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A Timeline of Parma History 1816-1975. Date. Event. 1816. Benajah Fay, his wife Ruth, and their children settle on a division of the Western Reserve known as Township 6, Range 13. 1826. Parma Township is created. 1911. A small section the township secedes and becomes the village of Parma Hts.
Oct 22, 2019 · On 1 Jan. 1931, after a proposition to annex it to Cleveland was defeated, Parma became a city. At that time, it had a population of about 14,000. Consistent with a massive nationwide movement to the SUBURBS Parma’s population soared in the years following WORLD WAR II. Between 1950 and 1960, the number of residents rose from 28,897 to 82,845 ...
Feb 14, 2012 · The name was taken from Parma, NY. During the 19th century, Parma residents mostly worked in AGRICULTURE, with Dudley and William Humphrey’s clock shop representing the sole manufacturer. In 1911 a portion of the township seceded to form the village of Parma Hts. In 1926 Parma adopted the mayor-council form of government.
Two unidentified dancers at Parma's Dixie Electric Disco, 1977. The area 7 miles southwest of Cleveland now known as Parma, Ohio (see Google map), was first settled in 1816 by Benajah Fay, his wife Ruth, and their children, who came from New York state. Parma was once part of Parma Township along with Parma Heights, but Parma Heights separated ...
Sep 25, 2018 · 4. In 1842 there were so many bears, wolves and rattlesnakes destroying farm animals and crops in Parma that a hunting party had to be organized. 5. In 1912, a portion of Parma broke off and became Parma Heights. Some say that this may have been because of the Temperance Movement against the use of alcohol.
The city's topography embraced S features that did much to form the contours of the city during its industrial phase of growth: the Cuyahoga River, which presented challenges of navigation and docking through the 19th century; the Cuyahoga Valley, the east-west dividing line of both economic and social space; the shoreline of Lake Erie, which facilitated east-west radial expansion; the glacial ...
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The earliest remnants of a civilisation in Parma are thought to be Celtic in origin. However, history suggests it is possible that the city was based on an even earlier Bronze Age settlement. At any rate, it is known that Parma was founded as a Roman town in 183 BC. It was undoubtedly of strategic importance, because of its location on the Via ...
