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|content= The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the [[American House]], operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
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|content= The Accommodation and Food Services sector comprises establishments providing customers with lodging and/or preparing meals, snacks, and beverages for immediate consumption.  
 
 
Now recognized as a destination for foodies, Wayne County has catered to the changing tastes of locals and visitors alike. Longtime favorite [[Smithville Inn Restaurant]] in Smithville (now closed) featured classic homestyle meals, and Amish-style restaurants like [[Der Dutch Essenhaus]] in Shreve also draw many visitors.<br>
 
 
 
A modern wave of restaurants and cafes has brought more international flavors to the area: [[Tulipan Hungarian Pastry and Coffee Shop]], [[Basil Asian Bistro]], [[Henry Station Restaurant Cafe & Pizza]], [[Salsaroja Bar & Grill]], and [[Flamingo Jack's Market Street Grille & Pub.]].
 
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|content=The industry Agriculture, Forestry and Hunting in Wayne County, Ohio is well known for its strong emphasis on agriculture. According to the 1948 Wooster City Directory, the county ranked first among Ohio’s 88 counties in many areas of agriculture, including dairy cattle and milk production, potato acreage and production, poultry and egg production, and value of all livestock produced.
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|content= The Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing sector is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals on a farm, ranch, or from their natural habitats.
 
 
The Wayne County Fairgrounds is home to the Wayne County Fair which opens for a week each September. The fair has showcased local agricultural products for over 170 years.
 
 
 
Ramseyer Farms, a fifth-generation family farm located northeast of Wooster on SR 585, has been well known over the entire Eastern and Central parts of the United States for years and still operates a highly successful agricultural and agritourism business today. 
 
 
 
Smith Dairy Products Company began operations in 1908 and continues to grow and operate a successful business in Orrville, Ohio.  
 
 
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|content= The construction sector is part of the goods-producing industries supersector group. The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering projects (e.g., highways and utility systems).
 
 
One of the oldest construction companies in Wayne County is [[Curry Lumber & Pole Building Co.]], started in 1853 by James Curry.
 
 
 
Other well-known construction companies include: [[Walter H. Jones Construction|Walter H. Jones Construction, Incorporated]], [[Bogner Construction Company]], and [[Campbell Construction]].
 
 
 
One of the earliest brick kilns in Doylestown, Ohio was in operation by 1834, built by Abraham Franks.
 
 
 
In Mt. Eaton, Ohio, Weed and Hones operated an iron factory in 1827.
 
 
 
In Creston, Ohio, C. L. Matteson started the [[Creston Lumber Company]] in 1903, and it was sold 20 years later to a firm located in Wadsworth, Ohio.
 
 
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|content=According to page 110 of Caldwell's 1873 Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio, the first schoolhouse of Clinton Twp was built in 1817. The primitive schoolhouse was usually 18 feet square, built of logs, had split-logs flooring, and roofed with clapboards. At one end of the structure was a fireplace, and pupils sat on benches with no backs. The early schools were subscription based. 
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|content= The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers.
 
 
In 1853, the state of Ohio passed legislation to implement the "Free School System". One of the first schoolhouses built under the new law was the Peoples College erected in Plain Twp. Other early schools included Apple Creek Academy, Edinburg Academy, Smithville Academy, Bixlers Business College, Grove Female Institute, and the College of Wooster.
 
 
 
Presently, three colleges exist in Wayne County, Ohio: Wayne College, Ohio State ATI, and the College of Wooster.  
 
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|content=The first bank in Wooster, Ohio, the [[German Bank of Wooster]], was established in 1815 by Joseph H. Larwill. It failed by 1818.
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|content= The Finance and Insurance sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions (transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets) and/or in facilitating financial transactions.
 
 
The [[State Bank of Ohio, The|County Branch of the State Bank of Ohio]] opened for business in 1845 and received its National charter in 1865. It remained an independent financial institution until sold to [[National City Bank]] in 2004 and then to [[PNC Bank]] in 2008.
 
 
 
While most insurance agencies today are part of national companies, a handful of independent insurance agencies still serve the community, including McCoy Insurance (est. 1910) and [[Homer Yost Agency]] (1927).
 
