Editing Fostoria, Ohio (section)

==History==
Fostoria was created in 1854 with the merger of the communities of Rome and Risdon.<ref name=EB1911/><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctlE6zuQQI0C&pg=PA553 | title=History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880 | publisher=Transcript Printing Company | author=Lang, William | year=1880 | pages=553}}</ref>  The combination of both communities' Methodist churches, on land donated by Charles W. Foster, led to the merger.  To show their appreciation for Mr. Foster's generosity, the new community was named Fostoria.<ref name="Murray11">{{Cite book
  | last = Murray
  | first = Melvin L.
  | title = Fostoria, Ohio Glass II
  | publisher = M. L. Murray
  | year = 1992
  | location = Fostoria, OH
  | page = 11
  | oclc = 27036061
  }}</ref>  Charles W. Foster's son,  [[Charles Foster (Ohio politician)|Charles]], became one of Fostoria's most famous citizens—becoming the 35th governor of Ohio and [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|U.S. Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Benjamin Harrison]].<ref name="Murray11" />

Fostoria is known for its [[glass]] heritage and [[railroad]]s: two [[CSX]] main lines and one [[Norfolk Southern|NS]] main line intersect in downtown Fostoria, an area called the "Iron Triangle."  A natural gas boom in the 1880s, the railroad lines, and recruiting efforts by the community caused Fostoria to become home for numerous glass factories, including the [[Mambourg Glass Company]] (the city's first glass factory), the [[Fostoria Glass Company]], the [[Seneca Glass Company]], the [[Novelty Glass Company]], and others.<ref>Author Melvin L. Murray's second book on the Fostoria glass industry, ''Fostoria, Ohio Glass II'', discusses each of Fostoria's glass factories.</ref>

Although the boom in gas and glass is long over, railroads continue to be important to the community.  More than 100 trains pass through Fostoria each day.<ref>[http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/03/20/Fostoria-to-start-construction-soon-on-train-watching-park.html Fostoria to start construction soon on train-watching park, Toledo Blade, March 21, 2013]</ref> The Fostoria Railroad Preservation Society, aided by a $815,760 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation, completed a train viewing park in 2013 to help capitalize on the thousands of [[railfans]] who visit yearly.<ref>[http://www.fostoriairontriangle.com/ Fostoria Rail Preservation Society website]</ref>