Welcome To Geneva, Ohio
The first covered bridges in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia were built by private stock corporations and were toll bridges. Geneva has carried this history forward by providing a toll booth at the Nation's Shortest . . . — — Map (db m214246) HM
Miniature Golf became popular in the United States during the 1920s. GOTL's course is based upon the design used by courses that New York City's millionaires had built on the rooftops of their penthouses when miniature golf was a faddish game for . . . — — Map (db m175590) HM
E.M. "Pop” and Martha Pera renamed their “Pera's Park” amusement-ride business to "Pera's Kiddieland” in 1955. The move reflected the business potential of marketing to the baby-boom generation and the types of rides that the park offered.
Pop . . . — — Map (db m175569) HM
the short-lived Pergola Gardens and Green Lantern Restaurant stood at this location in the early 1920s. It was directly across from The New Inn and helped form the nucleus of the "New Lake Road" business district, or "Strip."
Originally . . . — — Map (db m175589) HM
The Pier Ballroom was built for E.M. "Pop” and Martha Pera in 1927. The grand ballroom was the finest of its kind between Cleveland and Buffalo. A contest was held to name the attraction, and "The Breakers” was chosen. But Martha Pera disliked the . . . — — Map (db m175584) HM
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Ransom E. Olds was born on this property on June 3, 1864. Olds co-founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, forerunner of the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors in Lansing, Michigan, on August 21, 1897. The curved dash model, built . . . — — Map (db m121529) HM
Hotel Shady Beach was built in 1896 by Warren and Ida Avis Putnam Spencer. Ida was the daughter of George C. and Mary "Polly” Temple Putnam, who owned the Fitch house and Grand View Farm to the west.
Arthur B. Bowers and his wife, Fannie, were . . . — — Map (db m175585) HM
In memory
of the
Boys
who saved the Union
in
1861 — 1865
Army and Navy
Richard C. Brown, Sr.
1920 - 1986
World War II
In Memorial
for all of us, to remember
all of them, the veterans,
for all times
City of . . . — — Map (db m270631) WM
Origin of Spencerian Penmanship
Evolved 'mid nature's unpruned scenes, On Erie's wild and woody shore, The rolling wave, the dancing stream, The wild-rose haunts in days of yore.
The opal, quartz and ammonite, Gleaming beneath . . . — — Map (db m270593) HM
A mile north, on the east side of this, the Jericho Road, stood one of America's first writing schools, The Cradle of Her Systems of Penmanship, Platt R. Spencer's Log Seminary. Within its crude walls he conducted summer institutes from 1853 to . . . — — Map (db m270590) HM
The New Inn was built by Newton Mott and Gary Swan at North Spencer and the new Lake Road at the site of a former fast-food sandwich shop. Perhaps inspired by the success of the stand, Mott and Swan purchased the shop and expanded it into a hotel, . . . — — Map (db m175592) HM
The Popcorn Ball was one of the most novel structures to grace The Strip. Community directories from the 1930s place the snack shop on the south side of Route 531, between Golf and Spencer.
Owner William O'Neil sold popcorn, soda, candy and . . . — — Map (db m175583) HM
Replacing an earlier bridge that was carried away in a spring flood, the Harpersfield Covered Bridge was built in 1868 and spans the Grand River, a state-designated wild, and scenic river. This bridge, which currently carries County Road #154 . . . — — Map (db m299270) HM
Geneva-on-the-Lake is one of the few places in the world where the Fascination game is still available using the vintage equipment.
The game is played using a wooden ball tossed toward a horizontal matrix of 25 holes in a table; the center hole . . . — — Map (db m277535) HM
A game arcade, Joe's Fun House was owned by Joseph S. and Alice Miller of Geneva-on-the-Lake from 1953 to 1994. Joe was a journeyman electrician who was self-taught in many disciplines, including the restaurant business. He married Alice Campbell . . . — — Map (db m281266) HM
Founded by Carl and Isobel (Chandler) Madsen in 1936, Madsen Donuts originated in Niles, Ohio. The couple moved the shop to Geneva-on-the-Lake two years later.
