John {{Surname|Naftzger}} laid out the the plans for Bridgeport (Burbank) in 1844.<ref>Wayne County History Book Committee. ''A History of Wayne County, Ohio.'' Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1987. pg. 22.</ref>
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John {{Surname|Naftzger}} laid out the the plans for Bridgeport (Burbank) in 1844. The town was renamed Burbank due to confusion with a Bridgeport on the Ohio River. The first official meetig held as the Village of Burbank was in January of 1869.<ref>Wayne County History Book Committee. ''A History of Wayne County, Ohio.'' Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1987. pg. 22.</ref>