Garrettsville in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Maple Industry in Garrettsville, Ohio
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
1. Maple Industry in Garrettsville, Ohio Marker
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Maple Industry in Garrettsville, Ohio. . Evidence abounds that Garrettsville was at the center of the maple industry in Ohio from the 1880s into the twentieth century. In 1881, Garrettsville held the first ever-professional association of maple syrup/sugar producers, a tradition that continued annually into the early 1900s. The one square mile of Garrettsville was home to several maple syrup canneries in the 1880s and to syrup evaporator manufacturers. It was also the home to Lifesavers candy, originally a maple sugar based company. In 1893, Garrettsville sent a contingent of maple syrup and sugar producers to the Columbian Exhibition at the Worlds Fair in Chicago. In that year, a Garrettsville area farmer was awarded the first place medal for the best maple sugar in the world.
Evidence abounds that Garrettsville was at the center of the maple industry in Ohio from the 1880s into the twentieth century. In 1881, Garrettsville held the first ever-professional association of maple syrup/sugar producers, a tradition that continued annually into the early 1900s. The one square mile of Garrettsville was home to several maple syrup canneries in the 1880s and to syrup evaporator manufacturers. It was also the home to Lifesavers candy, originally a maple sugar based company. In 1893, Garrettsville sent a contingent of maple syrup and sugar producers to the Columbian Exhibition at the Worlds Fair in Chicago. In that year, a Garrettsville area farmer was awarded the first place medal for the best maple sugar in the world.
Erected 2009 by James A. Garfield Historical Society, Northeast Ohio Maple Producers, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 11-67.)
Location. 41° 17.103′ N, 81° 5.844′ W. Marker is in Garrettsville, Ohio, in Portage County. Located
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in garden next to James A Garfield Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8115 High Street, Garrettsville OH 44231, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
2. Maple Industry in Garrettsville, Ohio Marker
Marker is behind picket fence
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
