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Deep dives about Boston Township, Summit County
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How Boston Township, Summit County began
Alfred Wolcott surveyed the township in 1805 and returned with James Stanford in 1806 to build a cabin at what is now the township cemetery; Stanford named the place for his native Boston, Massachusetts, and the township organized January 15, 1811, out of Range 11, Town 4 of the Connecticut Western Reserve, the only Boston Township in Ohio. Roughly two thousand workers, many of them Irish Catholic laborers who then settled locally, dug the Ohio and Erie Canal through the township between 1825 and 1827, and the trade it carried built up Peninsula, platted within the township by Hermon Bronson in 1837 and incorporated separately in 1859. The Valley Railway's 1880 arrival and the catastrophic 1913 flood ended the canal economy; Boston Heights split off as its own village in 1924, and the 1974 creation of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area brought such extensive federal land purchase that the government owned more than 80 percent of the township's land by 2000. The township also holds one of northeastern Ohio's few confirmed Hopewell sites, the Everett Knoll Complex near the unincorporated community of Everett.
Settled 1806 (Alfred Wolcott and James Stanford), incorporated organized January 15, 1811, by Alfred Wolcott (surveyor) and James Stanford (namer).
Where the name comes from
Named by James Stanford after his native Boston, Massachusetts; it is the only Boston Township in Ohio.
Before the town
The township holds the Everett Knoll Complex (also called Everett Mound), one of the few confirmed Hopewell culture sites in northeastern Ohio, located near the unincorporated community of Everett within Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The site centers on a roughly 16-foot-diameter mound covering a hexagonal limestone burial crypt, discovered in 1875 when artifacts surfaced during schoolhouse construction; a Case Western Reserve University team excavated it in detail in 1970, recovering stone and copper artifacts and human and animal remains from the crypt, along with pottery sherds, stone tools, and charred animal bone from surrounding habitation areas, dating the site to the late Hopewell period, roughly AD 200-500. The mound was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 25, 1977. No other Native village, additional mound, or treaty site specific to Boston Township is documented in the sources consulted; the township lies within the Connecticut Western Reserve, land opened to settlement by the 1785 Treaty of Fort McIntosh and confirmed by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Nations recorded here: Hopewell culture, Lenape (Delaware).
- Everett Knoll Complex (Everett Mound) (mound) — near the unincorporated community of Everett, within Cuyahoga Valley National Park, late Hopewell, c. AD 200-500 (en.wikipedia.org)
Timeline
- — Alfred Wolcott surveys the future township.
- — Wolcott and James Stanford return and build a cabin at what is now the township cemetery; Stanford names the settlement for Boston, Massachusetts.
- — Boston Township formally organizes on January 15 out of Range 11, Town 4 of the Western Reserve.
- — About two thousand workers, many Irish Catholic laborers who later settle in the area, dig the Ohio and Erie Canal through the township.
- — Hermon Bronson plats Peninsula within the township, near a sharp bend in the Cuyahoga River.
- — Schoolhouse construction near Everett turns up artifacts that lead to the discovery of the Everett Knoll Hopewell mound.
- — The Valley Railway opens through the township, beginning the decline of canal-based commerce.
- — A catastrophic flood devastates the remaining Ohio and Erie Canal infrastructure in the township.
- — The Village of Boston Heights separates from the township and incorporates.
- — A Case Western Reserve University team conducts a detailed excavation of the Everett Knoll mound.
- — Creation of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area leads to extensive federal land acquisition in the township, reaching over 80 percent of its land by 2000.
Stories
A schoolhouse turns up a Hopewell crypt
In 1875, workers digging the foundation for a new schoolhouse near the unincorporated community of Everett in Boston Township struck something far older than any local building: stone and copper artifacts, and human remains, sealed inside a hexagonal limestone crypt beneath a low earthen mound about 16 feet across. The find, later named the Everett Knoll Complex, turned out to be one of the very few confirmed Hopewell culture sites in northeastern Ohio, a region with far fewer known Hopewell mounds than the great ceremonial centers of southern Ohio. It took nearly a century for the site to receive a full scientific excavation: a team from Case Western Reserve University worked the mound in 1970, recovering pottery, stone tools, and charred animal bone from the surrounding habitation area in addition to the crypt goods, and dating construction to the late Hopewell period, roughly AD 200 to 500. The mound earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, a quiet reminder, in a township better known for its canal-era industry, that people were building ceremonial monuments on the Cuyahoga's banks some 1,500 years before the canal diggers arrived.
