivor of the conflict was the Michigan sheriff's deputy - stabbed in the back with a pen-knife by Two Stickney during the arrest of his brother One Stickney - and the loss of two horses, two pigs and some chickens stolen from an Ohio farm by a Michigan militia member missing. Major Benjamin Franklin Stickney, father of One and Two Stickney, has been instrumental in pushing Congress to rule in favor of Ohio getting Toledo. In the end, the state of Ohio was granted land after the state of Michigan was given a larger portion of the Upper Peninsula instead. Stickney Avenue in Toledo is named Major Stickney.
Toledo was very slowly developing during the first two decades of completion. The first field was sold in the portion of Port Lawrence in the city in 1833. It housed 1,205 people in 1835, and five years later he had only seven more. Settlers came and went quickly through Toledo and between 1833 and 1836, land ownership had changed so many times that there was no real party left in the city. Toledo's sidecut canal and entrance was completed in 1843. As soon as the canal was functioning, the new canal boat had become too large to use shallow waters at terminals in Manhattan. More boats started using Swan Creek sidecut rather than the official terminal, quickly putting the Manhattan warehouse out of business and triggering a rush to move the business to Toledo. Most of Manhattan's population moved in 1844.
The 1850 census records Toledo has 3,829 residents and Manhattan 541. The 1860 census shows Toledo with a population of 13,768 and Manhattan with 788. While cities are only one mile apart, Toledo grew 359% in ten years. Manhattan growth is in a small base and never competes, given the weakness of the smaller channel channels. In the 1880s, Toledo expanded the empty streets of Manhattan and Tremainsville, a small town in the west.
In the last half of the nineteenth century, railroads slowly began to replace the canal as a major form of transport. They are faster and have greater capacity. Toledo soon became the center for some railroad and hotspot companies for industries such as furniture manufacturers, wagon makers, breweries, glass manufacturers, and others. Large immigrant populations come to the area, attracted by the many available factory jobs and easy accessibility of the city. In 1880, Toledo was one of Ohio's largest cities and added an important infrastructure of its fast-growing economy.
20th century
Toledo continued to expand in the population and industry into the early 20th century. Due to its dependence on manufacturing, the city was hit hard by the Great Depression. Many large-scale WPA projects were built to re-employ people in the 1930s. Some of them include amphitheater and aquarium at the Toledo Zoo and a major expansion to the Toledo Art Museum.
In 1940, the Census Bureau reported the inhabitants of Toledo as 94.8% white and 5.2% black. The city recovered again, but the decline of American manufacturing in the second half of the 20th century during industrial restructuring spent a lot of work. In addition, suburban and highway development attracted more established middle-class people out of the central cities for newer housing.
In the 1980s, Toledo had a depressed economy. The destruction of many buildings in the city center, along with some unsuccessful business ventures in housing at the core, caused the problem of city-suburban richness common in small towns with land to spare.
21st century
Various rebuilding projects have been trying to draw residents back into the city. One of the popular family destinations since 2002 is Fifth Third Field, a small league baseball park among the best places by Baseball America and others. The versatile Huntington Center, opened in 2009, hosts the Toledo Walleye ECHL ice hockey team and the Toledo Crush of the Legends Football League. It is also a place for live performances of musicians and World Wrestling Entertainment.
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Geography
Toledo is located on 41Ã, Â ° 39? 56? N 83Ã, Â ° 34? 31? W (41.665682, -83.575337). The city has a total area of ​​84.12 square miles (217.87 km 2 ), of which 80.69 square miles (208.99 km 2 ) is land and 3, 43 square miles (8.88 Ã, km 2 ) is water.
The city is circling the Maumee River in its mouth at the southern end of Maumee Bay, the westernmost entrance of Lake Erie. The city lies to the north of what has become the Great Black Swamp, giving rise to another nickname, Frog Town. Toledo sits within the confines of an oak desert called Oak Oakings Region, an important ecological site. which once comprised more than 300 square miles (780 km 2 ).
Toledo is in a driving time of about four hours from many major cities, including Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Chicago.
