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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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| On Public Square at Ontario Street on Public Square. |
| | Religious worship began on this site in 1820 as a Plan of the Union Sunday School with ministers recruited by the Connecticut Home Missionary Society. Its first stone church, officially known as the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland, was built . . . — — Map (db m17864) HM |
| On Detroit Avenue (Alternate U.S. 6) west of West 54th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1907, the Templin-Bradley Company’s Children’s Flower Mission was developed in response to the Cleveland Public Schools Horticulture Program, supplying seed packets for 1 cent each — commonly referred to as Penny Packet Seeds. This . . . — — Map (db m136909) HM |
| On Guardian Boulevard east of West 130th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The West Park African American community began in 1809 with the
first black settler and one of the earliest residents of the area, inventor
and farmer George Peake. With the growth of the railroad industry,
African Americans were encouraged to . . . — — Map (db m136899) HM |
| On Chester Avenue (U.S. 322) at East 66th Street, on the right when traveling east on Chester Avenue. |
| |
Built 1876 By the Lemuel S. Hart family
Original site 757 Ansel Avenue
donated by
The Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co.
Oldest legal publisher in America, founded 1804
Firm headquarters
1943-1995
Moved to current Learning Garden . . . — — Map (db m17979) HM |
| On Abbey Avenue west of West 14th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Central Viaduct
The location where Interstate 90 spans the Cuyahoga River Valley is currently crossed by its third generation of bridge. While each generation introduced improvements in technology and capacity, the designs drew . . . — — Map (db m156652) HM |
| On Martin Luther King Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Union and League
of Romanian Societies
The Union and League of Romanian Societies, Incorporated was formed in 1928 from a unification of two separate fraternal organizations, the Union and the League. The Union, founded on July 4, 1906, was . . . — — Map (db m18100) HM |
| On Wade Oval near Jeptha Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Named for the streetcar turnaround once located at Euclid Avenue and East 107th Street, University Circle is a 600-acre district that is home to many of Cleveland's major cultural, educational, medical, and service institutions. The area was first . . . — — Map (db m18158) HM |
| Near Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20). |
| | The 43-room Tudor mansion represents a fine example of stately homes in Cleveland at the turn of the century and is the last of the "Millionaire Row" homes that once lined Euclid Avenue. It was designed by Charles F. Schweinfurth, a world-renowned . . . — — Map (db m140150) HM |
| | Originally buried in Cleveland's first cemetery whose remains now rest in this lot.
Public reburial October 12, 1939 by Western Reserve Early Settlers Association. — — Map (db m17899) HM |
| On Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) near East 30th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | From 1964 to 1971, the WEWS studios were home to Upbeat, one of America's premier music television shows.
From the first TV appearance of Simon & Garfunkel , to the last by Otis Redding, virtually every major rock, soul, jazz, country and pop . . . — — Map (db m17898) HM |
| Near Monroe Avenue at West 32nd Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The grand Gothic Revival gateway arch that frames the entrance was constructed in 1874. The arch is virtually identical to the one constructed at the Erie Street Cemetery. These gateways were designed by the architect Joseph Ireland . . . — — Map (db m136936) HM |
| On Woodland Avenue (Ohio Route 87), on the right when traveling east. |
| | [side A] Howard Daniels, who lived from 1815-1863, was a noted architect and landscape gardener. Over the course of his life, he designed six Ohio and New York cemeteries, including Woodland that began in 1852 when he laid out 20 of its 60 . . . — — Map (db m21002) HM |
| On Chestnut Hills Drive near Denton Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Designed by Boston architect Charles Greco, this Colonial Revival-style house was commissioned by Mr. McKee after no suitable lots could be obtained on Cleveland's famed Millionaires' Row. Mr. McKee gained international fame and personal wealth by . . . — — Map (db m17917) HM |
| On Euclid Avenue (U.S. 6) east of East 196th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | By 1922, the Ambler Realty Company of Cleveland owned this site
along with 68 acres of land between Euclid Avenue and the Nickel
Plate rail line. Upon learning of the company’s plans for industrial
development, the Euclid Village Council enacted . . . — — Map (db m134117) HM |
| On West 210th Street at North Park Drive on West 210th Street. |
| | Envisioned by Fairview Village Mayor, David R. Bain, this community center was originally completed in 1937 as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a Depression-era work relief program initiated by the Federal Government in 1935. A . . . — — Map (db m11549) HM |
| On Lorain Road (Ohio Route 10) just east of West 196th Street. |
| | [Main Marker]:
Here rest early settlers of this area of old Rockport Township, soldiers of the American Revolution and of four succeeding wars. Dates of first burials have been lost to memory in their antiquity.
