The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement. Like many other early settlements in the Connecticut Western Reserve, Burton has a town square patterned after the village greens of New England.
In 1972, an incident in Burton lead to a U.S. Supreme Court case. Hugo Zacchini performed a human cannonball act at Burton's annual Geauga County Fair, and WEWS-TV recorded and aired the entire act against his wishes and without compensating him, as was required by Ohio law. In Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co., the high court ruled in 1977 that the First Amendment did not shield the broadcaster from liability from common law copyright claims.
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Start Burton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burton’s history is told.
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Burton, decade by decade
2000
3 historic places in Burton
Burton has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 17 historic buildings, because Burton Village Historic District alone counts 14.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1975Dr. Erastus Goodwin House
Listed 1979Domestic Arts Hall And Flower HallListed 1974Burton Village Historic DistrictThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.