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Tweens in grades 4-8 can join in online anytime for a variety of entertainment, including games, art projects, and other creative activities.

Tweens in grades 4-8 can join in online anytime for a variety of entertainment, including games, art projects, and other creative activities.

Tweens in grades 4-8 can join in online anytime for a variety of entertainment, including games, art projects, and other creative activities.

Barberton has many landmarks that reflect the history of the city and the character of the citizens. To help you understand and appreciate the importance of these landmarks, this program will focus on brief background information about the history of a couple of these familiar sights.

O.C. Barber, the founder of Barberton, wanted to build a city of industry, and from its founding in 1891, the City and the industry thrived for decades. Despite a slow decline, industry still lives in the Magic City.

Before the city was founded, the area surrounding the lake was comprised of swamps, woods, and fields. Local farmers used it to bathe and water their livestock. At this time it was known as Davis Pond, Way Pond, or Way-Davis Pond after the farmers who once owned the property on which the lake sits. After the founding of the city, the lake was renamed for O.C. Barber’s daughter, Anna Laura Barber.