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In 1815, Platt Benedict of Danbury, Connecticut came to inspect the land that is now the site of Norwalk. He returned to Danbury and purchased 1,300 acres of land with a plan to start developing a town.
In July 1817, Benedict returned to Norwalk with his family and established a homestead. This was the first permanent residence established within the limits of Norwalk Village and by 1819 a census showed a population of 109 residents. In 1881, Norwalk's population reached the required minimum entitling it to incorporate as a city.
Platt Benedict, the founder of Norwalk and its first mayor, died in 1866 at the age of 91. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Did You Know?
The sub-region's name recalls the founding of the area as one for settlers from cities in Connecticut that were burned during the Revolutionary War. Several locations in the Firelands area were named in honor of those cities (e.g. Greenwich, Groton, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Ridgefield, etc.) as well as the names of settlers (e.g. Clarksfield, Perkins, Sherman, etc.).
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Known as the "Maple City", Norwalk has a wonderful downtown area that is rich in architecture that was influenced by the original settlers from the Connecticut area.
Along with all of the shopping, the town offers a fun filled day at the races at the Norwalk Raceway Park. With the "Night Under Fire" being their biggest event of the year.
You can also enjoy boating, kayaking or fishing on the Huron River which runs along the town. Or spend the day at the Ernsthausen Community complex where there are a number of activities for the entire family such as swimming (indoor or outdoor), basketball, raquetball and indoor track. And we can't forget about the Huron County Fair held every year with 4-H events, tractor pull and demolition derby.
Norwalk is just 20 minutes from Lake Erie, Cedar Point and Kalahari Indoor Water Park as well.
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