A history of Akron,
since 1829
Postcards, papers and photographs of Akron from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village was developed after land was purchased from local Native Americans. The site of the village was first settled circa 1829, centered on Akron Falls, which provided water power. Akron became an incorporated village in 1849. The village absorbed the community of Fallkirk in its growth. In 1880, the population of Akron was about 1,050. It was then an important cement-producing center, due to local deposits of gypsum. Besides production of cement, the village also produced cigars.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Akron’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAkron (Village); Akron Business D…, 1866: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Akron
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Akron, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Akron is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Akron has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is US Post Office-Albion in Newstead, 0.2 miles away.
Akron and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Akron (Village); Akron Business Directory; Sardinia Business Directory; Kerr's Corners Business Directory; Kerrs Cor's … (1866) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.