Died in the service for
the cause of humanity
in the World War.
1917 - 1918
Anderson, Elmer Blum, Julius Decker, Albert J. Dute, Homer A. Graber, Albert Hill, David E. Holle, Henry Johnson, Elmer Matson, Melvin A. Pippert, . . . — — Map (db m300459) WM
To honor all Eagle
and Auxiliary members
who gave their lives
for their country
in the name of
equality...
W. W. II Dec. 8. 1941
May 1945 Europe
Sept. 1945 Pacific
Korea 1950 - 1953
Vietnam 1965 - 1973
Persian Gulf Jan. 1991 - . . . — — Map (db m300460) WM
Raymond E. Rupcic 1Lt Army Lorain Fleming B. Brainerd III Capt Army Amherst Donald R. Bonko Capt Army Lorain Matthew J. Pechaitis 2 Lt Army Brownhelm Ronald Ralich Pfc Marines Lorain Thomas R. Cowley Ssgt Army Lorain James D. Smith . . . — — Map (db m300461) WM
The City of Amherst was founded in 1811. Beginning in 1847, Amherst developed and prospered around the sandstone industry and its associated quarries. This sandstone proved to be an important economic blessing to our early settlers and is the . . . — — Map (db m5525) HM
Jacob Shupe, Amhersts founder, settled atop this hill in 1811, soon constructing the first sawmill, gristmill, house, and distillery in this vicinity. Participant in first funeral, father of first native-born pioneer child, and first farmer in . . . — — Map (db m266427) HM
A progressive farmer, physician, and legislator, Norton S. Townshend lived in Avon from 1830 until his death. His introduction of field drainage tile significantly increased the productivity of Avon farmland. A well-educated country doctor, he . . . — — Map (db m5529) HM
A progressive farmer, physician, and legislator, Norton S. Townshend had a residence in Avon from 1830 until his death.
His introduction of field drainage tile significantly increased the productivity of Avon farming.
A well educated country . . . — — Map (db m96124) HM
Built in 1948 and used in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Dedicated on May 28th 2007 to the City of Avon Lake in memory of all who served their country. — — Map (db m300388) WM
Home port of Cleveland
under command of
Capt. John Frietas
ALVA-B
Built in Buffalo N.Y. 1890
Steam power 83 ton gross
78'6" length 18'6" wide 10'6" draft
Prop
Steel 7'3'' tip to tip
6 1/4 shaft 2890 lb. weight
Sank off . . . — — Map (db m300385) HM
In memoriam
dedicated to the students
of
Avon Lake High School
who made the supreme sacrifice
in
World War II
Woodrow De Chant George Price George Rice Douglas Seavert James Wood — — Map (db m300392) WM
Dedicated
to all veterans
past present future
All gave some
Some gave all
We honor the dead by helping the living
Avon Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 8796
officers and members
November 11, 2003
WW II Veterans - Greatest . . . — — Map (db m300406) HM WM
This memorial is dedicated
to two seamen who
perished during
the Battle of Lake Erie
September 10, 1813
And according to legend
are buried in these
grounds
Their names rank and
citizenry
are known only to God
May they rest . . . — — Map (db m300405) WM
From the 1890s to the 1930s, Interurban railways were an important form of travel in the Midwest. Beach Park Station had an interurban carhouse, where repairs were performed and passengers boarded. The Lorain & Cleveland Railway (L&C) built the . . . — — Map (db m294708) HM
Revolutionary War
Joseph H. Moore Captain Ranson Moor
Mexican War
John Walker Jr.
