The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1805, Jonathon Underwood came from Vermont and was the first to settle in the area. Originally known as "Unionville", the village was incorporated in 1885 as "North Parma". In 1896, the name was changed to Hilton to honor Reverend Charles Augustus Hilton, a former pastor of the village's Freewill Baptist Church. Over 60% of the central business district was destroyed by fire in March 1965 and later rebuilt.
The Chase Cobblestone Farmhouse and Curtis-Crumb Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Start Hilton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hilton’s history is told.
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Hilton, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Hilton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Hilton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Curtis-Crumb Farm in Parma, 1.3 miles away.
Hilton and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.