Like many of the businesses on The Strip, Madsen provided summer jobs for high school . . . — — Map (db m276986) HM
Four towers rising above the summer landscape marked the entrance to a land of competition, prizes and coin-operated amusements.
A classic "penny arcade," the Olympic Midway was originally operated by George Konold, and later by a group of . . . — — Map (db m276813) HM
Sturgeon Point, not to be confused with the condo development to the west, is a point of land that juts into Lake Erie and was the site of the first paid summer resort in Geneva Township, later Geneva-on-the-Lake Village.
On July 4, 1869, Cullen . . . — — Map (db m277001) HM
The Warner family owned much of the land that would become The Strip, and were among the early residents who rented portions of their home to boarders.
Reuben and Maria Baldwin Warner purchased 300 acres of the second tract of the Battel Tract, . . . — — Map (db m281263) HM
World War II Honor Roll Jefferson Village & Township
Abbott, Tar •
Addicuit, Hey •
Allen, Arthin •
Rodrews, Arthur •
Balley, Umy •
Barchadowicz, Edward •
Barchadowicz, Heart •
Bartle, Harry •
Basar, Joho, A. •
Britles, Glena . . . — — Map (db m202389) WM
This building served as the law office to Joshua Reed Giddings, a Whig congressman who advocated for the abolition of slavery and an end to the domestic slave trade. Born in 1795, much of Giddings' young life was occupied by working on his . . . — — Map (db m232893) HM
Here wrote the Republican Party’s first national platform, adopted at Philadelphia, June 17th, 1856.
Member of Congress 1838 -1858.
In 1842 he defied the Atherton Gag Rule, prohibiting discussion of slavery on the floor, censured by the . . . — — Map (db m270579) HM
Owen Brown, Son of John Brown, protected by the Black Strings, a secret society of over
1000 armed men, here described the Battle of Harper's Ferry, Va. the night after his father was hung at Charleston.
Owen Brown, Barclay Coppic, Francis . . . — — Map (db m202379) HM
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In this house Albion Tourgée lived many of his formative years. He was born about 30 miles south in Williamsfield in 1838. His family moved here in 1847 and he attended Kingsville Academy, where he met his future wife Emma . . . — — Map (db m213852) HM
Erected by
the citizens of Kingsville
to the memory of
those who served
from this community
and
those who gave their lives
in the service of
our country
— — Map (db m132284) WM
"In appearance and character he was a grim and determined man; but always just and humane. Wholly devoid of selfish ambition, his rise was due to outstanding merit alone". (Col. T. M. Spaulding, U. S. Army. Scribner's American Bbiography).
Civil . . . — — Map (db m270458) HM WM
Settlement of Orwell was made by Apollos R. Paine April 1, 1817.
Organized as a township July 4, 1826.
First township officers:
Trustees: Alanson Spalding, Joseph Chandler, Jr., Salmon Chandler.
Township Clerk: Lyman Richards. Township . . . — — Map (db m270465) HM WM
In honored memory
of those who made
the supreme sacrifice
in World War I
Corporal
★Calvin G. Sanger
U.S. Army
In honored memory
of those who served
our country
in World War I
U. S. Army
Bell, Floyd M. • Bell, Ford . . . — — Map (db m270454) WM
Dedicated to all members of our
community who have served in our nations
armed forces during its times of need.
Korea
June 25, 1950 - Jan 31 1955
Vietnam
Dec 22 1961 - May 7 1975
Lebanon
Aug 24 1982
Grenada
July 31 1984
Panama . . . — — Map (db m270467) WM
Five months after the start of the Civil War, in early September of 1861, near this spot at the town hall, a patriotic rally occurred. "The house was crowded and intense excitement prevailed, and after listening to patriotic speeches for a short . . . — — Map (db m270456) HM WM
In honored memory
of those who made
the supreme sacrifice
in World War II
Staff Sergeant ★Donald H. Childs U. S. Army
Private ★George E. Eves U.S. Army
Private First Class ★J. Neal Rogers U.S. Marine . . . — — Map (db m270576) WM
Adna R. Chaffee was born in Orwell on April 14, 1842, and grew up on the family farm. He left home in 1861 to pursue a career in the military, enlisting first in the 6th U.S. Cavalry for service in the Civil War. Distinguishing himself in many . . . — — Map (db m268109) HM
In memory of those who served in the War of 1812, Spanish American War, and Civil War
World War I
Daniel Kampf •
William Curtiss •
Willard King •
Malcolm Smith •
Haywood Hostler •
Willard Albright •
Dorven Ernest • . . . — — Map (db m214401) WM
On June 28, 1798
Colonel Alexander Harper
At the head of a party of 25
Landed at the mouth of Cunningham Creek
3 miles North of here
And founded here
The first permanent settlement in Ashtabula Co.
