Sharonville

http://sharonville.org/

The community was named after a town, Sharon, in Pennsylvania, and renamed Sharonville in 1876.  For more than 100 years, Sharonville was a small, rural community.  Today, the "City of Progress" is a thriving area with a work population of 37,000.  It has three fire stations, 17 ball fields, two community centers, five parks and five tennis courts.  Its central shopping district includes several 19th-century buildings.  Houses are both older homes and newer construction.  It is home to Sharon Woods, a 755-acre park, offering everything from biking to hiking as well as rowing and canoeing on a 35-acre lake.  Sharonfest and Christmas in July Craft Fair are two of the popular events here.  The community has a 56,000 square-foot convention center, 20 motels, 50 restaurants and 1,200 businesses, of which Ford Motor Company is the biggest employer.  Its public school system is one of the area's best.