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ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
History of Lorain County, Ohio
Author: A Standard History of Lorain County, Ohio
Author: George Frederick WrightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
The Early History of Lorain County
Author: W. W. BoyntonLorain, Ohio
Author: Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738501789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
The City of Lorain was incorporated in 1874 by the town council. It was named after the county, which had been named by Heman Ely, whoB&O Railroad in 1871 made the city a hotbed for industry
Murders, Mysteries and History of Lorain County, Ohio, 1824–1956
Author: Don HiltonPublisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546235892
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Theres Nothing Like Capital Crime! Murders, Mysteries and History is an entertaining, fast-paced, and unique mix of forgotten killings, investigations, and criminal trials culled from court records and mixed with the news of long ago. Get the scoop on hundreds of real crimes and unsolved murders. Follow the clues to identify the unknown found washed up on Lake Erie shores. Work your way along sometimes-twisted paths to imprisonment or freedom. Victims, suspects, perpetrators. Judges, lawyers, witnesses, juries. Time spent in the big house, executions, and simply getting away with murder. If you love true-crime or mysteries, or enjoy history, this book is for you! Never gory, but haunting, fascinating, and perhaps brutalall at the same time. Murders, Mysteries and History reminds us that the past is never perfect.
Elyria
Author: William L. Bird and Robert R. Ebert on Behalf of the Lorain County Historical SocietyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467111775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Elyria is named for Heman Ely, who in 1817 settled in a strategically located area close to Lake Erie along the picturesque Black River. Historically, Elyria, which became the seat of Lorain County, has been a center of commerce and government while also serving as a market and source of supplies for the surrounding agricultural community. Industrial development has included steel mills, quarries, automobile-related firms, and a wide variety of other manufacturing facilities. Over the years, Broad Street has been an important center of retail and professional activity. For recreation, Elyria's citizens are able to enjoy beautiful parks and recreation facilities.
Hidden History of Lake County, Ohio
Author: Jennifer Boresz EngelkingPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467144584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Striking natural beauty draws many visitors to Lake County, but the area also has a rich and captivating history. Willoughbeach Amusement Park arose where one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history occurred years before. Secret passageways and tunnels helped slaves escape to freedom. Native son and Tuskegee Airman Earl R. Lane earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. Marge Hurlburt, a service pilot during World War II, set an international women's flight speed record, and Amy Kaukonen, one of the nation's first female mayors, personally raided suspected bootleggers during Prohibition. Author Jennifer Boresz Engelking uncovers the history behind some of Lake County's most well-known people and landmarks and reveals stories lost to time.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio
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Category : Huron County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description
Avon Lake
Author: Gerry VogelPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738582566
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Twenty miles west of downtown Cleveland, in the northeast corner of Lorain County, Avon Lake hugs five miles of Lake Erie shoreline. Once part of a land called Xeuma by the Erie Indians and later part of Tract Seven of the Western Reserve, the area was difficult to tame, but forests became ships and swamps turned into fields. By 1900, the fields were mostly orchards and vineyards. The arrival of the Lake Shore Electric Railway turned the scattered rural township into a summertime resort destination, thus igniting a real estate boom. By World War II , the LSE was no more, but plentiful, affordable, and locally produced electricity and water made Avon Lake a good place to make a living and a desirable place to reside. Fruehauf and B.F. Goodrich arrived and stayed, followed by more industry, commerce, suburban settlers, and commuters. Avon Lake became a city in 1960, and today 24,000 residents call it home.
The Town That Started the Civil War
Author: Nat BrandtPublisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815602439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Discusss the rescue of a kidnapped slave in 1858 by the residents of Oberlin, Ohio, and the repercussions.