Girard44420.org - An Ongoing History Of Girard, Ohio
Compiled By Michael A. Costarella and Phyllis Delbene


HISTORY OF GIRARD, OHIO - TIMELINE

17??
- Native Americans and settlers travel the Mahoning River along the shores of modern Girard, McDonald, and Niles

1754
- FORT DUQUESNE is built, in modern day Pittsburgh, by the French. The fort is located at the three rivers union.
- The French and Indian War erupts as a result of disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley. In May, George Washington leads a small group of American colonists to victory over the French, then builds Fort Necessity in the Ohio territory. In July, after being attacked by numerically superior French forces, Washington surrenders the fort and retreats.
1755
- Salt is being extracted by Pennsylvania settlers at the Salt Springs in Weathersfield Township. The Salt Springs are shown below. The springs are located south of the Mahoning River and approximately one mile west of Niles.

- Lewis Evans publishes his "Historic Map of 1755". Marked on this map is the Salt Springs, of Weathersfield Township. This causes the springs and its salt licks to become a gathering spot for settlers.
- In February, English General Edward Braddock arrives in Virginia with two regiments of English troops. Gen. Braddock assumes the post of commander in chief of all English forces in America. In April, Gen. Braddock and Lt. Col. George Washington set out with nearly 2000 men to battle the French in the Ohio territory. In July, a force of about 900 French and Indians defeat those English forces. Braddock is mortally wounded. Massachusetts Governor William Shirley then becomes the new commander in chief.
1758
- In November, the French abandon Fort Duquesne in the Ohio territory. Settlers then rush into the territory to establish homes.
1763
- The "French And Indian War" comes to an end.
- To avoid wars with native American tribes, England declares the "Proclamation of 1763", which prohibits colonists from settling west of the appalachian mountains. The is region, north of the Ohio river is referred to as the Ohio Country.
1766
- A map is published which locates two Delaware tribe towns as "Salt Licktown" (Niles) and "Mohoningtown" (Newton Falls).
1774
- Virginia’s colonial governor, Lord Dunmore, sent an army into Indian Territory to stop Indian attacks on whites. His troops were ambushed and defeated along the Kentucky River. Dunmore then sent an army of 1,500 Virginia militiamen into the area. Shawnee Chief, Cornstalk, led a force of Shawnee, Mingo, Miami, Wyandot, Delaware and Ottawa warriors against the Virginians in the Battle of Point Pleasant. Both sides suffered heavy losses during the long fight, but as the day ended the Indians retreated. In the autumn, the whites and Indians met near Chillicothe for peace talks. There, Cornstalk signed a treaty promising that whites would not be attacked south of the Ohio River.
1776
- The United States of America declares its independence from Great Britian.
1777
- The treaty of 1774, signed at Chillicothe, was supposed to bring peace to the region, but Indians and whites continued to clash. As the fighting worsened, Cornstalk and a small group of Indians traveled to Point Pleasant. They wanted to discuss ways of keeping the peace. The colonials, now at war with Great Britain, were not interested in peace talks. Instead, they put Cornstalk and his party in jail and held them as hostages. They hoped that holding Cornstalk would keep the Shawnees from fighting for the British. On November 10, a small group of militiamen stormed the jail and murdered Cornstalk and his son in revenge for the death of a white man who was killed by other Indians. Thus ended the life of the great Shawnee warrior and chief, Cornstalk.
1783
- The Revolutionary War ends. The U.S.A. is victorious.
1786
- In an area around Salt Springs exist 4 cabins, often involved in "trouble". A store keeper from this area, working for Duncan & Wilson Traders, is murdered by Native Americans. Eventually these cabins are torn down to control the "trouble".
1787
- The Northwest Territory is formed. This territory contains what is now Ohio.
1788
- 04/07 - The city of Marietta is first settled by 48 revolutionary war veterans. It becomes known the "gateway to the northwest".
- A proclamation is made declaring the existence of Washington County, Ohio. This county includes much of eastern Ohio ( including what is now Trumbull and Mahoning counties ) in its original dimensions.
- 04/01 - Lachlan McIntosh commands an American army sent to the Ohio Country to defeat the Wyandot Indians, strong allies of the English. Also to attack the British garrison at Detroit.
- 12/01 - Fort Laurens is completed along the Tuscarawas River (near modern-day Bolivar, Ohio). It was to serve three purposes: First, the Americans hoped to use it as a base to attack the British garrison at Detroit. Second, they hoped it would discourage natives loyal to the British from raiding American settlers in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Finally, by offering protection to the neutral Christian Delawares, the Americans hoped to win them over to their side.
1797
- John Young arrives to settle his plot of land in the Western Reserve. Youngstown is established soon after.
- A proclamation is made declaring the existence of Jefferson County, Ohio. The city of Steubenville becomes the county seat. The land contained within Jefferson county was previously part of Washington County, Ohio. ( What are today Mahoning and Trumbull counties are contained within Jefferson county land )
1798
- The Ohio Territory gains sufficient population (5,000) of males to initiate self-government. A 22-member territorial legislature was formed, of which five members were selected to serve as territorial council.
- Liberty Township is first settled. Originally Girard is no more than a subdivision, located in the southwest corner of Liberty Township, known as "Great Lot #10". At the time this lot was one of the most valuable, one-mile square lots, in Liberty Township because it had the Mahoning River and the "State Road" (now U.S. #422) crossing through it.
1800
- 07/10 - A proclamation is declared to establish Trumbull County as an independent county from its parent county, Jefferson. The new county's seat becomes the city of Warren, Ohio.
- Joseph McMahon and Richard Storer murdered Tuscarawa chief Captain George, and a Seneca known as Spotted John (John Winslow), at the Salt Springs. Storer left the area knowing he had acted in self-defense and was never arrested. McMahon was arrested then later tried and acquitted on the grounds of self-defense.
1802
- The first settlement, in what is now Girard, is by Hieronimus Eckman. Eckman, a gunsmith, purchases the upper third of the Great Lot #10 from his home in Lancaster County, PA and then moves here with his nine children to clear the land for a farm. He becomes one of the first gunsmiths in the Mahoning Valley.
1803
- Ohio becomes the 17th state of the United States Of America (U.S.A.). The first state capital is Chillicothe, in Ross County.
- Francis Carlton moves from Warren to Girard. He purchases and settles the lower third of Great Lot #10.
- The Village of Hubbard, Ohio is established.
- Hieronimus Eckman petitions to have State Route #304 ( Churchill Rd. ) built.
180?
- William Moore purchases the middle portion of the Great Lot #10
1807
- The U.S.A. suffers an economic depression brought on by the Embargo Act of 1807.
- The Ohio legislature passed a bill that required every man of military age to annually present 100 squirrel pelts to township officials. Those who failed to comply were fined 3 cents for each scalp they were short. Those who turned in more scalps than required received a bonus of 2 cents per scalp. Large groups of hunters participated in squirrel roundups and hunts.
1808
- A proclamation is made declaring the existence of Portage County, Ohio. The new county's seat is the city of Ravenna, Ohio. The land within Portage County was previously contained within Trumbull County.
1812
- 06/12 - The U.S.A. declares war on Great Britian.
- Commodore Perry's Lake Erie fleet begins construction at Presque Isle (modern-day Erie, Pennsylvania).
1813
- A great typhoid epidemic strikes America and Girard.
- Francis Carlton dies in the typhoid epidemic.
- William Moore dies in the typhoid epidemic. His property was sold to Daniel Reeser.
- Henry and EveAnna Barnhisel purchase 318 acres in Liberty Township, of the Connecticut Western Reserve, just north of Great Lot #10.
- 09/0? - Commodore Perry's Lake Erie fleet sets sail to meet the Britsh fleet at Put-in-bay
- 09/10 - The "Battle Of Lake Erie" takes place with Commodore Perry victorious.
1814
- The British army burns the U.S. Library Of Congress.
1815
1816
- The U.S. federal government enacts the Tariff of 1816 on all foreign import products. This causes many new factories and businesses to start up in Ohio.
- The Orrin, Dunscom & Bristol Company is formed near the Salt Springs, in Weathersfield, Township. This company makes pottery, specializing in bedroom products widely used at this time.
1825
- Judge Ephraim Cutler writes a state law that provides free education in Ohio public education in Ohio funded by property tax.
1826
1827
- David Tod begins practicing law.
1828
1829
1830
- The Trinity Lutheran Church constructs a log building for worship
1831
- An Asiatic Cholera epidemic brought by English immigrants strikes the U.S.
1832
1833
- The Lutheran's log house of worship is replaced by a more sturdy structure, The Salem(s)Lutheran Church of Girard and Vicinity, on ground given by Henry Barnhisel.
- A cholera epidemic strikes Columbus, Ohio.
1834
- Neighboring Warren, Ohio is given a village status by the Ohio State Legislature.
1835
- Construction on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal begins.
1836
- Girard gets it first post office and becomes identifiable as a village
1837
- Town plat laid out by David Tod of Youngstown, believed to be named in honor of Stephen Girard.
- Cholera epidemic kills workers of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal between April 30th and September 15th. Work on the canal is halted.
- "The Panic of 1837" spreads throughout America, Ohio, and Girard.
- Victoria becomes the Queen Of England.
1838
- work continues on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal .
1839
- The Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal reached Girard and the dam was rebuilt into its present form.
1840
- Construction on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal is completed.
- Construction of a flour mill begins on the western side of the Mahoning River by Abner Osborn. This mill is shown below.

