April 6
1877: A newspaper feature story on Genoa, formerly Stony Ridge Station, says the town now has some 1,500 residents and its top industry is the production of the “celebrated Genoa White Lime.” The town also has a grist mill, a saw mill, a wooden bowl maker, two barrel hoop makers, an ashery plus many stores and numerous saloons.
1906: Construction begins on Camp Perry near Port Clinton in Ottawa County…