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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Medina County, Ohio
Adjacent to Medina County, Ohio
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| On Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive. |
| | Daniel E. Weltzien, pilot and hometown son, dreamed of a
flying community, one where every family would have a plane
in their garage for work or play. In June 1965, the
Williams Farm on Acme Hill became a runway with taxiways
to every home. . . . — — Map (db m132160) HM |
| On Greenwich Rd (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | June 1965. Daniel Weltzien, the founder, developer, purchased the property known as “William’s Black Angus Farm.” Using all his entrepreneurial skills, he bartered his dream of a family airport. The main building of this airport was . . . — — Map (db m132415) HM |
| On Greenwich Road (County Route 97) west of Skypark Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In tribute to the Veterans, members and friends of Sky Park who have served their country and community. We will remember.
Alan Trent •
Albert C Riddle •
Alexander Bettinger •
Allan J Robinson •
Allan S Neilson Jr. •
Allen B . . . — — Map (db m132424) WM |
| On Pearl Road (U.S. 42) at Center Road (Ohio Route 303), on the right when traveling north on Pearl Road. |
| | The Rev. Jacob Ward founded the Brunswick Methodist Episcopal
Church in April 1817 with 13 members: Rhoda Stow, John and Lucy
Stearns, John and Hannah Hulet, Samuel and Sarah Tillotson, Thomas
and Phoebe Stearns, Solomon and Polly Harvey, Lydia . . . — — Map (db m136816) HM |
| On Laurel Road west of Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Heritage Farm is a typical mid-19th century
farm of the Ohio Western Reserve and has been
restored and preserved. The original parcel of
land consisted of 325 acres, which was purchased
by David Berdan in 1818. The farmstead has been
home to . . . — — Map (db m136814) HM |
| On Laurel Road west of Pearl Road (Ohio Route 42), on the right when traveling west. |
| | This dwelling was an Underground Railroad station operated by Hiram B. Miller for many years. Here he hid hundreds of runaway slaves. He shipped them to Canada in drygoods boxes where they would be free. This caused persecution and the nickname of . . . — — Map (db m136815) HM |
| On Ridge Road (Ohio Route 94) just south of Center Road (Ohio Route 303), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Judge Samuel Hinckley. As a member of the Connecticut Land Company, Judge Samuel Hinckley of North Hampton, Massachusetts purchased township 4N Range 13W of the Western Reserve in 1795 for a sum equivalent to 23 cents an acre. The township . . . — — Map (db m137188) HM |
| On Norwalk Road (Ohio Route 18) at Avon Lake Road (Ohio Route 83), in the median on Norwalk Road. |
| | Around 1900,
the newly formed Litchfield Cemetery and Park
Association needed a band to lead processions to and from the
town cemetery on Memorial Day.
The Litchfield Town Band was
born. Urial Crow served as its first director, so the group . . . — — Map (db m136758) HM |
| On Lafayette Road (U.S. 42) west of Lake Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In 1927 Henry Abell, a master plumber,
purchased a 100-acre dairy farm. When the
Great Depression struck the nation two years
later, Abell could find little work as a plumber
and decided to develop his dairy farm. In 1934,
he and his family . . . — — Map (db m134856) HM |
| On East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3) at Public Square (North Broadway Street) (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling west on East Liberty Street. |
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In February 1819, seven individuals met in Isaac Barnes’ home to form
a Congregational Church and entered into covenant. Reverend
William Hanford of the Connecticut Missionary Society provided
guidance and charged the new congregation to . . . — — Map (db m151352) HM |
| On East Liberty Street (Ohio Route 3) east of South Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | On March 11, 1817, Rev. Roger Searle of Connecticut met with a
group of settlers at the home of Zenas Hamilton in Medina Township
and founded St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. On April 10, 1817, the
congregants cleared land near Weymouth and built a . . . — — Map (db m134853) HM |
| On Remsen Road (County Route 37) at Myers Road (Local Route 202), on the right when traveling east on Remsen Road. |
| | Built with the funds and labor of residents of Weymouth, this
structure was home to the Weymouth School from 1925 to 1956. It
was designed in the Colonial Revival style by Cleveland architect
Paul T. Cahill (1888-1954). Two classrooms . . . — — Map (db m134850) HM |
| On W. Main St at Pleasant St, on the left when traveling west on W. Main St. |
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Seville's most famous residents, Captain Martin Van Buren Bates (1845-1919) and Anna Swan Bates (1848-1889) settled here in 1873. Their notoriety stemmed from their dramatic stature: Martin, a former Confederate soldier from . . . — — Map (db m61959) HM |
| On Center Road (Ohio Route 303) east of Lawn Street and Bull Run Drive, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Seba Bronson Jr. left Columbia Township in early 1810 and followed
the Rocky River to an area one and a half miles north of here.
He built a cabin and planted a crop and thus started what became
known as the village of Hardscrabble in Liverpool . . . — — Map (db m136780) HM |
| On High Street north of Maple Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | We honor General Elijah Wadsworth, veteran of the American Revolution and the War of 1812; owner of Tract One, Wadsworth Township. — — Map (db m134020) WM |
| On High Street (Ohio Route 94) north of Maple Street, on the right. |
| | Johnson House Museum. The Johnson House was built in 1852 and its first
owner was Henry J. Traver (1827-1911), owner of
Traver & Company carriage factory across the street.
From 1877 until 1994 the house was the residence
and office of four . . . — — Map (db m133912) HM |
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