Climate
Toledo, as is the case with many Great Lakes, has a humid continental climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen Dfa ), characterized by four distinct seasons. Lake Erie moderate enough climate, especially in late spring and autumn, when the air and water temperature differences are maximized. However, this effect decreases in winter because Lake Erie (unlike other Great Lakes) is usually frozen, coupled with the frequent winds in the west. And in summer, the prevailing winds in the south and west over the lake bring heat and humidity to the city.
Summer is very warm and humid, with July averaging 73.5 ° F (23.1 ° C) and a temperature of 90 ° F (32 ° C) or more visible at 16.5 days. Winter is cold and somewhat snowy, with an average temperature of January 25.5 Â ° F (-3.6 Â ° C), and lowest at or below 0 Â ° C (-18 Â ° C) at 6, 2 nights. Spring months tend to be the wettest time of year, although rainfall is common throughout the year. November and December can be very cloudy, but January and February are usually clear after the lake freezes. July is the brightest month overall. Approximately 37 inches (94cm) of snow drops per year, much less than the Snow Belt towns, due to prevailing wind direction. Extreme temperatures have ranged from -20 Â ° F (-29 Â ° C) on Jan. 21, 1984, to 105 Â ° F (41 Â ° C) on July 14, 1936.
Cityscape
Regions and suburbs
Old West End is a historic neighborhood of Victorian, Arts & amp; Crafts, and other Edwardian-style homes. The historic district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the US Census Bureau, the Toledo Metropolitan Area covers four Ohio regions and one Michigan region, combined with micro and other districts for combined statistics. Some of what is now considered suburbs in Ohio include: Bowling Green, Holland, Lake Township, Maumee, Millbury, Monclova Township, Northwood, Oregon, Ottawa Hills, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield Township, Sylvania, Walbridge, Waterville, Whitehouse, and Washington Township. Bedford Township, Michigan includes the communities of Lambertville, Michigan, Temperance, Michigan, and Erie Township, Michigan is a suburb of Toledo, just above the city above the state line in Monroe County.
Demographics
At the 2010 census, the exact city had a population of 287,128. It is the main city in the Metropolitan Metropolitan Area of ​​Toledo which has a population of 651,429 and is the sixth largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, behind Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Akron. The larger Toledo-Fremont Joint Statistical Area has a population of 712,373. According to the Toledo Metropolitan Council of Governments, the Toledo/Northwest Ohio region of 10 regions has more than 1 million inhabitants.
The US Census Bureau estimated the Toledo population as 297,806 in 2006 and 295,029 in 2007. In response to an appeal by City of Toledo, the July 2007 Census Bureau estimate was revised to 316,851, slightly more than in 2000, which should have been the first population increase in 40 years. However, the 2010 census figures released in March 2011 show the population as of April 1, 2010, at 287,208, showing a 25% loss of population since its peak in 1970.
census 2010
At the 2010 census, there were 287,208 people, 119,730 households, and 68,364 families living in the city. Population density was 3.559.4 people per square mile (1,374.3 km/km 2 ). There are 138,039 housing units with an average density of 1,710.7 per square mile (660.5/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 64.8% White, 27.2% African American, 0.4% Native Americans, 1.1% Asian, 2.6% of other races, and 3.9% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 7.4% of the population (Majority is Mexican American at 5.1%.) Non-Hispanic whites are 61.4% of the population in 2010, down from 84% in 1970.
There were 119,730 households where 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were married couples living together, 19.9% ​​had unmarried female households present, 5.7% had homes male ladder without wife presence, and 42.9% not family. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01. There are a total of 139,871 housing units in the city, of which 10,946 (9.8%) are vacant.
The average age in the city is 34.2 years. 24% of the population is under 18 years of age; 12.8% between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.3% are from 25 to 44; 24.8% is from 45 to 64; and 12.1% are 65 years old or older. City gender makeup is 48.4% male and 51.6% female.
census 2000
In the 2000 census, there were 313,619 people, and 77,355 families living in the city. Population density is 3,890.2 people per square mile (1.502.0/km ²). There are 139,871 housing units with an average density of 1,734.9 per square mile (669.9/km²). City's racial makeup is 70.2% White, 23.5% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.3% of other races, and 2.6 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.5% of the population in 2000. The most commonly quoted patriots were Germany (23.4%), Ireland (10.8%), Poland (10.1%), English (6 , 0%), United States (3.9%), Italy (3.0%), Hungary, (2.0%), Netherlands (1.4%), and Arab (1.2%).
