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

Bradley Temple

— Lakeside Chautauqua 150 Years 1873 - 2023 —

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2025

1. Bradley Temple Marker

Inscription. Bradley Temple was donated in 1887 by Mrs. Helen Bradley primarily for children's programming and Sunday School. It honors her late husband, Alva Bradley, a Great Lakes ship captain, builder, fleet owner and Lakeside supporter. Thomas Alva Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, was given his middle name because of his parents' friendship with Bradley.

Erected 2023 by Lakeside Heritage Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 41° 32.635′ N, 82° 44.89′ W. Marker is in Lakeside, Ohio, in Ottawa County. It is at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Cedar Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 Cedar Ave, Lakeside Marblehead OH 43440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: A different marker also named Bradley Temple (here, next to this marker); Abigail Tea Room (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gill House (about 300 feet away); Central/Hoover Auditorium (about 400 feet away); Donald & Coralen Bettinger Park

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(about 500 feet away); Post Office (about 500 feet away); Hoover Potato Digger & Lakeside (about 500 feet away); Carrie Barge Cottage (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeside.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2025

2. Bradley Temple Marker

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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2025

3. Bradley Temple

1800s

4. Bradley Temple Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 4. submitted on August 27, 2025, by Chip Richter of Columbiana, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.