[Top of two nearby . . . — — Map (db m11548) HM |
| On Old Mill Road at Epping Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Mill Road. |
| | The village of Gates Mills derives its name from
its founder, Holsey Gates, and from the importance of mills in the agricultural community.
In 1826, the year of Gates Mills’ founding, a
sawmill was constructed to increase the lumber
supply and . . . — — Map (db m137134) HM |
| On Pettibone Road east of Austin Powder Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Village of Glenwillow was developed and has survived over
the last century as a rural enclave whose character has been
shaped by the Austin Powder Company. Glenwillow began as a
company town of the Austin Powder Company, which relocated
its . . . — — Map (db m134523) HM |
| On Brecksville Road (Ohio Route 21) south of Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Army ☆ Navy ☆ Air Force ☆ Marine Corps
Coast Guard ☆ Merchant Marines ☆ All Reserve Forces
This plaza is dedicated to the
sons and daughters of the City of
Independence who have fought to
preserve . . . — — Map (db m137936) WM |
| |
By the late 1800s, Cleveland became part of the industrial revolution. Petroleum refining, steel making, chemical processing, and machine-tool production made the city a thriving economic center, as did its location in a national . . . — — Map (db m137915) HM |
| Near Hillside Road at Canal Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Hi, I’m Blossom. During the canal days.mules like me
walked the towpath, pulling heavy boats behind us. We
were strong engines, able to haul 60 tons or more of
freight. Mules worked in teams of two or three. Cargo
boats had a middle cabin to . . . — — Map (db m140592) HM |
| On Brecksville Road (Ohio Route 21) south of Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137917) HM |
| |
The first steam engine chugged its way down the new Valley Railway in 1880, beginning an era of progress for the Cuyahoga Valley. Regional industrial growth boosted demand for coal and other raw materials. The railway connected mineral . . . — — Map (db m137913) HM |
| |
"Recent investigations have developed a wealth of coal...deposits, which will find an outlet to market over the Valley Railway...." So declared the founders of the Valley Railway Company in an 1874 prospectus. While this railroad . . . — — Map (db m137914) HM |
| On Brecksville Road (Ohio Route 21) south of Sunset Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
From 1840 to 1900 quality sandstone & grinding wheels were quarried here & shipped throughout the States via the Ohio Canal.
Now only abandoned quarries remain. The Historic Society & Kiwanis Club of Independence joined in 1980 to build . . . — — Map (db m137919) HM |
| On Vaughn Road at Riverview Road, on the right when traveling west on Vaughn Road. |
| |
...the biggest thing I remember...was the houses. All in a row and all the same color. And I remember that was strange to me...I understood it was good business to provide places for your employees because after all it was rural.
Hazel . . . — — Map (db m44931) HM |
| On Lake Avenue just east of Gold Coast Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On this site, Alexander Winton (1860-1932), an American automobile
pioneer, built and lived in a lakefront estate named Roseneath.
Winton was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States as
a young man, settling in Cleveland. In the early . . . — — Map (db m136894) HM |
| On Bunts Road south of Detoit Avenue (Alternate U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Dr. Jared Potter Kirtland was a prominent nineteenth century professor, physician, naturalist, and horticulturalist. In 1837, Kirtland purchased land in Rockport Township that stretched from Madison Avenue to Lake Erie. Kirtland used that land as a . . . — — Map (db m136827) HM |
| On Belle Avenue at Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Belle Avenue. |
| | The changing use of this land, now Lakewood Park, reflects the
development of Lakewood, Ohio from a small agricultural community
to a thriving modern suburb. Early settler John Honam''s property
stretched north from Detroit Avenue to Lake Erie, . . . — — Map (db m136862) HM |
| On Detroit Avenue at Nicholson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Detroit Avenue. |
| | Lakewood's oldest frame house.