- On land previously owned by his father, Henry and Susan (Townsend) Barnhisel Jr. build a Greek Revival mansion facing the State Road.

1841
- A Yellow Fever epidemic strikes the U.S.
1842
- Jesse Baldwin partners with Abner Osborne to expand the mill and a create a store in Girard.
1843
- The Girard Rolling Mills, located on the Mahoning River and shown below, are completed and become operational.

- 06/04 - Heavy rains cause the Mahoning River Valley to flood.
- The efforts of a group led by Rev. Dillon Prosser laid the foundation of a Methodist Episcopal Church in Girard. They worshipped in an 1800 log schoolhouse on land owned by Peter Carlton. This log structure was located on State St. between Morris and Second streets.
1844
- David Tod returns home and opens the Brier Hill Coal Mine. Tod has interests in mines in Girard as well. He is also instrumental in introducing local coal into the Cleveland and lake markets by way of the Pennsylvania Canal.
1845
- Approximate date that a covered bridge was built over the Mahoning River at the base of Liberty Street.
1846
- The Pennsylvania Railroad is established.
1847
- An influenza epidemic strikes the world.
1848
- A cholera epidemic strikes North America.
1849
1850
- A Yellow Fever epidemic strikes the U.S..
1851
- 03/10 - The Ohio Constitution is ratified.
- 09/09 - Six children of James and Mary Ann Nelson, of Liberty Township, died of dysentary since August 25th.
1852
- 10/30 – A 32x42 Quaker style Methodist Episcopal Church building on the northwest corner of Main and High streets is completed. The Total cost is $680.00.
1853
- 09/27 - John McConnell, age 75, dies. He was supposedly the first settler of Weathersfield Township.
1854
1855
- 08/29 - The son of James Anderson is crushed by a canal lock while swimming, the boy was about 10 years old.
1856
1857
- The village tannery is purchased by Frederick Krehl from Elmadorus Crandon.
1858
- 12/03 - Mrs. Nancy Tibbitts, age 78, of Weathersfield dies as a result of injuries sustained when thrown from a buggy nine months ago.
1859
- David Tod becomes the president of the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad.
- 08/01 - Sixteen year old, William Frack, is injured in a Girard blacksmith's shop accident and later dies.
1860
- Girard’s population is now approaching 500 citizens.
- A Smallpox epidemic strikes Pennsylvania.
- 08/22 - Polly (Lanterman) Rush, of Liberty Township, age 55, and w/o Abner, died of cancer leaving 3 sons and 3 daughters.
- 11/15 - Son of Benjamin Williams, aged 7-9, is killed near Girard when hit by a railroad car at the Morris coal chute.
1861
- 03/12 - School directors: J.C. Allison, Abner Osborne, Henry Barnhishel and a citizens committee: William Johnson, Edward Ray, Martin Houston, Abner Rush, and H.P. Gilbert meet to discuss the construction of the Union School.
- David Tod donates land known as Jefferson Square. This land is bounded by Kline St. to the north, Market St. to the east, Main St. to the south and High St to the West.
- 04/12 - South Carolina's Fort Sumter is fired upon by the Confederacy. The civil war begins.
- 07/24 - William Keefer, of Liberty Township, is hit and killed by lightening.
- The Union School house is constructed on Jefferson Square. This is the village's first brick building.

- 12/12 - John Walters, of Girard, dies of burns sustained two weeks earlier when a barrel of oil exploded.
1862
- David Tod becomes Governor of Ohio.
- 07/10 - Daniel Walters, of Girard, dies of sunstroke while pitching hay at William Reichard's.
1863
1864
- 07/24 - James Ward, of James Ward & Company, iron makers, is assassinated while on a visit to the Elizabeth Furnace on Mosquito Creek after attending church.
- Mining by the Church Hill Coal Company at Quadrangle 1 of the Church Hill Mine begins in Girard.
- David Tod leaves office of the Governor of Ohio.
- President Abraham Lincoln sends a telegram, via switching engine to Brier Hill, offering David Tod the position of Secratary Of The U.S. Treasury. Tod respectfully refuses the offer.
1865
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone is born.
1866
- 02/?? - Ice causes flooding in the Mahoning River Valley.
- Girard's Iron Industry begins with the construction of the Girard Iron Company. This company is a venture partnership of David Tod, William Ward, William Richards, and Joseph G. Butler Jr.
1867
- The Girard Iron Company plant becomes operational.
- Mining begins and ends by Tod, Stambaugh & Company (later changing name to the Brier Hill Coal Company) at the Kline Mine located at Great Lot #8 in Girard.
1868
- Louis Hauser becomes a partner in The Krehl tannery. The tannery is enlarged and shown below.

