City is named after its founder, David Hudson Ohio, who settled there from Goshen, Connecticut in 1799, when it was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
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12 Facts About Hudson Ohio
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The Village of Hudson Ohio, located in the center of Hudson Ohio Township, was incorporated in 1837.
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Hudson Ohio was the home of Western Reserve College and Preparatory School, founded in 1826 and created by David Hudson Ohio among others.
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Hudson Ohio-born Pennsylvania coal mine owner James Ellsworth assisted in the rebuilding of Main Street after the street had been destroyed by fire in 1903.
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Hudson Ohio Clock Tower was built in 1912 by James Ellsworth who was born in Hudson Ohio in 1849.
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Lincoln was born in Chicago and lived in Hudson Ohio, OH when he was a child.
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In July 2003, Hudson Ohio received over 17 inches of rain from three storm events within 24 hours.
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Founder David Hudson Ohio was against slavery, though he favored "colonization": sending free blacks "back to Africa".
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Hudson Ohio's neighbors are, starting at the northern corporate boundary and proceeding clockwise:.
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In November 2002, Hudson was the first community in the U S to launch a citywide electronic gift card.
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Hudson Ohio is the original home of what would become Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and remains home to the Western Reserve Academy, a coeducational boarding and day college preparatory school housed on the original campus of Western Reserve College.
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Cleveland Line runs from Rochester, Pennsylvania to Cleveland, Ohio going through locations such as Ravenna, Hudson, and Maple Heights.
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