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Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, 1874
Atlas; Maps; Summit County; Ohio
The 1874 Combination Atlas of Summit County, Ohio.
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Apples at the Summit County Fair
Akron; Summit County Agricultural Society; Summit County Fair; produce; 4-H
The first Summit County Fair was held, Wednesday and Thursday, October 2 and 3, 1850. The Summit County Fairs were brought to Akron through the efforts of the Summit County Agricultural Society, an aggregation...
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Atlas and Industrial Geography of Summit County, 1910
Atlas; Maps; Summit County; Ohio;
The 1910 Atlas and Industrial Geography of Summit County, Ohio. The atlas was made from county records and actual surveys.
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Courthouse and Municipal Building
Postcards; City-County Safety Building; Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center; Municipal Building; Buildings; Downtown Akron; Akron; High Street - Akron; Broadway Street; Summit County Jail; Courts; Police; Summit County Court House;
The Summit County Courthouse [left] and Municipal Building [right] located between High Street and S. Broadway Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. The Courthouse was completed in 1908 at a cost of $338,000....
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Summit County Infirmary
Akron; Buildings; Summit County Infirmary;
Prior to 1849, the majority of poor persons in Summit County were cared for by the lowest bidder and often had to endure less than humane living conditions. In 1849, county commissioners purchased the...
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Summit County Infirmary
Akron; Summit County Infirmary; Summit County Home; Munroe Falls, Ohio;
The Summit County Home, also known as the Summit County Infirmary, was built in 1916 and opened to residents in May of 1919. For nearly 50 years, the Summit County Home was a fixture in the lives of Munroe...
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Summit County Infirmary
Akron; Buildings; Summit County Infirmary; Hospitals;
Prior to 1849, the majority of poor persons in Summit County were cared for by the lowest bidder and often had to endure less than humane living conditions. In 1849, county commissioners purchased the...
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Summit County Infirmary
Akron; Buildings; Summit County Infirmary; Hospitals;
Prior to 1849, the majority of poor persons in Summit County were cared for by the lowest bidder and often had to endure less than humane living conditions. In 1849, county commissioners purchased the...
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Rear of Court House showing Jail. Akron, Ohio
Summit County Court House; Summit County Jail; Postcards; Akron;
This postcard shows the rear of the Summit County Courthouse and the jail next door. The Summit County Courthouse is the seat of the County Government. It is located between High Street and S. Broadway...
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Courthouse and Old County Jail
Postcards; Summit County Court House; Akron; Downtown Akron; Buildings; High Street - Akron; Summit County Jail;
The Summit County Courthouse and County Jail located between High Street and S. Broadway Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. The Courthouse was completed in 1908 at a cost of $338,000. The County Jail was...
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Samuel A. Lane
Summit County; Akron; Mayors; Akron Buzzard; Cascade Roarer; Summit Beacon; Temperance Movement; Authors;
Samuel Alanson Lane (1815-1905) was Sheriff of Summit County from 1856-61 and from 1876-80 and Mayor of Akron from 1881-83. He is the Author of Fifty Years and over of Akron and Summit County. Born in...
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Horses at the Summit County Fair
Summit County Fair; Summit County Fairgrouds; Akron, Ohio; Horses
A man holds a line to two horses at the Summit County Fair.
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Old and New Court House, Akron, Ohio
Summit County Court House; Postcards; Akron;
This postcard shows the Summit County Courthouse. The Summit County Courthouse is the seat of the County Government. It is located between High Street and S. Broadway Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. It...
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Municipal Building
Postcards; City-County Safety Building; Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center; Municipal Building; Buildings; Downtown Akron; Akron; High Street - Akron; Broadway Street; Summit County Jail; Courts; Police;
The Municipal Building was built in 1966 on the site of the old County Jail between High Street and Broadway Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. It was known as the City-County Safety Building until 1992 when...
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Colonel Simon Perkins, Jr.
Akron Rural Cemetery; Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad; Portage County; Summit County; Civil War; B. F. Goodrich Company; Railroads; Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad;
Born in Warren, Ohio, Simon Perkins, Jr. (1813-1887) moved to Akron, Ohio in 1835. He served as State Senator for Portage County from 1839-40, Representative for the newly created Summit County from 1841-42,...
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Summit County Children's Home
Akron; Buildings; Summit County Children's Home;
Up until 1866, children in need of care were often taken in at various poor houses and infirmaries and cared for by the unqualified residents of these institutions. To remedy this, the Ohio Legislature...
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Illustrated Summit County Map, 1891
Summit County; akron; maps; townships; Atlas
Illustrated Summit County, Ohio representing her manufacturing interests, commercial houses, public institutions, farms, homes, & people with history statistics and general information. Map of United States,...
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County Building
Akron; County Building; Buildings; Summit County Infirmary
The Summit County Infirmary was built in 1865 on the south side of Exchange Street at a cost of about $20,000. Patients at the Infirmary made the bricks for this building. Several addtions were added over...
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Municipal Building
Postcards; City-County Safety Building; Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center; Municipal Building; Buildings; Downtown Akron; Akron; High Street - Akron; Broadway Street; Summit County Jail; Courts; Police;
The Municipal Building was built in 1966 on the site of the old County Jail between High Street and Broadway Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. It was known as the City-County Safety Building until 1992 when...
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Summit County Court House
Akron; Buildings; Summit County Court House; Courts;
The first Summit County Court House was constructed in 1843 on a hill called the "Gore" between North and South Akron. Former President John Quincy Adams was in town and gave an impromptu twenty-minute...
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