Edgewater in Lakewood in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The National Carbon Company
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GrafTech International

The National Carbon Company side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

1. The National Carbon Company side of marker

Inscription. On April 29, 1879, using arc carbons from the forerunner of The National Carbon Company, the City of Cleveland was illuminated by the world’s first practical electric street lamp. The National Carbon Company was established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1886 by Brush Electric Company executive W.H. Lawrence in association with future Ohio Governor Myron T. Herrick, James Parmelee, and Webb Hayes, son of United States President Rutherford B. Hayes. Well known for its batteries, The National Carbon Company also earned recognition for breakthrough research and products, including lifesaving carbon-filtered gas masks used by soldiers in World War I and reentry parts on the spacecraft that captivated the nation int he 1960s.

The National Carbon Company acquired property in southeast lakewood in 1891 for its factory complex and has remained here every since. The company became GraftTech International in 2002. Throughout its history in Northeast Ohio, GrafTech has been recognized numerous times for its innovations, including a 1956 Academy Award for motion picture photography and a display of the first alkaline battery at the Smithsonian

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in Washington, DC. Today, GrafTech continues to innovate through pioneering research in a diverse array of scientific industries, including advanced energy, electronics, chemicals, aerospace, and transportation.

Erected 2011 by GrafTech International and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 106-18.)

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 date for this entry is April 29, 1879.

Location. 41° 28.608′ N, 81° 46.292′ W. Marker is in Lakewood, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Edgewater. It is at the intersection of Madison Avenue and Newman Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Madison Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11709 Madison Avenue, Lakewood OH 44107, 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,

GrafTech International side of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

2. GrafTech International side of marker

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nicholson Homestead (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cowan Pottery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tamir Rice Memorial (approx. one mile away); Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alexander Winton Homestead (approx. 1.1 miles away); A Modern-Day Exodus (approx. 1½ miles away); Lakewood Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oldest Stone House (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakewood.

The National Carbon Company / GrafTech International Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 21, 2019

3. The National Carbon Company / GrafTech International Marker

This historical marker is at the Madison Avenue gate.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,217 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

The National Carbon Company⎯⎯⎯GrafTech International

The National Carbon Company
⎯⎯⎯
GrafTech International