Milan in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Edison Recalls Milan / Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison
Photographed By Denise Boose, October 23, 2015
1. Edison Recalls Milan Marker
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Edison Recalls Milan, also, Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison. .
Edison Recalls Milan. My recollections of Milan are somewhat scanty as I left the town when I was not quite seven years old. I remember the wheat elevators on the canal, and Gay shipyard; also the launching of new boats, on which occasion the piece of land called the "Hogback" would be filled with what seemed to me to be the entire population of the Town who came to witness the launching. , I also recall a public square filled at times with farmers teams and also what seemed to be to be an immense number of teams that came to town bringing oak staves for barrels. I can just remember seeing a number of Prairie Schooners encamped in front of our house. This was about 1849 or 1850, when I was but a mere infant and I learned afterwards that these Prairie Schooners were carrying adventurers going to California to hunt for gold. Yours very truly, Signed-Thomas Edison. The Sandusky Register, December 31, 1922.,
Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison 1847 - 1931. One of America's most prolific and important inventors, Thomas Alva Edison was born in this house in 1847. Designed by his father, Samuel Edison, a shingle maker by trade, this small gabled brick cottage was built in 1841. Though the Edisons moved to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, when he was seven, Edison cherished the memories of his early boyhood here and acquired the home from his sister's family in 1906. Edison's daughter Madeleine Edison Sloane opened the home to the public as a memorial to the great inventor in 1947, the centennial of his birth. It became a registered National Historic Landmark in 1965.
Edison Recalls Milan
My recollections of Milan are somewhat scanty as I left the town when I was not quite seven years old. I remember the wheat elevators on the canal, and Gay shipyard; also the launching of new boats, on which occasion the piece of land called the "Hogback" would be filled with what seemed to me to be the entire population of the Town who came to witness the launching.
I also recall a public square filled at times with farmers teams and also what seemed to be to be an immense number of teams that came to town bringing oak staves for barrels. I can just remember seeing a number of Prairie Schooners encamped in front of our house. This was about 1849 or 1850, when I was but a mere infant and I learned afterwards that these Prairie Schooners were carrying adventurers going to California to hunt for gold. Yours very truly, Signed-Thomas Edison. The Sandusky Register, December 31, 1922.
Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison
1847 - 1931
One of America's most prolific and important inventors, Thomas Alva Edison was born in this house in 1847. Designed by his father, Samuel Edison, a shingle maker by trade, this small gabled brick cottage was built in 1841. Though the Edisons moved to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, when he was seven, Edison cherished the
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memories of his early boyhood here and acquired the home from his sister's family in 1906. Edison's daughter Madeleine Edison Sloane opened the home to the public as a memorial to the great inventor in 1947, the centennial of his birth. It became a registered National Historic Landmark in 1965.
Erected 2002 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Edison Birthplace Association, Inc., The Ohio Historical Society.
Location. 41° 18.01′ N, 82° 36.265′ W. Marker is in Milan, Ohio, in Erie County. Marker is on East Edison Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 East Edison Drive, Milan OH 44846, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 2. submitted on August 27, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
