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.
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