Lakewood Historical Society
Courtesy of the Junior Board & the Fieg Sewering Co. — — Map (db m18042) HM |
| |
This house of
native sandstone
was built circa 1838 by
John Honam
A Scottish Weaver
This tablet placed by
Lakewood Chapter, D.A.R. 1949 — — Map (db m17918) HM |
| On Madison Avenue at Newman Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Madison Avenue. |
| | On April 29, 1879, using arc carbons from the forerunner of The National Carbon Company, the City of Cleveland was illuminated by the world’s first practical electric street lamp. The National Carbon Company was established in Cleveland, Ohio in . . . — — Map (db m136896) HM |
| On Sheldon Road at Fry Road on Sheldon Road. |
| | This Little Red Schoolhouse served children from Berea, Brookpark, and Middleburg township. The first mayor and council of Middleburg Heights were elected here. During its colorful history, the schoolhouse has been a City Hall where town meetings . . . — — Map (db m5548) HM |
| On Fowles Road at Engle Road (Ohio Route 291), on the right when traveling west on Fowles Road. |
| |
Woodvale Cemetery was established in the mid-1800s in Middleburgh Township, Ohio. The oldest marked grave holds Fred G. Klink (1833–1858), whose family donated a half acre of land for burials. In 1786, Frank M. Stearns (1832-1911) suggested . . . — — Map (db m134157) HM |
| | James Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States, was born here in 1831. His father died when he was two, but the family remained on the farm where James helped when he was not attending school. He continued to live here through his years . . . — — Map (db m118214) HM |
| On Hiram Trail just west of Som Center Road (Ohio Route 91), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Hiram House was Ohio’s first settlement house and among the
earliest in the nation, opening in October 1896 in Cleveland’s
Whiskey Island neighborhood. Representing the ideals of a late-1800s urban progressive movement, settlement houses . . . — — Map (db m137139) HM |
| On Butternut Ridge Road west of Great Northern Boulevard (Ohio Route 252). |
| | Isaac Scales (1786-1821) settled on this site. At his death, he was buried in his back yard. A large rock marked his grave. The land was reclaimed by Charles Olmsted who deeded it to the Township in 1835 for a public burial ground. Early settlers . . . — — Map (db m11546) HM |
| On Lorain Road (Ohio Route 10) at Columbia Road (Ohio Route 252), on the right when traveling west on Lorain Road. |
| | In 1823, Asher and Abigail Coe migrated from Connecticut and settled here. By mid-century the Coe family operated the second largest dairy farm in Ohio. Their home was used as a post office in 1843. The Universalist Church, built in 1847 at . . . — — Map (db m43341) HM |
| On Porter Road north of Lorain Road (Ohio Route 10), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Universalist religious movement spread across Ohio as the state was settled in the 1800s. Universalists proclaimed a loving God and universal salvation. Believers were sometimes scorned as “no-Hell-ers.” Olmsted’s First Universalist . . . — — Map (db m134225) HM |
| On Cedar Point Road east of Lewis Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | From 1829 to 1842, the northern region of Olmsted Township was called Frostville. It was named by Elias C. Frost, who operated a post office in his farmhouse located at what became the intersection of Kennedy Ridge and Columbia Roads in North . . . — — Map (db m136817) HM |
| On Mastick Road at Clague Road, on the right when traveling east on Mastick Road. |
| | Side A: Joseph Peake was born in Pennsylvania in 1792 and came to Ohio in 1809 with his parents and brother. They were the first African Americans to settle permanently in the Cleveland area. He was the son of George Peake, a runaway slave from . . . — — Map (db m43348) HM |
| On Lorain Road (Ohio Route 10) at Christman Drive, on the right when traveling west on Lorain Road. |
| | David Stearns, the first permanent settler, built a log cabin near this site on the "Ridge" (Lorain Road) in 1816. Stearns was given this land by his father, Elijah, who had bought 1,002 acres from the Olmsted family. This area of North Olmsted was . . . — — Map (db m43342) HM |
| On Lorain Road (Ohio Route 10) at West Park Drive, on the right when traveling west on Lorain Road. |
| |
Dedicated to the courageous
men and women who have
served our great nation
World War I • World War II
World War II Honor Roll
In loving memory of our boys
who made the supreme sacrifice
Curtis Black • Frank Dewey
Almo W. . . . — — Map (db m44854) HM |
| On Mastick Road 0.2 miles west of Clague Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Adele Von Ohl Parker was a daredevil stunt rider once starring in Buffalo Bill's shows. Stranded during the Depression, she started a riding school; her flamboyance captivated her young riders. The 34-building ranch was the scene of many rodeos and . . . — — Map (db m11547) HM |
| On Canterbury Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Side A:
Springvale Ballroom is located on part of the one hundred and forty acre tract that English immigrant John Biddulph bought in 1840. Fred Biddulph, John Biddulph's grandson, was born near this site in 1887. Fred and his wife, Clara, . . . — — Map (db m43345) HM |
| On Butternut Ridge Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1829 the citizens of Lenox voted to change the township name to Olmsted as their part of a bargain to acquire 500 books owned by the heirs of Aaron Olmsted.
