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| '''Wayland''' is an ] in western ], ], ], ]. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet.<ref name=HomeTown> {{citeweb|url=http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/OH/Portage/Wayland.cfm|title="Wayland, OH Community Profile"|publisher=OH HomeTownLocator|accessdate=2007-12-20|}} </ref> Although it is unincorporated, it has a ], with the ] of 44285.<ref name=Zipinfo> {{citeweb|url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44285|title="Search Results for ZIP code 44285"|publisher="Zipinfo"|accessdate=2007-12-20|}}</ref> | '''Wayland''' is an ] in western ], ], ], ]. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet.<ref name=HomeTown> {{citeweb|url=http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/OH/Portage/Wayland.cfm|title="Wayland, OH Community Profile"|publisher=OH HomeTownLocator|accessdate=2007-12-20|}} </ref> Although it is unincorporated, it has a ], with the ] of 44285.<ref name=Zipinfo> {{citeweb|url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44285|title="Search Results for ZIP code 44285"|publisher="Zipinfo"|accessdate=2007-12-20|}}</ref> | ||
| For a period of time in the ], when it was a stop on the ], Wayland was called "Cyclone" |
For a period of time in the ], when it was a stop on the ], Wayland was called "Cyclone." However, the name was changed, as it reminded people of a ].{{Fact|date=May 2007}} The community is nicknamed Cyclone, Newport and Parisville.<ref name=HomeTown> </ref> | ||
| When the canals were no longer used, the canal bed was repurposed for street-car tracks. The lawns still reflect the engineered edges of the canal. The concrete skeleton of a coal scale is evident in a residential backyard. The canal bed itself can be followed into the West Branch State Park and Reservoir, created by the US Army Corps of Engineers in the 1960s. | |||
| The simple and beautiful Wayland church, as noted in "A Private History of Awe" by Scott Russell Sanders <ref name = Sanders> </ref>, is now on the National Historic Registry by virtue of it's architecture. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Wayland is an unincorporated community in western Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44285.
For a period of time in the nineteenth century, when it was a stop on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, Wayland was called "Cyclone." However, the name was changed, as it reminded people of a tornado. The community is nicknamed Cyclone, Newport and Parisville.
References
- ^ ""Wayland, OH Community Profile"". OH HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ""Search Results for ZIP code 44285"". "Zipinfo". Retrieved 2007-12-20.
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41°09′38″N 81°04′16″W / 41.16056°N 81.07111°W / 41.16056; -81.07111
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