Said by early historians to have been Cleveland's first blacksmith, Hickox (also spelled Heacox and, at times, Hickcox) and his wife and four daughters came to Cleveland from Waterbury, Connecticut in 1809. His first shop was located on the corner of what is today West 6th and Superior Avenue. At about the time that Euclid Avenue was laid out in 1815, Hickox moved his shop to the southwest corner of what is today Euclid and East 3rd Street. For probably the next 15-20 years, he operated his shop there, eventually becoming, as a result of a number of stories spun about his work ethic and no nonsense manner, one of the city's early legendary figures. | Source: Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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