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In Randolph Park
Akron; Randolph Park; Parks; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes
Randolph Park was opened on July 7, 1895 by officials of the Mountain Line. It was designed to be a competitor of Silver Lake Park, complete with a large open-air opera house, bath house, and dancing pavillion....
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Silver Lake
Akron; Silver Lake; Lakes and Ponds; Parks; Portage Lakes
Known for its clear water and good fishing, Silver Lake became a popular summer resort in the 1880s when the C. A. & C. Railroad laid tracks out to the lake. Ralph H. Lodge, the owner of the land, built...
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Mud Lake
Akron; Mud Lake; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes
One of several lakes comprising the Portage Lakes, Mud Lake is currently 85 acres. (Art Work of Akron, Ohio. pt. 8 pg. 2)
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Long Lake
Akron; Long Lake; Lakes and Ponds; Amusement Parks; Portage Lakes
A summer resort on the Portage Lakes, Long Lake boasted a park directed by A. B. Tinker. It offered a hotel, boat liveries, fishing, swimming and dancing. There was no rail or street car service to Long...
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Summit Lake
Akron; Summit Lake; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes
A natural lake, Summit Lake existed before the glacial age. It is located on the Continental Divide, meaning that its waters flow north to the Great Lakes and south toward the Gulf of Mexico. When the...
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Portage Lakes, Akron, Ohio
Postcards; Houses; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes; Akron;
This postcard shows cottages in the Portage Lakes region of Akron, Ohio.
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Ice Boating on the Lakes near Akron, O.
Boats; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes; Postcards;
This postcards shows many sailboats on a frozen lake in Summit County. Houses along the shoreling are visible in the background. This postcard was made in German.
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Maps of the Summit County Lakes and Reservoirs of the Ohio Canal
Portage Lakes; Canals; Lakes and Ponds; Reservoir
The Map of the Summit County Lakes and Reservoirs of the Ohio Canal was made under the direction of the Ohio Canal Commission from surveys made by J. A. Gehres in 1892. The draughtsmen were A. H. Sawyer...
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Thornton's Store, Little Resevoir
Postcards; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes;
This postcard is of Thornton's Store on Little Reservoir, Portage Lakes. There is a boat in the foreground with several people in front of the store.
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Pet Ryan Resort on Little Reservoir
Postcards; Lakes and Ponds; Portage Lakes;
This postcard shows the Pet Ryan Resort on Little Reservoir, Portage Lakes.
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Crystal Lake- Randolph Park
Akron; Crystal Lake; Randolph Park; Lakes and Ponds; Parks; Silver Lake; Portage Lakes
Randolph Park was created by the officials of the Mountain Line in the summer of 1895. They bought the land between the north end of Silver Lake and Crystal Lake in Summit County, and eventually built...
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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...
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Souvenir Folder of Akron, Ohio
Postcards; Portage Hotel; Hotels; Firestone Steel Products Company; Factories; Main Street; Streets and Roads; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; University of Akron; Buchtel Hall; B. F. Goodrich Company; Second National Bank; Banks and Banking; Ohio Building; Miller Rubber Company; Union Depot; Trains; Boats; Summit Lake; Summit Beach Park; Masonic Temple; Central High School; Carnegie Library - Akron; Akron Public Library; Howe Hotel; Akron City Hospital; Hospitals; University Club; Portage Lakes; Terminal Building (N.O.T.& L.); Childrens Hospital; Akron Armory; West High School; South High School; Roller Skating; Dance Hall; Summit County Children's Home; People's Hospital (Akron); North High School; Summit County Court House; Viaduct Bridge;
A souvenir folder containing twenty postcards showing views and buildings in Akron, Ohio.
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Long Lake
Postcards; Long Lake; Lakes and ponds; Crook's Hotel; Hotels;
A view of Long Lake looking towards Crook's Hotel in Akron, Ohio.
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Summit Lake
Postcards; Summit Lake; Lakes and ponds;
A view of Summit Lake in Akron, Ohio.
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Young's Restaurant
Postcards; Young's Hotel; Hotels; Summit Feeder; Ohio and Erie Canal; Canals; Nesmith Lake; Lakes and ponds; Manchester Road; Young's Restaurant; Restaurants; Food; Kenmore;
Young's Restaurant on Manchester Road in Kenmore, Ohio. Young's Hotel opened in 1850 on the southeast shore of Nesmith Lake, near the point where Manchester Road crossed the Ohio Canal.
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Nesmith Lake
Postcards; Nesmith Lake; Lakes and ponds; Boats; Young's Hotel;
Nesmith Lake near Young's Hotel near Akron, Ohio.
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Nesmith Lake
Postcards; Nesmith Lake; Lakes and ponds;
A sunset on Nesmith Lake near Akron, Ohio.
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Summit Lake
Postcards; Summit Lake; Lakes and ponds; Akron; B. F. Goodrich Company;
A view of Akron, Ohio from Summit Lake.
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Summit Lake
Postcards; Summit Lake; Lakes and ponds; Akron; B. F. Goodrich Company;
A view of Akron, Ohio from Summit Lake.
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