Charles O. Silver
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Charles O. Silver was the longtime city auditor for the City of Alliance. Silver Park is named for him, not for silver maple trees.
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Charles O. Silver
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Charles O. Silver was the Alliance city auditor for 25 years. Silver Park is named for him, not for silver maple trees. The former 55-acre Lorentz farm on the south side of Alliance was purchased by the city from a bankruptcy auction for $25,000. That land is now known as Silver Park.
Sources
"Ordinance No. 48.F." The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio) May 16th 1923. p.15.
"City Buys Lorentz Tract for New Park: Diehl Bids in 55-Acre Site Today at Auction." The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio) May 5th 1923. p. 1, sec.1.
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Photograph by Karen Perone