Ohio's Western Reserve, the Story of Its Place NamesPress of Western Reserve University and the Western Reserve Historical Society, 1955 - History - 111 pages |
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Page 15
... town took the name of Bay Village by reason of its location along the lake ... home to the community as a library and gave the land for Cahoon Park ... home of John Huntington , whose estate is now Huntington Park in the Metropolitan Park ...
... town took the name of Bay Village by reason of its location along the lake ... home to the community as a library and gave the land for Cahoon Park ... home of John Huntington , whose estate is now Huntington Park in the Metropolitan Park ...
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... home town in up - state New York , early proprietor Gideon Waugh proposed the name of Camden . The name is not inappropriate since the Cam was a river in Old England and " den ” meant a glen or dell . The Vermilion river does flow ...
... home town in up - state New York , early proprietor Gideon Waugh proposed the name of Camden . The name is not inappropriate since the Cam was a river in Old England and " den ” meant a glen or dell . The Vermilion river does flow ...
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... home town of proprietor James Fowler , supplied the name for Westfield , Ohio . Hammer Palmer , Joseph Winston , Henry Thorndike , Richard , John and Benjamin Morton and Timothy Nye chose the town for their home in 1817. Organization ...
... home town of proprietor James Fowler , supplied the name for Westfield , Ohio . Hammer Palmer , Joseph Winston , Henry Thorndike , Richard , John and Benjamin Morton and Timothy Nye chose the town for their home in 1817. Organization ...
Contents
Beginnings of the Western Reserve | 1 |
Ashtabula County | 5 |
Cuyahoga County | 15 |
Copyright | |
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acres Akron arrived Ashtabula Atwater Austin Bass Island became Benjamin Berlin bought Bronson brothers built cabin called Canfield century Chagrin River Cleveland Connecticut Land Company Corners County Creek Cuyahoga River Daniel David early settlers east Ebenezer Elijah Elijah Boardman Ephraim established farm gave George Gideon Granger Heights Hinckley home town honor Hubbard Huron incorporated Indian word Isaac Isaac Mills James John Jonathan Joseph Joshua Stow known Lake Erie land agent later Lemuel Lorain Lyme Massachusetts Medina mill Moses Cleaveland name was changed necticut Newburgh Heights North Norwalk Ohio Old England Oliver Phelps organized in 1817 Original proprietors owner Painesville Pierpont Edwards pioneers post office railroad received its name residents Rocky River Sandusky Seth settled settlement Sheffield ship sold surveyors Thomas took the name township was named township was organized Trumbull up-state New York Uriel Holmes Valley village Warren Western Reserve William Yankees Youngstown