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

Four Institutions of Learning

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011

1. Four Institutions of Learning Marker

Inscription.
This tablet commemorates four institutions of learning previously occupying this site. The Willoughby Medical College was founded in 1834 and closed in 1846. The building was then remodeled and used by the Willoughby Female Seminary from 1847 until its destruction by fire in 1856. The Willoughby Collegiate Institute incorporated in 1859 existed until 1868, when the name was changed to the Willoughby College, which continued until 1882. The building was occupied jointly by the college and the Willoughby High School from 1876 to 1882 and subsequently by the high school until it was razed in April, 1915, to make place for the present edifice.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1915.

Location. 41° 38.298′ N, 81° 24.421′ W. Marker is in Willoughby, Ohio, in Lake County. It is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) near River Road (Ohio Route 174), on the left when traveling south. Marker is immediately south of Wes Point Park (the public square). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Public Square, Willoughby OH 44094, 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: The Willoughby University of Lake Erie Medical College 1834-1847 (within shouting distance of this marker); Krupp World War I Cannon

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willoughby Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); Willoughby Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away); A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Willoughby Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Cora Gaines Carrel (about 700 feet away); Airborne Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willoughby.

Regarding Four Institutions of Learning. The building remains in education as part of the Willoughby-Eastlake Technical Center campus. It also houses the Indian Museum of Lake County, Ohio.

Also see . . . History of Willoughby, Ohio. City website entry (Submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011

2. Four Institutions of Learning Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 734 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.