Both Jaquay and Wildwood were used as swimming parks in the late 20th century, with Wildwood operating until 2001.

Two of the township's quarries were Jaquay quarry and an area which later became known as Wildwood Lake. Other Columbia Township buildings in the National Register of Historic Places include the Columbia Town Hall and the Columbia Baptist Church.įarming has historically been the most significant employer in Columbia Township and the surrounding townships, but in the second half of the 19th century, sandstone from the local quarries was mined and widely distributed. 23601 Royalton Road, Columbia Station, OH 44028 is a Mixed Use, Commercial property listed for 6000000 The property is 0 sq. 1850, 13646 W River Road) is the last home of Sally Bronson. It has other firsts in the Western Reserve west of the Cuyahoga: the first classroom (Bronson cabin, summer of 1808), first teacher (Sally Bronson, 1808), first white child born (Sally Hoadley), first gristmill (summer of 1809), first cemetery (1811), first doctor (Zephaniah Potter, 1809), and first organized church society (Episcopalian, 1809). 23963 Royalton Rd, Columbia Station, OH 44028, United States. On April 4, 1807, they drew Township 5 N, Range 15 W from a random selection of townships in the reserve, purchasing the land site-unseen.Ĭolumbia Township has been continuously inhabited since 1807, the longest settlement in the Western Reserve west of the Cuyahoga River. Open on Mon-Thu,9:00am-3:00pm Open on Sun,9:00am-10:00am,10:30am-12:00pm.

The Bronson and Hoadley families of Waterbury, Connecticut pooled together $20,087 to purchase a township. In 1805, two years after Ohio became a state, the federal government finalized treaties with local American Indians. Columbia Township is part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, lands ceded in 1786 by Connecticut after the American Revolution.

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