Editing Canal Fulton, Ohio (section)

=== Developing the region ===
Rowland’s son-in-law built the first structure in Milan (a log cabin), and Rowland soon added a gristmill and a sawmill. Neither was very successful.

The Township that Milan would become a part of was laid off in December 1815. Lawrence Township was named after Captain James Lawrence famous for his last words during the War of 1812 battle between the American Chesapeake, and the British frigate the Shannon, “Don’t Give up the Ship”. These words are now the township’s motto.

Milan was the only village in the township until the [https://cfheritage.org/3cf.html building of the canal] between 1826 and 1828, which brought about the town of Fulton on the other side of the river. Milan boasted churches, cemeteries, and a grocery built to service the hundreds of canal workers. Fulton surpassed Milan though and the prefix Canal was added.

For a brief time with the coming of the B & O railroad, Milan once again eclipsed the Port of Canal Fulton. American transportation such as it is, even this balance was tipped again because all the main highways favored the Fulton side of the river. Today Milan no longer exists as it incorporated into Canal Fulton in 1853. It is, however, a quiet residential area, and most in Canal Fulton are aware of the little village’s beginnings.

In 1850 the first permanent community school began operation and railroad operations began.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140727/NEWS/140729370|title=Canal Fulton timeline, 181xfr@3+×4-014|last=Butzer|date=July 27, 2014|work=The Repository|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> In 1853, Canal Fulton absorbed both Milan and West Fulton.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=History|publisher=City of Canal Fulton|access-date=September 16, 2013|url=http://www.cityofcanalfulton-oh.gov/CityInfo/History.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906094631/http://cityofcanalfulton-oh.gov/CityInfo/History.aspx|archive-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1855, Union School building was completed and had two rooms accommodating 100 students.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140727/NEWS/140729370|title=Canal Fulton timeline, 1814-2014|last=Butzer|first=Heath|date=July 27, 2014|work=The Repository|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> In 1869, the construction of railroad was completed on the west side of the river.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140727/NEWS/140729370|title=Canal Fulton timeline, 1814-2014|work=The Repository|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref> 1870 Addition built at Union School.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Pauletbh|first=G.|last2=Roncin|first2=G.|last3=Vidal|first3=E.|last4=Toulouse|first4=P.|last5=Dassonville|first5=J.|date=November 1975|title=Fluorocarbons and general metabolism in the rat, rabbit, and dog|journal=Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology|volume=34|issue=2|pages=197–203|issn=0041-008X|pmid=1870|doi=10.1016/0041-008x(75)90024-1}}</ref> In 1873, The warehouse converted to Opera House.<ref name="Cariello 353–357">{{Cite journal|last=Cariello|first=L.|last2=D'Aniello|first2=A.|date=November 1975|title=Isolation and characterization of four toxic protein fractions from the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata|journal=Toxicon|volume=13|issue=5|pages=353–357|issn=0041-0101|pmid=1875|doi=10.1016/0041-0101(75)90195-6}}</ref> In 1874, Canal Fulton approves organization of a fire department, although one was in existence in the early 1800s. Fire department gets first modern steam-operated pumper.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Viljoen|first=C. C.|last2=Botes|first2=D. P.|last3=Schabort|first3=J. C.|date=November 1975|title=Spectral properties of Bitis gabonica venom phospholipase A2 in the presence of divalent metal ion, substrate and hydrolysis products|journal=Toxicon|volume=13|issue=5|pages=343–351|issn=0041-0101|pmid=1874|doi=10.1016/0041-0101(75)90194-4}}</ref> In 1875, Sts. Philip and James School founded.<ref name="Cariello 353–357" />

In 1876, German immigrants came to area as strikebreakers for coal industry.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Béress|first=L.|last2=Béress|first2=R.|date=November 1975|title=Purification of three polypeptides with neuro- and cardiotoxic activity from the sea anemone Anemonia sulcata|journal=Toxicon|volume=13|issue=5|pages=359–367|issn=0041-0101|pmid=1876|doi=10.1016/0041-0101(75)90196-8}}</ref> In 1886, new school built to accommodate 12 grades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140727/NEWS/140729370|title=Canal Fulton timeline, 1814-2014|work=The Repository|access-date=July 20, 2018}}</ref>