Description: An aerial view of Silver Lake in Summit County. Silver Lake was a popular retreat with an amusement park for families in the late 1800s. In 1917 it was sold for residential development and incorporated as a village in 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06882
Subjects: Lakes -- Ohio; Summit County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Silver Lake (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Indian Lake in Logan County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Indian Lake was built between 1850 and 1857 as a feeder lake for the Miami and Erie Canal. It was known as Lewistown Reservoir until 1896, when the lake was purchased by the state of Ohio for a state park. In the 1920s, S. L. Wilgus built an amusement park on the shore of the lake near Russell's Point. Attractions included a boardwalk along the lake and a roller coaster. The park closed in the 1970s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00369
Subjects: Indian Lake (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Indian Lake (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Samuel Butler (1794-1881) was an Underground Railroad operator at Fairport in Lake County, Ohio. This photograph was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by Henry Butler, Samuel's son, for his research on the Underground Railroad. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03152
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Fairport Harbor (Ohio); Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Fairport (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of College Hall on the campus of Lake Erie College, a private institution for women in Painesville, Ohio, ca. 1935-1943. The college was founded in 1856. In 1859, the college opened its doors, with an enrollment of 137 students. Since the 1950s, both male and female students have graduated from Lake Erie College. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02846
Subjects: Lake Erie College; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: People gathered at the spring that feeds Mirror Lake on the campus of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1890-1910. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07748
Subjects: Ohio State University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Ohio State University--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The memorial and mausoleum to James Garfield was designed by George Keller and built in 1885 and dedicated in 1890. It is in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Garfield was the twentieth President, serving in 1881. The photograph was taken ca. 1930-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00429
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Monuments & memorials
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A woman stands by the water source for Mirror Lake on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1890-1899. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07739
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education; Ohio State University--Pictorial works; Universities and colleges
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Marblehead Lighthouse, built in 1821, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Marblehead Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula in Marblehead, Ohio. It has operated since 1822 and is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the US side of the Great Lakes. In 1858, initially used whale oil lamps were replaced by a single kerosene lantern, which in turn was replaced by electric light in 1923. A lifesaving station was built a short distance from the lighthouse in 1876. Marblehead Lighthouse was one of five lighthouses included in the "Lighthouses of the Great Lakes" postage stamp series designed by Howard Koslow in 1995. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00392
Subjects: Marblehead Light (Ohio); Lighthouses; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Women--Employment; Ships; Marblehead (Ohio); National Register of Historic Places; National parks & reserves
Places: Marblehead (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Turkey Foot Lake in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00412
Subjects: Boats and boating; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Lakes & ponds
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four boys fishing from a boat, Lake Hope, Vinton County, Ohio ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00304
Subjects: Children--Ohio; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Parks
Places: Vinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Postcard showing the natural spring that feeds Mirror Lake on the campus of the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1900-1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07747
Subjects: Ohio State University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Ohio State University--Pictorial works
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: After migrating from New Jersey to Ohio in 1828, Major William Hunt (1797-1867) purchased a Springfield (Clark County), Ohio, farm that belonged to Simon Kenton. Hunt was postmaster of Urbana from 1828 to 1858, founded the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, and was a partner in a wholesale livestock and grain business. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03784
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Railroads
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)