In 2000 there were 128,925 households in Toledo, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a husbandless housewife which is present, and 40.0% is not a family. 32.8% of all households are individuals and 11.0% have a single person who is 65 or older. The average household size is 2.38 and the average family size is 3.04.
In cities the population is spread by 26.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65-year-olds or older. The mean age is 33 years. For every 100 women, there are 97.9 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 97.7 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 32,546, and the average income for families is $ 41,175. Men have an average income of $ 35,407 versus $ 25,023 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,388. Approximately 14.2% of families and 17.9% of the population are below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those aged 65 and older.
Crime
In 2013, the city is ranked 89th out of 100 Most Dangerous Cities in America.
In the second decade of the 21st century, the city experienced the brutal crackdown of crime in stages. In 2010, there were a combined total of 3,272 robberies, 511 robberies, 753 aggravated attacks, 25 murders, and 574 motor vehicle theft of what was then a decline in population of 287,208. In 2011, there were 1,562 aggravated attacks, 30 murders, 1,152 robberies, 8,366 robberies, and 1,465 automobile theft cases. In 2012, there were a combined total of 39 murders, 2,015 aggravated assaults, 6,739 thefts, and 1,334 motor vehicle theft cases. In 2013, there is a decrease in crime rates. According to the state government taskforce, Toledo has been identified as the fourth largest recruitment site for human trafficking in the US.
Economy
Before the industrial revolution, Toledo was important as a port city on the Great Lakes. With the advent of cars, the city became famous for the manufacturing industry. Both General Motors and Chrysler have factories in metropolitan Toledo, and car manufacturing has been important at least since Kirk, which began operations in the early 20th century. The biggest employer in Toledo is Jeep for most of the 20th century. Since the end of the 20th century, industrial restructuring has reduced the number of well-paid jobs.
The University of Toledo is influential in the city, contributing to its outstanding health as the largest company in the city. The metro area contains four Fortune 500 companies: Dana Holding Corporation, Owens Corning, The Andersons, and Owens Illinois. HCR Manor Care is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in Toledo. One SeaGate is the location of the Fifth-Third West Bank headquarters of the Bank.
Glass industry
Toledo is known as the City of Glass because of its long history of glass making, including windows, bottles, windshields, construction materials, and glass art, where the Toledo Art Museum has many collections. Some big glass companies have their origins here. Owens-Illinois, Owens Corning, Libbey Glass, Pilkington North America (formerly Libbey-Owens-Ford), and Therma-Tru have long been a cornerstone of Toledo's economy. Other branches and spinoffs of these companies also continue to play an important role in the Toledo economy. Two giant fiberglass giant Johns Manville factories in the metro area were originally built by a Libbey-Owens-Ford subsidiary.
Automotive industry
Some companies associated with Fortune 500 have headquarters in Toledo, including Electric AutoLite, Sheller-Globe Corporation, Champion Spark Plug, Questor, and Dana Holding Corporation. Only the latter still operate as independent entities.
Faurecia Exhaust Systems, a subsidiary of Faurecia SA for $ 2 billion, is in Toledo.
Toledo is the headquarters of Jeep and has two production facilities dubbed the Toledo Complex, one in town and one on the outskirts of Perrysburg. During World War II, the municipal industry produced important products for the military, especially the Jeep Willys. Willys-Overland was the main car manufacturer based in Toledo until 1953.
Industrial restructuring and job loss caused the city to adopt a new strategy to maintain its industry. It offers tax incentives to DaimlerChrysler to expand its Jeep factory. In 2001, a taxpayer suit was filed against Toledo that challenged the constitutionality of the action. In 2006, the city won the case with a unanimous decision by the US Supreme Court at DaimlerChrysler Corp v. Cuno .
