An economic powerhouse at the heart of our nation, with fertile farmland, great natural resources right underneath our ground, leading the way in that first industrial revolution. Even in the 1950s, six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America were right here in our own home state of Ohio. Toledo. On the other side of the state was the glass capital of the world, Akron and rubber capital, Youngstown. Cleveland. Steel capitals of the world. (03:22–03:32)
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Asserts that six of the top 15 wealthiest cities in America in the 1950s were in Ohio.
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