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1936 Akron Rubber Strike
Akron, OH
Five Depression-era strikes against many of Akron’s rubber companies culminated in a giant “sit-down” strike against Goodyear Tire and...
Abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859)
Akron, OH
Born in Torrington, Connecticut, John Brown moved with his family to Hudson, Ohio, in 1805 and lived many years in Portage and Summit...
Airdock
Akron, OH
A colossus of engineering acumen and structural steel, the Airdock was built in 1929 as the construction facility for the U.S. Navy’s...
Akron Fulton Airport Champions Raceway
Akron, OH
In 1951, several pioneer drag racers opened on of the Midwest’s first drag strips known by local racing enthusiasts as the “Fulton...
Anna Dean Farm Barn No. 1
Barberton, OH
Ohio Columbus Barber began construction of his farm complex in 1909; Barn No. 1 was the first structure.
Astronaut Judith Resnik
Akron, OH
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.
Bath Center Cemetery / Bath Township Hall
Settlers from New England purchased this land in 1817 for use as a burying ground and to build a meeting house.
Boston Township Hall / John Eisenmann (1851-1924)
Peninsula, OH
In 1887, John Eisenmann designed this stick-style building for the Peninsula Board of Education so that it could consolidate two one-room...
Colt Barn – Anna Dean Farm
Barberton, OH
Ohio Columbus Barber, a wealthy Ohio businessman and founder of Barberton, retired in 1905 to develop his Anna Dean Farm.
Coventry Township / Portage Lakes
Portage Lakes, OH
The land on which Coventry Township is situated was ceded in 1785 to the United States by the Delaware, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Wyandot...
Elm Court Arthur Hudson Marks (1874-1939) / Our Lady of the Elms Sisters of St. Dominic
Akron, OH
Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks.
First Congregational Church
Tallmadge, OH
Tallmadge was established in 1807 by David Bacon as a Congregational community.
First Congregational Church of Hudson
Hudson, OH
On this site, the first meetinghouse owned by the Hudson Congregational Church was dedicated March 1, 1820, twenty-one years after David...
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
Twinsburg, OH
Organized August 23, 1822.
Franklin Augustus “F.A.” Seiberling and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron, OH
Industrialist and entrepreneur Franklin Augustus Seiberling (1859-1955) named his fledgling rubber goods manufacturing company “Goodyear”...
Ghent Woolen Mill
Montrose-Ghent, OH
The Ghent Woolen Mill was one of at least thirteen mills built in the Yellow Creek Valley to take advantage of the water power available...
Glendale Steps
Akron, OH
Built over a two-year period, from 1936-1937, by the Federal Works Progress Administration, the Glendale Steps survive as a monument to...
Gustave H. Grimm
Hudson, OH
On this site in 1882, Gustave H. Grimm (1850-1914), a German immigrant tinsmith, established the G.H. Grimm Manufacturing Company.
Hale, Hammond, Cranz Homesteads
This cemetery is the resting place of many of the Hale, Hammond, and Cranz family members who were integral in founding and developing...
Hall Park Allotment Historic District
Akron, OH
Akron, an industrial boomtown in the early twentieth century, grew in population nearly fivefold between 1900 and 1920.
High Bridge Glens
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
In 1879, local hardware store owners L.W. Loomis and H.E. Parks established a summer resort at Front Street and Prospect Avenue.
John Richards Buchtel
Green, OH
John Richards Buchtel was born in Green Township, Ohio.
Johnson’s Corners
Barberton, OH
Thomas Johnson first came to Norton Township in 1814, and within three years he had established the township’s first sawmill along the...
Karl Arnstein
Akron, OH
The innovations of Dr. Karl Arnstein (1887-1974), an aerospace industry pioneer, form the foundation for lighter-than-air technology in...
Locust Grove Cemetery Vault
Twinsburg, OH
Cemetery vaults were used to store bodies in winter when the ground was too frozen to break manually.
Middlebury Cemetery
Akron, OH
This burying ground was the first public cemetery located within Akron’s boundaries.
Ohio Education Association
Akron, OH
On December 30, 1847, six educators met at the Summit County Courthouse to organize the first convention of the Ohio State Teachers’...
Old Town Hall and Academy
Tallmadge, OH
The Village of Tallmadge was founded in 1807.
Portage Path
Akron, OH
You are standing on the famous portage, carrying-place between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers.
PPG Industries in Barberton, 1900-2000
Norton, OH
Attracted by the availability of raw materials and railroad transportation, the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG) built a plant here...
Shaw Cemetery
In 1829, Samuel and Charlotte Hale Shaw came to Bath Township from Bristol, New York.
Sikh Gurdwara
Richfield, OH
This marks the site of the first Sikh Gurdwara in the state of Ohio.
Silver Lake / Silver Lake Amusement Park
Silver Lake, OH
Silver Lake was previously known as Wetmore’s Pond, named for Judge William Wetmore, an agent for the Connecticut Land Company.
Site of Sojourner Truth’s Speech on Women’s Rights
Akron, OH
On this site on May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth, a former slave, gave her world famous “And Ain’t I a Woman?
Slovenian Independent Society Home
Barberton, OH
In 1918, early Slovene immigrants organized the Slovenian Independent Society Home and later constructed this hall, which became the...
St. Vincent-St. Mary Catholic High School / A Firm Foundation in Catholic Education
Akron, OH
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is the oldest continuously operating, public or private, high school in Akron.
Stan Hywet Hall
Akron, OH
The former “country estate” of the Frank A. Seiberling family, Stan Hywet Hall is one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival...
The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens / The Gate Lodge, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, The Birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous
Akron, OH
Completed in 1915, the Gate Lodge is one of several service buildings located at Stan Hywet Hall dedicated to the operations of the estate.
The Mustill Site / The Cascade Valley
Akron, OH
The Mustill house and store are survivors of Akron’s canal era and date to the 1840s.
The Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal
Munroe Falls, OH
Officially opening on August 4, 1840, the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal followed the route of present railroad tracks through Munroe Falls...
The Soap Box Derby
Akron, OH
An annual summer tradition for American youth since the 1930s, the All-American Soap Box Derby was the concept of journalist Myron E....
Treaty of Fort Mc Intosh Boundary Line
Akron, OH
In 1785, American Indian tribal leaders from the Chippewa, Delaware, Ottawa, and Wyandot met with representatives sent by the United...
Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Akron, OH
This church, founded in 1866, is the oldest Black congregation in Akron.
Western Reserve College and Academy
Hudson, OH
With the help of town founder, David Hudson, Western Reserve College and its Academy were founded in 1826.