Youngstown
As Dave and I have traveled around the country in our motorhome, we have found some spectacular big cities and small towns to explore. We have seen places we have only read about in travel and history books. Without exception we have met good, decent, friendly, hardworking people who make this country great. These are our impressions of the places we have visited. We hope you visit them, too.
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Population: 60,068
Founded: 1796
Average income: $18,684
Average price of housing: $53,492
Median age of the population: 40
https://youngstownohio.gov/
Geographically Youngstown, is a city located on I-80 on the eastern edge of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Area Offerings
Home Base: Campground
For us, a campground is not our destination. Our RV is self-contained. Rarely do we use campground services or amenities. We are explorers, not campground reviewers! We stayed on site 46 at Chestnut Ridge Campground in Hubbard, Ohio. The campground was clean and well maintained. The staff was friendly. Our full hook up (water-sewer-electric) site was on level packed gravel (some sites were grass). Our back in site was long enough to park the Jeep in front of the RV and still have both vehicles off the road. 30 amp service only. There was good cell phone coverage (Verizon) and a good open southern sky for our satellite. There was an occasional passing train. Other than that, this was by far one of the quietest most peaceful campgrounds we have EVER stayed in (including state and national parks).
Downtown
Unless there was an area of Youngstown we missed, we didn’t see a traditional town square downtown area. What seemed like the downtown area to us included a huge public library, the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, Youngstown State University and Eastern Gateway Community College were close by.
Food and Drink
We always gravitate toward small locally owned restaurants. One place we went to was Papa’s Bakery and Sandwiches on McCartney Rd. Excellent pastries! Loved the flan, cannoli’s and bread pudding!
Attractions
We visited the 911 Memorial Gardens on Raccoon Road. It was obvious a lot of people have put effort into making a quiet area to reflect on the events of 911.
Another place we went was the Youngstown Steel Heritage and Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. On certain weekends they give train rides for a reasonable cost.
We visited the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor. We are history buffs and were interested in the history of the Youngstown steel mills. There seemed to be a lot of similarities between the Curtain family in Bellefonte and the Pollard family in Youngstown.
There are many nice smaller “bedroom communities” surrounding Youngstown that we drove through and explored, for example, Austintown, Boardman, Hubbard and Niles.
Not an attraction, but thank you to Jim Shorkey Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat in Austintown. Without an appointment, we were able to get an oil change and tire rotation on our Jeep in their quick service area.
Summary
We were only in Youngstown for a few days. We saw many of the things we had on “our list” Easy How To Guide For Exploring. A lot of construction and heavy traffic on I-80 can make slow going in spots! Be prepared, I-80 in Ohio is a very expensive toll highway. The people we talked with were very friendly and welcoming. It seems to be a pretty financially depressed area that would really appreciate visitors!
Your partners in travel,
Kathryn, Dave and Lucky
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