Editing Silverton, Ohio (section)

==History==
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Formed out of Columbia and Sycamore townships, Silverton had its beginnings in the post-[[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] land grants. In 1809 David Mosner opened a [[general store]] at the crossroads of Plainfield Pike and Montgomery Road. For the next several decades the surrounding town was known alternately as "Mosner" or "Enterprise". The Mosner name was formalized in 1861 when a post office opened under that designation.

In 1883 the [[Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern Railway]] opened a line through town, connecting the area to [[Cincinnati]] by rail. Seth Haines and Robert Cresap platted Silverton's first subdivision shortly thereafter. It is widely accepted that the town was renamed Silverton in honor of Haines' wife, Elizabeth Silver Haines.

In 1884 the community was incorporated as the Hamlet of Silverton. The early subdivisions were designed to appeal to investors as well as prospective homeowners. These subdivisions were divided into large lots, as most of them had {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=on}} frontages.

The hamlet slowly developed into a suburb over the next twenty years, with village status attained by general election in 1904. The village was by then served by the Interurban Railway & Terminal Company line, which ran along Montgomery Road (now U.S. Route 22), as well as the CL&N. Residents regularly commuted to jobs in Cincinnati.

By 1910 the village had a population of 459. Silverton grew over the next 50 years, attaining [[City (Ohio)|city]] status in 1961 with a population exceeding 5,500.

Around the beginning of the 20th century, the John C. Meier Grape Juice Company purchased land along the railroad line and began producing [[grape juice]] and wine in Silverton. Now known as [[Meier's Wine Cellars]], it is both the oldest and largest [[winery]] in Ohio.<ref>[http://www.meierswinecellars.com/about.html Meier's Wine Cellar history]</ref>

Silverton's demographics began to expand in the 1960s to include more African-American families. The "[[white flight]]" experienced by many other communities was not a factor in Silverton. Organizations like the Silverton Neighborhood Association were formed to break through cultural barriers and to promote dialogue between neighbors. As a result, Silverton transformed itself into a [[racial integration|integrated]] community.

In 1974, Silverton elected its first African American Mayor, Richard F. Hunter, Sr. who served as a Silverton Councilmember previously. Mayor Hunter served the City of Silverton as Mayor over 20 years and longer than any mayor in the city’s history.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Silverton received recognition as a [[Tree City USA]] community in 2008.