- 10/21 - The first Roman Catholic service is held in the home of John Kinney. This mass was read by Reverand Bernard B. Kelley, of Niles, Ohio.
- A portrait of Governor David Tod, painted in this year, is shown below.

- Governor David Tod dies during a stroke of apoplexy.
1869
- St. Ann's Church is established to serve Catholics in Brier Hill, Mineral Ridge and Girard who had been members of St. Columba Parish. The second Catholic parish in Youngstown, it first builds a small wooden framed church on Calvin St., close to Federal Street.
1870
- A photograph of the Tod Mansion on Federal Square, taken in this year, is shown below.

- David Tod, grandson to governor David Tod, is born in Girard. This David Tod is the son of William Tod and Francis (Barnheisel) Tod.
1871
- The Disciple Church is built in a delicate Gothic style. The church, located at the corner of State and Basin streets, is shown below. The congregation owns a plot of land at the corner of Broadway and Stewart avenues to be used for a future church site.

1872
- The Corns Iron Company rolling mill is constructed in Girard.
1873
- The Girard Savings Bank is organized, it is a pioneer institution of its kind in Girard.
- The Ashtabula, Youngstown and Pittsburgh Rail Road Company completes a 58.03 mile line from Ashtabula Harbor to Girard, via the City Of Niles. Girard is now linked via railroad to Lake Erie shipping trade.
1874
- Mining resumes by the Brier Hill Coal Company at the Kline Mine located at Great Lot #8 in Girard.
1875
1876
1877
- The Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal is officially closed.
- 04/30 - A charter is obtained under the code of the State of Ohio, for the Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. This was for the portion of the road in Ohio.
1878
- 01/05 - The Youngstown and Pittsburgh Railroad Company is consolidated with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company.
- Girard Fire Department organizes and purchases a hand engine for $760
- The first fire station is located behind to the Sanders and Jenkins Building (Krehl News/Banish's/Girard Book & News) in ????.
1879
02/10 - The entire Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad opens.
- The first class graduates in Girard. The class is comprised of four student named Louise M. Hauser, Kit B. McGlathery, Ella Bowman, and Charles J. Allison
1880
- 01/18 – The new Gothic style First Methodist Episcopal Church located at the corner of Main and Market streets is dedicated, under the leadership of Rev. J. H. Starrett.
1881
- 02/10 - Ice, combined with nearly 40 hours of rain, causes flooding in the Mahoning River Valley.
- 02/12 - The main street bridge, in Niles, collapses.
- Frederick Krehl’s Queen Anne style family home is built at State and Basin (now Broadway) streets.

1882
- A one-day hunt near Columbus resulted in 19,660 squirrels being killed. A day-and-a-half-long hunt in the same year in two Licking County townships netted 3,800 squirrels.
1883
- Mining resumes by the Tod Iron Company, after changing hands, at the Kline Mine located at Great Lot #8 in Girard.
- Mathew Ramsey, 118th IL, born in 1822 dies and is buried in Girard-Liberty Union Cemetery
1884
- A steel bridge is built over the Mahoning River.

1885
- Louis Hauser of Krehl, Hauser & Company retires. The company is renamed to F. Krehl and Sons Leather Company
- A typhoid epidemic strikes Plymouth, Pennsylvania.
- Mining ends by the Tod Iron Company at the Kline Mine located at Great Lot #8 in Girard.
1886
- Mining at Quadrangle 1 of the Church Hill Mine ends.
1887
- The William and W.H. Johnson Tinware and Sheet Iron Company moves to Girard.
- A modern brick high school, shown below, is constructed at the corner of State St. and Elm St.( now Wilson Ave ).

- 05/08 – Grace Krehl, d/o J.C. Krehl and mother of Fred Vogel, is the last child baptized in Salem(s) Lutheran Church
1888
- The Youngstown Foundry & Machine Company is organized. It was originally the Wallis Foundry Company and operated a plant in Girard. The principal owners are William J. Wallis and F.A. Williams.
1889
- Harry Sechler starts the first newspaper called the "Girard Grit".
1890
- The population of Girard reaches more than 1,000 citizens.
- 09/01 – Catholic Diocese receive a clear deed to the lot purchased from the Ward estate.
- William J. Wallis and F.A. Williams purchase the Girard Stove Works and secure a charter under the name of the Girard Stove and Foundry Company.
1891
- September,21st - Girard becomes an incorporated municipality known as the Village Of Girard, Ohio
- The Village of Girard is granted a charter by the state of Ohio and holds its first municipal elections
- The previously abandoned Union School becomes the first village or "town" hall. The second floor is used as the public library.

- The Lotze Building, shown below, on West Liberty St. is constructed. It is owned by George Lotze & Sons, and its second floor houses the Girard Opera House. ( This building is destroyed by fire in ???? )

- Construction begins on the future St. Rose Church, located on the corner of State and Main streets.
1892
- Ambrose Eckman takes the office of the 1st Mayor of Girard. His photograph is shown below.

- Salem(s) Lutheran Church abandoned.
- 05/15 - The St. Rose Church is dedicated. James J. Stewart is the first pastor.


- 07/16 - The Strike at Homestead Pennsylvania at Carnegie steel occurrs. The Pennsylvania militia is called in before it is over.
- A survey indicates that 3 million tons of pig iron are produced in the Mahoning Valley this throughout this year.
1893
- U.S. suffers an enconomic depression
- 05/08 - The First National Bank of Girard opens for business. The bank has $50,000 in capital and resources of $80,000. The Bank President is A. W. Kennedy. The Vice President is state senator John J. Sullivan.
- 07/21 – The cornerstone is laid for the new Trinity Lutheran Church on West Main St.
- The St. Ann's parish builds a new brick church at Federal and Superior. The construction proceeds slowly due to the economic depression. When the parish is finally able to use part of the new parish, the old one is turned over to the new St. Anthony parish, established to serve the Italian Catholic's. Completed, with a high spire, St. Ann's stood at one of the high points in West Federal and becomes a landmark. The inside of this church is shown below.

1894
- Something happens with The Krehl Tannery?.
- Edward Vaughn founds a grocery/bakery
1895
- Steel production begins in the Mahoning Valley. The Ohio Steel Company, located in Youngstown, pours its first load of steel. This plant is located on 171 acres of the Hawkins farm, west of the Mahoning River. This is at the future site of the Ohio Works of the Carnegie Steel Company.
1896
- 04/10 - Kennard Shoe Co., locates its plant in Girard.
- A trolley service running along State St. opens in Girard. This trolley systems ties into trolly systems of Niles, Warren and Youngstown.

