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147-25 William Henry Fouse (1867-1944) / Squire Fouse (1842-1909)
William Henry Fouse was born in Westerville to former slaves Squire Fouse and “Sallie” Syler. The first Black student to graduate from Westerville High School (1884), he worked as a bootblack and waiter to earn college tuition. Fouse graduated cum laude from Otterbein (1893), and as the college’s first Black graduate, delivered “A Plea for […]
11-12 Brooks Lawrence
Ulysses Brooks Lawrence was born in Springfield on January 30, 1925. Nicknamed “The Bull,” he broke numerous color barriers throughout his baseball career. In 1976, Lawrence was the first Black player inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame. An all-around athlete at Springfield High School, Lawrence lettered in basketball, track, and football (the school’s […]
11-23 The Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Mary of the Assumption parish — Ohio’s second and Fairfield County’s first — was founded circa 1817-1820 by Father Edward Dominic Fenwick. Dominican priests from Somerset began ministering regularly to Lancaster faithful and a small church was dedicated during Easter 1819. Construction on the parish’s third church building, The Basilica of St. Mary of […]
40-57 Fout Hall, Bonebrake Theological Seminary / An Olmstead Brothers Design
Fout Hall was one of three original buildings on the Bonebrake Theological Seminary campus. Constructed 1920-1923, it was named for Dr. J. E. Fout, who managed campus construction. Bonebrake Seminary was founded in 1871 by Dayton’s United Brethren in Christ Church and became co-educational in 1873. Generous cash and land gifts (1909-1911) enabled the construction […]
107-31 Crosley Field
Crosley Field was the home of the Cincinnati Reds for almost 58 years. Opened in 1912 as Redland Field, the ballpark was renamed in 1934 when famed Cincinnati industrialist Powel Crosley Jr. purchased the team. Over its years of service, Crosley Field was home to Reds teams that won National League Championships in 1919, 1939, […]
164-18 Bay Village Chapter, League of Women Voters / Honoring Bay Village Chapter, 75th Anniversary
The Bay Village Chapter of the League of Women Voters was established in Spring 1948, with Dorothy M. Austin as president. The goal of the chapter was to ensure all citizens of Bay Village had the information they needed to cast an educated vote. They first met in the Cahoon family homestead, which then served […]
162-18 Cleveland’s Main Library
In 1890, Cleveland Public Library was the first large metropolitan library in the nation to adopt the “open shelf plan.” Prior to this innovation, only library employees could retrieve books stored in closed stacks. Allowing patrons the freedom to select books directly from library shelves was soon embraced by libraries throughout the nation. William Howard […]
34-29 Rod Serling at Antioch College / Rod Serling Television Pioneer
Rodman Edward Serling (1924-1975) enrolled at Antioch College in 1946 following military service in World War II. He began college as a physical education major, but soon discovered writing as a way of working through his war experiences. As a student, he contributed short fiction to The Antiochian literary magazine, managed the student-run Antioch Broadcasting […]
9-75 Lorimier’s Trading Post 1769-1782 / Fort Loramie 1795-1798
In 1769, Pierre-Louis de Lorimier (Peter Loramie) traveled from Canada to this vicinity to establish fur trading with the local indigenous tribes. This location is a portage between tributaries of the Ohio River and Lake Erie that eased the transport of the quantity of furs in this lucrative trade. His very profitable trading post was […]
6-63 New Rochester First County Seat
New Rochester was platted in 1835 in an area recognized as a vital transportation hub through the Great Black Swamp. The 18-acre plat was situated on a high bluff overlooking the Maumee River. A 2009 archaeological survey discovered stone tools and evidence of 4,000 years of habitation. When Paulding County was organized in March 1839, […]