Civil War
Reed Manning Charles McClelland Elide J. Moore Orlando A. Moore Selden Payne
WWI
Captain William J. Curtis Cpl. . . . — — Map (db m300408) WM
Victor Stauder * Carl Beck Henry Beck Hans Birk Dudley E. Brodie Albert Carter Curtis P. Duff Carleton Harrison Leo Heider John Hinz Vern Jaycox Lewis Kohnz Elmer Kowalsky E. H. Martindale Carl Miller Maurice Mitchell . . . — — Map (db m300390) WM
1812 Avon Lake First Settled
Noah Davis was the first person recorded to have settled in Avon Lake, although his stay was temporary and he moved back to his past home, he is remembered for being the first person of non-native ancestry to . . . — — Map (db m300397) HM
"Erie" comes from the Native Erie word eriehonan, meaning "Long Tail". French explorers armed with knowledge of the eastern cougar that once roamed the lake's shores, called it Lac du Chat (Lake of the Cat), later shortened to Lac Erie. . . . — — Map (db m300395) HM
Established in the early 1800's, the first known burial was in 1822. The cemetery contains grave sites of the city's earliest settlers. Legend has it that two seamen, lost in the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, are buried in unmarked graves. Also . . . — — Map (db m300404) HM
The Peter J. Miller House was constructed around 1830 and is
one of the last remaining pre-Civil War lakefront houses in Lorain
County. The architecture is Greek Revival. Peter Miller married
Ruth Houseworth in 1828. They had five children. In . . . — — Map (db m143225) HM
1819 Adam Miller and family settled along the lake shore - the first permanent settlers in what would later become Avon Lake
1824 Avon Township was organized, the northern part of which would later become Avon Lake
1850 The first official . . . — — Map (db m300386) HM
In memory of
Captain Jason Meiners (U.S.M.C.)
Killed in active duty Feb. 3, 2001
Cherry Point N.C.
And all other Avon Lake Veterans
who served as aviators.
Dedicated Memorial Day May 25, 2009 — — Map (db m300393) WM
Derrick Barge | Foundered June 3, 1958
Official Number: 221068
Coordinates: 41.31.938 N, 82.00.370 W | Depth 42 feet
Approximately one mile northeast of Avon Point
The Craftsman foundered in rough seas after completing work on a gas . . . — — Map (db m300394) HM
Capsized September 18, 1909
Official Number: 75756
Coordinates: 41°35'19.0"N, 81°58'35.8"W | Depth 60 feet.
Approximately six miles N/NE of this location.
The John Pridgeon, Jr. capsized in rough and windy seas on September 18th, . . . — — Map (db m300396) HM
Ray Ewell Richard Gill Leslie Burge Kenneth Miller Hubert Anderson Norman Whiton Herbert M. Goss Charles Jones Clarence Friend Guy Reynolds Arthur Bernardo S. Bud Baker James D. Millers Ralph E. Beebe Howard E. Eveason . . . — — Map (db m246469) WM
Whether soaring overhead, hunting for prey, or perched in a tree or nest, the bald eagle is treasured by many people of all ages. It's hard to believe that this magnificent predator of the sky was once classified as an Endangered Species. The . . . — — Map (db m268489) HM
The "Great Eyrie" or "Great Nest" is the largest ever bird-built tree nest recorded in Ohio. This impressive nest was the fourth in a series of bald eagle nests built over a span of 80-90 years in the same general area along Lake Road, halfway . . . — — Map (db m262636) HM
Founded in 1807 Columbia was the first continuously inhabited settlement in Lorain County.
Harmon, Levi and Azor Bronson, Calvin Hoadley,
Jared Pritchard and others formed the Waterbury
Land Company to buy the township from the
Connecticut Land . . . — — Map (db m134194) HM
Site of the first dedicated house of worship in Lorain County. The first Methodist service in Columbia Township occurred in 1818 in the home of the Widow Burke. Methodists continued to meet in homes until 1830 when the first church building was . . . — — Map (db m175661) HM
For 200 years and counting, Elyrians have been proud to call Ely Square the city's central gathering place. Donated by the city's founder Heman Ely, the square has long featured a series of fountains. Each unique to the generations they've . . . — — Map (db m202679) HM
The nation-wide Easter Seal movement, the first major voluntary effort to provide treatment for the crippled, was founded on this site with the organization of the Ohio Society for Crippled Children by Edgar F. (Daddy) Allen, April 22, 1919. — — Map (db m158975) HM
12th O. Cav.
