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      • In 1881, after a vote, the town was incorporated under its present name inspired by Toronto, Canada, which civic leader Thomas M. Daniels felt was a place worth emulating.
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  2. Along with its Canadian counterpart, it is one of only two incorporated cities in the world named Toronto. In the 20th century, the town became a center of heavy industry with a number of large factories in and around the town. In the 1980s and 1990s the city, along with the rest of the region, declined sharply as manufacturing jobs left.

  3. Apr 16, 2024 · Toronto, Ohio was founded in 1802 and named after the city of Toronto in Canada. It initially started as a small village, but soon grew in population and importance due to its location along the Ohio River.

  4. Oct 1, 2023 · Toronto, Ohio is a city located in the United States. It is known and famous for several reasons: History: Toronto has a rich history dating back to the 19th century. It was originally founded as a frontier outpost in the early 1800s and played a significant role in the development of the region.

  5. Timeline of Toronto history. Ontario portal. v. t. e. Toronto was founded as the Town of York and capital of Upper Canada in 1793 after the Mississaugas sold the land to the British in the Toronto Purchase. [1] For over 12,000 years, Indigenous People have lived in the Toronto area.

  6. Nov 2, 2012 · Toronto, nicknamed the “Gem City”, was named for the Ontario capital in 1882 when the settlement of Sloans Station incorporated as a city. The name Toronto was picked because local businessman W.F. Dunspaugh, a Toronto (Ontario) native, declared his hometown “a place worth emulating.”

  7. Toronto is a city in eastern Jefferson County, Ohio, located along the Ohio River 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Steubenville. The population was 5,303 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Jefferson County.

  8. Toronto, Ohio. 32 languages ... Toronto is the second-largest city in Jefferson County, Ohio in the United States This page was last changed on 26 August 2022, at 01: ...

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