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March 7
1849 -The first bridge over the Maumee River at Perrysburg is wiped out by severe flooding.
1945 - Sgt. Alexander Drabik of Toledo becomes the first American soldier to cross over the Rhine River into Germany on the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen. Drabik dodged Nazi bullets and bombs as he led a platoon over the embattled span. The son of Polish immigrants, he returned to his Toledo home as a national hero for his bravery.
March 8
1907 - Escape artist Harry Houdini thrills audience at the Valentine Theater when he manages to free himself from the so called Oregon Boot involving four handcuffs and a heavy piece of steel. His next act promises an escape from a zinc-lined piano box from Starr Pianos in Toledo.
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FCA is building a Jeep customization facility near its Wrangler/Gladiator assembly plant.
Jeep is getting ready to build a brand new customization facility in North Toledo, within spitting distance of the Toledo Assembly Complex where the Jeep Wrangler SUV and its open-bed cousin, the Jeep Gladiator pickup truck, are built.
According to local news outlet The Blade, the 250,000 square-foot facility will be operated by one of Fiat Chrysler s suppliers, employing a workforce of about 300 people to fit Wranglers and Gladiators with upgraded equipment. FCA isn t ready to divulge precisely what sort of upgrades will be on offer, but we can expect the usual off-road-oriented accessories: upsized terrain tires, beefed-up bumpers with winch mounts and brush guards, suspension lift kits, and the like.
Jeep Building New Customization Facility At Wrangler, Gladiator Plant ++ Now you’ll be able to build your perfect Jeep straight from the factory.
Jeep knows that owners of the Wrangler and Gladiator love to customize their vehicles with lift kits, lights, and trail-ready tires. That s why the company is planning to expand its Toledo Assembly Complex in Ohio (where both of those vehicles are built) to include an in-house customization facility for all things Jeep.
According to the
Toledo Blade, Jeep purchased the former Textileather and MedCorp properties in North Toledo, near the existing Assembly Complex, for $1 with a conditional buy-back option available to the local government. A news release from the office of Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz notes that the affordable purchasing price is, incentive for FCA s proposed investment, which will supposedly reach an estimated $23 million when it s all said and done.