- Title, side A
- Riverside Park
- Title, side B
- Old Mill Stream
- Text, side A
- One of the earliest and largest amusement parks in Northwest Ohio dedicated in 1906 on site of old waterworks. Trains brought visitors from as far away as Cleveland. 1907: Dance Pavilion and 2,000 seat auditorium built. 1908: Bathing beach made in old reservoir. 1925: Green Mill Dance Hall built on side near dam. Big name bands highlight entertainment. 1936: Shelters, band shell, and pool bath house made from bricks of old waterworks. 1978: Renovation of waterfront begins new era.
- Text, side B
- Blanchard River Valley was home for Findlay native Tell Taylor who wrote ballad "Down by the Old Mill Stream" in 1908. Settlers established many saw and grist mills. 1881: Findlay Ice Company cuts 3,000 tons of river ice which is stored in two ice houses. 1888: Construction begins on Riverside dam, reservoir, and waterworks east of Findlay. 1905: Seven foot dam built near (Liberty Street) to elevate water level for boating. 1907: Seventy foot, 250-passenger steamer makes first trip from Main Street to Riverside Park. 1980: Old Mill Stream Parkway dedicated.
- Sponsors
- Historic Preservation Guild of Hancock County, Hancock Park District, and The Ohio Historical Society
- Address
- Park at McManness Avenue and Clinton Court
Findlay, OH 45840 - Location
- NE corner of parking area S of pool
- Coordinates
- Latitude: 41.0425350, Longitude: -83.6319470.
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