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|content=The industry Health Care and Social Assistance features Wooster, Ohio once had three hospitals before the Wooster Community Hospital opened in 1959. The first was at the home of Captain James B. Taylor on North Market St. An agreement was made in 1907 to permit the use of the home as a hospital until it was sold to Central Christian Church in 1942. 
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The Kinney and Smith Hospital was erected in 1916 on S. Bever St. This hospital was also known as the Kinney & Knestrick Hospital Co.. It remained in service until 1959 when the new Wooster Community Hospital on Winter St. was built.
 
 
 
In 1936, the Beeson Clinic was built by Dr. John Beeson and his two physician sons, Paul and Harold Beeson, and was located on North Market Street. The Beesons left Wooster in 1956.
 
 
 
Today Wayne County, Ohio has two hospitals: Wooster Community Hospital and Aultman Orrville Hospital. In addition, the Wooster Clinic on Cleveland Road was purchased by the Cleveland Clinic and now has additional facilities around the north end of Wooster.  
 
 
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|content=Newspapers have helped disseminate information around Wayne County since the early 1800s, from village papers to today’s county-wide [[Daily Record]].
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|content= The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, the motion picture and sound recording industries, the broadcasting. Also included are internet, web portals and information services.  
 
 
The first known library in Wooster dates back to 1857, but the first "free" public library was started in 1897 and was known as the Wooster Public Library, now known as the [[Wayne County Public Library]]. Wayne County also has 3 other public libraries: [[Apple Creek Library]], [[Fredericksburg Community Library]], and the [[Orrville Public Library]].
 
 
 
Early theaters located in Wooster included [[Wallace Theatre]], [[Schine's Wooster Theater]], and [[Wayne Theater]].  
 
 
 
Historical societies in [[Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio|Wooster]], [[Dalton Community Historical Society|Dalton]], and [[Mashallville Historical Society Incorporated|Marshallville]] have helped preserve and share the history of Wayne County.
 
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|content=Management of Companies and Enterprises industry includes management companies hold interests in companies in order to influence management decisions. Sector 55 of the North American Industry Classification System also includes non-government establishments "that administer, oversee, and manage establishments of the company or enterprise and that normally undertake the strategic or organization planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise" (North American Industry Classification System, 2012 ed., page 775).
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Local examples of management companies include: Crosswind Aviation Holdings, Elite Investment Holdings LTD and Moody Holding Co LLC.  
 
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|content=The J. M. Smucker Company was started in 1897 by Jerome Monroe Smucker. Tired of the creamery business, Smucker bought a modern cider mill. Soon, the cider business took off at a promising rate. In 1921, the company was incorporated, and in 1959, it went public, listing 165,000 common shares. The J. M. Smucker Company continues to grow and produce a variety of products, including familiar brands such as Folgers, Jif, Crisco, Pillsbury, and the Eagle Brand.  
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Wayne County also is the home to several manufacturers of industrial equipment, such as Rayco Manufacturing, producers of environmental equipment for the tree and landscape industry, and Arti Flex, makers of products for the automotive industry.
 
 
 
According to the 2015 Data USA: for Wayne County, the manufacturing industry is the most common industry in Wayne County, Ohio listing 23.1% or 12,563 employees.
 
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|content=Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction includes natural resources have been necessary to the growth and development of Wayne County from the very beginning, and local businesses over the years have provided the mining and extraction expertise needed to bring those resources to the people who need them.
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|content= The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector is part of the natural resources and mining supersector. The Mining sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas.
 
 
Coal has been primarily mined in the eastern portion of Wayne County, Ohio. The most commonly known area for mining coal was in Chippewa Township in an area that came to be known as [[Rogues Hollow]].
 
 
 
In 1897, land was purchased in Rittman, Ohio by the [[Wayne Salt Company]]. Soon the company started to crystallize salt. By the late 1940s the company had evolved to become the [[Morton Salt Company]], still in operation today.
 
 
 
Small gas and oil wells dot the county landscape, and companies such as [[Buckeye Oil Producing Company]] and [[Santmyer Oil Company]] continue to operate today.
 