Local history sources: bostontownship.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org
Historic places
13 places in Boston Township, Summit County on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.
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Brown, Jim, TavernBuilding · Boston · listed 1979
- Address
- Boston Mills Rd.
- Where
- Boston, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000300
- Coordinates
- 41.26331, -81.55852
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Butler, H. Karl, MemorialObject · Peninsula · listed 1997
- Address
- Truxell Rd., SE of jct. with Peninsula Rd., Camp Manatoc
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Object
- Listed on the National Register
- 1997
- NRIS reference number
- 96001510
- Coordinates
- 41.22201, -81.53025
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Camp Manatoc Concord Lodge and Adirondacks Historic DistrictBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1997
- Address
- Truxell Rd., SE of jct. with Peninsula Rd., Camp Manatoc
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1997
- NRIS reference number
- 96001513
- Coordinates
- 41.21859, -81.52927
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Camp Manatoc Dining HallBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1997
- Address
- Truxell Rd., SE of jct. with Peninsula Rd., Camp Manatoc
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1997
- NRIS reference number
- 96001511
- Coordinates
- 41.22076, -81.52869
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Camp Manatoc Legion LodgeBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1997
- Address
- Truxell Rd., SE of jct. with Peninsula Rd., Camp Manatoc
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1997
- NRIS reference number
- 96001512
- Coordinates
- 41.21859, -81.52927
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Lock No. 27Structure · Everett · listed 1979
- Address
- Approx. 400 ft. E of intersection of Riverview and Everett Rds.
- Where
- Everett, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000303
- Coordinates
- 41.20308, -81.57065
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Lock No. 31Structure · Peninsula · listed 1979
- Address
- 200 ft. E of Cuyahoga River and approx. 0.5 mi. S of Ohio Turnpike
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000307
- Coordinates
- 41.25184, -81.54601
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Lock No. 32Structure · Boston · listed 1979
- Address
- 800 ft. N of Boston Mills
- Where
- Boston, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000308
- Coordinates
- 41.26619, -81.55879
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Lock No. 33Structure · Boston · listed 1979
- Address
- 1 mi. S of Highland Rd.
- Where
- Boston, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Structure
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000309
- Coordinates
- 41.27663, -81.56091
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Stanford, George, FarmBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1982
- Address
- 6093 Stanford Rd.
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1982
- NRIS reference number
- 82001874
- Coordinates
- 41.27125, -81.55680
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Stumpy BasinSite · Peninsula · listed 1979
- Address
- 200 ft. E of Cuyahoga River and approx. 0.5 mi. S of Ohio Turnpike
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Site
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000313
- Coordinates
- 41.25257, -81.54578
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Tilden, Daniel, HouseBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1985
- Address
- 2325 Stine Rd.
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1985
- NRIS reference number
- 85001340
- Coordinates
- 41.24677, -81.58798
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Welton, Allen, HouseBuilding · Peninsula · listed 1979
- Address
- SW of Peninsula at 2485 Major Rd.
- Where
- Peninsula, Summit County · ZIP 44264
- What it is
- Building
- Listed on the National Register
- 1979
- NRIS reference number
- 79000314
- Coordinates
- 41.23328, -81.58345
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Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.
