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	Search results for Image    Refine your search Type Image (6202) Text (1982) Artifact (1) Subject Postcards (1641) Akron (1253) Houses (1033) Streets and Roads (811) Photography (656) Show more... Creator William Moos (585) Seiberling, Willard Pe... (148) C T American Art (107) Seiberling, John F (94) Unknown (54) Show more... Date 1950 (582) n.d (411) no Date (247) 1898 (59) 1946 (14) Show more... results 121-140 of 6214 item(s)  page 7 of 311 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 121. First Universalist Church - South Broadway and Mill First Universalist Church; Churches; Akron; University of Akron; Unitarian Universalist Church; A Universalist Society was formed in Akron in 1836 by Major Minor Spicer, Dr. Eliakim Crosby, Watrous Mather, Henry Chittenden and Jesse Allen. Three years later they built the Old Stone Church on High... 122. General Simon Perkins Erie Land Company; Western Reserve Bank; Ohio and Erie Canal; Portage Canal and Manufacturing Company; Akron; War of 1812 Born in Lisbon, Connecticut, Simon Perkins, Sr. (1771-1844) moved to Oswego, New York in 1795. In 1798 he became employed by the Erie Land Company to explore the Connecticut Western Reserve and would eventually... 123. John Brown Hudson; Slavery; Richfield; Civil War; Akron Born in Connecticut, John Brown (1801-1859) settled in Hudson Township around 1805 and lived on and off in the area for a number of years. He was primarily engaged in farming and tanning, establishing... 124. John F. Seiberling J. F. Seiberling Company; Empire Mower and Reaper Works; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Seiberling Milling Company; Academy of Music; Born in Norton, Ohio John F. Seiberling (1834-1903) was the father of Frank A. (1859-1955) and Charles W. (1861-1946), founders of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. He was also a successful businessman,... 125. Judge Leicester King Cascade Race; Trumbull County; Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal; Judge; Government; Ohio Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Leicester King (1789-1856) moved to Warren in 1817 and engaged in the mercantile business until 1833. He collaborated with Dr. Eliakim Crosby and General Simon Perkins to... 126. Lewis Miller's Duck Pond - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; Chautauqua Association This is a view of Lewis Miller's duck pond, looking east from Akron Rural Cemetery before the extension of Park Place to Glendale Avenue. Akron Rural Cemetery began in 1839 as a 20-acre tract between West... 127. Looking North - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; This is a view looking north. The Superintendent's Lodge is on the left. Akron Rural Cemetery began in 1839 as a 20-acre tract between West Center and South Maple Streets. The land was purchased from General... 128. Looking West - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; This is a view looking west from near the Robinson and Howard monuments. Akron Rural Cemetery began in 1839 as a 20-acre tract between West Center and South Maple Streets. The land was purchased from General... 129. Mina Miller Chautauqua Association; Daughters of the American Revolution; Mina Miller (1865-1947) is the seventh child of Lewis and Mary V. (Alexander) Miller of Akron. She was an accomplished musician with a formal education. On February 24, 1886 she married inventor Thomas... 130. New German Reformed Church - South Broadway and East Center Streets New German Reformed Church; Churches; Akron; Incorporated in 1857, the First German Reformed Church occupied the former Baptist Church structure at the corner of South Broadway and East Center Streets. Constructed in 1837, this frame structure was... 131. New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad Depot Akron; Buildings; Railroads; Erie Depot; Train depot; Formerly the Atlantic & Great Western Railroad Company, the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad was incorporated on January 6, 1880. They constructed this depot in 1890-91 at a cost of $20,000. It is... 132. Old Bridge & Lodge - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; This is an 1874 view of the Akron Rural Cemetery before the construction of Soldiers' Memorial Chapel and the Stone Arch over Willow Brook. The building on the left is the Superintendent's Lodge. Akron... 133. Original Union Depot Akron; Buildings; Railroads; Train depot; Akron's original Union Depot was erected upon completion of the Akron Branch of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad in 1852. It was located on Mill Street opposite the intersection of Summit Street until... 134. Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal; Downtown Akron; Main Street; Canals; Howard Street; O'Neil's Dry Goods This is a view of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal at South Main Street from the rear of Howard Street. The dwelling and yard in the foreground later became the site of the O'Neil and Dyas store. The canal... 135. 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... 136. Soldiers' Memorial Chapel - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Soldiers' Memorial Chapel (Glendale Cemetery); Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; This 1876 Gothic Revival style Memorial Chapel was constructed on the grounds of the Akron Rural Cemetery by the Buckley Post of the Union Army. Colonel Lewis P. Buckley (1804-1868) raised companies for... 137. St. Bernard Parochial School - South Broadway and East Center Streets St. Bernard's School; Private Schools; Akron; Catholic Schools; In 1861, twenty-three German-speaking families of St. Vincent de Paul's church split off and formed St. Bernard's Catholic Church. A new church building was constructed at the northeast corner of Broadway... 138. 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... 139. 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... 140. 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... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 121-140 of 6214 item(s)  page 7 of 311 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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