Green industry
With the history of its rust belt, the city saw growth in "green jobs" associated with solar energy in the 2000s. The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University receive grants from Ohio for solar energy research. Xunlight and First Solar opened the factory in Toledo and the surrounding area.
Art and culture
Pure art
Stranahan Theater is a concert hall located on the south side of town. The Toledo Opera has been presenting a grand opera in this city since 1959. Its home is the historic Valentine Theater Downtown. The Toledo Repertoire Theater was created in 1933 and performed both Broadway hits and lesser known original works. Collingwood Art Center is housed in a 1905 building designed by architect E. O. Fallis in the style of "Flemish Gothic". The living room is used to showcase art exhibitions while second and third floor rooms are rented out to local artists.
The Toledo Art Museum is located in the Greek Awakening building. The Peristyle is a concert hall in the style of the Greek Awakening in the East Wing; it is the home of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and hosts many international orchestras as well. The Museum Center for additional Visual Arts was designed by Frank Gehry and opened in the 21st century. In addition, the new Glass Pavilion museum at Monroe Street opened in August 2006. Toledo was the first city in Ohio to adopt the One Percent program for Art and, thus, boasted many examples of public art, outdoor art. A number of walking tours have been prepared to explore these works, which include large sculptures, environmental structures, and murals by more than 40 artists, such as Alice Adams, Pierre Clerk, Dale Eldred, Penelope Jencks, Hans Van De Bovenkamp, €
John Denver recorded "Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio," composed by Randy Sparks. He wrote it in 1967 after arriving in Toledo with his group and did not find nightlife at 10 pm. After Denver performed the song on The Tonight Show, the inhabitants of Toledo objected. In response, Mr. Town recorded a song titled "We're Strong For Toledo". In the end the controversy was such that John Denver canceled a concert at Toledo shortly thereafter. But when he returned for a concert in 1980, he set the only record of attendance at the venue, Centennial Hall, and sang the song for the approval of the crowd.
Toledo is the home town of Corporal (then Sergeant) Maxwell Klinger in the long-running 1970s television series The Actor Jamie Farr is from there, and the author gives his character the same house city, with a frequent line about the city during various episodes.
Kenny Rogers hit song 1977 "Lucille" was written by Hal Bynum and inspired by his journey to Toledo in 1975.
Toledo was mentioned in the song "Our Song" by Yes from their 1983 album 90125 . According to Yes drummer Alan White, Toledo was very memorable for the hot 1977 event that the group performed at Toledo Sports Arena.
Episode 1 of the Warner Bros. Supernatural/Bloody Mary series was set in Toledo.
Toledo is the setting for TV comedy 2010 Melissa & amp; Joey , with the first character named as a member of the city council.
Sports
- Auto Racing - Toledo Speedway is a local auto racing track featuring, among other events, car racing and concerts. Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is headquartered in Toledo.
- Baseball - The Toledo Mud Hens is one of the oldest teams in the Baseball Little League, first played in 1896. They played in Fifth Third Field which was completed in 2002. They have won one title American Association and three International League titles. The Mud Hens is a Triple-A affiliate of the MLB Detroit Tigers.
- Golf - Inverness Club is a golf club in Toledo. It is known for hosting six major USGA events, most recently the 1993 PGA Championship. The Open Senior US took place there in 2003 and 2011. The Highland Meadows Golf Club has been home to the LPGA Marathon Classic in the nearby suburbs of Sylvania since 1984 (every year except 1986 and 2011).
- Football - The Toledo government is a women's football team that handles full contact at the Women's Soccer Alliance. Founded in 2003, the Government plays regular season games from April to June. The inactive Toledo Crush of the Legends Football League is played at the Huntington Center in 2014. The team has moved from Cleveland, where it plays from 2011 to 2013. Toledo Maroons played in the Ohio League from 1902 to 1921 and the NFL from 1922 to 1923 before moving to Kenosha, Wisconsin.
- Roller Derby - The Glass City Rollers is a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. The League was formed in 2007 and became a full member of WFTDA in 2012. Their fight was held at the International Boxing Club on the outskirts of Oregon.
