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

Dr. Louis C. Wright

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

1. Dr. Louis C. Wright Marker

Inscription.

Lecturer In Systematic Theology 1927 - 1932
President Of Baldwin-Wallace College 1934 - 1948
President Emeritus 1949 - 1955

This great administrator, scholar and preacher gave the college distinguished and effective leadership during fourteen chaotic years covering a depression and a World War, achieving a tripled enrollment, expanded plant and heightened academic prestige in the Methodist Church and at the college helm, his accomplishments merit grateful remembrance.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Baldwin-Wallace College Memorial Wall series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 41° 22.467′ N, 81° 51.046′ W. Marker is in Berea, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Beech Street and East Bagley Street, on the right when traveling south on Beech Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 265 Beech St, Berea OH 44017, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater

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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: Ruth Brockett Baur '30 (here, next to this marker); Ray Ernest Watts 33 (here, next to this marker); Sam Lee Greenwood (here, next to this marker); Dr. John M. Blocher (here, next to this marker); Harold C. Beyer (here, next to this marker); Dr. Lee J.Tressel '48 (here, next to this marker); Willard H. “Bill” Hagenmeyer '28 (here, next to this marker); Rudolph S. Ursprung (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berea.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

2. Dr. Louis C. Wright Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.