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A skirmish between Ohio and Michigan, called the Toledo War, was once fought over a badly-surveyed strip of land containing the city. Militias from both states were sent but never engaged. The only casualty of the Toledo War was Michigan sherriff Joseph Wood , who was stabbed in the thigh by Two Stickney, the youngest son of Major Stickney in the Ohio militia, as he, his father, and his older brother One Stickney were being taken to jail. (See Toledo Strip.)
The city is situated on what was formerly the Great Black Swamp, giving rise to another nickname, Frog Town. An important ecological site, a sandy oak savanna called the Oak Openings region, lies just west.
Culturally, the greatest institution is the Toledo Museum of Art, an internationally-acclaimed museum with a modest, but very complete collection housed in a Greek revival building. The Toledo Zoo was the first zoo to feature a hippoquarium-style exhibit.
The Old West End is a historic neighborhood of Victorian houses recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.
There is also a major university, The University of Toledo, a major seaport, and a AAA minor league baseball team called the Toledo Mud Hens.
It is the county seat of Lucas County 6.
On January 15January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 350 days remaining (351 in leap years). Events 1559 Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. 1582 Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland. 1759 The British Museu, 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th the first building to be completely covered in glass was completed in Toledo. It was a building for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company and marked a milestone in architectural design that eventually led to the International styleInternational style also known as the Modern movement is a primarily American offshoot of Bauhaus architecture that was exported to various parts of the world. International style was a major architectural trend in the 1920s and 1930s and is considered th of architecture.
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