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The Olmsted Story
9781596298989
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Tucked into the southwestern corner of Cuyahoga County, Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township are steeped in rich Ohio history.
Dating back to the late eighteenth century, Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township grew to become a place of idyllic beauty and fascinating stories. Uncover the myth of the infamous letter a in the Olmsted name, and learn how Olmsted became a leader in public education in Cuyahoga County. Weather battles over saloons and attempts to annex all or part of Olmsted Township to neighboring communities, and survive Rocky River floods that destroyed bridges, dams, mills and factories.
Join authors Bruce Banks and Jim Wallace, both members of the Historical Society of Olmsted Falls, as they provide a captivating account of these two historical communities.
Downtown Lake Forest
9780738560434
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%See how Lake Forest's downtown and Central Business District have been the heart of the community for over 150 years.
Lake Forest is a picturesque city built on the shores of Lake Michigan and has been home to Chicago's capitalist families, who developed estates around beautiful Lake Forest College. For over 150 years, the Lake Forest Central Business District has been the heart of the community. Now, you can see for yourself why that is thanks to never-before published photographs from personal collections, the estate of Griffith, Grant and Lackie, the City of Lake Forest and others.
