Description: Geneva, Ohio, Images of America, Paperback Explore the fascinating history of Geneva, Ohio with more than 200 vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it.The area's first settlers, Theobalt Bartholomew and his family, left Charlotte, New York, and arrived on South Ridge Roadnear Cowles Creekin 1805. Geneva, however, was named by another early settler, Maj. Levi Gaylord, who suggested naming it after the small, beautiful town of Geneva, New York.By the mid-1800s, word traveled back to the East Coast of the fertile soil in Ohio, and soon many farmers came on horseback, in oxcarts, and on foot, driving herds of cattle to the area, and the population grew to about 150. The area along Lake Eriesoon became a popular tourist destination with its grape-growing industry, Ohio's first resort, and fishing in the Grand River. The area prospered into a community united by work, recreation, and sport.This collection of historic images highlights the histories of Geneva, Geneva on the Lake, and Harpersfields from 1805 to the present day.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738551609
Book Title: Geneva
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Not Available
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, in, Ks, MI, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), United States / MidWest / East North Central (IL, in, MI, OH, Wi)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Photography, Travel, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
