Zenas Kent, father of Kent namesake Marvin Kent, built a flour mill in 1837 on the site of the Haymaker's first mill, just south of the current district's boundaries.
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Another venture of Marvin Kent was the establishment of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad and his role in having Franklin Mills selected not only as a stop on the line, but also as the location for the railroad shops.
Marvin Kent's son William Stewart Kent played a key role in the establishment of Kent State University in 1910 by donating the land for the original campus.
Built between 1880 and 1884 in the Italianate style, it was originally the home of Kent namesake Marvin Kent and his family.
Kent | University of Kent | Marvin Gaye | Kent Nagano | Kent County Cricket Club | Clark Kent | Kent State University | Lee Marvin | Bess Marvin | Rochester, Kent | Gravesend, Kent | Tom Kent | Sandwich, Kent | Marvin Lipofsky | Ashford, Kent | Marvin Hamlisch | Chatham, Kent | Nick Kent | Kent State shootings | Kent Island | Fort Kent, Maine | Duke of Kent | Prince George, Duke of Kent | Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn | Hank Marvin | Duchess of Kent | Bruce Kent | Tom Kent (rugby) | Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent | The King of Marvin Gardens |
The Ohio Board was represented by Marvin Kent and Worthy S. Streator; the Pennsylvania Board by William Reynolds and John Dick; and the New York Board by A. F. Allen and Thomas W. Kennard.