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Tale of Two Villages
Nearly two centuries ago, in 1805, an enterprising man named John Haymaker ventured westward to the newly formed state of Ohio and settled with his family on the banks of the Cuyahoga River. Taking advantage of the power offered by a nearby waterfall, Haymaker erected a gristmill operation, marking the beginning of many prosperous years for a village which would later become known as Kent. ... Canal remains intact today and owned by the City of Kent, Parks and Recreation Department. ...
The "Canal Bug" Bites Kent,Ohio
The Railroad Era
Mighty locomotives were the undoing of the Canals. ... The Atlantic & Great Western Railroad guided Kent (then Franklin Mills) into her most prosperous period in history.
Seeing the potential for Franklin Mills to emerge as a vital commercial center, businessman Marvin Kent was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area, and in 1863, the first cars of the Atlantic and Great Western rolled into town. ... This new era of prosperity transformed the industrial town into a thriving commercial center, and, in 1863, the town was renamed Kent. ... Kent was again facing a new era and a new century as well.
Approximate Word count = 1150
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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