Thomas Johnson Sylvanus Phelon Ethan Allen Wm. Allen
42nd O. V. I.
Orson C.Emmons David Hall George W. Lee Ransom Hunt John Underhill Jas. J. Carpenter W. M. Stephens Truman C. Cooley Byron C. . . . — — Map (db m300454) WM
The Butternut Ridge Memorial
Association authorized by the
Eaton Township Trustees conducted
in this cemetery the first
precentennial Civil War program presented
in the United States
1961 - 1965.
Eaton being the only township in
the . . . — — Map (db m300456) HM
Elyria businessman Edgar “Daddy” Allen (1862–1937), founder of Easter Seals, is buried in this cemetery with his wife Blanche and son Homer. In 1907 Allen lost his son because of an interurban train crash. The lack of adequate . . . — — Map (db m158976) HM
You've never lived 'til you've almost died for those who fought for it, life has a flavor the protected will never know."
Scribed on a c-ration container by a soldier during the Vietnam War
This monument dedicated to the memory of members of the United States Armed Force from Elyria, Ohio who gave their lives in World War 1. — — Map (db m202678) WM
King Solomon Lodge, the first Masonic Lodge
in Lorain County, was chartered on December ll,
1821, with Heman Ely as Worshipful Master.
Ely (1775-1852), a prominent land developer,
founded the City of Elyria in 1817, and built
the first grist . . . — — Map (db m144070) HM
Lorain County Community College opened its
Abbe Road facilities on October 3, 1966, making
it the first community college in Ohio with a
permanent campus. At the time, three buildings
had been completed on the 250-acre site
Engineering . . . — — Map (db m224984) HM
Monteith Hall was built in 1835 as the residence of Reverence John Monteith (1788–1868) and family. Before coming to Elyria as the first superintendent of the new high school, Rev. Monteith was an educator and minister in Detroit, Michigan. He . . . — — Map (db m143985) HM
Dedicated to the noble deeds of the men and women of this county who served their country and gave their lives in time of strife and to the lasting memory of their sacrifice. — — Map (db m202684) WM
This propert is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church
1872 — — Map (db m202685) HM
1861 – 1865
Elyria
to
her heroes who fought
and
her martyrs who fell
that
the Republic might live
Fredericksburg
Gettysburg
Vicksburg — — Map (db m136369) WM
Elyrias founding party left West Springfield, Massachusetts on
February 20, 1817. Heman Ely brought his personal staff of Miss Anna
Snow and an African American youth named Ned. They were
accompanied by Ebenezer Lane, an Ely relative; Luther . . . — — Map (db m143834) HM
On Memorial Day in 1907, interurban car 123 crashed into the rear of interurban car 129 at the intersection of 5th Street and Middle Avenue. Eight passengers died including Homer Allen, son of Elyria businessman Edgar F. Allen. Inadequate . . . — — Map (db m309354) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Main
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine — — Map (db m202561) WM
This propert is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
United States
Post Office
1915 — — Map (db m202689) HM
Making history then and Now
Founded 1817
Then
Elyria High School: First chartered high school west of the Allegheny Mountains
Now
Tianna Madison: EHS graduate and three-time Olympic track & field gold medalist
Kevin A. . . . — — Map (db m300457) HM
Dedicated to the memory
and honor
of All
Grafton Twp. Veterans
Cpl. Charles W. Boughton
Co. H 8Th Regt. Ohio Vol. Inf.
Union Army Civil War
Killed In Action Sept. 21, 1862
Battle Of Antietam
Antietam National Cem. Sharpsburg, . . . — — Map (db m252558) WM
Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783
Belden, Daniel 5Th C. A. Boughton, Noah C.A. Burt, Aaron C.A. Ingersoll, William C.A. Lafong, Carl C.A. Thompson, Joseph C.A.
War of 1812
1812 - 1815
Crittenden, William Militia Fisk, . . . — — Map (db m247172) WM
Camden School was built in 1893.
In 1895 the first class graduated with 8 students.
