Author: Historical Committee (Akron, Ohio)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akron (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
A Centennial History of Akron, 1825-1925
Author: Historical Committee (Akron, Ohio)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akron (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
A Centennial History of Akron, 1825-1925
Author: Akron (Ohio). Historical SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akron (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Centennial History of Akron, 1825-1925
Author: Summit County Historical Society (Ohio)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Akron (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Centennial History of Akron, Ohio, 1825-1925
Author: Oscar E. OlinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780832871504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Gum-Dipped
Author: Joyce DyerPublisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 9781931968171
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town tells the story of growing up in the rubber community of Firestone Park in Akron, Ohio"the former Rubber Capital of the World. The book begins with the rededication of the bronze Harvey Firestone statue on August 3, 2000, at the Centennial celebration for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. The statue"perched high on a hill at the entrance to Firestone Park, the residential community Harvey built for his workers in 1915"was sacred to the author, Joyce Coyne Dyer, and her father, Tom Coyne, during the fifties, a time when the Coynes worshipped the company and thought themselves members of the Firestone family.
Akron's "better Half"
Author: Kathleen L. EndresPublisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 1931968365
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
"Women's clubs and organizations have always been vitally important to the health and well-being of the city of Akron, Ohio. They brought much-needed services to the city, created health institutions that continue today, and built Akron's cultural and literary foundations." "The story of women and their organizations is not told in typical histories of the city. Those historics of Akron have concentrated on the industrial, business, and government/political foundation of the city, the rubber barons, and the well-known, affluent men. Yet Akron women and their accomplishments cannot be overlooked. Over the decades, women, usually working through their clubs and organizations, have transformed the city."--BOOK JACKET.
Recipes by Ladies of St. Paul's P.E. Church, Akron, Ohio
Author: Harriet AngelPublisher: The University of Akron Press
ISBN: 1931968675
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Originally published in 1887, this unique cookbook reflects the times in the simplicity of its recipes. Also included are discussions on cooking for the sick and homemade solutions for getting rid of red ants, removing mildew, and preventing calicos from fading. There's even a discussion on antidotes for common poisons of the day. What sets this book apart however, are the many advertisements. The book is a catalog of milliners, grocers, plumbers, and medicinal dealers. These listing provide a wonderful picture of the times. The book includes a newly written introduction that describes the times and social setting.
Twilight Rails
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816665621
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete.In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant—one of the leading railroad historians working today—documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. When historians have reflected on these “twilight” carriers, they have suggested that they were relevant only as examples of unwise business ventures. Grant finds that even the weakest railroads were important to the communities they served; the arrival of the railroad was cause for great celebration as residents were finally connected to the outside world. A railroad’s construction pumped money into local economies, farmers and manufacturers gained access to better markets, and the excitement generated by a new line often increased land values and inspired expansion of local businesses. Even the least financially successful carriers, Grant argues, managed to significantly improve their local economies.This thorough and highly accessible history provides a fascinating look at the motivations, accomplishments, and failures of the twilight carriers, granting a new breath of life to this neglected aspect of American railway history.
Lost Akron
Author: Mark J. PricePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625851073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
From a prehistoric locale like the Big Falls of the Cuyahoga River to the cavernous 1970s majesty of the Coliseum, explore the places that have melted away in Akron's changing landscape. Remember M. O'Neil Company? Akron Times-Press? The North Hill Viaduct? WAKR-TV? Norka Soda? Rolling Acres Mall? These are icons that all defined the city and its people. For those who live in Akron, for those who have moved away and for those too young to remember the Rubber City's heyday, author Mark J. Price takes a fascinating look at fifty vanished landmarks from Akron's past.
Haunted Akron
Author: Jeri HollandPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162584171X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
The ruins of an industrial past provide the perfect haunting grounds in this spirited Ohio city. Run down the apparitions that float down Rubber City streets and façades like the shadow of a passing blimp. Stroll along forgotten canals amid the restless chatter and clank of spirits cut down before their hard lives became easier. Catch a show at the Civic Theater with a “former” engineer who prophesied that death wouldn’t keep him from work. A more restive spirit is that of John Tedrow, a twenty-something mauled and murdered during a drunken brawl in 1882; he wails for help and resolution. In this ghostly tour through Akron’s haunted and sometimes brutal past, paranormal specialist and historian Jeri Holland digs into the ghost tales and local legends that linger here like this city’s industrial heritage. “Haunted Akron is a tour of events, places and creepy legends.” —Ohio.com