Believed to be the first publicly-owned library in the Western Reserve, the books . . . — — Map (db m43344) HM |
| On Royalton Road (Ohio Route 82), on the left when traveling east. |
| |
In memory of
The
Unknown
Dead
Dedicated to
Veterans who served
lived, died
for their country — — Map (db m49269) HM |
| On Royalton Road (Ohio Route 82), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Side A:
John Shepherd is believed to be the longest lived veteran of the American Revolution. He died at the age of 117 years, 9 months, and 18 days. He entered military service the first time during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The . . . — — Map (db m43387) HM |
| On Chestnut Grove Drive just west of Lewis Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
The northward course of the west branch of Rocky
River forms a boundary for this cemetery, which
lies above the river valley. Old trees convey
stateliness and solemnity to these seven acres,
often called “Turkey Foot” because . . . — — Map (db m134196) HM |
| On Brookside Drive at Garfield Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Brookside Drive. |
| | The Lakeshore and Michigan Southern Railroad built the Olmsted Falls
Depot in 1876 as a part of major improvements made along the line
between Cleveland and Toledo. The depot replaced a smaller flag stop
station in Olmsted Falls at the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m134198) HM |
| On Columbia Road (Ohio Route 252) north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
In 1795, the Connecticut Land Company auctioned
twenty-five square miles of land known as Plum
Creek Township. Aaron Olmsted, a sea captain,
purchased almost half of the property. Although
Olmsted died before ever seeing his land, in . . . — — Map (db m134220) HM |
| On Fitch Road just north of Cook Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Olmsted’s Origins. The community of Olmsted commemorated its
bicentennial in 2014. In 1795, the Connecticut
Land Company auctioned a tract of land called
Township 6, Range 15. Almost half the northern
side was purchased by Aaron Olmsted, . . . — — Map (db m134224) HM |
| On York Road at Moore Drive on York Road. |
| | Crile General Hospital, named for renowned Cleveland surgeon, Dr. George W. Crile, was dedicated at this site on April 21, 1944. Dr. Crile, founder of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army. The $4.5 million . . . — — Map (db m23924) HM |
| Near York Road at Barron Drive. |
| | Founded in 1924 and incorporated in 1925, the German Central Organization was established to serve all people of German descent and was the central meeting place for immigrants of various ethnic groups following both world wars. During the difficult . . . — — Map (db m24264) HM |
| On Ridge Road (Route 3) 0.5 miles from Ridgewood Drive. |
| | [Marker Front]:
This 48-acre farm is the last remnant of an agricultural way of life that characterized Parma Township well into the 20th century. The farmhouse, built circa 1855 by Western Reserve settler Lyman Stearns, is representative . . . — — Map (db m23925) HM |
| On Olde York Road at Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling south on Olde York Road. |
| | Side A:
In the late nineteenth century, a movement to improve inadequate plank and dirt roads was brought on by the popularity of bicycling, the introduction of the automobile, and the need to improve travel to and from rural areas. Ohio, . . . — — Map (db m23722) HM |
| On Lander Road 0.4 miles north of the circle at Fairmount and Gates Mills Boulevards, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Leader in the education of women. — — Map (db m137100) HM |
| On Lander Road 0.3 miles north of the circle at Fairmount and Gates Mills Boulevards, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The first women’s college chartered in the state of Ohio, Ursuline College opened in 1871 in downtown Cleveland as part of the educational mission of the Order of St. Ursula (O.S.U.). Founded in Italy in 1535 with an early presence in North America, . . . — — Map (db m137093) HM |
| On Richmond Road (Ohio Route 175), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Greenwood Farm straddles the East Branch of Euclid Creek where a waterfall and gorge expose outcroppings of Euclid bluestone. George and Maude Maynard Phypers acquired the property in 1908. Four generations of the Phypers family lived here until the . . . — — Map (db m140148) HM |
| On Lake Road (U.S. 6) east of Linda Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | With work inspired by mythology. literature,
religion, and nature, Cowan Pottery played
a significant role in the formative years of
American ceramic art and established a national
following with products sold in fine department
stores. The . . . — — Map (db m134312) HM |
| On Lake Road north of Detroit Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The fourth bridge to span the Rocky River was opened from Rocky River to Lakewood in 1910. Its outstanding features were its twin unreinforced concrete arches of 280 feet, a world record at the time. It was the first long concrete arch bridge to be . . . — — Map (db m18041) HM |
| On Lake Rd (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Treaty of Paris, 1763, did not prevent Indians, led by Pontiac, from destroying forts along Lake Erie, such as Sandusky and Presque Isle.
