Westmoreland (Toledo, Ohio)

[1] "In March 1986 Westmoreland, located about one half mile from the University of Toledo, was designated a historical district by the United States Department of Interior.

"[2] "This national designation has helped the neighborhood preserve its unique character.

"[2] "The vision of real estate developers William B. Welles and Badger C. Bowen, the neighborhood was named because of its rolling hills that reminded them of the east Virginia county [where] George Washington was born.

"[2] "Appropriately, the streets were named after other Virginia namesakes, such as Mount Vernon, Richmond, Potomac and Shenandoah.

"[2] "Names like Folgers, Spieker, Pinkerton, Siegel, McKesson, Moburg, Ohlinger, Fructhman all called Westmoreland home.