Near Wellington in Lorain County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Horr Cheese House, 1865 / Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929)
Photographed By Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
1. Horr Cheese House, 1865 / Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) Marker
Side one:
Horr Cheese House, 1865
As late as the Civil War era, cheesemaking in Ohio remained largely a cottage industry. After investigating new processes and obtaining pledges for a reliable milk supply from area farmers, brothers C.W. and J.C. Horr built a modern factory in Huntington Township in 1865. The Horr Cheese House was immediately successful, prompting more farmers -- and cheese makers -- to enter this industry. By 1878, more than forty similar operations made Loraine County a center of the American cheese industry. The Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati Railroad at Wellington enabled distribution to national markets. The Horr's pioneer operation stood 1.4 miles east.
Side two:
Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929)
Myton T. Herrick, Governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906, was born in Huntington Township in 1854 and lived here until age 12. A respected Cleveland attorney and businessman, Herrick was a friend and confidant to Senator Mark Hanna and Presidents McKinley, Taft, and Harding. His public service career culminated in two appointments as ambassador to France, from 1912 through the outbreak of World War I in 1914, and again from 1921 until his death in 1929. Enormously popular with the French people, Herrick escorted Charles Lindbergh in Paris after his historic
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Erected 2000 by The Huntington Historical Society, The Stocker Foundation, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 5-47.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #25 William McKinley, the Former U.S. Presidents: #27 William Howard Taft, the Former U.S. Presidents: #29 Warren G. Harding, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
Location. 41° 6.035′ N, 82° 13.202′ W. Marker is near Wellington, Ohio, in Lorain County. Marker is at the intersection of Ohio Route 58 and Ohio Route 162, on the right when traveling north on State Route 58. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27899 S Ashland-Oberlin Road, Wellington OH 44090, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Huntington Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); First Congregational Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 4.6 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles
Photographed By Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
2. Horr Cheese House, 1865 / Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) Marker
Also see . . . Myron T. Herrick. Ohio History Central website entry (Submitted on December 9, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
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3. Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929)
Photographed By Jamie Abel, November 6, 2010
4. Horr Cheese House, 1865 / Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) Marker
Intersection of Ohio Routes 58 and 162 in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on December 7, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
