Founding of Lorain, Ohio

Founding of Lorain, Ohio is an Ohio historical marker in Lorain County.

Lorain County · 123 Alabama Avenue, Lorain, OH, 44052 -- East side of the Black River, near boat ramp. Approx. 1 mile E of Lakeview Park

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Side A: At the mouth of the Black River in April, 1787, Moravian missionary David Zeisberger attempted a settlement of Indians but was ordered further west by unfriendly Delaware Indians. On July 16, 1834, a plat of this site was filed by Conrad Reid, Daniel Baldwin, Quartus Gillmore and Barna Meeker. The town, Black River, was incorporated as Lorain fifty years later. Side B: Same

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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