Lorain, Ohio
Lorain, Ohio

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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780738501789

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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
Murders, Mysteries and History of Lorain County, Ohio, 1824–1956

Author: Don Hilton

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2018-04-20

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 1546235892

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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.

Avon Lake
Avon Lake

Author: Gerry Vogel

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738582566

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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.

Haunted Lorain County
Haunted Lorain County

Author: Eric Defibaugh

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 1

ISBN-13: 1467143367

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From its founding in 1856, Lorain County has been the scene of countless unexplained events and eerie sightings. What really happened down in Swift Hollow nearly a century ago? Just who is that man in the brown coat and hat lingering around the stage of the Lorain Palace Theatre? Who are the shadow people dancing in the light of the fire down in Smugglers Den? And what was the source of the screams that chased a North Ridgeville family from their home in the dead of night? Join local author Eric Defibaugh on a quest to answer these questions and more about Lorain County's ghostly history.

Colerain Township
Colerain Township

Author: Frank Scholle

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738584331

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Colerain Township, the largest township in the state of Ohio, was founded in 1794. The first settlement in the township was in 1790, where John Dunlap and a small band of settlers built a little fort on the Great Miami River and named it Fort Coleraine. Later the settlement became known as Dunlap's Station. The township was primarily a rural farming area until the 1950s, when builders began to develop subdivisions. Businesses sprang up and shopping areas followed. From 1950 to 1960, the population almost quadrupled. Today Colerain is a bustling community with several shopping centers, major businesses, and around 63,000 residents.