This December 23, 1874 Cleveland Plain Dealer article reveals that it was in the summer of 1874 that Warrensville farmers banded together to form a plank road company for the purpose of building and maintaining a plank road extending from the City of Cleveland city limits to one mile past the Warrensville Town center. A toll was charged for use of the road--$.08 per horse and $.16 for a team of horses. The toll would have been collected at the house, known as a toll station, located near the toll gate.
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