The English sent Colonel John Bradstreet to Detroit to "Awe" Pontiac. He led the largest force ever to . . . — — Map (db m78467) HM |
| On Fontenay Road 0.2 miles south of Shaker Boulevard (Ohio Route 87), in the median. |
| | This site marks the location of the main dwelling of the East or Gathering Family established for the expressed purpose of gathering souls "out of the world". Here the new converts were "proved awhile" until they convinced the elders and eldresses . . . — — Map (db m10422) HM |
| On South Park Boulevard 0.2 miles east of Lee Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1822, Ralph Russell, a Connecticut pioneer who had settled in Warrensville Township ten years earlier, founded the North Union Shaker Community. The Shakers created Horseshoe Lake in 1852 when they built a dam across Doan Brook and harnessed its . . . — — Map (db m10423) HM |
| On South Park Boulevard near Lee Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Revolutionary Soldier
Jacob Russell
Born 1746 Windsor, Conn. - Died 1821 Warrensville, Ohio Enlisted May 12. Discharged October 11, 1775. 8th Company, Connecticut Continental Regiment, 1775. In 1812 he settled in the Township of . . . — — Map (db m10425) HM |
| On Lee Road at Shaker Boulevard (Ohio Route 87), on the right when traveling south on Lee Road. |
| | These two original gate posts mark the entrance to a field once used by the Middle Family of Shakers, who resided in this vicinity.
This tablet erected September 21, 1948, commemorating the 126th anniversary of the North Union Society of Shakers. . . . — — Map (db m17824) HM |
| On Lee Road at Chagrin Road (Ohio Route 87), on the right when traveling east on Lee Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m9676) HM |
| On North Woodland Road north of Larchmere Boulevard and West Park Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Around 1895 a park system was created connecting the corridor of Doan Brook from Shaker Lakes to Gordon Park on Lake Erie. In 1915, the Shaker Heights Land Company and Van Sweringen Company deeded property to the City of Cleveland for the park. In . . . — — Map (db m137053) HM |
| Near Lee Road north of Chagrin Road (U.S. 422), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This tablet marks the final resting place of the Shakers of the North Union Society. Their remains were moved from the Shaker burial ground on South Park Boulevard to this cemetery in 1909.
"Do all your work as though you had a thousand years to . . . — — Map (db m18034) HM |
| On Van Aken Boulevard at Southington Road, on the right when traveling west on Van Aken Boulevard. |
| | City of Shaker Heights Landmark
Van Sweringen Demonstration House 1924 Shaker Heights Landmark Commission 1983 — — Map (db m17851) HM |
| On Van Aken Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | City of Shaker Heights Landmark
Van Sweringen Demonstration House 1924 Shaker Heights Landmark Commission 1983 — — Map (db m17853) HM |
| On Van Aken Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | City of Shaker Heights Landmark
Van Sweringen Demonstration House 1924 Shaker Heights Landmark Commission 1983 — — Map (db m17854) HM |
| | City of Shaker Heights Landmark
Van Sweringen Demonstration House 1924 Shaker Heights Landmark Commission 1983 — — Map (db m17855) HM |
| On Lee Road north of Chagrin Boulevard (U.S. 422), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Final resting place of
Pioneer Families
Manx Settlers
Veterans of Five Wars
North Union Shakers
Erected by the Shaker Historical Society
May 30, 1959 — — Map (db m18035) HM |
| | In 1845. the Disciples of Christ built the first of three churches to occupy this site. They built a second. larger structure, to replace the original in 1858. On August 6th. 1860. 29 year-old circuit minister Brother James A. Garfield. the future . . . — — Map (db m103474) HM |
| On Mayfield Road (U.S. 322) east of Oakmount Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | William E. Telling (1869–1938) was one of ten children born in a
farmhouse on this property.
As a boy he sold strawberries and
milk door-to -door and worked in a local sand stone quarry until
at age 23 he purchased a milk route.
