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Grand Rapids in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

A Lasting Legacy

 
 
A Lasting Legacy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, February 7, 2021
1. A Lasting Legacy Marker
Inscription.
In the mid-70s, Toledoans Don and Audrey Entenman took a Sunday drive upriver and discovered a "Victorian Jewel", Grand Rapids, Ohio.

Over the next several decades, the couple's love of history, restoration, and an entrepreneurial vision helped transform our Village to the vibrant, beautiful community it is today.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & CommerceNotable BuildingsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
 
Location. 41° 24.76′ N, 83° 52.028′ W. Marker is in Grand Rapids, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker can be reached from Front Street (Local Road 1616) just west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24138 Front St, Grand Rapids OH 43522, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Grand Rapids Flood Records (within shouting distance of this marker); M. J. Wright Pavillion (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory Of Julie Pontasch (within shouting distance of this marker); Thurston Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Grand Rapids (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Presbyterian Church

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(about 700 feet away); Grand Rapids Town Hall (about 700 feet away); The Howard Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Rapids.
 
A Lasting Legacy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, February 7, 2021
2. A Lasting Legacy Marker
LaRoe's image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, February 7, 2021
3. LaRoe's
Dedication plaque on the building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Doda, February 7, 2021
4. Dedication plaque on the building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   4. submitted on April 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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