1900s

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  • 1900 First horseless carriage in Newark, owned by Dr. O. P. Sook.
  • 1903 The Powers-Miller Department store holds its grand opening in the Union Block on June 18, 1903.
  • 1903 Fire rips through the Union Block on December 6, 1903, destroying the Powers-Miller Department Store.
  • 1904 Fire destroys downtown Johnstown business block, totaling $125,000 in damages.
  • 1904 Powers-Miller Department Store holds its grand reopening, after rebuilding from a devastating fire in the Union Block, on March 23, 1904.
  • 1906 Stewart Brothers and Alward Company opens in the Union Block.
  • 1907 Dirigible crash at the Licking County Fair on October 3.
  • 1908 The Ohio Canal is filled in.
  • 1908 Newark Arcade opened for business on June 7.
  • 1908 Park National Bank is founded in July of 1908.
  • 1909 Park National Bank opens for business on January 1, 1909.