- The Avon Oaks (Squaw Creek) Amusement Park is constructed. The park has entertainment and amusement facilities, including a zoo, swimming area, and a roller coaster.

- Gomer Jones establishes a general store in Girard, formerly owned by A. E. Hartzell (is this Aaron E. Hartzell?)
1897
- William McKinley is elected as the 25th U.S. President.
- Ambrose Eckman leaves the office of the 1st Mayor of Girard.
1898
- Emmett D. Crum takes office as the 2nd Mayor of Girard. His photograph is shown below.

- Fifty residents of Youngstown form the Mahoning Country Club. It has 55 acres of land, on the upper north side, with a 9-hole golf course.
- William J. Zeller and John H. Chryst purchase the Girard mills.
- Government reports indicate more immigrants to the United States come from Italy than from any other nation.
1899
- Idora Park is constructed in Youngstown by a street car company.
- The Ohio Leatherworks is established.

1900
- Abandoned Salem(s) Lutheran Church building sold to Henry Stull for $100, and moved to his farm on Shannon Rd. (Razed in 1934.)
1901
- 9/01 - William McKinley is shot at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition by a deranged anarchist
- 9/09 - William McKinley dies
1903
- The Salt Springs are covered over by railroad fill from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
1904
- The Krehl Tannery burns and the factory building is completely destroyed. Losses are sustained of $250,000.
1905
- The North Avenue School designed by the well-known Youngstown architect, Charles H. Owsley.. in a Beaux-Arts style with classic details.
- James J. McFarland, at twenty years of age, was appointed cashier at First National Bank Of Girard
- The Girard Stove and Foundry Works moves to the city of Youngstown
- Emmett D. Crum leaves the office of the 2nd Mayor of Girard.
1906
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone takes office as the 3rd Mayor of Girard. His photograph is shown below.

- 01/13 - The Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula is incorporated under the general laws of Ohio and Pennsylvania, through filing, in Ohio.
- The North Avenue School is completed.

1907
- The Pugh & Howells Building is constructed at 114 W. Liberty St.
- The Hartzell Brothers Building is constructed at 118 W. Liberty St.
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone opens Blackstone's Funeral Home
1908
- David Tod, grandson of Ohio governor David Tod, is elected to the Ohio State Senate

- A view of Girard, looking south along the state road from the St. Rose Church tower, is shown below.

- The Stanley Works opens an operation in Girard, producing rought steel washers
- The Pennahio Lumber company is founded in Girard
1909
- David Tod, grandson to Governor David Tod, takes office in the Ohio State Senate.
- A picture, shown below, of Girard, is taken while looking southeast from the tower of the town hall at Jefferson Square.

- 07/05 – Girard’s 4th of July Celebration. Chairman Roy H. Green, Secretary Arthur E. Jones, and Treasurer Charles Norling. Merchants and Mechanics’ Fantastic Darktown Fire Brigade forms at Public Square for a 9:30 a.m. parade to kick off the day’s festivities. Fireworks at 10 p.m.
- The Mahoning Country Club, of the upper northside of Youngstown, purchases 131 acres of land in Liberty Township for its future location.
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone leaves the office of the 3rd Mayor of Girard.
1910
- Boyscouts of America is formed
- William W. Wilson takes the office of the 4th Mayor of Girard. His photograph is shown below.

- 03/01 - Great blocks of ice in the Mahoning River cause it to overflow its banks.
- John G. Eckman organizes the Eckman Coal Company. It is a supplier of coal, ice, and building supplies.
- St. Rose Church pastor, Reverend James J. Stewart is succeeded by Reverend E. A. Kirby D.D.
- A picture of the "Pittsburgh Flyer", shown below, train is taken by moonlight from the west side of the Mahoning River. This picture is published the E.H. Lotze Company of Girard, Ohio.

- The Girard Weekly Journal is founded
1911
- William W. Wilson leaves office of the 4th Mayor of Girard.
- The Trumbull Banking Company is formed. This is a state bank. This bank is an outgrowth of the Girard Savings And Banking Company.
- The Trumbull Savings and Loan Company is formed. This bank is an independent outgrowth of the Girard Savings And Banking Company.
- The Girard Weekly Journal is goes out of business.
1912
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone takes the office of the 5th Mayor of Girard.
1913
- The First National Bank remodels its building on W. Liberty St.
- David Tod, grandson to Governor David Tod, leaves office of Ohio State Senate.
- 03/?? - Record breaking flood hits Ohio and Mahoning Valley. Squaw Creek massively floods and the Avon Oaks Amusement Park is mostly destroyed.
- The Community Mausoleum was erected in the Liberty Union Cemetery by the American Mausoleum Co., an Ohio corporation.
- 06/01 - Over one-half million Italians leave Italy in the first six months of this year.
- The St. Rose School, shown below, is built on E. Main St. by the Roman Catholic parish.

- The Summit School is built on W. Liberty St. in Weathersfield Township.
1914
- The Great War (World War I) begins in the Balkans
- The William Tod 34" x 68" x 60" cross compound stationary steam engine is manufactured in 1914 in Youngstown, Ohio to power a six stand, 24" merchant mill for the Brier Hill Steel Company. It weighs 300 tons, has overall dimensions of 27' x 47', is equipped with a 20' diameter flywheel and produced a maximum of 4,000 hp at 75 rpm. It is claimed to be the largest engine of its type still in existence in the U.S. and quite possibly the world. - Refer to The Tod Engine Project by clicking here
- The Pugh Building is constructed at 1 E. Liberty St, on the northeast corner with State St.
- The King Building is constructed at 1 S. Liberty St., on the southeast corner of Liberty and S. State streets.

1915
- John Jacob Hake becomes a local salesman for Buick Automobiles.
- 05/23 - Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone leaves the office of the 5th Mayor of Girard.
1916
- Edward H. Vaughn, shown below, takes the office of the 6th Mayor Of Girard.

