A Bay Village timeline
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Osborn Home: On the morning of Oct. 10, 1810, the Cahoon family entered Dover Township. Later the same day, in the afternoon, the Porter family along with Reuben Osborn and Leverett Johnson entered the township.
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This is where it all began. This map of Connecticut Western Reserve, shown in green, hangs in the Governor's mansion in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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Cahoon Home: On the morning of Oct. 10, 1810, the Cahoon family entered Dover Township. Later the same day, in the afternoon, the Porter family along with Reuben Osborn and Leverett Johnson entered the township.
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German Families: The German families that entered the township, including the Hagedorns pictured here, settled along Bassett, Bradley and Walker roads and changed the face of our town. They introduced the German culture, the grape industry and fruit orchards.
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New York Central and St. Louis Railroad: The laying of the train tracks through the township and the train station were life altering and brought in a new era of advancement and prosperity. Citizens and products came and went on the train. The summer cottage industry grew and the look of North Dover as a sleepy farm community changed.
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Lake Shore Electric Railway: The interurban, with tracks laid through our back yards, did even more to advance our life in the township. A building boom was developed with subdivisions as farmers began to sell parts of their land. Handsome homes were seen on acre lots along the shoreline as dad could now get to work on a trolley. The population increased.
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Village of Bay: In 1901 Reuben Osborn II called his neighbors together to discuss North Dover separating from South Dover. The citizens voted to separate and the Hamlet of Bay was formed. In 1903 we incorporated as the Village of Bay. Reuben Osborn II was the first mayor. City Hall was built in 1914 on land given to us by the Cahoon sisters.
