Spirit of ’76 painting tied to Ohio artist Willard
A brief history of the Spirit of 76 painting by Archibald McNeal Willard born in Ohio, its 1876 Philadelphia Exposition origins, later touring the nation, multiple versions, and two Cleveland holdings. It notes models Hugh Moser and Henry Devereux, plus the song Yankee Doodle’s origins and early July celebrations in Philadelphia and Boston.
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Ohio
Archibald McNeal Willard
Our Country
New York City
Boston
San Francisco
Willard
Cleveland
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland City Hall
Hugh Moser
Henry
John Cheese
Fourth of July enforcement aims to curb deadly crashes in Lorain County
Lorain County law enforcement launches high visibility patrols from July 3 to 7 to cut fatal crashes. Agencies coordinate data driven enforcement with speed aircraft and DUI and distraction violations. In 2024 the 100 Deadliest Days saw 364 fatal crashes and 393 deaths statewide.
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Eaton
Lorain County
Highway Patrol
Elyria Post
Ray Santiago
AAA
Santiago
Sheffield Police
William Visalden
Visalden
Joshua Thompson
Sherry Taylor
North Abbe Road
Elyria
Thompson
Myra Ashbury
Roseann DeCost
East 36Th Street
Omaha Avenue
Lorain
Decost
State Highway Patrol
Ohio
The
Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Ohio State Patrol
William Visalden Jr
Sheffield Police Department
Motorcycle-Collision Injures Two In Sheffield Township
A Harley trike rider and a passenger, both Lorain residents ages 47 and 41, were taken to a local hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries after a collision with a westbound Honda SUV on North Ridge Road near Cooper Foster Park Road. The SUV driver, Stephanie Flores, 41, also of Lorain, had minor injuries. No charges filed. investigation ongoing.
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Sheffield Township
State Highway Patrol
North Ridge Road
Cooper Foster Park Road
Jonathan Hernandez
Jennifer Velazquez
Lorain
Honda
Stephanie Flores
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Qhio
K. Devereux
John H. Devereux
Samuel Willard
Britain
Lexington and
Concord
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Evening Post
United States of America
United States
Carissa Woytach
Chroniclet
State Patrol
Sheffield Village
Sheffield
Elyria Community Partnership
Third St
Heather Campbell
Latin City Soul
Rey
Hive
East Falls
Gazebo
Elyria Chess Club
Elyria Arts Council
Garford
Foundry
Broad St
Elyria Black Legacy Connection
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
East Ave
Lorain Public Library System
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