Lakeside in Ottawa County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Fire of October 20, 1929 / The Lakeside Volunteer Fire Protective Association
The Lakeside Volunteer Fire Protective Association responded to both fire and medical emergencies on the Marblehead Peninsula for more than 100 years. It was founded in 1905, after a devastating fire that destroyed Lakeside’s business district. In 1946, the Association began providing emergency medical aid. During their service, the Lakeside Volunteer Fire Protective Association progressed from hand-drawn chemical carts to the area’s first heavy-duty fire and rescue truck. In 2013, the Association donated its assets to the newly-formed Danbury Township Volunteer Fire Department and passed into history.
Erected 2015 by Lakeside Cautauqua, Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department, and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 17-62.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 20, 1929.
Location. 41° 32.531′ N, 82° 45′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Ohio, in Ottawa County. Marker is at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and East 5th Street, on the left when traveling south on Walnut Avenue. Lakeside is a gated town during the summer season. Unless you can talk a gatekeeper into a free in-and-out timed pass, you will have to pay for a day pass to enter. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hoover Potato Digger & Lakeside (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Danbury Township World War Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lakeside (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Lakeside (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Danbury Township Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeside.
More about this marker. Lakeside is a private community on the shores of Lake Erie. It was formed in 1873 by members of the Methodist Church and remains a church-affiliated vacation resort.
Also see . . . Lakeside dedicates Park. 2015 article by Wanda Chandler in the Sandusky Register. Excerpt:
Dozens of cottages, the Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Church and the printing office of the Peninsula News were all consumed by the fire. “With all the devastation,” [David] Glick [, a 70-year veteran of the LVFPA,] said “there were no casualties and even the cat in the cottage where the fire originated survived.”(Submitted on November 9, 2019.)
Before the new marker was placed, the site was a small garden park with a flag pole for 86 years, which was the former site of the Peninsula News printing office.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 9, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.