At the time of his arrival
There . . . — — Map (db m163110) HM
Soldiers of Revolutionary War buried in this cemetery
Col, Alexander Harper 1744 - 1798 •
Maj. Benjamin Morse 1755 - 1813 •
Maj. William Mc Farland - 1820 in unmarked grave •
Capt. John Emery 1758 - 1831 •
Capt. John Cunningham 1745 . . . — — Map (db m299355) WM
Original mill stones used in first grist mill in Wayne Township. Weight 3540 pounds. Cut from native stone which proved too soft replaced by French Stone.
Grist mill built by Loomis and Brown on Pymatuning Creek, south of Underwood Rd., in . . . — — Map (db m202393) HM
Upon this tablet are inscribed the names of those who left Wayne to serve this country
in the great World War 1914 - 1918
Charles Waldrich •
Paul B. Aldrich •
Earnest L. Burns •
Leroyt Burns •
Charles Hl. Hubbard •
Victor Whart • . . . — — Map (db m202394) WM
Upon this tablet are inscribed the names of those who left Wayne to serve this country in the Great World War 1914 1918. Upon this tablet are inscribed the names of those who left Wayne to serve this country in World War II. Upon this tablet . . . — — Map (db m107660) WM
Prehistoric Earthworks
Indians built a fortification across this neck of land sometime before 1650. A low wall is all that remains today of a stockade where earth had been piled at the base of posts. The stockade and the naturally steep . . . — — Map (db m224955) HM
Mother church of Ohio Episcopal Diocese. Built 1832 by the Solomon Criswold Society. Consecrated October 1 1833 by Bishop McIlvane, Leased to the Ashtabula County Historical Society 1955-75. Restored and museum added under supervision of Dr. John A. . . . — — Map (db m213831) HM
Bay Village Chapter, League of Women Voters. The Bay Village Chapter of the League of Women Voters was established in Spring 1948, with Dorothy M. Austin as president. The goal of the chapter was to ensure all citizens of Bay Village had the . . . — — Map (db m294709) HM
Joseph Cahoon brought his family from Vergennes, Vermont, to Dover Township in 1810, and they established themselves as the first permanent settlers in what would become Bay Village, Ohio. The Cahoon house, called Rose Hill, was built in 1818 and . . . — — Map (db m240208) HM
Joseph Calhoon brought his family from Vergennes, Vermont, to Dover Township in 1810, and they established themselves as the first permanent settlers in what would become Bay Village, Ohio. The Calhoon house, called Rose Hill, was built in 1818 and . . . — — Map (db m134288) HM
Elizabeth Tyron Sadler started the Methodist Episcopal
Church in North Dover Township in June 1827, on land
owned by her father-in-law Christopher Sadler. Charter
members were the Rev. Eliphalet and Mrs. Margaret
Johnson and their daughter . . . — — Map (db m134266) HM
Korean War
Donald Bissland
Vietnam War
Peter Arnolt • Jack Lenner • William Barschow • John Michels • Richard Brazik • Jeff Rupp • Fred Bricher • Timothy Ptacek • Ken Henninger • Charles E. (Tim) Pressler
Dedicated May 29, 1978 . . . — — Map (db m297056) WM
Laid out in 1814, Lakeside Cemetery became the first
public burying ground in Dover Township, an area
that now includes Bay Village, Westlake, and the
northern portion of North Olmsted. Reuben Osborn
1778-1860) arrived in Dover on October 10, . . . — — Map (db m134277) HM
Kenneth Anderson • Robert Beargear • Franklin Carter • John A. Dahelstrom • Theodore Deffner • Barid Donaldson • Robert Duncan • Richard Frappier • Douglas Gebo • James Halbash • Charles Levet • Sam Oliver • Emily Papenfuse • Bill Reutener . . . — — Map (db m297054) WM
A monument in the memory of David Berger stands as both a reminder of violence, and a hope that man will one day overcome violence. The Olympic emblem of five inter-locking rings has been broken to symbolize the stopping of the ’72 games, but there . . . — — Map (db m61648) HM
