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| 1662 |
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Royal Charter of Connecticut grants
colony territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| 1786 |
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Connecticut relinquishes colonial
land claims, but retains the Western Reserve |
| 1795 |
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Treaty of Greene Ville opens that
portion of the Western Reserve east of the Cuyahoga River to settlement |
| 1795 |
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Connecticut sells the Western
Reserve to the Connecticut Land Company for $1,200,000 |
| 1796 |
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1st survey of the
Western Reserve by the Connecticut Land Company, which includes "Grand River
Township" |
| 1796 |
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Edward Paine, Junior, spends winter
at Cleveland |
| 1797 |
June |
3 |
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David Eldridge, of the 2nd surveying
expedition, drowns while attempting to cross the mouth of the Grand River |
| 1798 |
Dec. |
26 |
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Henry Champion acquires ownership of Tract 3, in
Township 11, Range 8 |
| 1800 |
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First settlers arrive, lead by General Edward
Paine and John Walworth |
| 1800 |
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Western Reserve becomes Trumbull
County and placed under the jurisdiction of the Northwest Territories |
| 1800 |
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Census of Trumbull County, population 1,303 |
| 1800 |
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Trumbull County divided into eight
political townships, which includes Painesville Township |
| 1802 |
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Painesville Township government
organized |
| 1802 |
June |
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Census of the Ohio Territory, population of
Painesville Township 83 Free Males over the age of 21 |
| 1803 |
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Painesville Post Office begins operation with
John Walworth as Postmaster |
| 1805 |
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General Henry Champion lays out the
town plat of Champion |
| 1810 |
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Census of Painesville Township, population 670 |
| 1820 |
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Census of Painesville Township, population 1,278 |
| 1822 |
July |
16 |
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Painesville Telegraph begins
publication |
| 1830 |
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Census of Painesville Township, population 1,499 |
| 1832 |
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Town of Painesville incorporated |
| 1840 |
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Census of Painesville Township, population 2,580 |
| 1840 |
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Lake County erected and organized |
| 1841 |
Aug. |
28 |
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General Edward Paine dies |
| 1850 |
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Census of Painesville Township 3,128 |
| 1852 |
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Town of Painesville becomes Village
of Painesville |
| 1854 |
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Storrs & Harrison Nursery
established |
| 1857 |
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Fire destroys business block in
Painesville |
| 1860 |
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Census of Painesville Township 4,388*; and
Village of Painesville 2,676 |
| 1861 |
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Fire destroys business block in
Painesville |
| 1861 |
Feb. |
16 |
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Abraham Lincoln, en route to his
inauguration, makes speech from his train at the Painesville depot |
| 1870 |
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Census of Painesville Township 4,995*; and
Village of Painesville 3,728 |
| 1880 |
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Census of Painesville Township 5,516*; and
Village of Painesville 3,841 |
| 1880 |
July |
3 |
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Lake County Civil War Monument
dedicated by presidential candidate General James A. Garfield, of Mentor |
| 1883 |
Nov. |
30 |
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Equal Rights Association, of Painesville,
organized to advocate woman's suffrage |
| 1890 |
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Census of Painesville Township 7,558*; and
Village of Painesville 4,755 |
| 1899 |
Oct. |
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Morley Library opens |
| 1900 |
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Census of Painesville Township
9,282*; and Village of Painesville 5,024 |
| 1900 |
July |
21 |
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Dedication of monument erected in
honor of General Edward Paine, in Charter Oak Park |
| 1902 |
Oct. |
21 |
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Village of Painesville becomes City
of Painesville |
| 1909 |
June |
25 |
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Lake County Court House dedicated |
| 1910 |
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Census of Painesville Township
9,601*; and City of Painesville 5,501 |
| 1912 |
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Lake County Fair held at the new
fairgrounds on Mentor Avenue |
| 1920 |
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Census of Painesville Township
14,019*; and City of Painesville 7,272 |
| 1930 |
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Census of Painesville Township
18,673*; and City of Painesville 10,944 |
| 1940 |
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Census of Painesville Township
20,472*; and City of Painesville 12,235 |
| 1950 |
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Census of Painesville Township; and
City of Painesville |
| 1960 |
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Census of Painesville Township; and
City of Painesville |
| 1967 |
Sep. |
25 |
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Lakeland Community College opens
with 1073 students and administrative offices and classrooms in Painesville |
| 1969 |
July |
4 |
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Series of severe thunderstorms begin
to sweep off Lake Erie at about 8:00 PM with 120 MPH winds |
| 1970 |
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Census of Painesville Township; and
City of Painesville |
| 1976 |
Dec. |
31 |
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Diamond Shamrock Chemical Corp.
closes down operations at the Painesville Township/Fairport Harbor facilities |
| 1978 |
Jan. |
26 |
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Blizzard of '78, the "white
hurricane," with winds 40-60 MPH and gusts as high as 102 MPH, and lowest recorded
barometric pressure of 28.28 inches of mercury |
| 1980 |
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Census of Painesville Township; and
City of Painesville |
| 1986 |
Jan. |
31 |
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Earthquake, 5.0 on the Richter scale
and lasting 15-30 seconds, shakes area at 11:47 AM |
| 1988 |
June |
25 |
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Highest recorded temperature of 104
Degrees Fahrenheit at 4:37 PM |
| 1989 |
Nov. |
11 |
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Lake County Jail dedicated |
| 1990 |
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Census of Painesville Township; and
City of Painesville |
| 1996 |
Nov. |
6 |
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Painesville Post Office dedicated |
| 1997 |
Sep. |
1 |
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Rita C. McMahon becomes Painesville
City Manager |
| 2000 |
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Painesville Township
celebrates its Bicentennial |
