view gallery SE3.2 km | Out of place and lonely grave marker in Out of Place Graves Lone stone posted by: SuzyJazz location: Ohio date approved: 11/20/2006 last visited: 03/28/2009 |
view gallery NE3.2 km | Burrell Homestead - Lorain OH in Civil Rights Memorials In 1836, the racially integrated Sheffield Manual Labor Institute, a branch of Oberlin College, was established at the Burrell Homestead, but the Institute closed the next year because the Ohio Legislature refused to grant its charter unless it excluded black students. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 10/26/2022 last visited: 10/26/2022 |
view gallery NE3.2 km | Burrell Homestead (15-47) in Ohio Historical Markers Burrell Homestead, an Underground Railroad stop posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2007 last visited: 10/26/2022 |
view gallery NE3.2 km | Burrell Homestead - Lorain OH in Underground Railroad Sites From 1837 until the start of the Civil War, the homestead was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. Runaway slaves were hidden in the grain barn until Robbins Burrell could arrange for captains in Lorain, to hide them on vessels. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 10/28/2022 last visited: 10/26/2022 |
view gallery SW3.5 km | Charles Joseph Berry-Lorain, OH in Medal Of Honor Resting Places World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for action in Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on March 3, 1945. He was killed in action. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Lorain OH in Section 12, Lot 524B, Grave 1. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 10/25/2017 last visited: 12/19/2021 |
view gallery NW4 km | Lorain Parks and Recreation Department; Lorain, Ohio in Carnegie Library Buildings For 53 years, the Carnegie Library at Streator Park served as the main branch of the Lorain Public Library system. posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 02/26/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Shipbuilding--Lorain's First Industry (20-47) in Ohio Historical Markers Shipbuilding--Lorain's First Industry (2-sided marker) posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2007 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | FIRST - Shipbuilding--Lorain's First Industry - Lorain OH in First of its Kind Lorain's shipbuilding industry began when Augustus Jones and William Murdock began constructing wooden sailing vessels on the west side near the mouth of the Black River. The sloop General Huntington was the first boat launched from Lorain in 1819. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 03/07/2023 last visited: 03/08/2023 |
view gallery NW4.3 km | Palace Theatre Building in U.S. National Register of Historic Places From the outside, you would never know how majestic and beautiful a building this is. posted by: Bluejacket01 location: Ohio date approved: 04/29/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery W4.5 km | Admiral Ernest J. King (22-47) in Ohio Historical Markers Admiral Ernest J. King (2-sided marker) posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2007 last visited: 03/01/2009 |
view gallery NW4.5 km | Station 100 Lorain County Ohio in Underground Railroad Sites This monument celebrates Station 100 of the Underground Railroad. posted by: miatabug location: Ohio date approved: 03/31/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.7 km | Duane Block in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Originally built in 1906, the Duane Building is one of the oldest structures in Lorain, Ohio. posted by: Bluejacket01 location: Ohio date approved: 04/29/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.7 km | Duane Building Clock - Lorain, Ohio in Town Clocks A handsome clock in front of the beautifully-restored Duane Building. posted by: Bluejacket01 location: Ohio date approved: 04/27/2008 last visited: never |
NW4.7 km | The Lorain Tornado, 1924 : Marker #8-47 in Ohio Historical Markers 383 Broadway Avenue
Lorain, OH 44052 posted by: BlackBrownDog location: Ohio date approved: 03/26/2006 last visited: 03/07/2023 |
view gallery NW4.7 km | The Lorain Tornado, 1924 - Lorain OH in Disaster Memorials Just after 5:00 P.M on June 28, 1924, a tornado swept off Lake Erie directly into downtown Lorain. Within five minutes, seventy-eight people lost their lives. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 10/27/2022 last visited: 10/27/2022 |
view gallery NW4.7 km | Lorain Station 100 (25-47) in Ohio Historical Markers Lorain Station 100 - Underground Railroad Site posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2007 last visited: 12/23/2017 |
view gallery S4.7 km | Red Roof Inn - Elyria, OH in Wi-Fi Hotspots A standard hotel with free wi-fi. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Ohio date approved: 06/27/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery NW4.7 km | Charles Berry Bascule Bridge in Moving Bridges The Charles Berry Bascule Bridge on East Erie Avenue in Lorain Ohio.
A double-leaf Bascule (Jackknife) style bridge. ("bascule" alluding to the method of using counter weights at the base of each leaf to assist in raising & lowering.) posted by: theents location: Ohio date approved: 10/11/2009 last visited: 12/23/2017 |
view gallery NW5 km | Marker #4-47 Founding of Lorain, Ohio in Ohio Historical Markers Founding of Lorain Ohio Historical Marker located at the Black River Boat Launch. posted by: theents location: Ohio date approved: 04/26/2009 last visited: 10/22/2011 |
view gallery SW5.5 km | Old Glory on a Rock! in Murals Hand painted mural of The American Flag on the side of a very large rock. posted by: livin4Jesus location: Ohio date approved: 02/06/2009 last visited: 10/29/2009 |
view gallery NW5.8 km | Helen Steiner Rice (10-47) in Ohio Historical Markers Helen Steiner Rice marker posted by: boatchick location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2007 last visited: 10/27/2022 |
view gallery NW5.8 km | Helen Steiner Rice - Lorain OH in Citizen Memorials Helen's gift for writing continues to reach millions in her poetry found in modern-day greeting cards and dozens of books. One of America's most prolific poets, she was also an early advocate of women in the workplace. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 12/15/2022 last visited: 12/15/2022 |
view gallery NW5.8 km | Helen Steiner Rice - Lorain OH in Civil Rights Memorials Helen's gift for writing continues to reach millions in her poetry found in modern-day greeting cards and dozens of books. One of America's most prolific poets, she was also an early advocate of women in the workplace. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 10/26/2022 last visited: 10/27/2022 |
view gallery NE5.8 km | St. Teresa of Avila - Sheffield, OH in Roman Catholic Churches St. Teresa of Avila Parish is a Roman Catholic Church located at 1878 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village, Ohio. posted by: subgenius13 location: Ohio date approved: 03/11/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery N6 km | Lorain County Auditor Geodetic Survey Marker 2008-04 in U.S. Benchmarks The Lorain County Auditor's office Geodetic Control Survey involved locating, installing and surveying more than 260 new geodetic control monuments throughout the county. posted by: sealawyer98 location: Ohio date approved: 07/05/2009 last visited: 07/05/2009 |
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