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

Dr. Elisha Scott Loomis

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 28, 2026

1. Dr. Elisha Scott Loomis Marker

Inscription.

Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy and Secretary of the Faculty at Baldwin University 1885 - 1895
Trustee of Baldwin-Wallace College 1913 - 1914
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics 1913 - 1942

An able science scholar and an inspiring colleague, Dr. Loomis also served his community as president of the Berea Board of Education and clerk and councilman of the village. The annual Loomis Prize in Mathematics and Loomis Elementary School in Berea perpetuate his memory.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Baldwin-Wallace College Memorial Wall series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 41° 22.458′ N, 81° 51.047′ 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 Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie

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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: Dr.Victor Wilker (here, next to this marker); Dr. Carl Friedrich Paulus (here, next to this marker); Dr. John Wheeler (here, next to this marker); The Reverend William Nast, D.D. (here, next to this marker); Philura Gould Baldwin (here, next to this marker); Dr. Karl Riemenschneider (here, next to this marker); Dr. G. A. Reeder (here, next to this marker); Fletcher De Lay Ward (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. Elisha Scott Loomis Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.