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Bedford and Bedford Township / Janet Caldwell for the Bedford Historical Society.

Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Caldwell, Janet., Author.
Contributor:
Bedford Historical Society (Bedford, Ohio)
Series:
Images of America.
Images of America
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Business enterprises--Bedford (Ohio)--Pictorial works.
Business enterprises.
Church buildings--Bedford (Ohio)--Pictorial works.
Church buildings.
Dwellings--Bedford (Ohio)--Pictorial works.
Dwellings.
Historic buildings--Bedford (Ohio)--Pictorial works.
Historic buildings.
School buildings--Bedford (Ohio)--Pictorial works.
School buildings.
Bedford (Cuyahoga County, Ohio : Township)--History--Pictorial works.
Bedford (Cuyahoga County, Ohio : Township).
Bedford (Cuyahoga County, Ohio : Township)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Bedford (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works.
Bedford (Ohio).
Bedford (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, map, portraits.
Place of Publication:
Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]
Summary:
Bedford Township, labeled "a most excellent township" by surveyors of the Western Reserve lands, had an abundance of hardwood forests, water for mill sites, and superb farmland. Transportation played a major role in its success when Bedford developed as a stagecoach stop along the trade route between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. When the railroad arrived, the township and the village at the center thrived. Industry giants include McMyler Interstate, the builder of the largest crane in the world, Taylor Chair Company, a chair maker since 1813, and Ben Venue Laboratories, a pioneer in the production of penicillin and pharmaceutical freeze drying. Notable residents include Archibald Willard, the painter of the Spirit of ‘76, Dr. Theodatus Garlick, a pioneer in plastic surgery and developer of artificial fish propagation, and Elmer Flick, a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. A bit of luck and hard work from good people have made this area a most excellent township and a good place to call home.
Contents:
Every piece in them is perfect
Out best services
Rent money wasted, own your own home
Equal to any and excelled by none
The little church with the big heart
Yourself and lady are cordially invited
Always a good show
New route open.
Notes:
Includes index.
OCLC:
885207785

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