True or False: Standing Rock is still a landmark in Kent.
True
100
A diary, photograph, or handwritten letter is an example of which type of source? Primary or secondary?
Primary
100
Which was first, covered wagons or canals?
covered wagons
100
What was the original name of our town?
Franklin Mills
200
What is a decade?
Ten Years
200
True or False: The Erie Depot, or train depot, is still a landmark in Kent.
True (now called the Pufferbelly, but will soon be changed to a new restaurant).
200
This is used to look at important events that have happened over time.
A timeline
200
Which came first, paved roads or trains?
trains
200
Why did we change the name of our town to Kent?
To honor Marvin Kent for bringing the railroad stops and repair shops to Kent and creating hundreds of jobs.
300
What year was it one decade ago?
2007
300
Kent State is a major landmark in our city. What was the ORIGINAL name of the school?
Kent Normal School
300
A source that is created by someone who was NOT there at the time of the event is a ______________ source.
Secondary
300
Which came first, trains or canals?
Canals
300
Name two things you know about John Brown.
Answers could include: He was antislavery, he had several businesses (tannery, real estate, silkworms), was not a good business man, died fighting against slavery
400
What year did the Haymakers settle in what is now Kent?
1805
400
True or False: The building that was once John Brown's Tannery is still located in Kent.
False. There is now building, but there is a Tannery Park.
400
Name THREE aspects of a community that change over time.
Answers could include: technology, employment, education, transportation, architecture, businesses, land
400
Name two reasons why canals weren't the best form of transportation and didn't last too long.
They were very slow, and they froze in the winter time.
400
What type of mill did the Haymakers build?
A gristmill
500
How many years ago did the Haymakers come to what is now Kent? (You can use scrap paper or a Boogie Board if you need to in order to solve).
212 years ago
500
What is the name of the river that runs through our city?
The Cuyahoga River
500
Besides traveling by foot, name the earliest form of travel we've discussed.
covered wagons
500
Name at least two reasons why the Cuyahoga River was a great place to settle upon.
Answers could include: great source of transportation, great source of food, used to power mills
500
Why was the gristmill that was built by the Haymakers such an important piece of our towns history?
Because it brought a lot of others to Kent when they realized the power of the river (increased population)