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Photographer: Mike Wintermantel
Caption: The New Inn Marker
Additional Description: Mid-Left caption
Guests and residents could get their mail services at The New Inn, later Swiss Chalet, Post Office window.

Mid-Right caption
The arrival of automobiles at GOTL coincided with the relocation of the main "Lake Road" away from the lake and through what was mostly farmland. When Mott and Swan built their New Inn on what would become "The Strip," they capitalized upon these opportunities with a venture that included gasoline, food, lodging and auto maintenance and repair services.

Lower Right caption
Councilwoman Swan:
Village voters in 1940 elected former New Inn owner Hazel Swan to the council.
Submitted: June 21, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Database Locator Identification Number: p592786
File Size: 1.114 Megabytes

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