Ashland

History

Ashland was laid out by William Montgomery in 1815. Ashland was originally called Uniontown, but in 1822 the city was compelled to adopt a new name because another city in Ohio was already named Uniontown. The new name of Ashland was selected by supporters of the Kentucky congressman Henry Clay, from Ashland, his estate near Lexington. Later, "Henry Clay High School" was considered as a name for what is now known as Ashland High School. In the mid-1800s, Ashland pioneers traveled to Oregon, naming a settlement after the town. In 1878, with financial assistance from the city, the German Baptist Brethren Church opened Ashland College. Ashland became an early center of manufacturing in Ohio. In 1870, brothers Francis E. Myers and Philip A. Myers went into business selling farm equipment and operating a repair shop. They secured the patent for a double-action pump that delivered water in a steady stream rather than spurts. By 1915, F.E. Myers & Bro. had 800 workers. Myers was the largest of the 47 factories in Ashland at that time. Other factories included Reliable Match Co. ("Strike Anywhere Matches"), Kauffman Mfg. Co. (manufacturer of folding chairs used in Union Army encampments), Dr. Hess & Clark (veterinary supplies and disinfectants) and T.W. Miller's Faultless Rubber Co. (rubber sundries, surgical goods and bicycle tires). He started the Eagle Rubber Company in 1913 and the National Latex company in 1929. The industry that Gill developed in Ashland led to the city becoming known as "the balloon capital of the world." Ashland was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation in 1984.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the city has an area of , of which (or 99.47%) is land and (or 0.53%) is water. The city has of streets, one hospital, two fire stations, one police station, and five parks.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  4,091
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,837
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,822
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,813
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,637
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,585
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,574
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,057

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2021-11-19
  2 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2021-10-28
  1 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
• M 2.5 — 2016-02-07
  6 km W of Put-in-Bay, Ohio
• M 3 — 2011-06-05
  5 km W of Lodi, Ohio
• M 2.7 — 2010-05-17
  2 km S of Boston Heights, Ohio
• M 3.7 — 2007-03-12
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