1812Government
== History ==
=== 19th century ===
The original settlement of Kendal was founded in 1812 by Thomas Rotch, a Quaker originally of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Con...
1826Government
James Duncan of New Hampshire first settled in Kendal before recording the plot for Massillon on December 6, 1826.
1828Architecture
The canal section spanning from Cleveland to Massillon was completed in 1828.
1832Infrastructure
Massillon quickly became a major port town along the canal route, known as the Port of Massillon, following the canal's completion in the 1832.
1847Infrastructure
The first telegraph lines would reach Massillon in 1847, and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad would extend its rails to Massillon in 1852.
1848Economy
Russell & Company, formed in 1848 by Charles.
1852History
The Ohio Women's Convention met at Massillon on May 27, 1852.
1853Government
Massillon incorporated as a village in 1853.
1868Government
In 1868, Massillon incorporated as a city when the populated reached 5,000.
1869Government
The Massillon Iron Bridge Company was founded by Joseph Davenport in 1869 after moving to Massillon from Boston to work at the C.
1884Culture
In 1884, Russell & Company began producing its famed steam traction engines and quickly became one of the largest producers of industrial and agricultural equipment.
1887Government
The company incorporated in 1887 as The Massillon Bridge Company.
1898Architecture
The Massillon State Hospital for the Insane opened in 1898 on 240 acres of land given to the state of Ohio for the purpose of constructing the hospital.
1906Government
=== 20th century ===
The Forest City Motor Company was founded in Cleveland in 1906 but relocated to Massillon that same year.
1909Economy
The name of the company was changed to the Jewel Motor Car Company but the company eventually ceased production in 1909.
1912Economy
A merger with the Griscom-Spencer company in 1912 created the Griscom-Russell Company.
1913Infrastructure
highway to run from coast to coast, was envisioned in 1913 and followed Main Street through the center of Massillon.
1914Culture
Massillon Rolling merged into the Central Steel Company in 1914, and lit its first open hearth furnace in 1915.
1915Culture
=== Lions Lincoln Theatre ===
The 1915 landmark movie theatre, designed by Guy Tilden, was saved from demolition by the local Lions International club in 1982.
1921Economy
Stanley Macomber designed the open-web steel joist in 1921 while working for Massillon's Central Steel Company.
1924History
His open-web steel joist, patented in 1924, was known as the Massillon Steel Joist.
1928Infrastructure
In 1928, the federal government renamed Lincoln Highway to U.S.
1930Economy
In April 1930, Central Alloy merged with Republic Steel, becoming the third largest steel company in the world, with its Massillon operations employing nearly one-half of the ci...
1931Government
Jacob Coxey was elected mayor of Massillon in 1931 and served one year.
1933Government
== Arts and culture ==
=== Museums ===
The Massillon Museum was established in 1933 in order to preserve the city's rich history.
1935Civil Rights
Although his march failed, Coxey's Army was an early attempt to arouse political interest in an issue that grew in importance until the Social Security Act of 1935 encouraged th...
1937History
Massillon was a site where one of the most tragic instances of anti-union violence in the history of the United States occurred, during the Little Steel strike of 1937.
1938Sports
The name "The Massillon Tiger Swing Band" and the swing elements were created by George "Red" Bird in 1938 during the Paul Brown era of Massillon football.
1939Architecture
The construction of Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon was completed in 1939 through the Works Progress Administration program.
1950History
By 1950 there were 3,100 patients in the hospital.
1962Economy
The company closed in 1962.
1965Government
Massillon Cable TV, founded 1965
Midwestern Industries (Headquarters)
NFM Welding (Headquarters)
People's Cartage
Republic Steel
R.W.
1970Education
Washington High School previously held the record for the most playoff appearances by a high school football team without actually winning a state championship since 1970.
1971Architecture
A controlled access freeway was constructed in 1971, bypassing U.S.
1972Architecture
The museum was accredited in 1972 by the American Alliance of Museums and is currently located downtown in the historic Gensemer Brothers Dry Goods building.
1973Architecture
In 1973, the home of the Rotch-Wales families was turned into a historic home and opened to the public.
1979History
1979)
Massillon has a central business district along Lincoln Way stretching from approximately State Route 21 to Wales Road.
1984History
In 1984 Republic Steel was purchased by LTV Steel.
1985Economy
Enduro closed in 1985, and it and other stainless plants went through several ownership changes over the following 15 years.
1989Military
In 1989, the play Dear Mother and All, a World War I play based on letters of Massillon native Charles Vernon Brown and his friends and family, debuted at the theatre.
1995Government
Massillon's municipal golf course, The Legends of Massillon, opened in 1995.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,325 people, 12,677 households, and 8,328 families residing in the city.
2001History
Both Massillon and their fierce rivalry with Canton are subjects of the 2001 documentary film Go Tigers!.
2002History
The main Republic facilities on the southwest side of Massillon closed by 2002.
2004History
Ohio Historical Marker #18-76 was erected in 2004 in front of the Massillon City Hall in memory of the Little Steel Strike of 1937.
2006History
The house is a member of the Ohio Friends of Freedom Society, and became a site on the National Park Service's Network to Freedom in 2006.
2008History
In July 2008 Massillon was nominated as one of only twenty cities nationwide as a finalist in ESPN's "Titletown U.S.A." contest.
2010History
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 32,149 people, 13,140 households, and 8,268 families residing in the city.
2011History
Stanley Macomber was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame in 2011.
2012Education
As of 2012, the Tigers have accumulated an overall record of 837-249-35, a record not approached by any other Ohio high school football team.
2013Culture
One of the theatre's two arc-lamp 35mm projectors was replaced by a digital projector in 2013.
2015Disaster
Dymphna until, on August 4, 2015, a fire broke out in the church, ultimately destroying a baptistery and the shrine.
2016Architecture
Mary's reopened on December 25, 2016.
2020History
Massillon is a principal city of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, which includes all of Stark and Carroll counties and had a population of 401,574 in 2020.
2023Disaster
The Tigers won 7-2 against Archbishop Hoban High School on 30 November 2023 to clinch the OHSAA D-II state football championship, thus ending a 53 year drought.