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The first known library in Wooster dates back to 1857. There was a small subscription fee to use the facility. The first "free" public library was started in 1897 and was known as the Wooster Public Library. Funding provided by Andrew Carnegie made it possible for the local library to have its own permanent building. The old Carnegie library was dedicated in 1905. It was razed in 1965. A new facility was built on the same site and was dedicated in ...
The first water works was established in Wooster on 13 May 1811 (Bowen 418). Water was piped into Wooster from 1815 to 1829. A court order injunction ended this enterprise for many decades. 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 became known as Reddick's Dam. This served until ...
... 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?
Wooster, Ohio once had three hospitals before the Wooster Community Hospital opened in 1959. The first hospital located in Wooster 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. It remained as the old City Hospital until 1943 when the last patient was removed from the home. The old City Hospital was sold to ...
... 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?