 
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|content=The Other Services Sector includes companies specializing in repair and maintenance, personal care services, funeral homes and services, cemeteries and crematories, laundry services, pet care, religious organizations, grantmaking and giving services, professional organizations, labor organizations, and political organizations.
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The world-renowned Schantz Organ Company was founded by Abraham J. Schantz in 1873 in Orrville, Ohio. The company has built and refurbished organs for churches and concert halls around the world, including refurbishing the organ at Severance Hall in Cleveland.
 
 
 
One of the oldest churches in Wayne County that still has an active congregation and worship schedule is the First Baptist Church of Wooster, founded sometime between 1804 and 1806. Its current home on North Market Street was built in the late 1830s.  
 
 
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|content=Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services includes a wide variety of area businesses perform professional, scientific, and technical services for others, including legal services, notaries, title services, accounting, architecture, photography, veterinary services, and much more.
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|content= Establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries. Activities performed include: legal advice; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services.
[[Taggart Law Firm]] has been in operation since 1876, making it Wayne County’s oldest continuously existing law firm.
 
The earliest professional photographer, specializing in daguerreotypes, took out a newspaper ad dated
 
May 23, 1840. The ad stated, "J. D. Vincents Daguerrean Rooms over [[Miller's Hat Store]], opposite the Public Buildings. Likenesses taken as well in cloudy as clear weather."
 
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The first Volunteer fire company in Wooster, Ohio was organized in January 1827. It continued serving as a volunteer fire company for nearly 60 years. In 1888, the establishment of a Paid Department ended the Volunteer Department.  
 
 
 
In the 1859 directory, three fire departments were listed in Wooster, Ohio: Delaware Fire Co. No. 1 (located on the east side of the Public Square, north of Liberty); Rescue Fire Co. No. 2 (located on the east side of the Public Square, south of Liberty); and Wooster Fire Co. No. 3 (located north side of South St., between market and Buckeye).  
 
 
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|content= Industries in the Real Estate subsector group establishments that are primarily engaged in renting or leasing real estate to others; managing real estate for others; selling, buying, or renting real estate for others; and providing other real estate related services, such as appraisal services.
 
 
In 1894, the only listed real estate agency was [[McClellan & Sanborn - Real Estate|McClellan and Sanborn]], located on the northeast side of Public Square in Wooster. Six years later, they were no longer listed as a business.
 
 
 
One of the oldest continuously operating real estate agencies is [[Landes and Landes]]], started by Elmer S. Landes in 1905 and originally located over [[Frank Wells - Drugs, Candy & Soda|Frank Wells Drug Store]]. In 1907, Elmer's brother, Clarence Landes, joined the business.
 
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The Quinby Opera House, located on the corner of N. Buckeye St. and Larwill St., formally opened on 1 February 1877 with the showing of "As You Like It." 
 
 
 
The old Opera House was erected in 1887 and was built for a dual purpose: space for municipal offices and a place for entertainment. Once the Quinby Opera House was razed, the Opera House took over as the site for extravaganzas. It continued to serve as an Opera House until 1949. It was razed in November 1962. 
 
 
 
The New American Cigar and Billiard Room had a space at 131 E. Liberty Street in the early twentieth century.
 
 
 
Baltzly’s Palace of Art existed briefly in Wooster from 1862-1865, but following the Civil War, owner Benjamin Franklin Baltzly moved to Montreal, Canada and became known for his work as part of the Canadian Geological Survey team surveying a suitable path for the Pacific Railway across Canada.  
 
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|content= The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.
 
 
One popular destination store in southeastern Wayne County is [[Lehman’s]], located in Kidron. The store was family owned and operated from 1955 until 2021, stocking stoves and hardware first for the local Amish community, expanding into a variety of other household goods.
 
 
 
Long-time retail businesses in downtown Wooster include [[Freedlander’s]], [[Gift Corner|The Gift Corner]], and the [[Beulah Bechtel Dress Shop]].
 
 
 
[[Frederick's Pottery]] was built in 1910 in Fredericksburg, selling products for everyday use (such as bean pots and crocks). The pottery business was sold to Wooster China Co. in 1913 or 1914.
 
