Akron, OH

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About Akron

• Basketball superstar LeBron James was born in Akron and played high school ball there.
• The All-American Soap Box Derby, a youth racing program, originated in Akron in 1934.
• The Ohio & Erie Canal fueled Akron's early growth in the 19th century.
• Once known as the "Rubber Capital of the World", Akron hosted blimp races.
• The Great Depression severely impacted Akron's rubber industry, causing widespread job loss.
• Named in 1825, Akron comes from the Greek word meaning "a summit" or "high place."
• Akron's population hovers around 190,000, making it Ohio's fifth-largest city.
• Sitting at 1,001 feet above sea level, Akron has moderate summers and cold winters.
• Healthcare and manufacturing are key industries in Akron today.
• A resilient spirit mixes with industrial grit, creating a hopeful atmosphere.
• The Cleveland Guardians, a Major League Baseball team, play 40 miles north of Akron.
• St. Vincent-St. Mary High School won multiple state championships with LeBron James.
• The Sharon Conglomerate, a sandstone formation, is exposed in the Cuyahoga Valley near Akron.
• Brandywine Falls, a 65-foot waterfall, is located a short drive north of Akron in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
• The Cuyahoga River, once heavily polluted, flows through Akron and the Cuyahoga Valley.
• The Cuyahoga Valley is home to the beaver (Castor canadensis), a keystone species for wetlands.
• Oak-hickory forests dominate the region's plant life around Akron.
• The Hopewell culture inhabited the Cuyahoga Valley region before European contact.
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in Akron in 1898.
• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, a Tudor Revival mansion, was completed in 1915.
• Interstate 76 connects Akron to both Cleveland and Youngstown.

Artists From Akron

43 Phreeks Actual Form Adam Prack Akron Symphony Orchestra Akronauts Albert Hibbs Alex Webster Amaya Mathis Antithesis Bill Allen Bill Dobbins Black Ice White Noise Blush Bob Clic Bob Lewis Bob Mothersbaugh Bob Neuwirth Buckner & Garcia C7 Carmen Rizzo Chi Pig Chrissie Hynde Circus Devils Dan Auerbach Darrin Pfeiffer David Allan Coe David Rea David Slusser daydream Masi Defcon Dennis Davis Devo Discord Addams Dominic Frasca Doug Oldham Eddie Fluellen Emerald Rage Enhailer Fires of Babylon Fran Stanley Frances Weadley Fredd Wayne Freddie Salem Gary Garcia Gary Herman Glen Buxton Grant Clarke Hammer Damage Howard Hewett Hugh Downs If These Trees Could Talk Ike Isaacs Ike Issacs Jack Owen Jaded Era James Ingram Jeannie Cheatham Jeff Golub Jimmy Work Joe Tate John Vincent III Joseph Lyburn Arthur Kermit Moore Kevin Junior Kofi B. Kurt Kotheimer LeBron James Len Chandler Leroy Fann Liam Sternberg Librarians With Hickeys Lola Albright Lux Interior Majilla Marian Mercer Mark Gonder Mark Mothersbaugh Michael Comins Mildred Allen Mitch Stein Noble Tyranny Orange Animal Patrick Carney Phil Kline Phillip Ingram Pink Maskerade Probable Cauze Queena Mario Ralph Carney Rats Ravenwood Raymond Rasberry Red Rose Panic Red Sun Rising Rick Renstrom River Butcher Robert Quine Roger Zahab Rubber City Rebels Ruby & the Romantics Ruby Nash Garnett Rue Russell Oberlin ShiSho Skeptic Lens t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 Taylor McCants teddy robb The Beau Denturies The Black Keys The Decades The Easy Street Band The Lime The New Lime The Pretenders The Shootouts The Waitresses Tim “Ripper” Owens Tin Huey Todd Tobias Tommy Reynolds Ton Twist of Fate Two Dead Roses Untamed Land Vaughn Monroe Wide Eyes Zero Defex

Songs About Akron

pretty boy floyd by

What It’s For by

6 Rings by

Small Town USA by

Am I Okay? by

meet the grahams by

Chloraseptic (Remix) by

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43 Phreeks Actual Form Adam Prack Akron Symphony Orchestra Akronauts Albert Hibbs Alex Webster Amaya Mathis Antithesis Bill Allen Bill Dobbins Black Ice White Noise Blush Bob Clic Bob Lewis Bob Mothersbaugh Bob Neuwirth Buckner & Garcia C7 Carmen Rizzo Chi Pig Chrissie Hynde Circus Devils Dan Auerbach Darrin Pfeiffer David Allan Coe David Rea David Slusser Defcon Dennis Davis Devo Discord Addams Dominic Frasca Doug Oldham Eddie Fluellen Emerald Rage Enhailer Fires of Babylon Fran Stanley Frances Weadley Fredd Wayne Freddie Salem Gary Garcia Gary Herman Glen Buxton Grant Clarke Hammer Damage Howard Hewett Hugh Downs If These Trees Could Talk Ike Isaacs Ike Issacs Jack Owen Jaded Era James Ingram Jeannie Cheatham Jeff Golub Jimmy Work Joe Tate John Vincent III Joseph Lyburn Arthur Kermit Moore Kevin Junior Kofi B. Kurt Kotheimer LeBron James Len Chandler Leroy Fann Liam Sternberg Librarians With Hickeys Lola Albright Lux Interior Majilla Marian Mercer Mark Gonder Mark Mothersbaugh Michael Comins Mildred Allen Mitch Stein Noble Tyranny Orange Animal Patrick Carney Phil Kline Phillip Ingram Pink Maskerade Probable Cauze Queena Mario Ralph Carney Rats Ravenwood Raymond Rasberry Red Rose Panic Red Sun Rising Rick Renstrom River Butcher Robert Quine Roger Zahab Rubber City Rebels Ruby & the Romantics Ruby Nash Garnett Rue Russell Oberlin ShiSho Skeptic Lens Taylor McCants The Beau Denturies The Black Keys The Decades The Easy Street Band The Lime The New Lime The Pretenders The Shootouts The Waitresses Tim “Ripper” Owens Tin Huey Todd Tobias Tommy Reynolds Ton Twist of Fate Two Dead Roses Untamed Land Vaughn Monroe Wide Eyes Zero Defex daydream Masi t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 teddy robb Albion, MI Angola, IN Ann Arbor, MI Appleton, WI Arlington Heights, IL Baraboo, WI Barberton, OH Battle Creek, MI Bay City, MI Berwyn, IL