9 Jan

Forming a City

The first settlers named their settlement Rootstown in honor of Ephraim Root, the gentleman that they purchased the land from.  The township organized the first Monday in April 1813 at […]

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23 Oct

The Gilder Anvil

The Museum at the Old Town Hall is home to many items from North Ridgeville’s past, but none with a story as detailed as the Gilder Anvil.  It is about […]

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18 Sep

Shawville

Shawville History The Railroad from Cleveland to Toledo was completed in 1853. The railroad station in North Ridgeville was built about 1868 at the Center Road crossing (Rt 83) on […]

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