Editing Avon, Ohio (section)

==History==
[[File:37300 Detroit HH Williams House IMG 2077.jpg|thumb|left|Henry Harrison Williams House]]
In the 17th century, what is now Avon, [[Avon Lake, Ohio|Avon Lake]], [[Bay Village, Ohio|Bay Village]], and [[Westlake, Ohio|Westlake]] were all once one territory. This territory was inhabited by various Native American tribes, such as the [[Wyandots]], [[Ottawa people|Ottawa]]s, and [[Eries]], who lived in [[wigwam]]s or simple-stone dwellings. They settled, traded, fought, and later forcibly moved elsewhere.

Township Number 7 in Range 16 of the Western Reserve received its first permanent American settlers during 1814 from [[Montgomery County, New York]], led by Wilbur Cahoon.{{efn|The [[Wilbur Cahoon House]] is listed in the [[U.S. National Register of Historic Places]], reference №: 78002104<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref>}} The township was administered by Dover township and was part of Cuyahoga County. In 1818, Township Number 7 was organized and named "Xeuma", then later renamed "Troy Township". In 1824, Lorain County was created, and the name of Troy Township was changed to Avon Township. An Avon post office was established in 1825.  The entire township was incorporated into a village in 1917, and became the City of Avon in 1961.<ref>[http://www.avonohiohomes.com/avon_information About Avon Ohio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717062716/https://www.avonohiohomes.com/avon_information |date=July 17, 2019 }} avonohiohomes.com, retrieved June 26, 2014.</ref>