Fun Toledo Facts
In 1850, Toledo became part of the underground railroad carrying slaves to Canada.
To resolve the brief but fabled Toledo War, Ohio acquired land settlements that became Toledo and Michigan acquired the Upper Peninsula
Famous People: Actress Katie Holmes, star of Dawson's Creek and Batman Begins, hails from Toledo. She is now wed to Actor Tom Cruise. Actor Jamie Farr, most famous for his work on the hit television show Mash also comes from Toledo
Toledo Inventor, Michael Owens developed the world's first automated bottle-blowing machine, revolutionizing the bottle industry.
The Toledo Zoo, consistently rated as one of the nation's ten best, was the first zoo to feature a hippoquarium-style exhibit.
The Toledo Mud Hens are one of minor league baseball's oldest teams in continuous operation, having first played in 1896.
The origin of the exclamation, "Holy Toledo!" is unknown, but has been the focus of much speculation. Suggestions include: the heavy concentration of churches located on Collingwood Avenue; the mob completing a job in Detroit, Cleveland or elsewhere and then retreating to Toledo, the "Holy Land"; and the high proportion of bars to churches
The Collingwood Arts Center is a residence hall and performance center for local artists. The Arts center,located in the historic Old West End of Toledo, is a hundred-year-old masion that once was a convent and a Catholic college. According to its residents, the basement of the mansion is haunted by a nun draped in black.
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