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

Helen Steiner Rice

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

1. Helen Steiner Rice Marker

Inscription.
Helen Steiner Rice was born on May 19, 1900, in Lorain, the daughter of Anna and John Steiner. Demonstrating an early propensity for writing, Helen planned for college, but her father's death during the 1918 Spanish Influenza epidemic kept her working at the Lorain Electric Light and Power Company. In 1929 she married Franklin Rice, a Dayton bank vice president. Following the 1929 stock market crash, she worked for the Gibson Greeting Cards Company in Cincinnati and became editor of verse lines. Known for her words of inspiration, Helen's gift for writing continues to reach millions in her poetry found in modern-day greeting cards and dozens of books. One of America's most prolific poets, she was also an early advocate of women in the workplace. She was elected to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1992. Helen died April 23, 1981, and was buried next to her parents at the Elmwood Cemetery in Lorain.

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission and Longaberger Company-Friends of Helen Steiner Rice and Dutch Inn-The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed

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in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1924.

Location. 41° 27.667′ N, 82° 11.9′ W. Marker is in Lorain, Ohio, in Lorain County. It is on West Erie Avenue (U.S. 6) east of North Leavitt Road (Ohio Route 58), on the left when traveling east. The marker is located in "Lakeview Park" - extended on North side of West Erie Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lorain OH 44052, 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: General Quincy Adams Gillmore (about

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2. Helen Steiner Rice

500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Quincy A. Gillmore (about 500 feet away); Purple Heart Memorial (about 500 feet away); Lakeview Park War Memorial (about 500 feet away); History of The Purple Heart Medal (about 600 feet away); History of Lakeview Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Monuments in Lakeview Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); David Shukait (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lorain.

Also see . . .
1. Helen Steiner Rice: Ohio's "Ambassador of Sunshine". Cincinnati Museum Center website entry (Submitted on March 13, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Helen Elaine Steiner Rice. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on March 13, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

3. Helen Steiner Rice Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 18, 2013

4. Helen Steiner Rice Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,259 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on March 13, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.