Parks and recreation
- The Toledo Zoo is the first zoo to feature a hippoquarium style exhibit . By 2014, this ranking is ranked # 1 zoo in the country by USA Today.
- The National Museum of Great Lakes (NMGL) is located in the Marina District, downstream from downtown Toledo.
- Next to NMGL, Col. James M. Schoonmaker is a Cleveland-Cliffs lake expedition open to the public as a museum. Slowed on the Maumee River, the ship was recently repainted with the original Shenango Furnace fleet color and, on July 1, 2011, was renewed under its original name.
- The R. A. Stranahan Arboretum is a 47 acre arboretum (190,000 m 2 ) managed by the University of Toledo.
- Tony Packo's Cafe is located in a Hungarian neighborhood on the eastern side of Toledo known as Birmingham; It features hundreds of hot dog sandwiches signed by celebrities.
- The Toledo Metroparks system includes over 10,000 acres (40Ã, km 2
- On January 15, 1936, the first fully glass-covered building was built in Toledo. It is a building for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company and marks a milestone in the architectural design representation of International architectural style, which at that time became increasingly popular in the US.
- Imagination's Hand-held science museum (formerly COSI Toledo), is located in the city center.
- Toledo Lucas County Public Library rated stars for 2009 by Journal Library, and this is the sixth among the largest expenditure libraries in the United States.
- Toledo has the University Bike and Walking Trail, which is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) away. This trail leads northwest from The University of Toledo to Sylvania, Ohio.
- Hollywood Casino Toledo opened on May 29, 2012.
Education
Colleges and universities
These higher education institutions operate campuses in Toledo:
- Toledo University
- The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
- Davis University
- Mercy College of Ohio
- Owens Community College (Perrysburg Township)
- Lincoln College of Technology
- Toledo Beauty Academy
- Toledo Professional Skills Institute
- Herzing University
- Tiffin University (Campus Toledo)
Primary and secondary schools
Toledo Public Schools operates public schools across most of the city limits, along with the Washington Local School District north of Toledo. Toledo is also home to several public charter schools including two Imagine schools. In addition, some private and parochial primary and secondary schools are present within the Toledo area. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo operates the Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools. Private schools in Toledo include Maumee Valley Country Day School, Central Catholic High School, St. Francis de Sales, High School and High School Jesuit St. John, Notre Dame Academy, St. Academy Ursula (Ottawa Hills), Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School (Oregon), Toledo Academy of Islam, Freedom Christian Academy, Toledo Christian School, Emmanuel Christian, David S. Stone Hebrew Academy (Sylvania), Monclova Christian Academy, and Apostolic Christian Academy.
Media
The eleven county Northwest Ohio/Toledo/Fremont media market covers over 1 million inhabitants. The Blade , a daily newspaper founded in 1835, is the main newspaper in Toledo. The front page claims that it is "One of the Great American newspapers." This city's art and entertainment week is Toledo City Paper . In March 2005, the weekly newspaper Toledo Free Press began publishing, and the focus was news and sports. Other weekends include West Toledo Herald , El Tiempo La Prensa , Sojourner Truth , and Toledo Journal . Toledo Tales provides satire and parody of life in Glass Town. The Toledo Journal is an African-American newspaper. It is published weekly, and usually focuses on African-American issues.
Eight television stations are in Toledo. They are: 11 WTOL - CBS, 13 WTVG - ABC, 13.2 - WTVG - CW, 24 WNWO-TV - NBC, 30 WGTE-TV - PBS, 36 WUPW - Fox, 38 W38DH - HSN, 40 WLMB - FN, and 48 (Over-the-air only) and 58 (Cable Only, per "My 58" moniker) WMNT-CD - My Network TV. 27 WBGU - PBS at Bowling Green can also be seen. Toledoans can also monitor nearby Detroit and Ann Arbor market stations, both on air and on cable. There are also fourteen licensed radio stations in Toledo.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Main highway
Three major interstate highways run through Toledo. Interstate 75 (I-75) travels north-south and provides direct routes to Detroit and Cincinnati. The Ohio Turnpike carries east-west traffic on I-80/90. The Turnpike serves Toledo through exits 52, 59, 64, 71, and 81. The Turnpike connects Toledo to Chicago in the west and Cleveland to the east.
