Bay Village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Calhoon Memorial Park

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

1. Calhoon Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Joseph Calhoon brought his family from Vergennes, Vermont, to Dover Township in 1810, and they established themselves as the first permanent settlers in what would become Bay Village, Ohio. The Calhoon house, called Rose Hill, was built in 1818 and replaced the log cabin the family built upon their arrival. Granddaughter Ida Maria Calhoon bequeathed her family’s 115-acre homestead as the Calhoon Memorial Park to the citizens of Bay Village in 1917. In accordance with the family’s wish, Rose Hill serves the community as a museum and library. The Reuben Osborn House (1815), thought to be the oldest frame house between Cleveland and Lorain, and the Community House (1882), formerly the Calhoon barn, join Rose Hill on the grounds of the memorial park. Calhoon Memorial Park is the center of the community activity in Bay Village.

Erected 2002 by the Bay Village Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 28-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 41° 29.196′ N, 81° 55.254′

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W. Marker is in Bay Village, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. Marker is at the intersection of Dover Center Road and Bryson Lane, on the left when traveling south on Dover Center Road. At the entrance to be ball fields and the swimming pool. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Bryson Ln, Bay Village OH 44140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cahoon Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lakeside Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dover Lake Shore Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Astronaut Robert Franklyn Overmyer (approx. 2.4 miles away); Clague Family Homestead (approx. 2.4 miles away); Site of Colonel John Bradstreet's Disaster (approx. 2.9 miles away); Theodore Elijah Burton / Dover Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away); Jack Miner (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Village.

More about this marker. There is a duplicate of this marker, without the photograph insets, at the other side of the park on Calhoun Road. Same number, title and text.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

2. Calhoon Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.