He and . . . — — Map (db m137091) HM |
| On Westwood Drive at Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling east on Westwood Drive. |
| | The Pomeroy House, built from 1847 to 1848, was the home of Alanson Pomeroy and his wife, Kezia. They continued the tradition, known as "Pomeroy Hospitality," that began when Alanson's parents established a tavern in Strongsville. Prominent in the . . . — — Map (db m43386) HM |
| On Royalton Road (Ohio Route 82) near Pearl Road (U.S. 42), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Town Hall &
School Building
1879
New Town Hall & School Building
Dedicated December 31, 1879 . . . — — Map (db m44856) HM |
| Near John Carroll Boulevard at Fairmount Circle. |
| | John Carroll University opened its doors as Saint Ignatius College on
September 6, 1888. Originally located on Cleveland’s West Side, the
College was founded at the request of Bishop Richard Gilmour by
German members of the Society of Jesus (the . . . — — Map (db m137063) HM |
| On Canal Road at Stone Road, on the right when traveling south on Canal Road. |
| | Beginning around 1000, American Indians in northeastern
Ohio developed a distinct culture known archeologically as
the Whittlesley Tradition. They started building walls around
their small villages. (See illustration below.) Their pottery . . . — — Map (db m140125) HM |
| Near Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail at Hillside Road. |
| | Lock 38 is one of the few restored, working locks
along the historic Ohio & Erie Canal. Locks are like
elevators – they raise and lower boats between levels.
State engineers designed 44 locks to deal with a 395 foot
rise in elevation from . . . — — Map (db m140161) HM |
| On Canal Road at Stone Road, on the right when traveling south on Canal Road. |
| | Directly across the Cuyahoga River from this spot is the South Park Village. Here, archeologists uncovered the remains of a four-acre, Native American settlement populated by people of the Whittlesey Tradition. The people of South Park lived in . . . — — Map (db m140124) HM |
| On Hathaway Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Valley View Veterans Honor Roll
Valley View Village
World War I Clyde L. Hogue – Rudolph Zimmerman
World War II - Korea – Viet Nam – All Others
(314 additional names)
Gold Star
Honor Roll
With Gratitude . . . — — Map (db m140264) WM |
| On Hathaway Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Valley View Village
Town Hall
erected as an eight grade
school in 1907, A.E. Smith,
Principal. Became Village Hall
in 1941, since used for municipal
purpose. Incorporated 1919,
Burt C. Allen, Mayor
Valley View-Cuyahoga Valley
Historical . . . — — Map (db m140166) HM |
| On Roman Lane west of Clauge Road and North of Hilliard Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Marine Colonel Robert F. Overmyer was born July 14, 1936
in Lorain, but always considered Westlake, where his
family had lived since 1941, to be his hometown. He
graduated from Westlake High School in 1954. After earning
a bachelor’s degree in . . . — — Map (db m134308) HM |
| On Clague Road south of Concord Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Clague House and barn serve the
community as a museum, history library, and
a community theater. It is also a reminder of
the area’s agrarian past and is a memorial to
the philanthropic generosity of the Clagues.
Robert Clague first came to . . . — — Map (db m134303) HM |
| On Dover Center Road at Westown Boulevard on Dover Center Road. |
| | Jack Miner, noted conservationist and naturalist, was born at this site on April 10, 1865. Miner, who moved to Ontario, Canada, in 1878, achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering studies of waterfowl migration. His work with migrating birds . . . — — Map (db m11545) HM |
| On Center Ridge Road (U.S. 20) east of Crocker road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Leverett Johnson.
Born in Connecticut in 1794, Leverett Johnson came to Dover
Township with his brother-in-law and sister Asahel and
Rebecca Johnson Porter on October 10, 1810. In 1811 at the
age of 16, he began clearing land in what is now . . . — — Map (db m134230) HM |
| | The Weston House
This rare sandstone house was built for Austin (c. 1788-1848) and Roxanna (Sears) Lilly (c. 1793-1868). They came to Dover Township (now Westlake) in 1832 from Ashfield, Massachusetts, an area from which many Dover settlers . . . — — Map (db m11543) HM |
| On Detroit Road (Ohio Route 254) just west of Walden Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
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Born in Jefferson, Ohio, Theodore E. Burton graduated from Oberlin
College and became a prominent Cleveland attorney. He was elected
to Congress in 1888 and served from 1889-91, 1895-1909, and
1921-28. He was elected U.S. Senator in 1908 and . . . — — Map (db m134265) HM |
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