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Toledo is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River, serving as the county seat and the fourth-most populous city in Ohio with 270,871 residents at the 2020 census. Founded in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River and re-founded in 1837 after the Toledo War, the city experienced rapid growth following the 1845 completion of the Miami and Erie Canal and its strategic position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago. Known as "The Glass City" after glass manufacturers arrived in the 1880s, Toledo earned additional prominence as a major Midwest trade center with the fifth-busiest port on the Great Lakes. The city's downtown has undergone major revitalization efforts including an expanding entertainment district, and it is home to the University of Toledo. The Toledo metropolitan area encompasses approximately 601,000 residents. Lima is a city in Allen County, Ohio, located in northwest Ohio along Interstate 75, approximately 72 miles north of Dayton and 78 miles southwest of Toledo, with a 2020 population of 35,579. Founded in 1831 after the Shawnee were relocated to Kansas, Lima was named after Lima, Peru and served as the county seat from its establishment. The city became an industrial center beginning in 1854 with the arrival of the railroad, followed by an oil discovery in 1885 that made it home to the largest U.S. oil field for a decade and attracted Standard Oil. Lima's manufacturing heritage continued through the 20th century with companies like Gramm-Bernstein producing the "Liberty truck" during World War I, and today the Lima Army Tank Plant, built in 1941, is the sole producer of the M1 Abrams tank. The Lima metropolitan area had 102,000 residents in 2020 and the city developed a strong cultural scene with landmarks including Benjamin Faurot's Opera House, which opened in 1882 and influenced theater design in New York. Mansfield is the county seat of Richland County in Ohio, located approximately halfway between Cleveland and Columbus via Interstate 71 in the Northeast Ohio region, with a population of 47,534 at the 2020 census. Founded in 1808 by James Hedges, Joseph Larwell, and Jacob Newman on a fork of the Mohican River and named after U.S. Surveyor General Jared Mansfield, the city became a major manufacturing hub after four railroads arrived between 1846 and 1863, producing brass goods, tires, doors, and numerous other products. The city's economy transitioned from heavy industry into services including retail, education, and healthcare after the decline of manufacturing. Mansfield anchors a metropolitan area of 124,936 residents and is the largest city in the Mid-Ohio region, officially nicknamed "The Fun Center of Ohio" and known as the "Carousel Capital of Ohio." Notable historical enterprises include the Ohio Brass Company, founded in 1888, and the Mansfield Tire and Rubber Company, established in 1912, which competed with major tire brands through the 1960s.