In addition, there are two additional interstate highways in the area. Interstate 475 is a 20 mile bypass that begins in Perrysburg and ends in western Toledo, meets I-75 at both ends. This is marked with US 23 for the first 13 miles. Interstate 280 is a push that connects the Ohio Turnpike to I-75 via eastern and central Toledo. The Veterans' Glass City Skyway is part of this route, which is the most expensive ODOT project ever. This 400-foot (120 m) bridge includes a glass-enclosed pylon, which lights up at night, adding a distinctive feature to the Toledo horizon. The Anthony Wayne Bridge, the 3,215-foot (980 m) suspension bridge over the Maumee River, has been the center of Toledo's spotlight for over 70 years. It is locally known as the "High Level Bridge."
Transit masses
Local bus services provided by the Toledo Transit Authority; generally shortened to TARTA. Toledo Area Paratransit Service; TARPS is used for disabled people. Intercity bus services are provided by Greyhound Lines whose stations are located at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza shared with Amtrak. Megabus also provides daily trips to Ann Arbor, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and Pittsburgh. Toledo has various taxi companies within the city limits and the others that surround the metro.
Airport
Toledo Express Airport, located on the outskirts of Monclova and Swanton Townships, is the main airport serving the city. In addition, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is 45 miles north. Toledo Executive Airport (formerly Metcalf Field) is a general aviation airport southeast of Toledo near the junction of I-280 and Ohio SR 795. Toledo Suburban Airport is another public aviation airport located in Lambertville, MI just north of the state border.
Railway transport
Toledo has an intercity tram and rail system that links it to other nearby towns but this no longer exists.
Amtrak, the national passenger train system, provides services to Toledo and other major cities under Capitol Limited and Lake Shore Limited. Both lines stop at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, built as a Central Union Terminal by the New York Central Railroad - along the Waterway Route - in 1950. Of the seven Ohio stations serviced by Amtrak, Toledo is the busiest in fiscal 2011, up or away 66,413 passengers.
Freight services in Toledo are operated by Norfolk Southern Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian National Railroad, Ann Arbor Railroad, and Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. All but Wheeling has a local terminal; Wheeling operates to Toledo from the east via a trackage right in Norfolk Southern to connect with Ann Arbor and CN railroads.
Utilities
Water
The Water Treatment division filters an average of 80 million gallons of water per day for 500,000 people in the larger Metropolitan Toledo area. The Water Distribution Division serves 136,000 meter accounts and 10,000 fire hydrants and maintains over 1,100 km (1,800 km) of waterways.
In August 2014, two samples from a water-treatment plant toxin test showed signs of microcystis. Approximately 400,000, including the inhabitants of Toledo and some of the surrounding communities in Ohio and Michigan are affected by water contamination. Citizens are told not to use, drink, cook with, or boil any tap water on the night of August 1, 2014. The Ohio National Guard delivers water and food to residents living in contaminated areas. On August 3, 2014, no one reported illness and the governor had declared a state of emergency in three districts. The ban was lifted on 4 August.
Famous people
Twin Cities
Toledo associated with Toledo, Spain as a twin city in 1931, created the first Sister Cities link in North America. In total Toledo has twelve twin cities, as defined by Sister Cities International (SCI): Beauta, Lebanon
See also
- Auto-Lite strike
- Toledo baseball park, Ohio
- Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corps, International Drum Corps World Class Drum and Bugle Corps
- Greater Toledo
- Outbreak of blue-green algae on Lake Erie
- Roman Catholic Diocese in Toledo
- Local Transit Authority of Toledo, local bus transportation
- Toledo City League, high school sports league
Note
References
Further reading
- Bloom, Matthew (Spring 2010). "Symbiotic Growth in Swamp: Toledo and Northwest Ohio, 1860-1900". The History of Northwest Ohio . 77 (2): 85-104.
External links
- Official website
- The Great Toledo Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Toledo, Ohio, 1876 from the World Digital Library
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