Civil War
Bank George Lovell Sergeant Tennessee 1863
Clapp, Albert Adams 2nd Lt Virginia 1865
Treat. Howell B Sergeant Georgia 1884
WWII
Fisher, Almond Edward Lt. Colonel France 1944 — — Map (db m202354) WM
POW-MIA
You are not alone.
United States Army • United States of America Department of the Air Force • United States Coast Guard • United States Navy • United States Marine Corps • United States Merchant Marine — — Map (db m306764) WM
Born in Cincinnati in 1850, Dan Beard was a nationally known illustrator and artist. Early years and summers spent here strongly influenced his career. Beard's American Boy's Handy-Book (1882), a manual of woodcraft and nature lore, was one . . . — — Map (db m122805) HM
Hugh Mosher was the fifer portrayed in Archibald Willard's "Spirit of '76", one of America"s most famous patriotic paintings. Mosher was born on January 29, 1819 in Perry, Lake County (then part of Geauga County), Ohio. He served as Fifer Major in . . . — — Map (db m122810) HM
On this site, the evening of December 29, 1866, a group of men gathered in the First Baptist Church for a prayer meeting which resulted in the founding of the Painesville Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Two years later the YMCA outgrew its . . . — — Map (db m122798) HM
On December 30, 1847, six educators met at the Summit County Courthouse to organize the first convention of the Ohio State Teachers' Association, now known as the Ohio Education Association (OEA). The organizers Josiah Hurty (Richland County), . . . — — Map (db m299758) HM
In search of a westward-flowing river, French explorer and trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) mounted an inland expedition from the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River in the fall of 1669. Thought to be . . . — — Map (db m19362) HM
Among the fifty-four buildings that comprise the Mentor Avenue District are examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Early Romanesque Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, and twentieth century eclectic styles. Renowned master builder Jonathan . . . — — Map (db m122799) HM
Following the completion of the Erie Canal from Albany to
Buffalo, New York, Lake Erie became an important link in an
all-water route for immigrants traveling from the eastern
seaboard into the Midwest. The 600-ton lake steamer G.P. . . . — — Map (db m134097) HM
For over 200 years, the Mentor Lagoons have had a major impact on northeastern Ohio and its people. Located on the site of a large estuary where the Grand River once flowed into Lake Erie, the area evolved into a large marsh. It was here in 1797 . . . — — Map (db m43748) HM
Walter M. Prentice, physician and army surgeon in the Civil War, was born in 1820 in Unionville, Lake County, Ohio, to Athalia and Noyes B. Prentice. Walter's father was a saddler who, in 1837, took part in military affairs as a captain of a . . . — — Map (db m297921) HM
This single lane Pleasant Valley Road Bridge was constructed in 1881
by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, and is a 163
foot-long Whipple Truss double intersection Pratt through truss). It
replaced a wooden bridge that portaged the . . . — — Map (db m137135) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m49150) HM
This courageous journalist exposed rampant corruption and racism among Lake County's leading law enforcement and judicial officials during the Jim Crow era of the 1950s. Her groundbreaking coverage revealed widespread cases of planted evidence, . . . — — Map (db m261097) HM
Edward Paine, 1746–1841. Captain in the War of the Revolution. Founder of Painesville, A.D. 1800.
Born January 27, 1746, in Bolton, Connecticut. Entered service as ensign in the Connecticut Militia. Commissioned First Lieutenant in . . . — — Map (db m134133) HM
This small Grand Trunk combination depot was one of three railroad stations that once stood in Griffith. Eleven tracks then crossed Broad Street, representing five railroads - the Michigan Central, the Grand Trunk, the Erie, the Elgin, Joliet and . . . — — Map (db m200793) HM
The Mentor Marsh's recovery story began when the Cleveland Museum of Natural History sought assistance to fight the vast monoculture of invasive common reed grass, Phragmites australis.
Since then, partnerships have been formed between the . . . — — Map (db m300257) HM
Built in 1910, just four years after the city was founded, the station is located between the elevated lines of the Norfolk Southern and CSX Railroads. The station transported the thousands of workers who came from around the country to work in . . . — — Map (db m236260) HM
In 1912, there were approximately one million motor vehicles registered in the United States but few good roads. Most of the roads outside of urban areas were dirt that turned to mud when wet. Long-distance travel by car was still very much a . . . — — Map (db m162418) HM
The Great Geauga county Fair is the longest continuously operating
county fair in Ohio. The fair is a major county gathering event
each year, pulling together people from the whole county. Geauga’s
settlers imported the idea of the county fair . . . — — Map (db m134516) HM
Natural Shoreline of Lake Erie
The Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve's 1.5-mile shoreline represents the longest stretch of publicly accessible natural beach in Ohio. Because it is one of the last . . . — — Map (db m299277) HM
One of the early families in Sonora was that of Isaac and Victoria Miers. They built the fifth house in Sonora. Isaac was born April 13, 1835 in Carrol County, Mississippi. Victoria was born December 11, 1841 in Painsville, Lake County, Ohio. They . . . — — Map (db m119484) HM
[Marker 1]
This locomotive is dedicated to the men, women, and families of the Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railroad
[Marker 2]
DM&IR Yellowstone Mallet #229, which is displayed opposite the venerable Duluth & Iron Range Railroad 3 . . . — — Map (db m78785) HM
Erected by popular subscription, this building was the first courthouse built after the county of Lake was established on March 6, 1840.
Purchased for Painesville City Hall 1909
Jonathan Goldsmith
Architect
Harvey . . . — — Map (db m198231) HM
The oldest brick house in Lake County,
home of Melvin Halsted, founder of
Lowell, was built in 1849. His pit and
kilns were located just across Cedar
Creek.
Acquired for the community through the
combined efforts of interested . . . — — Map (db m231125) HM
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