- William J. Zeller becomes sole owner of the Girard Mills
- A strike occurrs at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company that results in the Ohio National Guard being called in to settle the rioting. The workers accept a 22cents per hour wage. The result is a trend of corporate community contributions which create parks, baseball teams, and community centers.
- Child Labor Act passed, setting a national minimum age of 14 in industries producing nonagricultural goods for interstate commerce or for export
- Keating-Owen Act passed, forbiding the transportation among states of products of factories, shops or canneries employing children under 14 years of age, of mines employing children under 16 years of age, and the products of any of these employing children under 16 who worked at night or more than eight hours a day.
- Antidumping Act passed.
- Federal Farm Loan Act passed, providing low interest credit to farmers
- 09/?? - Adamson Act passed. This act limits railroad workers to an eight-hour day ad mandates time and a half pay for overtime for railroad workers
- 11/?? - Woodrow Wilson defeats Republican Charles Evans Hughes to win a second term as President.
1917
- 04/06 - US Congress declares war against Germany.
- 05/18 - Selective Service Act passed by the US Congress.
- Joseph H. Hake, father of John Jacob Hake, was killed on the railroad crossing in Girard
- 12/17 - U.S.A. declares war on Austria
- Peter Ragusky, resident of Girard, serves in Battery "E" of the 322nd Field Artillery unit in the U.S. Army.
- The L. Deutch Building is constructed at 201 W. Liberty St. ( next to the viaduct/bridge )
- The "Slovenian Dome" building is constructed on N. State St.
- Edward H. Vaughn leaves the office of the 6th Mayor of Girard.
1918
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone takes the office of the 7th Mayor of Girard.
- The "Great Flu of 1918" strikes Girard and the entire world.
- 11/11 - A general armistice is signed and The Great War (World War I) comes to and end
- The Trumbull Banking Company, located on E. Liberty St., is formed as a result of the combining of The Trumbull Savings and Loan and the Trumbull Banking Company.
1919
- 01/16 - The 18th Amendment is ratified by the US Congress declaring "prohibition".
- 05/05 - State and county official raid the Slovenian home on North Sate Street. Operators of the establishment are placed under arrest for alledged illegal selling of liquor. The home has been suspected of operating a speak-easy for several months. A truck load of alcohol is confiscated.
- 05/05 - Frederick Everhart, 75 and a veteran of the civil war, dies. He was the father-in-law of Mayor Thomas G. Blackstone.
- 05/14 - Senator David Tod, grandson of Governor David Tod, dies.
- Gerard C. Chirichigno marries Miss Angelina Parillo of Girard. Chirichigno was the sales manager for the Youngstown Wire and Iron Company.
- Jonas Earle King M.D. relocated his medical practice to Girard.
- Alonzo G. Sharp founds and manages A.G. Sharp Lumber in Youngstown, Ohio. Located at the old Dingledy plant.
- A five acre site is purchased for the construction of a new high school.
- The First National Bank of Girard purchases 41 feet on W. Liberty St. to accommodate its growth. The bank is now valued at $1,210,000. The growth is %110 in 15 years.
- 09/25 - The Girard Home Savings And Loan Company is open for business in the Dennison Building at corner of State and E. Liberty St.
- Tod Woods School, shown below, is constructed on Trumbull Ave.

1920
- 01/31 - US economic expansion peaks; a severe recession begins.
- 08/18 - The 19th Amendment is ratified by the US Congress declaring the right for women citizens to vote in political elections.
- Construction on the Girard Lower Lake Dam is completed
- Ed L. Hauser is elected secretary of Ohio post-masters association.
- A photograph, shown below, of Frederick Krehl is taken.

1921
- 05/19 - Emergency Quota Act is passed by US Congress, establishing national quotas for immigrants.
- 07/14 - Immigrant anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are convicted of murder.
- 07/30 - US economic contraction ends. An economic recovery begins.
- 11/01 - The Village of Girard, Ohio becomes the City of Girard, Ohio.
- The first city officers are elected.
- The Girard Free Library is established.
- The C.J. Jones Building is constructed on S. State St. ( Tropitan is there now ) - The First National Bank of Girard has the following officers: President F. W. Stillwagon, Vice President(s): J.C. Krehl and E.L. Hauser.
- The Williams Building is constructed at 36 S. State St.
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone leaves the office of the 7th Mayor of Girard.
1922
- William D. Cunningham, shown below, takes the office of the 8th Mayor of Girard

- 03/30 - Jacob Charles "JC" Krehl, eldest son of Frederick Krehl, dies
- The Morgan Building, shown below, is constructed on the north east corner or State and Prospect St.

- 10/28 - Benito Mussolini leads the Fascist-based "March On Rome". Mussolini assumes control of Italy.
1923
- A new Girard High School, shown below, is constructed on Ward Avenue.

- 05/30 - US economic expansion peaks and an economic recession begins.
- 10/12 - Frederick Krehl dies.
1924
- 02/03 - Woodrow Wilson dies.
- 05/26 - Johnson-Reed Act is passed by the US Senate, severely limiting US immigration.
- A riot occurs in Niles, OH that is the result of two opposing social groups; "The Ohio Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" and a group formed in oppostion, "The Knights of the Flaming Circle". "The Knights of the Flaming Circle" is composed of mostly immigrants who oppose the reoccurring actions and political control of the "Ku Klux Klan". Many local government officials are openly members of the "Klan". The state and local governments fail to respond to the situation and federal troops intervene.
- Thomas Gordon Blackstone dies.
1925
- Ambrose Eckman dies.
- The first Scout troops in the Girard area are started with Troop 41 and 42
1926
- Liberty Memorial Park is created by the Girard Parks Commission
- The entire Route 16 is certified and renamed to Route 422 .
1927
- 07/17 – The last worship service in the First Methodist Episcopal Church is given prior to its building being torn down to make way for a new building.
- 10/01 - A scout cabin erected for troops 41 and 42 with permission of the mayor and the parks commission
- 12/01 - The new Carlton-Vaughn building at 20 & 22 S. State is ready for occupancy.
- William D. Cunningham leaves the office of the 8th Mayor of Girard.
- The Girard News, weekly newspaper, is founded.
1928
- David J. Rees, shown below, takes the office of the 9th Mayor of Girard.

- The Girard Viaduct, shown below, is constructed.

- A small corner store is constructed at the western corner of Prospect and Lawrence streets. Its address is 228 E. Prospect St.
- Arrowhead stadium, shown below, is constructed at Highland Ave. and Second St.

- 10/24 - "Black Thursday," Stock Market crashes.
1929
1930
- 12/24 - Melvin Christopher Triplett is born in Indianola, Mississippi, the second of 12 children. He will move to Girard and excel at sports at Girard High School.
1931
- 01/19 - Hoover's Wickersham Commission reports that enforcement of Prohibition has become almost impossible.
- 03/31 - Davis-Bacon Act becomes law, requiring "prevailing" (union) wages to be paid on federal construction contracts.
- 10/17 - Mobster, Al Capone, is convicted of income tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
1932
- 06/06 - Revenue Act of 1932 passed by US Congress. Raises top tax rates from 25% to 63% and reduces personal exemptions from $1,500 to $1,000 for single persons and reduces personal exemptions from $3,500 to $2,500 for married couples.
1933
- 12/05 - 21st Amendment ratified (repeals 18th amendment, ending alcohol prohibition).
- David J. Rees leaves the office of the 9th Mayor of Girard.
- State Route 304 is certified.
1934
- John J. Cronin, shown below, takes the office of the 10th Mayor of Girard.

