On Abbott Street at North River Street (Ohio Route 60), on the right when traveling east on Abbott Street.
The former
Wakeman School site
was purchased by the
Wakeman Congregational Church
in December of 2003 through the
Elwood and Mae Steyers Estate,
beloved members. — — Map (db m262181) HM
On East Main Street at South Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Garrett Augustus Morgan (1877-1963). Garrett Morgan, born in Kentucky, made Cleveland his home in 1895. Famous for his inventions, Morgan blazed a trail for African Americans with practical social activism. In 1908, frustrated by Cleveland's . . . — — Map (db m261844) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 20) at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The first grist mill in Wakeman Village was built by Burton Canfield in 1824 on the east side of the Vermilion River. In 1901 a mysterious fire destroyed the mill. The mill stone was retrieved by Platt Beecher and was displayed in the front yard of . . . — — Map (db m262183) HM
On South Railroad Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling north.
The bridge carrying U.S. Route 20 over the Vermilion River was constructed in 1933. The bridge is considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as an example of the Ohio Department of Highways Bureau of Bridges . . . — — Map (db m262184) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 20) at Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Wakeman Red Caps, perhaps one of this area’s best semi-pro baseball teams during the 1930s and 40s, first played night baseball under lights installed at Wakeman Field on July 24, 1935. The Field, no longer extant, was bounded by Hyde, Clark, . . . — — Map (db m309049) HM
On West Main Street just west of Cooper Street, on the right when traveling west.
1917 • In memory of those of this community who answered their country’s call • 1918
Over Sea. ☆Merton L. Campbell • ☆Ivan W. Kenyon • Blaine N. Hurst • Leland R. Kenyon • Charles R. Cooley • Glen W. Shafer • William J. . . . — — Map (db m144382) WM
On South Railroad Street at East Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling north on South Railroad Street.
Founded in 1959, Ohio's Buckeye Trail (BT) is the only long-distance hiking trail entirely within Ohio. More than 1,400 miles loop through wooded footpaths, abandoned railroads, historic towpaths, back roads, rivers and lake shores, within both . . . — — Map (db m262185) HM
