Founding father? Erastus Bowe likely was first to settle in Seneca County | Advertiser-Tribune Erastus Bowe, the first man to permanently settle in the area, could be considered one of Tiffin's fathers. Although Josiah Hedges purchased the land that would become Tiffin and had it surveyed in 1822, it was Bowe who lived here first and opened the first tavern to provide a rest stop for travelers in 1817. […]

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