Stow, Ohio City of Stow, Ohio Stow City Hall Stow City Hall Stow is a town/city in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
Stow is adjoining to a several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage counties.
It is bordered on the south by the metros/cities of Tallmadge and Munroe Falls and the village of Silver Lake, on the east by the town/city of Kent and Franklin Township, on the north by the town/city of Hudson, and on the west by the town/city of Cuyahoga Falls.
1826 map of Portage County showing Stow Township as it was originally laid out Stow is titled for Joshua Stow, its initial proprietor.
Joshua Stow was a member of the party led by Moses Cleaveland to survey the lands of the Connecticut Western Reserve around present-day Cleveland in 1796.
He was a native of Middletown, Connecticut, however, and never lived in Stow, though he spent both time and cash developing the township and is quoted as saying it was "one of the prettiest and most romantic spots in the Western Reserve." The territory that would eventually be known as Stow Township was the survey township "Town 3, Range 10" of the Western Reserve and was initially 25 square miles (65 km2).
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the region around what is now Stow was inhabited by a tribe of Seneca Native Americans at a small settlement in the region that is now part of the neighboring village of Silver Lake. The first settler in Stow Township was William Walker, who appeared in 1802.
In 1804, when Stow Township was separated from Hudson Township and surveyed into lots by Joseph Darrow, it was identified his home was actually in Stow Township.
Darrow had been hired by Joshua Stow's territory agent William Wetmore, a settler also from Middletown, Connecticut, who moved to Stow in 1804 with his family and a several other settlers.
The Wetmores assembled a cabin in July 1804 near the center of Stow Township and the present-day intersection of Darrow Road and Kent Road.
The home overlooked a small lake, known as Silver Lake since 1874, that was known earlier as Wetmore Pond or Stow Lake.
Stow Township was formally organized in 1808 with the first election held in 1811.
Most of the initial 25-square-mile (65 km2) township is part of the present town/city of Stow, but parts of the initial township form all or part of three neighboring communities.
Munroe Falls was settled in 1809 as "Kelsey Mills" in the southern part of Stow Township and incorporated as a village in 1838.
Cuyahoga Falls was advanced on territory owned by Wetmore and Joshua Stow beginning in 1825 in the southwestern part of the township and became a town in 1837.
In 1851, Cuyahoga Falls Township was created, taking the southwest corner of Stow Township along with parts of three neighboring townships.
Cuyahoga Falls incorporated as a village in 1868 and later took in additional portions of Stow Township in the 19th and 20th centuries, as did Munroe Falls.
Silver Lake incorporated as a village in 1918 on territory that had previously been part of Stow Township.
The remainder of Stow Township incorporated in 1957 as a village and became a town/city following the 1960 United States Census. Stow is in east-central Summit County on the border with Portage County.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.32 square miles (44.86 km2), of which 17.09 square miles (44.26 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water. Stow is in the "secondary snowbelt," meaning it will receive heavier snowfalls from lake-effect snow when certain wind directions are more prevalent, but typically sees far less snow than areas to the north closer to Lake Erie. Stow has a several improve parks including Adell Durbin Park, Meadowbrook Lake Park, Silver Springs Park, and Oregon Trail Park.
Stow also owns Fox Den Golf Course. Stow Parks and Recreation allows kids and teenagers to participate in sports such as baseball and basketball.
In 2006 it was ranked the 18th most challenging 18-hole golf course in Northeast Ohio by the Northern Ohio Golf Association. Fox Den Golf Course is another 18 hole 72 par golf course positioned in the easterly part of Stow and is owned and directed by the town/city of Stow.
The 33.5-mile (53.9 km) Summit County Metro - Parks Bike and Hike trail runs through Stow beginning near the Pambi Farm Estates and Roses Run Country Club.
The trail continues west through the neighboring metros/cities of Munroe Falls and Silver Lake then continues north to Brandywine Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Ohio.
Stow is served by the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District, along with most of neighboring Munroe Falls. The precinct includes six elementary schools (Echo Hills, Fishcreek, Highland, Indian Trail, Riverview and Woodland), Lakeview Intermediate School, Kimpton Middle School and Stow-Munroe Falls High School.
All of the precinct schools are in Stow except Riverview Elementary and Kimpton Middle School, which are in Munroe Falls. Stow is served by Holy Family School for those wishing a Grade 1-8 Catholic education.
Stow is served by a small-town journal the Stow Sentry presented weekly by Record Publishing Co. Maintained by the region division of Time Warner Cable, Stow also sponsors a Government-access tv (GATV) station on cable TV Stow Community Channel 15.
The station broadcasts live audio from town/city council meetings, and regular announcements relating to: town/city and school functions; maintenance work; region businesses; and any upcoming small-town events. Three Ohio state routes run through Stow: Ohio State Route 8, a limited-access highway; Ohio State Route 59 (Kent Road); and Ohio State Route 91 (Darrow Road).
City of Stow website.
City of Stow.
Stow, Ohio: City of Stow.
City of Stow - Mayor Stow Munroe Falls Public Library.
"Local History - Stow Timeline".
Stow Munroe Falls Public Library (SMFPL).
Stow Munroe Falls Public Library.
Stow, Ohio Economic Enumeration Data.
Stow, Ohio (Report).
City of Stow - Parks and Recreation Home "Stow-Munroe Falls City School District".
"The Stow Sentry Contacts List".
"City of Stow Leaf Pick up Program (Curbside Vacuum Collection)" (PDF).
City of Stow official website.
City of Stow.
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