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 m300040) HM
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
Parents
Robert Clague • Margaret Cowell Clague
Children
Ruth • John • Thomas • Walter (Donor of park.) • Sophronia • William • Edward • Charles
40 years ago Walter Clague. Desired to donate his property for a park. When the opportune . . . — — Map (db m297102) HM
The names engraved on sandstone represent pioneer families who settled in the Westlake portion of Dover Township in 1820 or earlier, as well as where the families came from, the year of arrival and a description of a family member or the family . . . — — Map (db m302102) HM
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
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
Theodore Elijah Burton
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 . . . — — Map (db m267580) HM
This walk was installed to commemorate the 200th birthday of Dover Township. It is constructed from bricks saved from the "Old Red Brick School" Dover's 1st consolidated school building. The school was constructed in 1909 and demolished in 2010. — — Map (db m297100) 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