1935
- 08/02 - The Youngstown Telegraph newspaper reports that Girard receives a public works loan and grant amounting to $27,272 for the construction of a new city hall.
1936
1937
- 06/25 - Heavy rainfall causes the Mahoning River Valley to flood.
- The "West Nile Virus" is identified in Uganda, Africa.
- "The Little Steel Strike of 1937" occurrs in Youngstown.
- A U.S. Post Office is constructed at the southeastern corner of Market and Main streets.

1938
- The Girard Town Hall ( formerly Union School ) is torn down on Jefferson Square and replaced by the Girard Municipal Building, shown below.

- The Zeller feed and flour mill, located on W. Main St., is abandoned.
1939
- A. M. Buyers Steel Company ( Formerly the Girard Iron Company ) closes, leaving behing an 80-acre plot, located East of the Mahoning River and West of State St.
- Mobster, Al Capone, is released from prison.
- John J. Cronin leaves the office of the 10th Mayor of Girard.
1940
- Alex Whitford, shown below, takes the office of the 11th Mayor of Girard.

- The Trinity Lutheran Church, located on West Main St. and shown below, is remodeled.

- 07/?? – Trinity Lutheran Church celebrates 15th Anniversary of Pastor Sinner’s ordination.
1941
- 12/07 - War planes from the Japanese Navy launch a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Eighteen ships are sunk or damaged, and around 2400 Americans lose their lives. The Japanese suffer minimal casualties.
- 12/11 - Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
1942
- 02/19 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order #9066 which orders the internment of all (110,000) Japanese-Americans living within 48 states.
1943
- 08/?? - A flash flood strikes the Ohio River Valley, including Trumbull County.
- 09/24 - A fire thought to be caused by boys playing with matches, razes the 103 year old Zeller feed and flour mill on W. Main St. It had been abandoned in 1938 and has stood for over a century as a familiar landmark.
1944
1945
- Alex Whitford leaves the office of the 11th Mayor of Girard.
1946
- Clyde U. Helman, shown below, takes the office of the 12th Mayor of Girard.

- The Syro Steel Company is founded at 1170 N. State St.
1947
- An F4 Tornado strikes the region. Forming in the Silver Lake region north of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the first tornado ever to hit Sharon cut a 75-mile swath of destruction through eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania before blowing itself out near Mercer Saturday afternoon [June 7, 1947]. After missing Kent and Ravenna, Ohio, the storm raked the Ravenna Ordnance plant, then moved to the DeForest area between Niles and Warren, leveling houses and injuring scores of persons. Next in its path were Smith-Stewart Road, Niles-Vienna Road and Belmont Avenue Extension (Route 90), all in Ohio. Three persons were killed in the last-named area. The storm then crossed into Pennsylvania and swooped into Sharon, where it killed two persons, injured scores of others and damaged many homes and business places. The path of this tornado is shown below.

1948
1949
- Joseph Standohar joins the Girard Police Force.
1950
- Boy Scout Troop 40 of St. Rose Church is formed.
- 06/25 - South Korea declares war on North Korea.
- 11/06 - Edward Eugene Rowland, a corporal in the U.S. Marines and resident of Girard is killed in action.
1951
- 03/30 - Elvin Baker Shields, a seargent in the U.S. Marines and resident of Girard, dies of wounds.
- 06/09 - Jack Holly Hederstrom, a captain in the U.S. Air Force and resident of Girard dies while missing.
- Clyde U. Helman leaves the office of the 12th Mayor of Girard.
1952
- Joseph Catone, shown below, takes the office of the 13th Mayor of Girard.

- 01/?? - The Mahoning River Valley floods.
- 06/30 - Walter Everett Pittman, a captian in the U.S. Air Force and resident of Girard dies while missing.
1953
- 06/01 - The U.S. unemployment rate reaches a low of 2.5 percent.
- The Girard Sesquicentennial is celebrated.
- 07/27 - The United States, North Korea and China sign an armistice, which ends the war but fails to bring about a permanent peace. This marks the end of U.S. military involvement in the conflict.
- The Trinity Lutheran Church building on West Main is sold to Mr. Charles Zitnik for $17,500, to be razed for downtown parking space.
- A new Trinity Lutheran Church, shown below, is constructed on E. Liberty and Stewart Streets.

- 08/21 - WYTV Channel 33 begins broadcasting in Youngstown, Ohio.
- The Acerra Brothers Building is constructed on the southwest corner of State and Liberty streets.
1954
- 05/02 – The First Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran Trinity Church is dedicated. It is located at 78 E. Liberty St. Philip J. Sinner, Pastor.
- 05/25 - Girard offices of Union Distributing Co, partially owned by Anthony B. Flask are bombed.
1955
- 12/08 - something newsworthty occurrs concerning the Girard water supply. ( need to research this yet... )
1956
- 09/05 - The City of Girard conducts its homecoming parade.
- The New York Football Giants, with Girard High School alumnus, Mel Triplett as starting fullback, win the National Football League championship.
1957
- 09/04 - The City of Girard conducts its homecoming parade.
1958
- 04/11 - A "Holdup" occurrs at City S&L in Girard.
- Tod Woods Elementary School constructs a new addition. (?)
- 08/27 - The City of Girard conducts its homecoming parade.
1959
- The City Of Youngstown, Ohio buys the West Federal St. property, containing the St. Ann's Church, for redevelopment. The old church is torn down.
- Floods strike the Mahoning Valley.
- Joseph Catone leaves the office of the 13th Mayor of Girard.
1960
- John D. DePietro, shown below, takes the office of the 14th Mayor of Girard.

- Parks commission is ended and Liberty Park falls under jurisdiction of the City Recreation Department.
- 04/09 - The Hubbard Blast Furnace is shut down.
- The Girard High School constructs a new Gymnasium addition.
- 10/09 - Senator John F. Kennedy, shown below, campaigns for the U.S. presidency in Girard at the corner of Wilson and State streets. - check out what he says by clicking here

- 11/15 - The Crown Cigar Store, located in Girard, is bombed.
1961
- 04/06 - WKBN does a story concerning highway construction in Girard.
- 06/30 - A "Hold-up" occurrs at a bank in Girard.
- John D. DePietro leaves the office of the 14th Mayor of Girard.
1962
- Phillip A. Cretella, shown below, takes the office of the 15th Mayor of Girard.

