Smart Business Magazine, October 2017
FEATURE UNIQUELY AKRON CANTON T he Glamorgan Castle is Alliances most iconic and widely recognized landmark It was commissioned by Col William Henry Morgan the president and principal owner of the Morgan Engineering Co Alliances biggest employer around the turn of the 20th century The company found its success when it developed overhead traveling cranes which Morgan later electrified that were used to move large loads and sold all over the world Construction on the castle began in 1904 and was completed in 1909 at a total cost was 400000 about 10 million in 2017 dollars According to Maryjo Hepler who sits on the board of trustees for Castle Crusaders a group dedicated to promoting the Glamorgan Castle not only did Morgan want something to showcase for his friends and business associates he also wanted a home They didnt call it a castle she says They just called it the house It wasnt really called a castle until the Elks took it over And it might have even been later that it started to be called a castle Morgan his wife Annette Sharer and their 18 month old son moved into Glamorgan in 1905 In 1939 11 years after Morgans death Annette was struggling to sell the costly property and let it go for 25000 to the Elks The Elks sold it to the Alliance Machine Co which later sold it to the Alliance City Schools the owner still today Along the way it would withstand a fire become the center of a national olive poisoning story and survive at least two threats to be destroyed G L A M O R G A N C A S T L E A CASTLE IN ALLIANCE 12 Smart Business Akron Canton October 2017 http bit ly Glamorgan Castle Crusaders www alliancecityschools org glamorgan castle history Tracing the history of the Glamorgan Castle The name of the castle is derived from the birthplace of Morgans father Thomas Rees Morgan who was born in 1832 in Glamorgan Wales He founded The Morgan Engineering Co which Morgan took over after his fathers death Morgan never served in the military Ohio Gov George Nash gave him the title of colonel Morgan at one point served on the governors staff Col William Henry Morgan
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