A group of Jewish immigrants fleeing Germany after Kristallnacht (The Night of the Broken Glass) settled in Cleveland in 1940. The refugees formed a congregation and named it Shaarey Tikvah, “Gates of Hope” in Hebrew. They met in . . . — — Map (db m262142) HM
Beneath the center of this millstone, which ground the grain for the bread of Bedford’s early settlers, is a box containing mementoes of Bedford’s Sesquicentennial Celebration of 1987. We, the Bedford Sesquicentennial Committee, charge the . . . — — Map (db m290585) HM
Erected by the citizens of Bedford in memory of Archibald M. Willard, 1836-1918 Archibald M. Willard was born in Bedford, Ohio August 22, 1836, the son of the first pastor of the Baptist Church of Bedford. His famous painting “The Spirit of ‘76” was . . . — — Map (db m290661) HM
Erected as a memorial to the men that enlisted in the service of the U.S. during the War of 1861 - 1865 whose names appear on this monument.
Anderton C. • Anderton J. • Angel E. • Bacon A. M. • Bacon O. E. • Bacon D. • Barnum M. H. • Barnes T. . . . — — Map (db m302156) WM
The town of Bedford was settled in 1837. Early residents, Hezekiah and Clarissa Dunham donated the land that serves as Bedford Public Square. The Dunhams built one of the area's first homes in 1852, which stands at 729 Broadway with the letters H . . . — — Map (db m309218) HM
Arthur V. Dickard — City Manager Donald J. Grossenbaugh — Mayor Warner Batten — Ward 1 Greg Yakich — Ward 2 Joseph Jancsurak — Ward 3 J. Michael Craft — Ward 4 Daniel Pocek — Ward 5 Pearl Austin/Jerome Mizer — Ward 6 Brian J. Melling — Law . . . — — Map (db m302280) HM
The first floor of this building housed the Bedford Township administrative offices from 1875 until the Township was dissolved in 1951. The auditorium on the second floor was called the Opera House, and was the community's cultural, entertainment . . . — — Map (db m198228) HM
This native oak planted in memory of
Benjamin Franklin Fitch
1784 - 1865
First permanent settler in Bedford - 1815.
Founder, The Taylor Chair Company - 1816.
Oldest business form in the Western Reserve.
Commemorating its . . . — — Map (db m294854) HM
In remembrance of
those who lost their
lives while serving
their country
1941 - 1945
W. W. II
Adkins D. E. • Allen R. H. • Blasko P. G. • Bott D. L. • Bretschneider R. H. • Butler O. D. • Campana P. • Campbell W. • Clark H. J. • . . . — — Map (db m294863) WM
Best known as the player who Cleveland would not trade for the young Ty Cobb or as the man who won the American League batting title with the lowest average prior to 1968, Elmer Flick was more than just an answer to a trivia question. An underrated . . . — — Map (db m308989) HM
In memory of
E. Bartlett • E. Cuthbertson • A. French • J. Toccatelli • E. Oktavec
Beloved
veterans of
World War who
died over seas. — — Map (db m302154) WM
In 1901, this valley was filled with the noise of construction as dozens of workers created this immense structure, simply called "The Arch." They quarried giant rocks on-site, then operated huge, steam-powered derricks to lift them into place. . . . — — Map (db m297136) HM
Shelter… Food… Light were once supplied to the people of Bedford by capturing the power of the rushing water of Tinker's Creek. Waterfalls are lovely but are inconsistent sources of water power, so a dam was built upstream that diverted water to . . . — — Map (db m297135) HM
Generations of people who lived along Tinker's Creek depended on its water. They fished and swam in the creek, gathered water for cooking and bathing, and harnessed its power for industrial uses. But the creek and its deep gorge were also . . . — — Map (db m297133) HM
To the six million Jewish
martyrs brutally
tortured and killed by
the Nazis 1939 - 1945.
