Aurora in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Silver Creek Cheese Factory

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

1. Silver Creek Cheese Factory Marker

Inscription.
The Silver Creek Cheese Factory was located in the heart of the tri-county area known during the 19th century as "Cheesedome". This part of the Western Reserve was best known for the cheese it shipped internationally. The factory contributed to the Aurora processing network, which by 1904 was shipping 4,000,000 pounds of cheese per year. The factory was destroyed by a flood in 1913 as were many other industries which flourished in the Chagrin Valley.

Erected 1992 by Aurora Landmarks Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-67.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 41° 19.046′ N, 81° 19.733′ W. Marker is in Aurora, Ohio, in Portage County. It is on East Garfield Road (Ohio Route 82) 0.1 miles west of Egglestown Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora OH 44202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad Randall Secondary / Aurora Train Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Chillicothe Turnpike (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of Those (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ebenezer Sheldon (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Ebenezer-Sheldon Deed House Project (approx. 0.9 miles away); Barn Foundation Stones (approx. 0.9 miles away); The James Converse & Hopson Hurd Store / A Commercial Site Since 1825 (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Church In Aurora (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.

Also see . . . Aurora, Ohio. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018

2. Silver Creek Cheese Factory Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,759 times since then and 133 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.