Elyria’s early county seat story shaped by Heman Ely
Lorain County Jail history and Elyria’s rise as county seat unfold from 1834 stone jail to 1880s courthouse. A tale of land gifts, street corners, and civic pride links Ely to the county’s seat and downtown vitality through the Civil War monument and Ely Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yowre
Lorain County
Middle Avenue
Third Street
Murray Ridge Road
Elyria
Heman Ely
Columbus
State Capitol
Cuyahoga
Huron
Medina
Lorain
Province of Lorraine
Wily Ely
Elyria Township
Broad and
South Streets
Second Street
Edmund West
Ely
South Square
Midway
Ely Park
World’s fastest stopwatch could change precision timing
Dennis Leisz of Wave Technologies describes a 40-pound device measuring intervals as small as 50 trillionths of a second. Licensed from Control Data, the unit aims to test chips, fiber optics, radar, and astronomy, with commercial production anticipated within six weeks amid ongoing development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Leisz
Wave Technologies Corp
Edina
Minn
Control Data Corp
Dick Reid
Control Data
Bloomington
Wave Technologies
St. Paul
Cybernetics Technology, Inc
Cybernetics
Leisz
Terry Steeden
Community groups announce meetings and classes
Town talk JOLLY 608 meets Thursday at 10 a.m. Elyria Baptist Church 276 Washington Ave. H R Block representative speaks on The New Tax Laws Lunch provided 55 plus welcome transportation call 323 1771 by noon Wednesday The CULTURE CLUB meets Thursday at 1 p.m. at Lila Mucks home 112 Wesleyan Ct Elyria Ethel Rorbach speaks on The Lifelong Learning Directory Medina County Historical Society opens 1987 season Sunday March 1 1 4 p.m. John Smart House 206 N Elmwood St Medina Free admission First Congregational Cooperative Preschool accepts applications for next year 3 and 4 year olds Call 322 7227 for more information.
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Jolly 608
Elyria Baptist Church
Washington Ave
H & R Block
Culture Club
Lila Muck
Wesleyan Ct
Elyria
Ethel Rorbach
John’ Smart
N. Elmwood St
Medina
First Congregational Cooperative Preschool
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France
Broad Street
Connie Davis
Amblin
Lorain County Historical Society
By Steve Gross
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
of Wave Technologies
Earth
Olmsted
U.S. Wallcovering
Ose
Sigler
Josey Serld
Wallcovering
Ray
Lorem
Comey
Clagow
Kingfisher
Carefree
Mayfair
Accent Ala & Bath Reser
Ieakon
THE
Medina County Historical Society
Physicians Weight Loss Centers
Lorain Concord Station
Oberlin Ave
Sandusky
Sycamore
Lali Atal
East River Medical
East River
Botamer's Florist
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