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	Search results for Parish    Refine your search Type Image (65) Text (22) Date 1898 (58) 1944-12-20 (2) 1944-08-09 (2) 1943-12-22 (2) 1943-02-10 (2) Show more... Subject Akron (55) Goodyear Tire & Rubber... (18) Parks (12) Lakes and Ponds (9) Buildings (8) Show more... Creator Silvas Studio, 283 Sou... (1) Kuebler, Joseph E (1) results 1-20 of 89 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. A Brief History of Akron Akron; Middlebury; Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Railroads; Cuyahoga Falls; Cuyahoga River; Lake Erie; Summit Lake; Portange Path; Summit County; Cleveland; Cascade Mill; Cascade Race; Cascade; Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad; Cleveland, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railroad; Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad; Erie Railroad; B. & O. Railroad; Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Electric Line; A. & C. F. Rapid Transit; Portage County; Twinsburg; Northfield Township; Boston; Hudson; Stow; Northampton; Portage; Tallmadge; Springfield; Coventry; Ritchfield; Bath; Copley; Norton; Green; Franklin; Summit City; Civil War; American Indians; Diamond Match Company; Mills; Manufacturing; B. F. Goodrich Company; Rubber Industry; Banks and banking; Schools; Churches; Buchtel College; First Universalist Church; Parks; Grace Park; Union Park; Perkins Park; Pleasant Park; Neptune Park; Akron Public Library; Clubs and Organizations; Military; Businesses This history of Akron, Ohio appears in the Art Work of Akron, Ohio series and is spread out over the nine parts. It covers the time period from the early founding of the city along the Ohio Canal to 1898,... 2. The Ohio Informer - Vol. IX - No. 51 Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; Sports; The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a... 3. The Ohio Informer - Vol. XII - No. 23 Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; Polio; The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a... 4. The Ohio Informer - Vol. XII - No. 50 Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a... 5. The Ohio Informer - Vol. XIII - No. 15 Newspapers; African-Americans; Race Relations; Akron; NAACP; Printing and Publishing - Akron; Canton, Ohio; Barberton, Ohio; Massillon, Ohio; Alliance, Ohio; Churches; Politics; Football; Sports; The "Akron Informer" was created in 1921 by Amos Forman. At the time, the African American community was being ignored by the major papers in the area. Unfortunately, the paper was only published for a... 6. Adolph Avenue Adolph Avenue; Akron; Streets and Roads; Houses Adolph Avenue, located between East Market Street and Perkins Street, was home to some of Akron's wealthier residents. George D. Bates, mayor of Akron in 1864, was one of the residents of the street. (Art... 7. On A. & C. F. Rapid Transit Railway at Silver Lake Akron; A. & C. F. Rapid Transit; Railroads; Silver Lake; Lakes and Ponds; Parks The Akron and Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit Company built a rail line to Silver Lake Park, a popular summer resort in the 1880s. The construction of this line created a fierce competition between Thomas... 8. View on Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit Railway Akron; Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit; Railroads; Streetcars and Trolleys Due to the many valleys and ridges over which the Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Tranist Railway crossed, it was commonly called the Mountain Line. The line was built by Thomas F. Walsh of Cuyahoga Falls,... 9. City Hospital Akron; Akron City Hospital; Hospitals Several of the city's wealthy citizens banded together in the early 1890s and gathered enough funds to buy and convert the East Market Street home of Dr. S. W. Bartges into the first city hospital. The... 10. Entrance to Akron Rural Cemetery Akron; Akron Rural Cemetery; Cemeteries; Buildings; Glendale Cemetery The entrance to the Akron Rural Cemetery is located on Glendale Avenue. When the cemetery was established in 1839, it was meant to serve both the dead and the living by providing a place for people where... 11. View in Akron Rural Cemetery Akron; Akron Rural Cemetery; Cemeteries; Rivers The Akron Rural Cemetery is located on Glendale Avenue. When the cemetery was established in 1839, it was meant to serve both the dead and the living by providing a place for people where "retiring from... 12. Tower in Akron Rural Cemetery Akron; Akron Rural Cemetery; Cemeteries; Tower The Bell Tower in Akron Rural Cemetery, now known as Glendale Cemetery, was designed in 1883 by Akron architect, F. O. Weary. It is symbolic of immortality, truth, and a Christian refuge for sinners. It... 13. Scene in Akron Rural Cemetery Akron; Akron Rural Cemetery; Lakes and Ponds; Cemeteries The Akron Rural Cemetery was chartered in 1839 and it was meant to serve both the dead and the living by providing a place for people where "retiring from the busy scene's of life, they can at the same... 14. View on Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Electric Line Akron; Akron, Bedford & Cleveland Electric Line; Railroads; Bridges; Transportation The Akron, Bedford and Cleveland Electric Line, commonly known as the Alphabet Railroad or as the A. B. & C., was the first long distance electric railway in the world. The line was completed on November... 15. Barberton Inn Akron; Barberton Inn; Hotels; Barberton The Barberton Inn was one of the most fashionable hotels in the Akron area for many years. It was built by Ohio Columbus Barber shortly after he founded the town of Barberton, Ohio in 1891. The $75,000... 16. On The Canal Near Barberton Akron; Barberton; Canals The Ohio Canal ran along the east side of Barberton, Ohio. The Canal, along with several railroad lines on both the east and west sides of Barberton helped to make it an industrial hub in the 1890s. (Art... 17. Bryan School Akron; Bryan School; Schools Bryan School was built in 1896 and served Akron as a school until it was decomissioned in 1978. The school was named after Judge Constant Bryan, a promoter of public schooling in early Akron. He was also... 18. Buchtel College Akron; Buchtel College; University of Akron; Akron Universalist Church The members of the Universalist Church voted in 1867 to found a school where their children could be taught by teachers who subscribed to their faith. In 1870, they made an announcement that the school... 19. Snap Shot On C. A. & C. Railway Akron; C.A. & C. Railroad; Trains; Railroads The Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railway was orignally known as the Cleveland, Akron & Zanesville Railroad because when it was finished on July 4, 1852, the rail did not yet reach Columbus. On July 5th,... 20. View on the Canal Akron; Canals; Rivers Built in the 1820s and 1830s, canals brought tremendous growth to Summit County. The decline of the canal system began in 1856 as railroad lines began to replace the canals as the primary means for travel... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 89 item(s)  page 1 of 5 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  >> ) :: previous : next
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