- 02/09 - WKBN reports that a family is evicted from home in Girard - Ralph Gilbert.
- 06/06 - Girard police catch arsonist from Youngstown. The fugitive is arraigned in Municipal Court.
1963
- 09/19 - Three buildings, including the Lotze Building, burn on W. Liberty St. in Girard.
- 09/19 - Willsons Wayside Furniture Store gutted by fire near Girard.
- 09/27 - A new, $1,750,000, waste water treatment plant is dedicated in Girard.
1964
- A double-bay addition to the fire station is constructed adjacently north of the original Liberty St. fire station.
- 07/28 - Severe storm hits Girard. Streets and sewer plant are flooded.
1965
- 02/15 - A broken phone line, which crosses Mahoning River in Girard, is recovered.
- 09/13 - Parents & Kids in Girard picket on Rt. 422 regarding "School Bus Issue".
1966
- A Two story annex is added to the Boy Scout cabin in Liberty Park by the area Kiwanis for the boyscouts and the city.
1967
- 02/09 - Bank Robbery at Girard Federal Savings and Loan. A fugitive walked into the bank and demanded money. He was last seen heading towards the railroad tracks.
- 03/14 - WKBN reports on a Girard municipal employees wages, settlement.
- The top floor of the origninal section of the Liberty St. fire station is removed and the exterior is refaced. The section is now used for office and living quarters.

- 05/25 - U.S. Marines PFC Joseph A. Siciliano Jr., age 20 and resident of Girard, is killed in military action on May 25, 1967, in Quang Tri Prov., S. Viet Nam.
- 07/13 - WKBN announces a Public Hearing by Highway Department in Girard.
- Phillip A. Cretella leaves the office of the 15th Mayor of Girard.
1968
- Joseph Masternick, shown below, takes the office of the 16th Mayor of Girard.

- 07/18 - U.S. Army SSGT Ronald Carl Ross, age 29 and resident of Girard, killed in military action in S. Viet Nam.
- 09/23 - Citizens object to I-80 construction at a city council meeting. The citizens are concerned about the construction at St. Clair Ave.
1969
- The Girard Free Library constructs a new addition.
- 08/21 - U.S. Army PFC Robert Arthur Jones, age 20 and resident of Girard, killed in military action in S. Viet Nam.
- State Route 11 is complete from Canfield to Austintown.
- The Eastwood Mall is constructed in Niles, Ohio.
- The Girard News, weekly newspaper, goes out of circulation.
1970
- The interior of the scout cabin annex is finished and a kitchen with utilities is added by the city of Girard.
- 05/11 - U.S. Army PFC James Ward Charlesworth Jr., age 20 and resident of Girard, is killed in military action, in Cambodia.
- State Route 11 5 miles north of East Liverpool to West Point, Austintown to route 80, and route 307 to route 531 complete.
- 10/01 - The Ohio Leatherworks closes.
1971
- 03/03 - Paul Anthony Sgambati, of Girard, dies, at the age of 21 while serving his country in the Vietnam War.
1972
- The entire State Route 11 is completed.
1973
- The Girard Free Library is moved from the municipal building on Jefferson Square to a new building on the southeast corner of Prospect and North avenues.
1974
1975
- Joseph Masternick leaves the office of the 16th Mayor of Girard.
1976
- Nick J. "Tiny" D'Eramo Jr. takes the office of the 17th Mayor of Girard.

- 08/16 thru 08/21 - USA Bicentennial Festival celebrated.
1977
- 01/28 - Snow begins to fall from a blizzard that strikes eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western New York. Nineteen counties in Pennsylvania and Ohio were involved in the snow emergency that prompted a visit from then-President Jimmy Carter in Pittsburgh.
- 02/09 - Snow emergency ends.
- The Girard Municipal Building is remodeled.
- Cosentino (medical office) Building is constructed.
- The Girard Free Library constructs a new addition.
1978
- 01/26 - A severe blizzard strikes the Mahoning Valley along with the rest of Ohio. 35 people are killed by this storm before it is over.
- The hit movie, "The Deer Hunter" is filmed in Youngstown, Ohio.
1979
- The Brier Hill Works of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company closes.
- Paul Nick Kardulias, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, is crew chief, on a 6-week excavation at the Barnihisel House, Girard, Ohio.
- 07/25-28 – 25th Annual Homecoming Celebration
- 09/?? - 3.57 inches of rain fall, in two days, cause the Mahoning River Valley to flood.
- Nick J. "Tiny" D'Eramo Jr. leaves the office of the 17th Mayor of Girard.
1980
- Joseph J. Melfi, shown below, takes the office of the 18th Mayor of Girard

- Boy Scout Troop 42 relocates in Liberty Township.
1981
- Boy Scout Troop 41 dis-bans and merges with current troop 40 at St. Rose Church.
1982
1983
1984
1985
- 05/31 - An F5 tornado causes damage and loss of life in Niles, Newton Falls, Vienna, and beyond.

1986
- The Girard Viaduct is demolished.
1987
- Joseph J. Melfi leaves the office of the 18th Mayor of Girard.
1988
- Kennth L. Woodford, shown below, takes the office of the 19th Mayor of Girard.

1989
- Captain Joseph Standohar retires from the Girard Police Force after 40 years of service.
1990
- 09/2? - Kennth L. Woodford dies, leaving the office of the 19th Mayor of Girard.
- 09/2? - Joseph J. Christopher, shown below, takes the office of the 20th Mayor of Girard.

- 09/24 - Kenneth L. Woodford is buried at the Girard-Liberty Memorial Cemetery.
1991
- Norm Kobal, raised in Girard, is designated the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, Musician/Individual of the Year.
- Joseph J. Christopher leaves the office of the 20th Mayor of Girard.
1992
- Vincent E. Schuyler, shown below, takes the office of the 21st Mayor of Girard.

