Massillon

English Massillon, Ohio,Massillon Etymology The city in Ohio was named in honor of Jean-Baptiste Massillon. Proper noun en Q992289 en city co/Stark County s/Ohio c/United States. en 1926 1847 Skinner Bessie V. R. Davis K. Carter Massillon, Once Upon a Time Independent Publishing Company 27 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Massillon_Once_Upon_a_Time/oiW4iEkB40oC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA27&printsec=frontcover in 1846 or 1847, Davis K. Carter said, "I have come to deal in practical matters, and to serve notice on you, gentlemen, that we out west, comprising the backbone, not only of Ohio but of the western continent, mean business. A road is to be built from this city Pittsburgh, through Massillon to Chicago, and in its construction you must either fish or cut bait; now take your choice." The Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad was finally begun through the activities of business men from Pennsylvania and Ohio, who attended a great meeting held at Massillon in November, 1847. It was completed as far as Massillon, in 1853.