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Cora Gaines Carrel
Willoughby, OH
Cora Gaines Carrel was the first woman to serve on a city council in the state of Ohio.
Daniel Carter Beard
Painesville, OH
Born in Cincinnati in 1850, Dan Beard was a nationally known illustrator and artist.
Fairport Harbor Lighthouse
Fairport Harbor, OH
Lighthouse and keeper’s dwelling, erected in 1871 to replace the 1825 structures designed by Jonathan Goldsmith.
Harry Coulby
Wickliffe, OH
Harry Coulby was born of humble farming parents on January 1, 1865 in Claypole, England.
Henry Kelsey Devereau and “The Spirit of ’76”
Wickliffe, OH
Henry Kelsey Devereux was born into an aristocratic family on October 10, 1859 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Hugh Mosher and the “Spirit of ’76”
Perry, OH
Hugh Mosher was the fifer portrayed in Archibald Willard’s “Spirit of ’76”, one of America”s most famous patriotic paintings.
Indian Point / The Whittlesey People
The Indian Point Site contains the remains of a prehistoric Native American earthen enclosure, officially known as the Lyman site, named...
James A. Garfield
Mentor, OH
His oratorical powers made him a master recruiter.
Kirtland Temple
Kirtland, OH
“House of the Lord,” Joseph Smith Jr. called this building in his dedicatory prayer March 27, 1836.
La Salle Expedition, 1669
Fairport Harbor, OH
In search of a westward-flowing river, French explorer and trader Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) mounted an inland...
Lake County YMCA
Painesville, OH
On this site, the evening of December 29, 1866, a group of men gathered in the First Baptist Church for a prayer meeting which resulted...
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Station
Painesville, OH
On February 8, 1848, the Ohio Legislature incorporated the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company, which reached...
Mathews House
Painesville, OH
The famed master builder Jonathan Goldsmith designed and built this well-proportioned Federal style residence for Dr. John H. Mathews.
Mentor Avenue Historic District
Painesville, OH
Among the fifty-four buildings that comprise the Mentor Avenue District are examples of Federal, Greek Revival, Early Romanesque Revival,...
Mentor Lagoons
Mentor, OH
For over 200 years, the Mentor Lagoons have had a major impact on northeastern Ohio and its people.
Pleasant Valley Road Bridge
Willoughby Hills, OH
This single lane Pleasant Valley Road Bridge was constructed in 1881 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, and is a 163...
The Casement House / General Jack and Frances Jennings Casement
Western Reserve agriculturalist Charles Clement Jennings built the Casement House, also known as the “Jennings Place,” for his daughter...
The Griffith Disaster, 1850
Willowick, OH
Following the completion of the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, New York, Lake Erie became an important link in an all-water route for...
The Willoughby University of Lake Erie, Medical College, 1834-1847 / Willoughby Female Seminary, 1847-1856
Willoughby, OH
The village of Chagrin, founded in 1798, changed its name in 1834 to honor Dr. Westel Willoughby, a pioneer medical educator.
Thomas W. Harvey (1821-1892)
Painesville, OH
This Italianate-style house is the former home of noted educational leader Thomas W. Harvey.
Unionville Tavern / Unionville Tavern
First known as the Webster House, later as the New England House, and finally as the Old Tavern, this inn has served travelers on the old...
Uri Seeley House 969 Riverside Drive
Built in 1819, this classic Greek Revival style colonial is attributed to the works of master builder and architect Jonathon Goldsmith.