In 1923 an addition was made to accomodate grades 1 through 12.
In 1952 Camden, Henrietta, Birmingham and Brownhelm consolidated to form Firelands School . . . — — Map (db m309132) HM
On April 19, 1891, a head-on collision between two trains of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway occurred at the Kipton depot. Eight people lost their lives, and the depot was heavily damaged. The crash occurred when a fast mail train . . . — — Map (db m96536) HM
Stone 1 Side 1
War of 1812
Aldrichn Allen Benjamin Austin William Bates John Bayless Norman Breckenridge John Coltrin Robert Douglas Ira Hill Truman Holcomb Davidd Morgan Benjamin Root . . . — — Map (db m262890) WM
In memoriam
honoring the sacrifice and valor
of Camden Township Veterans of
the World War. 1917 - 1918
Overseas Veterans
★Frank E. Arnold ★Charles Hardwick Chalmer P. Davidson Edgar Eikenberry Louis V. Krahenbuhl . . . — — Map (db m262679) WM
1860
David Laverdo Gott grandson of David Gott Sr. opened a general store in a frame building on southwest corner of the square.
1898
The first brick building was constructed after the frame building was destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m300347) HM
Sherman Sheridan Thomas Grant
Died in the service
Hyman A. Brown Co. H. 41st O.V.I. Albert Kellogg Gerard Johnson 20th O.V.C. Garrison Archer G. Pelton 103d O.V.I.
Resident Soldiers
John H. Bearry Bat. K. 5th U. S. . . . — — Map (db m300344) WM
Discover the
Signs and Signals
of People and Nature
Modern human influence
surrounds this park. Although the
Black River Valley seems to be
spared from development, this
valley has been used for Native
American settlements . . . — — Map (db m177053) HM
In Memoriam
David Shukait
1892-1976
In recognition of the exceptional artistic creativity in design and construction of the concrete Easter baskets for the City of Lorain's park system. — — Map (db m277547) HM
At the mouth of the Black River in April, 1787, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger attempted a settlement of Indians but was ordered further west by unfriendly Delaware Indians. On July 16, 1834, a plat of this site was filed by Conrad Reid, . . . — — Map (db m192163) HM
Quincy Adams Gillmore, considered one of the greatest
military engineers and artillerists of the Civil War,
was born to Quartus Gillmore and Elizabeth Reid
Gillmore at this location in l825. He attended Norwalk
Academy and taught high school in . . . — — Map (db m143353) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m67511) HM
In the early 1900's, Lorain was a city on Lake Erie with no lakefront property for the public to enjoy. Corporations, railways, and private landowners were gobbling up any lakefront property that was available. Afraid that the public would . . . — — Map (db m300367) HM
"Let it be known that he who wears the Military Order of the Purple Heart has given of his blood in the defense of his homeland and shall ever be revered by his fellow countrymen." George Washington
The Purple Heart is the nation's oldest award. . . . — — Map (db m300370) WM
Prior to the Civil War, Ohio was a leading state for enslaved Americans
of African descent traveling the Underground Railroad to freedom in
Canada. For these fugitives, their final stop in Ohio was a Lake
Erie port community in the north. One . . . — — Map (db m143281) HM
On October 22, 1913, Congress appropriated $35,000 to build a light-
and-fog station at Lorain harbor. Construction began after plans
were approved in 1916. The concrete structure was finished and light
placed in service in 1917, but the station . . . — — Map (db m143276) HM
This memorial is erected
by the people of
Lorain
to commemorate the patriotism
of our citizens
who served in the World War
and to honor the memory
of those who made
the supreme sacrifice
for this great cause.
1914 - 1918 . . . — — Map (db m302852) WM
The fountain in Lakeview Park originally was dedicated as a memorial to World War I Veterans and now includes all veterans. This dedication occurred July 1, 1936. The fountain was a project of the WPA's National Youth Association.
