5-577: The Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar in Suffield, Ohio , is the main hangar used by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for construction and maintenance of their fleet of blimps. The Wingfoot Lake Hangar was built in 1917 for testing and construction of aircraft by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. During World War I and II, Goodyear built and manufactured blimps for the U.S. Navy and
10-458: A four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on
15-528: The first class of Navy airship pilots were trained at the site. Today the hangar is still used as the center of operations for the Goodyear Blimps and is the oldest airship hangar in the United States. Suffield, Ohio Suffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County , Ohio , United States. The 2020 census found 5,973 people in the township. Located in
20-482: The southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city: Part of the village of Mogadore is located in northwestern Suffield Township. The hamlet of Suffield , a census-designated place , occupies the central part of the township. Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve , Suffield Township covers an area of 24 sq mi (62 km ). Suffield Township
25-460: Was named after Suffield, Connecticut , the hometown of many its first settlers. It is the only Suffield Township statewide. A post office called Suffield was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1966. In the southwestern part of the township was a settlement called Mishler , which had a post office from 1882 until 1917. The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to
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