{"product_id":"chardon-and-chardon-township-9781531659486","title":"Chardon and Chardon Township","description":"The name Chardon, a French word meaning \"thistle,\" was adopted \u003cbr\u003eby the township and settlement of Chardon around 1812 in \u003cbr\u003etribute to the owner of extensive local land holdings. Peter Chardon \u003cbr\u003eBrooks, a wealthy Boston merchant, deeded land for a village square \u003cbr\u003emodeled after the town plans of many New England villages on the \u003cbr\u003econdition that the inhabitants would use his middle name to identify \u003cbr\u003ethe locale and establish the place as the seat of government. Although \u003cbr\u003eBrooks never visited the area, he supported the town by providing a \u003cbr\u003elarge bell to the first church built. Chardon was soon selected as the \u003cbr\u003esite of county government for the newly established Geauga County, \u003cbr\u003ea territory that then encompassed today's Geauga and Lake Counties. \u003cbr\u003eSitting atop a wooded hill amid a forested and rolling landscape, the \u003cbr\u003etown and its surrounding area developed first as a farming community, \u003cbr\u003egradually becoming a commercial center, and then a bedroom \u003cbr\u003ecommunity. Long known for its significant snowfall, Chardon is \u003cbr\u003erecognized as an excellent place to raise families and educate children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531659486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Bill Jackson,Debbie Chuha,Joan Windnage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51924703903925,"sku":"9781531659486","price":27.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e1aae028-918e-47c0-8db2-42dd0dbadefa.jpg?v=1761660519","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chardon-and-chardon-township-9781531659486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}