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In 1887 the Favorite Stove & Range Company moved to Piqua, Ohio from Cincinnati, Ohio. The firm became Piqua's largest manufacturer. The company was also the first new business to be brought to Piqua by the Piqua Board of Trade, a predecessor of the present Chamber of Commerce. Piqua became known as the "Favorite City".
Piqua was incorporated as a town by the Ohio General Assembly in 1823. During the War of 1812, Piqua was a waystation for men and supplies moving north. In 1819, a land office was established in Piqua which facilitated its growth. Piqua developed along with construction of the Miami and Erie Canal between 1825 and 1845.
As the president of the Favorite Stove and Range Company, William K. Boal headed Piqua's largest industrial employer during the Gilded Age and early twentieth century. He and his wife arranged for the construction of the house at Arrowston in 1887, but it was only home to them for about a decade: Mrs. Boal was deeply shaken by the death of one ...
It was reported in early 2024 that the mall would be redeveloped to a mixed-use center, with 245,000 sq ft (22,800 m 2) for business incubator spaces, including warehousing and e-commerce; 192,000 sq ft (17,800 m 2) for retail and boutiques; and 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m 2) for entertainment and dining. RCS Construction and Glassco have signed ...
Embraced by the warm, crystalline waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, just off the west coast of Italy’s Tuscan shoreline, Isola d’Elba is Italy’s lettera d'amore to the Mediterranean sun and sea.
Fort Piqua Plaza is a historic hotel building (Fort Piqua Hotel) renovated for public uses including a library in downtown Piqua, Ohio. [2] It was designed by Joseph W. Yost who is known for his many county courthouses, churches, and other major public buildings in and around Ohio and later New York City.
A 6-year-old first grader in New York City has been asking to visit the school nurse almost every day for the last month, hoping to be sent home.
(The Center Square) – More than 2,600 people signed on to support a school choice bill that received a public hearing Thursday in Olympia. House Bill 1140, sponsored by Rep. Travis Couture, R ...