Swanton Ohio Historical Information

Swantons history is long and full, with a great deal of it connected to the railroad and to machinery.

A.D. Baker, an inventor of steam engines ran a machine shop in Swanton from 1901 to 1953.

ABNER D. BAKER,born to Samuel and Lydia Baker when 15 years of age moved with his parents to a farm a few miles east of Swanton, Ohio.

His inventions helped to get the village economy motivated, and to bring in work to the men of the area.

Swanton has also been home to many other industries, such as dairies and machinist shops over the years.

Swanton grew economically from the industries which were begun by A D Baker and the population grew as well.

The rest, as they say, is history.