Sandstone Center of the World

Sandstone Center of the World

Author: James Hieb

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2007-05-09

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 0615146538

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The Amherst (Lorain County, Ohio) region has long been known as the "Sandstone Center of the World." Today the Cleveland Quarries Company are one of the leading sandstone quarriers in the nation. This book explores the rich history of quarry life, and the dozens of companies that quarried sandstone in Lorain County during the past 160 years. No place more dramatically portrays man's victory over nature. Includes 140 pictures, maps, and company logos. Additional sandstone & quarry history is available online at www.quarrytown.net


Rockefeller's Cleveland

Rockefeller's Cleveland

Author: Sharon E. Gregor

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738577111

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John D. Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland in 1853 a boy of 14 and spent six decades in his adopted hometown. With the Standard Oil Company's incorporation in 1870, Rockefeller became the city's most well-known industrialist and, from 1885 to 1917, its foremost summer resident at his Forest Hill estate. Here he raised his children, laid the foundation of a financial and industrial empire, and established a commitment to charitable giving. At the end of the Civil War, Cleveland was a crucible from which would be cast the fortunes of many. None were greater than Rockefeller's. Rockefeller's Cleveland captures the visual panorama of a dynamic city that literally reinvented itself in the 1800s and in doing so emerged a major business and industrial center.


National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994

National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 960

ISBN-13: 9780891332541

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Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.