Lorain
103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Sheffield Lake, OH
The 103rd O.V.I. was recruited for Civil War service from Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Medina counties.
Admiral Ernest J. King
Lorain, OH
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King was born in Lorain, Ohio, on November 23, 1878.
Ambassador William Graves Sharp
Elyria, OH
William Graves Sharp lived at this location before and after his tenure as Ambassador to France during World War I. He was born to George...
Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825-1921) and First Church in Oberlin
Oberlin, OH
First Church was built by the Oberlin Community in 1842-44 for the great evangelist Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875).
Beach Park Station / Beach Park Station
Avon Lake, OH
From the 1890s to the 1930s, interurban railways were an important form of travel in the Midwest.
Birthplace of Easter Seal Society
Elyria, OH
The nation-wide Easter Seal movement, first major voluntary effort to provide treatment for the crippled, was founded on this site with...
Burrell Homestead
Sheffield, OH
In June 1815, Captain Jabez Burrell settled this land after coming from Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Charles M. Hall and Frank F. Jewett
Oberlin, OH
Aluminum pioneer Charles Martin Hall was born in 1863 in Thompson, Ohio (Geauga County), and moved with his family to Oberlin in 1873.
Columbia Township
Founded in 1807, Columbia was the first continuously inhabited settlement in Lorain County.
Downtown Oberlin Historic District
Oberlin, OH
The intersection of Main and College streets has been the center of Oberlin since the town and college were founded in 1833.
Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen
Elyria, OH
Elyria businessman Edgar “Daddy” Allen (1862 — 1937), founder of Easter Seals, is buried in this cemetery with his wife Blanche and son...
Founding of Lorain, Ohio
Lorain, OH
At the mouth of the Black River in April, 1787, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger attempted a settlement of Indians but was ordered...
General Quincy Adams Gillmore
Lorain, OH
Quincy Adams Gillmore, considered one of the greatest military engineers and artillerists of the Civil War, was born to Quartus Gillmore...
Great Kipton Train Wreck
Kipton, OH
On April 19, 1891, a head-on collision between two trains of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company occurred at the Kipton...
Helen Steiner Rice
Lorain, OH
Helen Steiner Rice was born on May 19, 1900, in Lorain, the daughter of Anna and John Steiner.
John Mercer Langston
Vermilion, OH
The first African-American elected to government office in the United States, John Mercer Langston (1829-1897) won the office of Clerk of...
King Solomon Lodge No. 56 Free and Accepted Masons
Elyria, OH
King Solomon Lodge, the first Masonic Lodge in Lorain County, was chartered on December 11, 1821, with Heman Ely as Worshipful Master.
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
Lorain County Community College opened its Abbe Road facilities on October 3, 1966, making it the first community college in Ohio with a...
Lorain Station 100
Lorain, OH
Prior to the Civil War, Ohio was a leading state for enslaved Americans of African decent traveling the Underground Railroad to freedom...
Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse / Saving the Lorain Lighthouse
On October 22, 1913, Congress appropriated $35,000 to build a light-and-fog station at Lorain harbor.
Monteith Hall
Elyria, OH
Monteith Hall was built in 1835 as the residence of Reverend John Monteith (1788-1868) and family.
Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) / Horr Cheese House, 1865
Myron T. Herrick, Governor of Ohio from 1904 to 1906, was born in Huntington Township in 1854 and lived here until age 12.
Norton S. Townshend, M.D. (1815-1895)
Avon, OH
A progressive farmer, physician, and legislator, Norton S. Townshend lived in Avon from 1830 until his death.
Oberlin College and Community Founded in 1833 / Abolitionism in Oberlin
Oberlin, OH
Reverend John Jay Shipherd and Philo Penfield Stewart envisioned an educational institution and colony dedicated to the glory of God and...
Peter J. Miller House / Adam Miller & Family
Avon Lake, OH
The Peter J. Miller House was constructed around 1830 and is one of the last remaining pre-Civil War lakefront houses in Lorain County.
Sandstone Center of the World
Amherst, OH
The City of Amherst was founded in 1811.
Shipbuilding–Lorain’s First Industry
Lorain, OH
Lorain’s shipbuilding industry began when Augustus Jones and William Murdock began constructing wooden sailing vessels on the west side...
The Burrell-King House
Oberlin, OH
Jabez Lyman Burrell (1806-1900), originally from Massachusetts, built this house in 1852.
Toni Morrison, Lorain Native / Toni Morrison, Prize Winning Author
Lorain, OH
Author Toni Morrison was born, Chloe Ardelia Wofford, in Lorain on February 18, 1931.
Tragedy at 5th Street and Middle Avenue
Elyria, OH
On Memorial Day in 1907, interurban car 123 crashed into the rear of interurban car 129 at the intersection of 5th Street and Middle Avenue.
Village of South Amherst Town Hall
South Amherst, OH
The Village of South Amherst incorporated in 1918.
Westwood Cemetery
Oberlin, OH
Shortly after Oberlin Colony was established in 1833, a two-acre burying ground was set aside south of Plum Creek in the area bounded by...
Willard Van Orman Quine
Oberlin, OH
Willard Van Orman Quine was one of the greatest philosophers and logicians of the 20th century.
Wilson Bruce Evans House
Oberlin, OH
The Wilson Bruce Evans House, 33 East Vine Street, is a rare example of a residence built and occupied by an African American...