Historically, Tallmadge was a part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, which was a three million acre plot of land in northeast Ohio.

Prior to being named Tallmadge, it was part of Town 2, Range 10 in the Western Reserve.

In 1807, the Reverend David Bacon founded and organized Tallmadge, placing a square road in the center of town where several other roads met, modeled after New England designs of the time period.

[5] The town was named after Benjamin Tallmadge, an American Revolutionary War figure and local landowner.

The Circle as it is today represents New England's role in the settlement of the Ohio Western Reserve.

[7] The rest of the city was designed in a grid pattern, with industry tending to develop near the railroad.

This phenomenon resulted from the annexation of small portions of a neighboring township, Brimfield.

[14] The 1974 team advanced to the semi-final round, finishing in fourth place.

[15] The Tallmadge High School Blue Devils have won 10 state championships, with eight in softball and two in baseball.

The Circle Park is also home to Tallmadge's Old Town Hall (established 1859), which houses a museum on its second floor.

In 2003, a new steeple was placed atop the Old Town Hall, replacing the original which had been removed decades earlier.

[8] Four of these eight roads comes to a six-point intersection within the original city, forming a square.

In summer 2010, one of these six-point intersections in the northeastern portion of Tallmadge was converted to a roundabout based on the design of the original Circle.