Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. The municipality is situated on the Ohio and Erie Canal and Little Cuyahoga River, approximately 39 miles south of Cleveland midway between New York City and Chicago. Due to spawning many industries in the 1800s, Akron became a boom town, as the fastest growing city in America. Some well-known industries that began in Akron include, American trucking, cereal, toy and marble, rubber, and tire. Despite its size, the city is known to be first in many experiences aside from industry such as, the first long distance electric railway, police patrol vehicle, human testing of iodised salt known as the Akron Experiment, and team to win the NFL Championship. Popularized in the 19th century, the Akron Plan is used in many churches.