,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #iah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,sykes submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,honor+ & commemorat+ #bjj
 ye>s ( hi/oric contributions to        
,am]ican culture made by ! city (       
,akron4  ,:]eas ! t[n ( ,akron 0 f\nd$  
#bjj ye>s ago1 on ,decemb] #f1 #ahbe2   
,:]eas ! l& t is n[ ,akron 0 home to    
num]\s native ,tribes = ?\s&s ( ye>s2   
,:]eas ! l& 0 own$ by ,france "u ! papal
 doctr9e ( conque/2 ,:]eas1 foll[+ !    
,fr5* & ,indian ,w>1 ! l& 0 c$$ to      
,brita92 ,:]eas1 foll[+ ! ,am]ican      
,revolution>y ,w> & ! ,treaty ( ,p>is ( 
#aghc1 ,brita9 c$$ claims to t]ritories 
we/ ( ! ,appala*ian ,m\nta9s to ! new   
conf$]ation ( ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #agih1  
,simon ,p]k9s1 a #bg-ye>-old l& ag5t    
employ$ by ! ,erie ,l& ,company1 a gr\p 
( inve/ors t includ$ ,moses ,cleavel&1  
came to ! ,we/]n ,res]ve ( ,connecticut1

 :]e he help$ build a t[n on ! banks ( !
 ,cuyahoga ,riv] at ,lake ,erie2 ,:]eas1
 9 #ahjc1 ,ohio became ! #ag? ,/ate & ! 
fir/ ,/ate c>v$ out ( ! ,nor?we/        
,t]ritory2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahjf1 ,simon      
,p]k9s survey$ mu* ( ! ,we/]n ,res]ve1  
l& t pres5tly con/itutes ,summit &      
,portage ,c\nties & 0 !n "p ( ! orig9al 
,jeff]son ,c\nty2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahjg1 !    
,ohio ,legislature creat$ ,portage      
,c\nty1 :i* encompass$ mo/ ( pres5t-day 
,summit ,c\nty1 includ+ ,akron2 ,:]eas1 
9 #ahaj1 e>ly settl] ,major ,m9] ,spic] 
f ,groton1 ,connecticut1 built a log    
cab9 on l& n[ own$ by ! ,univ]sity (    
,akron2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! ,w> ( #ahab1     
,simon ,p]k9s1 n[ a brigadi] g5]al1 l$  
#djj m5 9 ! ,ohio militia 9 def5se ( !  
,/ate aga9/ ,briti% =ces2 ,:]eas1 9     
#ahab1 ,paul ,williams pur*as$ #aji     
acres ( l& = #b4ej p] acre = f>m+2      
,:]eas ,paul ,williams built a log cab9 
= 8 family ne> :at is n[ ! int]section (
 ,bu*tel ,av5ue & ,broadway2 ,:]eas1 9 !
 summ] ( #ahbe1 ,simon ,p]k9s ask$      

,connecticut surveyor ,jo%ua ,h5%aw to  
create a plat map ( a new village t w\ld
 rise on l& /raddl+ "o ( ,nor? ,am]ica's
 great wat]%$ divides2 ,:]eas ! f\nd]s  
nam$ ! t[n ( ,akron aft] ! ,greek ^w    
kros1 mean+ summit or high po9t2 ,:]eas1
 on ,decemb] #f1 #ahbe1 ! plat map 0    
record$1 & ! t[n ( ,akron 0 (ficially   
e/abli%$2 ,:]eas ,john ,br[n & 8 family 
liv$ 9 ,akron1 ,ohio1 betwe5 #ahdd &    
#ahed1 dur+ :i* he h>bor$ enslav$ p]sons
 travel+ ,nor? on ! ,und]gr\nd          
,railroad2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahea1 dur+ !      
,wom5's ,conv5tion 9 ,akron1 abolitioni/
 & activi/ ,soj\rn] ,tru? deliv]$ h]    
extemporane\s spee* ,a9't ,i ,a ,woman8 
highlight+ ! plight ( ,black wom5 &     
enc\rag+ equal treatm5t "u ! law2 ,:]eas
 ! city ( ,akron became kn[n z ! ,rubb] 
,capital ( ! ,_w1 s]v+ z headqu>t]s = #d
 major tire companies2 ,:]eas1 dur+ !   
,akron ,rubb] ,/rike ( #aicf1 m ?an     
#e1jjj work]s & support]s prote/$ = #e  
weeks1 lead+ to ! recognition ( ! ,unit$
 ,rubb] work]s union2 ,:]eas ,akron     

cont9ues to revolutionize ! manufactur+ 
& use ( polym]s ?r\gh ! ,economic       
,developm5t ,adm9i/ration's ,su/a9able  
,polym]s ,te* ,hub2 ,:]eas ,akron is !  
bir?place ( hi/oric a?letes su* z       
,le,bron ,james1 ,/eph5 ,curry1 & ,but* 
,reynolds1 lead+ to ! city be+ ref]r$ to
 z ! ,bir?place ( ,*ampions2 ,:]eas     
,akron is ! bir?place ( g5]ations ( p :o
 h impact$ society1 art1 education1     
sci5ce1 & ,am]ican life1 includ+        
_w-r5[n$ b&s su* z ,devo & ,! ,black    
,keys & musicians su* z ,*rissie ,hynde 
& ,h[>d ,hewett2 ,:]eas ,akron is !     
bir?place ( r5[n$ actors su* z ,mel9a   
,kanak>$es1 ,angie ,ev]h>t1 ,lola       
,albright1 ,john ,mag>o1 & ,elizabe?    
,franz1 & television p]sonalities su* z 
,hugh ,d[ns2 ,:]eas ,akron is !         
bir?place ( ,am]ican a/ronaut ,judi?    
,resnik1 ! fir/ ,jewi% woman to fly 9   
space1 :o tragically p]i%$ dur+ ! space 
%uttle ,*all5g] disa/]2 &  ,:]eas ,akron
 is ! bir?place ( ,rita ,dove1 ! fir/   
,african-,am]ican to s]ve z ! ,poet     

,laureate ,consultant 9 ,poetry to !    
,libr>y ( ,congress3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
honors & commemorates #bjj ye>s (       
hi/oric contributions to ,am]ican       
culture made by ! city ( ,akron2  7#b7  
recognizes ! city's long/&+ hi/ory (    
fight+ = economic1 g5d]1 & racial       
ju/ice2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ,akron to     
cont9ue /&+ up to inju/ices & support+  
work]s' rights = ano!r #bjj ye>s4