Ohio communities with puzzlegacies
Youngstown introduction
Youngstown, Ohio was named for John Young from the state of New York. He surveyed the area in 1796 and later settled there along the Mahoning River. The name "Mahoning" is said to derive from the Lenape language meaning "at the licks" which refers to the many salt licks that attracted deer to the area. Coal was discovered in the early 1800’s, and by 1835, private companies saw that it was important enough to build a canal that would connect the Mahoning Valley to the Erie Canal. By 1856, railroads replaced the cargo boats, and the coal industry brought several immigrants from Germany, Ireland, and Wales. By the early 1900’s Youngstown had established large steel mills along the Mahoning River, and several immigrants from Eastern Europe, Italy, and Greece moved into the area. Tens of thousands of Croats settled in Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown looking for employment.
Youngstown puzzlegacies
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