LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO
BOOKLET / PRINTS
Early days in Lorain County, OH, including Elyria, Oberlin,
North Amherst, Wellington, Lorain, Grafton and La Grange, are recalled through
a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 25 Page Booklet reprinted from
the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's Historical Collections of
Ohio, The Ohio Guide (a WPA Writers Project) and other hard-to-find
sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed single-sided on 60# paper,
with the fine print enlarged for easier reading.
In addition to the booklet, the buyer will receive THREE Computer-Enhanced 8 1/2 x 11 Prints made from engravings in the original book, suitable for framing.
They include include: a photo of the Public Square in Elyria 1887 (shown
below), College Buildings in Oberlin in 1846, and a Central View of Wellington.
Among the many and diverse topics covered:
Curious Engravings from 1533, Morovian Missionaries, Early Settlers, Col.
James Smith's Experience as a Captive, the Founding of Elyria, Elyria's
Public Square, Charles Arthur Ely, the Western Automatic Screw Co., Sandstone
Quaries, the Falls and Caves of the Black River, Elyria Shelter Cave of
Antiquities, Oberlin Collegiate Institute, the Abolishionist and the Underground
Railroad, the Oberlin-Wellington Slave Rescue Case, Lost in the Woods and
Sand Ridges.
GENEALOGY BUFFS will find
a list
of 1888 county officers and businesses, including biographical information
on several prominent citizens: Gen. Quincy Adams Gilmore, Asa Mahan, Charles
Grandison Finney, John Mercer Langston, Charles Carroll Parsons and Stevenson
Burke.
The Howe history covers the development of this
area until about 1890, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic
glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes,
especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. A brief 1933 look
at the history of newspapers in the county, a short item on the Oberlin
College from a 1941 Ohio history, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and
a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
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