The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toledo, Ohio, USA.
1835
Toledo Blade newspaper begins publication.
Lucas County, Ohio established.
1836 - Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad begins operating.
1837
Toledo incorporated.
John Berdan becomes mayor.
Fire Department established.
1845 - Miami and Erie Canal opens.
1850 - Population: 3,829.
1851 - Toledo Medical Association founded.
1862 - Cherry Street bridge built.
1864 - Toledo Library Association formed.
1869 - Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in operation.
1870
Toledo Society of Natural Sciences established.
Population: 31,584.
1872 - Toledo University of Arts and Trades established.
1873
St. Ursula Academy founded.
Toledo Public Library opens.
1875 - Milburn Wagon Company in business.
1877 - Railroad strike.
1880 - Population: 50,137.
1888 - Libbey Glass Company in business.
1894 - Tiedtke's grocery in business.
1896 - Lucas County Court House built.
1898 - First Church of Christ, Scientist built.
1900
Toledo Zoological Gardens established.
Population: 131,822.
1901
Toledo Museum of Art founded.
Toledo Scale Company in business.
1902 - Toledo Automobile Club established.
1907 - Isaac R. Sherwood becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district.
1910
Willys-Overland automobile plant built.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo established.
1918 - Municipal Hospital opens.
1920 - Population: 243,164.
1929 - Hillcrest Hotel built.
1930 - Indiana Avenue YMCA and Toledo Hospital building on North Cove Boulevard [1] open.
1931
High Level Bridge built.
Sister city relationship established with Toledo, Spain.
1932 - National City Bank Building constructed.
1934 - April 12: Auto-Lite strike begins.
1936 - Brand Whitlock Homes built.
1937 - Point Place becomes part of city.
1938 - Owens Corning Corporation headquartered in city.
1950 - Population: 303,616.
1953 - WGTE-TV begins broadcasting.
1954
"Islamic Center" built.
Miracle Mile Drive-In cinema opens.
1955 - Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and Downtown Toledo Associates established.
1959 - Toledo Opera founded.
1964 - Toledo Botanical Garden established.
1966 - Reynolds Corners becomes part of city.
1968 - Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments established.
1969
July 4: Ohio Fireworks Derecho.
Masonic Auditorium and Fiberglas Tower built.
1970 - Toledo-Lucas County Public Library established.
1971 - Franklin Park Mall in business.
1978 - Western Lake Erie Historical Society founded.
1982 - One SeaGate hi-rise and DiSalle Government Center built.
1983 - Marcy Kaptur becomes U.S. representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district.
1984 - Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank established.[2]
1985 - Franklin Park Mall cinema in business.
1987 - SeaGate Convention Centre opens.
1990 - Population: 332,943.
1992 - Toledo Natural Food Cooperative opens.[3]
1994 - Carty Finkbeiner becomes mayor.
1997 - Toledo's Attic (city history website) launched.[4]
1998 - City website online (approximate date).
2002
Fifth Third Field (stadium) opens.
Jack Ford becomes mayor.
2005 - October 15: 2005 Toledo riot.
2006 - Carty Finkbeiner becomes mayor again.
2009 - Huntington Center (arena) opens.
2010
Michael Bell becomes mayor.
Population: 287,208.
2014 - D. Michael Collins becomes mayor.
2015 - February: Mayor Collins dies; Paula Hicks-Hudson becomes acting mayor.
Timeline of Toledo, Ohio Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA