Amherst sandstone shaped Cleveland and beyond in history
The Amherst sandstone quarries in South Amherst and Amherst Township defined regional architecture from Cleveland landmarks to courthouses and Ottawa parliament buildings. The article recalls workers' lives, family ties, and a fading industry as quarries near closure, with former employees lamenting the loss of a regional legacy and its monuments.
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Cleveland
City
U.S. Post Office
Masonic Temple
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Hope Memorial Bridge
Cleveland Board of Education
Lorain County
Midwest
Boston
Denver
Cleveland Quarries Co
Szmania
Morrow
United Steelworkers of America
South Amherst
Sandstone Industry in Amherst Area
The Amherst region saw a long series of sandstone quarry openings and developments beginning with John Worthington in Brownhelm Township after John Baldwin’s 1842 discovery. Major sites included Wilson and Co. east of North Amherst in 1848, Clough’s Middle Quarry later, and multiple expansions through 1879. The era featured rail access to Lake Erie, shipments to Toronto, and the rise of The Cleveland Stone Company, Ohio Quarries Co, and eventual mergers into The Cleveland Quarries Company by 1929, shaping regional quarrying and stone sawing industries.
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John Worthington
Brownhelm Township
Berea
John Baldwin
William Wilson and Co
North Amherst
Amherst
Baxter Clough
Clough
Worthington
Union Station
Cleveland
George Hall and Co
William James
Amherst Stone Works
Clough Stone Company
Lake Erie
Cleveland Stone Company
Brownhelm's
Hall
Toronto
Ohio Stone Company
R.p.wilson
No. 6
Amherst Stone Company
North
Joseph Barber
Clough Stone
Amherst Field
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Ohio Quarries Co
South Carolina votes shape Clinton and Bush paths to Super Tuesday
Clinton leads with 28 percent in Wyoming reducing uncommitted to 22 while Brown has 23 and Harkin Tsongas score. Bush seeks to consolidate momentum as Buchanan plates a protest vote around 30 percent in GOP primaries. Exit polls show anger on taxes and economy shaping voters. Clinton and Bush claim momentum while Democrats split support among Tsongas and Dukakis background.
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Tsongas
Wyoming
Brown
Harkin
South Carolina
Duke
Louisiana
Buchanan
New Hampshire
Georgia
South Dakota
Bush
Midview Looks at Plan to End High School Busing
The Midview administration may propose eliminating high school busing if the May 5 10.5 mill continuing levy is defeated on May 7. The board aims to study all options and could face a 1 million dollar deficit by June 30 1998. The plan would move K to grade 2 to Grafton Elementary 3–4 to Bad Carlisle Elementary and 5–6 to Brush Elementary with the district’s grade reorganization direction still undecided.
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Grafton
Bad Carlisle
Brush
Sandstone Faces Decline as Synthetics Transform Design
Architects say high tech sandstone alternatives have edged out natural sandstone in modern buildings. Cleveland Quarries will close in South Amherst, as lighter, cheaper synthetic imitations replace stone in facades and foundations, raising cost and maintenance questions for existing sandstone structures.
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Cleveland
Amherst
Ron Landig
RLW Architects Inc
Elyria
Landig
Randy Knilans
Finkel and Knilans Architects Inc
Lorain
Kanlans
Bob O’brien
O'Brien
Warrensville Heights
Clinton leads in state with 55 percent poll result
Voters surveyed show Clinton favored by 55 percent, Tsongas 26, Harkin 5 in state. Tsongas gains second overall among whites. Some Republicans reluctantly voted Bush or for Buchanan and Duke, while 37 percent disapproved of Bush, 34 percent opposed his no tax pledge, and 23 percent criticized the economy. Arthur Whitney of Mt. Pleasant said he voted for Bush despite concerns.
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ABC
Bush
Clinton
Tsongas
Harkin
Patrick Buchanan
David Duke
Network
Lorain County official urges township protection shift
Lorain County Commissioner Mary Jo Vasi argues townships should take more responsibility for protection since residents pay only property taxes while city residents also pay income taxes. She notes her past stance on sales tax and says she does not regret voting, despite the measure failing after extensive campaigning.
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Lorain
Mary Jo Vasi
Vasl
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