Water
18 wells in Water Works Park on the south bank of the Cuyahoga River, adjacent to the Munroe Falls Avenue treatment plant The water here
- Cuyahoga Falls City64% of residentsWells in Cuyahoga River buried valley sand & gravel aquifer
- Cleveland Public Water System15% of residentsLake Erie
- Hudson Estates11% of residentsGroundwater wells (5 wells)
- Indian Springs8% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Akron City1% of residentsLake Rockwell (Cuyahoga River impoundment)
- Towbridge Development1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Boston Township, Summit County's boundary: 2 high-hazard dams, 1 poor-rated bridge, 1 museum, 1 public charging site, 1 Superfund site, 8 spill cases and 1 mound or earthwork. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
High-hazard dams (2)
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Lake Butler DamHaskell Run · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 12/01/2021)
- River or stream
- Haskell Run
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 51 ft
- Storage
- 240 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1961
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Peninsula
- Last inspection
- 12/01/2021
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00489
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Virginia Kendall Dam (Tract # 119-53)Salt Run · condition: not available
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Not Available
- River or stream
- Salt Run
- Purpose
- Fish and Wildlife Pond;Other;Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 25 ft
- Storage
- 160 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1937
- Owner type
- Federal
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Boston Township
- Last inspection
- 12/20/2022
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00490
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Bridges rated poor (1)
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Akron-Peninsula Rd over Salt RunPoor · built 1939
- Condition
- Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
- What it is
- Bridge
- Built
- 1939
- Length
- 8 ft
- Owner
- County
- Vehicles a day
- 2,891
- Coordinates
- 41.22601, -81.54727
National Bridge Inventory (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Conservancy For Cuyahoga Valley National ParkArboretum or botanical garden · Peninsula
- What it is
- Arboretum or botanical garden
- City
- Peninsula
- Coordinates
- 41.21610, -81.58218
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Public EV charging (1)
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APPALACHIAN OUT APPALACHIAN OUT2 Level 2 · Peninsula
- Address
- 60 Kendall Park Rd, Peninsula, OH 44264
- Ports
- 2 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772
- Network
- ChargePoint Network
- Hours
- 24 hours daily
- Phone
- 888-758-4389
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Superfund sites (1)
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Krejci DumpSuperfund program · Boston Heights
- Address
- 814 W Hines Hill Rd, Boston Heights, OH 44264
- County
- -- Not Defined -- County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- Federal facility
- Yes
- EPA program ID
- OHD981785074
- EPA registry ID
- 110071102148
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Spills reported since 2021 (8)
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Milk2024-07-31 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2024-07-31
- What spilled
- Milk
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001315
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Waste Water2024-07-08 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2024-07-08
- What spilled
- Waste Water
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001149
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-01-10 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2023-01-10
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Boston Twp, Portage County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2301EPA0000049
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Drinking Water2021-09-15 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2021-09-15
- What spilled
- Drinking Water
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2109EPA0001460
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-07-28 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2021-07-28
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S); Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle; Fuel Gasoline ( 25% Ethanol Not E85)
- Largest amount reported
- 5 gallons
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2107EPA0001146
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sheen Organic2026-06-12 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2026-06-12
- What spilled
- Sheen Organic
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001048
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wet Gas / Natural Gas Liquid(S)2026-06-07 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2026-06-07
- What spilled
- Wet Gas / Natural Gas Liquid(S)
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2606EPA0001001
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil2026-03-08 · Boston Twp
- Reported
- 2026-03-08
- What spilled
- Fuel Oil/ Home Heating / Heating Oil
- Where
- Boston Twp, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000325
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Mounds and earthworks (1)
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Everett Knoll ComplexMound · late Hopewell
- What it is
- Mound
- Also named
- Everett Knoll Complex (Everett Mound)
- Age
- late Hopewell, c. AD 200-500
- Where
- near the unincorporated community of Everett, within Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- County
- Summit County
- Named in the history of
- Boston Township, Summit County
- Map point
- from the site's Wikipedia article
Wikipedia article (point and source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Many mounds stand on private land; visit only those open to the public.
Source: the History records' native sites, each placed by its own Wikipedia article; sites no article places are named on the History card but not pinned.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Boston Township, Summit County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44264 Cuyahoga Falls and Peninsula | 23% | 18 wells in Water Works Park on the south bank of the Cuyahoga River, adjacent to the Munroe Falls Avenue treatment plant | 3.2 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1995 | Hudson City · 5 stars overall | 1.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Boston Township, Summit County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Trustee | Randolph S. Bergdorf 443, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Fiscal Officer | Pamela A. Schneider 390, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-07-25
The county
Summit County: 34 ZIP codes, 30 cities, villages and townships, 544,541 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Boston Township, Ohio in?
Boston Township, Summit County is a township in Summit County, Ohio, with 865 residents.
When was Boston Township, Ohio founded?
Boston Township, Summit County was settled 1806 (Alfred Wolcott and James Stanford); incorporated organized January 15, 1811. Founders on record: Alfred Wolcott (surveyor) and James Stanford (namer). Source
How did Boston Township, Ohio get its name?
Named by James Stanford after his native Boston, Massachusetts; it is the only Boston Township in Ohio. Source
What ZIP code is Boston Township, Ohio?
Most of Boston Township, Summit County is in ZIP code 44264.
Where does Boston Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Boston Township, Summit County (Cuyahoga Falls City): 18 wells in Water Works Park on the south bank of the Cuyahoga River, adjacent to the Munroe Falls Avenue treatment plant.
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