 
 
In the 1870s, Creston, Ohio resident Jacob T. Miller started a tinning and repair shop. By 1881, he had expanded his company to become a hardware store known as the [[Miller Brothers]]. By 1902, A. S. Tuttle had joined the venture and the company changed its name to [[Miller Brothers & Tuttle Hardware]].  
 
 
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The first train arrived in Wooster, Ohio in 1852. It was the Wooster branch of the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad Company.
 
 
 
The first railroad was built through Creston, Ohio in 1863. At the time of its construction, it was the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad. Then, it became the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio followed by the Erie. When it was removed in 1980, it was under the ownership of Conrail.
 
 
 
In the Wooster Republican newspaper dated 8 November 1899 on page 4, there was a report of "A Phantom Train," seen by Dr. Wm. Faber, county coroner, and his companion. They saw the train, saw the flames shoot up, heard the cracking of timber and breaking of iron bars. When they hurried to the River Styx bridge to render assistance, everything was perfectly quiet. It is believed the phantom train was that of the ill-fated train No. 5 that jumped the track near the same spot in the spring of 1899, killing the engineer.  
 
 
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The first water works was established in Wooster on 13 May 1811. Water was piped into Wooster from 1815 to 1829.
 
 
 
On 14 May 1874 civil engineers constructed a reservoir for the safety of the town of Wooster. A natural spring located on Mr. Reddick's property just north of town was dammed. This served until the Apple Creek pumping station was placed in operation in 1907.
 
 
 
On 14 January 1857, the Wooster Gas Light Company was formed. Natural gas was first introduced in Wooster in 1905.
 
 
 
On 5 March 1886, Schuyler Electric Lighting Company of New York City was granted permission to establish electric lights in the city of Wooster.
 
 
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The Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations. These essential activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments in many sectors of the economy. The establishments in this sector specialize in one or more of these support activities and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services.
 
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Examples of businesses serving Wayne County, Ohio include Enviro Clean Services, Kimble Companies and Waste Management. Other companies assigned to this sector include Clear Drain Cleaning, Dennys Kyna-Kleen Carpet, Miller's Septic Tank Cleaning, and Woodland Mulch LLC.  
 
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The construction sector is part of the goods-producing industries supersector group. The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering projects (e.g., highways and utility systems).

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The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers.

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The Finance and Insurance sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions (transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets) and/or in facilitating financial transactions.

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The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities.

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The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, the motion picture and sound recording industries, the broadcasting. Also included are internet, web portals and information services.

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Establishments that administer, oversee, and manage may hold the securities of the company or enterprise.

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Establishments in the Manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. However, establishments that transform materials or substances into new products by hand such as bakeries, candy stores, and custom tailors, may also be included in this sector.

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The mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector is part of the natural resources and mining supersector. The Mining sector comprises establishments that extract naturally occurring mineral solids, such as coal and ores; liquid minerals, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas.

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Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities, such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services.

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Establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries. Activities performed include: legal advice; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services.

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The Public Administration sector consists of establishments of federal, state, and local government agencies that administer, oversee, and manage public programs and have executive, legislative, or judicial authority over other institutions within a given area. Law enforcement and judicial administration are included.

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Industries in the Real Estate subsector group establishments that are primarily engaged in renting or leasing real estate to others; managing real estate for others; selling, buying, or renting real estate for others; and providing other real estate related services, such as appraisal services.

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The arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is part of the leisure and hospitality supersector.

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The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.

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The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation.

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The Utilities sector comprises establishments engaged in the provision of the following utility services: electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal.

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The Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services.

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The Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The merchandise described in this sector includes the outputs of agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and certain information industries, such as publishing.

  • Did You Know ...

... that St. Paul Hotel has re-purposed antiques from Schantz Organ Company and Freedlander's?

... that First Baptist Church (Wooster, Ohio) is the oldest Wayne County, Ohio church organized in 1812. ... that the church organ was a "Tractor Action baroque style" added in 1886? ... that the organ had to be pumped by young men of the church? ... that President Harry Truman visited in 1952?

... that we had a Dolly Madison Tea Room on N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio?

... that Woodard Machine Company was a manufacturer of tools and equipment for shipyards?