Sue, According to "Jefferson County and her Townships", this is the history of Toronto: "Toronto as first laid out was entirely within the boundaries of Knox Township, occupying the southern corner. Toronto was originally called Newburg, then Sloane's Station. John Deputy laid out the town of Newburg in 1818. Newburg was a noted steamboat landing and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroad established a station at a point called Sloane's Station after William Sloane who granted the railroad a right of way. The change was necessary because the railroad had a station named Newburg near Cleveland. It was incorporated in 1881 and the name was changed by a vote of the citizens. It was named Toronto, a title suggested by Thomas M. Daniels, a pioneer manufacturer. Toronto, Canada was the home of his business associate. The coproration limits were extended both north and south taking in the village of Fosterville of 112 acres and at the south Markle with 25 acres." [p.9] So it was indeed a steamboat landing! Karen ================ Sue Sohn wrote: > > Another question or two or more. Is the mailing list archived? And if > so, how do I get into it? > > Is there an obituary for Captain John Shouse, buried Steubenville Union > Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio? I believe he was a steamboat captain > living in Steubenville. He died in 1894. Could someone look it up for > me? > > Also, any early history of Newburgh, later name Sloan's Station, now > Toronto, in Jefferson Co., Ohio, would be of interest to me. Was it a > steamboat landing? > > Any help on this would be very much appreciated. > > Sue > > ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== > This list is archived. To search the archives visit