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Reminisce: Forgotten towns of Allen County
By Greg Hoersten - For The Lima News
Watt Town or Solar city was bounded by Third Street, Greenlawn Avenue, Fourth Street, Metcalf Street and the Lake Erie & Western Railway. Many workers from the Solar Refinery lived there. In 1922, the residences were leveled to make way for an expansion at the Lima Locomotive Works.
In June 1882, Jacob D. Watt, a dry-goods merchant, platted what was known as Watt Town or Solar City. Watt left Lima by 1888, and in 1914 his plat was vacated.
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This is the first of a two-part series. Next week focuses on Auglaize City and other dreams. This feature is a cooperative effort between the newspaper and the Allen County Museum and Historical Society. ....

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