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	Search results for Perkins, Simon, General    Refine your search Type Image (15) Text (4) Subject Perkins, Simon, Genera... (14) King, Leicester (9) Akron (7) Glendale Cemetery (6) Cemeteries (6) Show more... Date 1898 (4) 10 May 1909 (1) 16 July 1913 (1) 1872 (1) results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Topographical Atlas of Ohio - 1872 Maps; United States; Atlas; Topographical Atlas; Ohio; 1872 Topographical Atlas of the State of Ohio with historical, scientific and statistical descriptions, together with maps of the United States and Territories. 2. Grace Park - Simon Perkins Monument Postcards; Parks; Grace Park; Perkins Street; Akron; Monuments and Memorials A postcard showing the Simon Perkins Monument at Grace Park on Perkins Street in Akron, Ohio. Created in 1844, Grace Park is Akron's oldest park. The park was named in honor of Grace Tod Perkins. Grace... 3. Grace Park - Simon Perkins Monument Postcards; Parks; Grace Park; Perkins Street; Akron; Monuments and Memorials; A postcard showing the Simon Perkins Monument at Grace Park on Perkins Street in Akron, Ohio. Created in 1844, Grace Park is Akron's oldest park. The park was named in honor of Grace Tod Perkins. Grace... 4. 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... 5. Dr. Eliakim Crosby Canals; Cascade Race; War of 1812; Dr. Eliakim Crosby (1779-1854) was born in Litchfield, Connecticut and married Marcia Beemer in Simcoe, Canada in 1810. Dr. Crosby was a surgeon in the army during the war of 1812. He moved his family... 6. 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... 7. 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... 8. 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... 9. 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... 10. 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... 11. 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... 12. 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... 13. Upper Duck Pond - Akron Rural Cemetery (Glendale) Akron Rural Cemetery; Glendale Cemetery; Cemeteries; This is a view looking east from the head of the Upper Duck Pond. Akron Rural Cemetery began in 1839 as a 20-acre tract between West Center and South Maple Streets. The land was purchased from General... 14. 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... 15. Scene on the Hydraulic Race Akron; Hydraulic Race; Rivers; Bridges; Cascasde Mill Race The present day location depicted in this image is currently unknown. (Art Work of Akron, Ohio. pt. 1 pg. 3) 16. 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,... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-16 of 16 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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