Niles, Ohio

Niles is a city located in Trumbull County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,932.

History

Niles was founded in 1806 by James Heaton, who owned one of the first iron-ore processing plants in the state. The town originally went by the name 'Heaton's Furnace', but was rather quickly renamed Nilestown, after Hezekiah Niles (editor of the Niles Register, a Baltimore newspaper.) In 1843, the name was shortened to simply 'Niles'.

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William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was born in Niles on January 29, 1843. The McKinley Memorial was built in downtown Niles to remember William McKinley in 1915, and houses the town's library as well as a small museum.

Related Topics:
William McKinley - President of the United States - January 29 - 1843

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Kenneth Patchen, the poet, was born in Niles on December 13, 1911.

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Kenneth Patchen - December 13 - 1911

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