Presented
to
The Village of Willoughby
by the surviving members
of A.Y. Austin Post G.A.R.
Aug 17, 1900
Thos. Cox • F. Hardaker
W.H. Cowan • J.O. Humphrey
Thos. Dodd • C.W. Holmes
C.J. Davis • S.F. Hills
J.S. Ellen • J. Nodine . . . — — Map (db m49143) HM
In memory of all paratroopers and gliderman [sic] who spearheaded all major invasions, dropping behind enemy lines to secure military objectives. We pay tribute to all airborne forces that stand ready to protect our freedom.
"We salue these . . . — — Map (db m49151) WM
Cora Gaines Carrel was the first woman to serve on
a city
council in the state of Ohio. Appointed by Mayor Josiah Jordan when the 19th amendmemt to the U.S. Constitution gave women the
right to vote, Carrel pioneered city planning and
ordinances . . . — — Map (db m134091) WM
This tablet commemorates four institutions of learning previously occupying this site. The Willoughby Medical College was founded in 1834 and closed in 1846. The building was then remodeled and used by the Willoughby Female Seminary from 1847 until . . . — — Map (db m49150) HM
Side A: The Willoughby University of Lake Erie, Medical College, 1834-1847
The village of Chagrin, founded in 1798, changed its name in 1834 to honor Dr. Westel Willoughby, a pioneer medical educator. That same year, the Willoughby University . . . — — Map (db m43750) HM