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

Founding of Lorain, Ohio

Photographed by Christopher Light, February 16, 2008

1. Founding of Lorain, Ohio Marker

Inscription. At the mouth of the Black River in April, 1787, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger attempted a settlement of Indians but was ordered further west by unfriendly Delaware Indians. On July 16, 1834, a plat of this site was filed by Conrad Reid, Daniel Baldwin, Quartus Gillmore and Barna Meeker. The town, Black River, was incorporated as Lorain fifty years later.

Erected 1984 by The Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1787.

Location. 41° 28.279′ N, 82° 10.625′ W. Marker is in Lorain, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is at the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Lakeside Avenue. Marker is on the east side of the Black River, near a boat ramp. From US 6 (East Erie Ave), east of the river (over the bridge) to Colorado Street (traffic light),

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north (towards the lake) to Lakeside Road, and left toward the marina. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Alabama Ave, Lorain OH 44052, 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: Trading Post (a few steps from this marker); Lorain Station 100 (approx. ¼ mile away); Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse / Saving the Lorain Lighthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lorain Tornado, 1924 (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Our Fathers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shipbuilding (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Christopher Light, February 11, 2008

2. Founding of Lorain, Ohio Marker

of all markers in Lorain.

Additional keywords. American Indian, indigenous

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,810 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2022, by Sundance of Lorain County, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.