Galion History

Galion History Corner: The Mastodon Is Coming!

Newspapers in Galion in late June of 1879 carried a rather sensational advertisement and article. “Van Amburgh & Co’s Great Golden Menagerie, Roman Circus and Colosseum, the largest combined menagerie and circus now travelling, will visit Galion on Wednesday, July 2nd,” the headline read. “This Golden Menagerie has the most…

Galion History Corner: The Galion Resolutes

In the late 1860s, baseball, then usually referred to as “base-ball,” became all the rage in small Midwestern towns, and Galion was no exception. Like the neighboring communities of Mansfield, Ashland, Crestline, and Bucyrus, our fair city was soon sporting a club team that took on all competition. That same…