The large . . . — — Map (db m300368) HM
Side One
Lorain's shipbuilding industry began when Augustus Jones and William Murdock began constructing wooden sailing vessels on the west side near the mouth of the Black River. The sloop General Huntington was the first boat launched . . . — — Map (db m67504) HM
Just after 5:00 P.M on June 28, 1924, a tornado swept off Lake Erie directly into downtown Lorain. Within five minutes, seventy-eight people lost their lives. Fifteen died in the old State Theatre that stood upon this site, as an audience of two . . . — — Map (db m67510) HM
In 1807 a Trading Post with the Indians was established near this site by Nathan Pery, Jr. that resulted in the settlement of Lorain which in pioneer days was known as the Mouth of the Black River. — — Map (db m5547) HM
Despite all the logging and development in this valley over the last few hundred years, some giant trees have survived. These modern giants give only a hint of the giants of the past.
A Giant's Tale
A giant tree grew near this spot over . . . — — Map (db m177055) HM
In grateful tribute
to the Lorain men
and women who
served their country
in all wars.
They served and fought and died
so that we might be safe and free
grant them, o lord, eternal peace
and give them the victory.
Helen . . . — — Map (db m300381) WM
U.S. Service Members: 217,000
Battle Deaths: 4,435
"Posterity! You will
never know how much
it cost the present
generation to preserve
your freedom! I hope
you will make a good
use of it. If you do not,
I shall repent in . . . — — Map (db m300411) WM
US Service Members Union: 2,213,363
Battle Deaths: 364,511
Confederate Service Members: 1,050,000
Battle Deaths: 133,821
Whatever may have been
my political opinions
before, I have but one
sentiment now. That is, we
have a . . . — — Map (db m300415) WM
That we may never forget
As you follow the Walk of Honor into the Memorial you will proceed in front of the granite benches. Engraved on the backs of the benches are the names of the residents of Eaton Township who served in the United States . . . — — Map (db m303590) WM
Battle Deaths: 7,078
"We will not rest until
we stop all terrorists
of global reach. And
for every nation that
harbors or supports
terrorists, there will
be a day of reckoning."
- President George W. Bush, . . . — — Map (db m300424) WM
US Service Members (VA Est.) 106,000
Battle Deaths (VA Est.) 1000
"Warriors are not what you think of as
warriors. The warrior is not someone
who fights, because no one has the
right to take another life. The warrior,
for us, . . . — — Map (db m300413) WM
U.S. Service Members: 5,720,000
Battle Deaths: 36,574
We didn't do much talking,
we didn't raise a fuss.
But Korea really happened
so please-remember us.
We all just did our duty
but we didn't win or lose.
A victory was denied us . . . — — Map (db m300421) WM
US Service Members: 78,718
Battle Deaths: 13,283
As war exists, and,
notwithstanding all
our efforts to avoid it,
exists by the act of
Mexico herself, we are
called upon by every
consideration of duty
and patriotism to . . . — — Map (db m300414) WM
US Service Members: 306,760
Battle Deaths: 385
"War should never be
entered upon until
every agency of peace
has failed,"
- President McKinley — — Map (db m300417) WM
U.S. Service Members: 8,744,000
Battle Deaths: 58,220
As Vietnam Veterans
...Our journey has been long...
...Our bonds remain strong...
We who remain will remember
our brothers and sisters,
who have been called
to their . . . — — Map (db m300422) WM
U.S. Service Members: 286,730
Battle Deaths: 2,260
Those officers and men
who were immediately
under my observation,
evinced the greatest
gallantry, and I have
no doubt that all
others conducted
themselves as became . . . — — Map (db m300412) WM
U.S. Service Members: 4,734,991
Battle Deaths: 53,402
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
between the crosses, row on row,
that mark our place; and in the sky
the larks, still bravely singing, fly
scarce heard amid the guns below. . . . — — Map (db m300419) WM
US Service Members: 16,112,566
Battle Deaths: 291,557
We stand in the presence of
the honored dead. We stand
accountable to them, and to
the generations yet unborn
for whom they gave their
lives. God, the father of all
living, . . . — — Map (db m300420) WM
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