May our God remember
them with all the
righteous of the world.
May their souls be bound
up in the bond
of eternal life. . . . — — Map (db m302151) WM
On May 28, 1961, the Kol Israel Foundation, a
Cleveland organization of Holocaust survivors,
dedicated this monument in remembrance of the
attempted genocide against the Jewish people by
Nazi Germany during World War II. The monument
is . . . — — Map (db m137158) HM
Known as the “village Cemetery,” this was Berea’s main burial
ground from 1834 to the 1880s. However, in 1886, the Cleveland
Stone Co. purchased quarries adjacent to the cemetery, where
Coe Lake is today. Quarrying had already . . . — — Map (db m134166) HM
Albert E. Baesel, World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Lt. Baesel was one of only 3 soldiers from Ohio to be awarded our nation's highest military award for bravery in World War I.
March 21, 1890, Berea, Ohio - Sept. 27, . . . — — Map (db m297940) HM WM
President 1955 - 1981
Chancellor 1981 - 1982
President Emeritus 1981 - 1989
Dr. Bonds led Baldwin-Wallace College during 26 years of growth. In enrollment, in physical facilities, and in distinction. Outstanding . . . — — Map (db m301018) HM
In 1845, Baldwin Institute, one of the first schools in the area open to all students regardless of gender, race, or creed, was chartered. The wealth generated by the sandstone and grindstone industries of Berea allowed John Baldwin to found the . . . — — Map (db m3536) HM
Erected by the Citizens of
Berea and Middleburg Township
in honor of those who served
in the World War
Army
Andrzejewski, Stephen • Asling, Leland • ★ Baesel, Albert E. • Baesel, John J. • Baker, Fred • Baur, Paul E. • . . . — — Map (db m302145) WM
A find example of the district school building common to Ohio int he early years of the twentieth century. This two-room, red-brick schoolhouse was completed in 1913. Accommodating elementary school children in east Berea and adjacent areas of . . . — — Map (db m3532) HM
Berea Sandstone Quarries.
For more than ninety years, this area was the heart and soul of Berea’s sandstone quarries. In the early 1830s, John Baldwin discovered that the area’s sandstone deposits made superb grindstones and building stones. . . . — — Map (db m294712) HM
The Berea Union Depot, a significant hub in the railroad activities of northeast Ohio from the time of its construction in 1876 until its closing in 1958, is an unusual, but well-designed example of Victorian Gothic Architecture. With the . . . — — Map (db m997) HM
In honor of the Berea citizens who gave their lives
W. W. II — Korea — Viet Nam
Abraham, Russell E. USA 01-23-45 • Brechle, James Louis USA 12-02-50 • Brehr, Conrad F. USA 10-27-44 • Boone, John T. USAF 10-03-44 • Bush, Charles C. USAF 10-13-43 . . . — — Map (db m302148) WM
Dedicated music teachers at the conservatory for thirty-one and thirty years respectively, the Schluers also were known as outstanding performers in the Cleveland area. Carl Schluer also taught orchestration and conducting and was the author of a . . . — — Map (db m301096) HM
Professor of Bible 1913 - 1937
Professor of Ancient Languages 1913 - 1914
Librarian And Professor of Exegetical Theology in Nast Theological Seminary 1914 - 1922
Professor Emeritus 1937 - 1948
Professor of Theory and Music History 1922 - 1952
Professor Emeritus of Theory 1952 - 1974
Carleton Bullis, a great teacher, made the learning experience a stimulating adventure for students. Colleagues respected his . . . — — Map (db m300944) HM
Professor of Political Science 1970 - 2010
Department Chair 1989 - 2010
Charlie Burke served as an innovative professor for almost 40 years, chairing his department for more than two decades. An experiential learning . . . — — Map (db m300653) HM
A corporate visionary, who oversaw development of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, he was widely recognized for his principled convictions of faith and ethical action in his . . . — — Map (db m300930) HM
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