In 1986, Cuyahoga Falls merged with Northampton Township, the first merger of a city and township in Ohio. Cuyahoga Falls had been founded as an industrial city, taking advantage of the river power. By the 1970s, though, it had become a residential community.
Guinness World Records says the oldest living person verified by original proof of birth is Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old Japanese woman. The oldest verified age was 122 years and 164 days: Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997.
The oldest authenticated person in the world, Jeanne Louise Calment of France, died at age 122. Last month, Bolivian man Carmelo Flores Laura claimed to be 123 years old, but his birth certificate and national identity card were not original. Experts later said his claim is not true.