- 04/29 - Philip A. Cretella, the 15th Mayor of Girard, is layed to rest at the Girard-Liberty Memorial Cemetery.
- 12/21 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 100th Anniversary 1892-1992
1993
- Demsey Steel Company closes leaving an abandon 18-acre lot east of the Mahoning River and West of State St.
1994
- The "Trumbull County Disturbance" occurrs involving alleged UFO sightings by area police.
- 08/?? - 4.54 inches of rain fall in a 24 hour period. Flooding occurrs in the Mahoning River Valley.
1995
- 03/27 - Girard and Liberty lakes are purchased by the City Of Girard from the Ohio Consumer Water Company ( fomerly Ohio Water Service ) for 2.5 million dollars. The city borrows the money from the Ohio Water Development Authority, such that when the loan is paid off, in 12 years, $4.7 million of public funds will be expended. The terms of this loan make it impossible for Girard to pay off the principal early to avoid finance charges.
1996
1997
1998
- Norm Kobal's song "Emily's Waltz" is noted as one the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall Of Fame's greatest hits.
1999
- 01/01 - 01/03 - Much of the midwest, including northern Ohio is struck by the second worst blizzard of the 20th century. 73 persons die as a result of the winter storm.
- 05/01 - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - Pittsburgh District - Mahoning River, Ohio Environmental Dredging Project - The 1st phase of the project, a reconnaissance study, is completed. The reconnaissance study identifies a federal interest (benefits outweigh the cost) to remove and remediate approximately 750,000 cubic yards of contaminated in-river and riverbank materials at an estimated cost of $100 million. Annual benefits, measured in recreational user days, are estimated at $29 million annually.
- The "West Nile Virus" is discovered as entering the east coast of the U.S.A.
- 05/27 - The City of Girard enters into a contract with the Ohio Edison Company for 2.3 million dollars in order to place the utility lines along State St. underground. With loan interest, the total of this project will be 3.5 million dollars.
- 09/13 - The City Of Girard enters into a contract with ? for the construction of the Justice Center for 4.7 million dollars. With loan interest, this project will total 6.3 million.
- Vincent E. Schuyler leaves the office of the 21st Mayor of Girard.
2000
- James J. Melfi takes the office of the 22nd Mayor of Girard.
- 02/24 - Ex-Councilman Charles (Charlie) Lamancusa, at the age of 72, is shot and killed by a robber, after handing over all the money at his Parkwood area grocery store.
- 09/02 - Joseph Masternick, the 16th mayor of Girard, dies and is buried in Girard-Liberty Memorial Cemetery.
2001
- Jim Petro, the Ohio State Auditor, places the City of Girard in a fiscal emergency.
- The Shannon Road Area of Liberty Township has not been included in any previous CDBG target area study. This Investment Area was identified in 2001 when septic wastes from this area began to pollute Squaw Creek, which runs from Vienna Township through the Girard Lakes, then through this area into the City of Girard, eventually flowing into the Mahoning River. While the Investment Area is located in Liberty township, the water pollution was first discovered by City of Girard officials, who were alarmed at the pollution in a pond in David Tod Memorial Park just downstream of the area in the city. The Mayor of Girard was so concerned for the children who fish at this pond that he ordered the pond to be drained, which is how it remains today. After the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency mandated that the county solve the problem with septic wastes, a $3,000,000 sanitary sewer project was proposed to alleviate the problem. An income survey was conducted by Liberty Township officials to qualify this area for CDBG assistance. After qualifying as having more than 51 percent low- and moderate-income households, the Shannon Road Area was added to the county’s Community Assessment and Strategy, and CDBG funding was sought. The county has applied for a $600,000 grant from the CDBG Water and Sewer Competitive Program and has allocated $300,000 from the county’s FY02 CDBG Formula Program to leverage funding from the State Issue 2 Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Once funding is in place and the design of the sanitary sewer is completed, it is anticipated that the sewer project will be constructed in 2003.
2002
- 03/01 - The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - Pittsburgh District - Mahoning River, Ohio Environmental Dredging Project - A feasibility study, the project's 2nd phase, is initated. Eastgate Regional Council of Governments is a 50%-50% cost sharing partner for the $3 million phase. The scope of the feasibility phase includes more detailed studies and investigations than were accomplished during preparation of the reconnaissance study. Based on the recommendations in the 1999 Reconnaissance Report, the feasibility study will evaluate the following major construction activities: dredging (mechanical, hydraulic, etc.) of the contaminated sediments, dewatering, water treatment, excavation of contaminated bank material, stabilization of contaminated bank material, and placement options, including bioremediation and beneficial reuse. There will also be additional chemical sampling of strategic sections of both the river channel and near-shore areas to confirm that no hazardous or toxic material lies within the project area. Other general areas of study include estimation of utility relocation requirements due to the proposed dredging, mitigation of bank impacts and restoration of Mahoning River substrate in the area to be dredged. The feasibility study will culminate with the identification of a recommended plan for implementation. In the process of arriving at a recommended plan, the environmental, socioeconomic and engineering impacts of the remediation project will be analyzed.
- 07/25 - Mel Triplett, the fullback for the Giants' 1956 National Football League champions and a Girard High School athletic star, dies in Toledo, Ohio at the age of 71.
2003
- 01/25 - The Amen Corner Restaraunt, located on the corner of S. State and Abbey Streets is destroyed by fire. The building prior to the fire is shown below.

- The State Of Ohio celebrates its Bicentennial. The Trumbull County Bicentennial Barn, located in Hubbard, is shown below.

- Work begins on the 711-Connector project.
- Work begins on the Route 422 widening project.
- 05/?? – Grand Opening of the restored 1st floor of the Girard Historical Society’s Barnhisel House.
- 06/09 - The Diversified Evaluation Company, of Pittsburgh, places the market value of the Girard Lakes and surrounding land at $1.25 million dollars. This is a huge contrast to the 2.5 million dollars paid for it in 1995. The appraisal report from Diversified Evaluation does not address the question of the dams, which have been declared structurally unsound by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It would cost about $10 million to bring one of them up to safety standards. The other would be breached. James E. Lignelli of Diversified Evaluation told a Vindicator reporter that if the liability of the dams was included in his appraisal, the property would be "potentially worthless."
- 07/21 - Record breaking Flash Flood/Thunderstorm. 4.56 inches of rain have fallen at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport in a 24 hour period. This is a new weather record for Trumbull County. An F1 tornado hits the east side of Youngstown. A micro-burst hits the Belair trailer park in Liberty township, on Belmont Ave. 100 yards south of where the tornado passed in 1985. On Dawson Drive in Howland Township, people are evacuated because the street turns into a river. All roads in Girard are considered to be closed due to flooding and lack of power. Rt. 422 is closed from North Rd to St. Rt. 46. The Trumbull County 911 Emergency Management Headquarters, in Warren, are flooded. A command center is moved to the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport. Alternate emergency numbers are relayed via news and radio stations. Power outages are wide spread throughout the county.
- 07/22 - River cresting occurrs up to 6 feet above flood stage. Pictures of this phenomenon are shown below.

- 07/27 - The City of Girard and Liberty Township recieve approximately 4 inches of rain within two hours. One third of all Girard homes are flooded.
- 07/30 - "The Shannon Road Sanitary Sewer Project" was awarded for 2.489 million dollars to a Youngstown, Ohio firm named "Utility Contracting, Incorporated". This project is designed to stop the pollution flowing into the Tod Park pond, by connecting homes into the city's sewer system. The homes from Tibbets-Wick Rd. to the city line and all adjoining streets will be connected.
- The Frankford Bicycle Shop expands its building on North State St.
- 08/20 - A meeting is held, in city council chambers, between local flood-victims and representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2004

2005

- Joseph J. Christopher retires from public service as council at large. He receives official accomodation for his many years of service from the Girard City Council.

2006
- 02/01 - Mayor James J. Melfi announces his candidacy for the democratic nominee for the Trumbull County Commissioner.
- 04/24 - Girard City Council declares the last Saturday in April of each year to be a "Green-Space Town Holiday". This day is set aside to organize projects which benefit public lands in the city.
- 04/29 - The first Green-Space Town Holiday is celebrated as a clean-up and repair of Liberty Park. This effort is lead by councilmen at large, Michael A. Costarella and Joseph P. Shelby. Major contributors to this effort are Street Department Supervisor Ken Moran and citizen Paul Minotti.


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