Painesville in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lake County YMCA

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

1. Lake County YMCA Marker

Inscription. On this site, the evening of December 29, 1866, a group of men gathered in the First Baptist Church for a prayer meeting which resulted in the founding of the Painesville Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Two years later the YMCA outgrew its headquarters at the Baptist Church and moved to upstairs rooms at 71 Main Street. In 1905 it purchased the former Steele mansion on Painesville's Park Place and relocated once again. The Painesville YMCA and the county YMCA merged in 1922 to become the Lake County YMCA, the second oldest YMCA in continuous existence in Ohio.

Erected 1992 by The Lake County YMCA and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 29, 1866.

Location. 41° 43.374′ N, 81° 14.64′ W. Marker is in Painesville, Ohio, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of Liberty Street and East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Liberty

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Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Painesville OH 44077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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: First Congregational Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mentor Avenue Historic District (about 600 feet away); Painesville City Hall (about 600 feet away); Lake County Civil War Memorial (about 700 feet away); Abraham Lincoln (about 700 feet away); United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (about 700 feet away); They Served (about 700 feet away); Freedom Memorial (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Painesville.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018

2. Lake County YMCA Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.