As Akron celebrates its bicentennial in 2025, we’re looking back at two centuries of headlines.

Visit BeaconJournal.com every Sunday morning throughout the bicentennial year for a look back at the week in Akron history.

Here’s what happened the week of Nov. 16 in local history:

1825: Gen. Simon Perkins and Paul Williams revealed the name of their village-to-be. Medina attorney Charles Olcott had suggested “Akron” from the Greek word “akros,” meaning “high place,” because the village would be the highest point on the Ohio & Erie Canal. “The ground selected for the location of this village is situated on the Banks of the Canal, and is highly pleasant and delightful,” the Portage Journal reported.

1875: The senior class of Buchtel College, forerunner of the University of Akron , had

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