Joseph De Rivera St. Jurgo, 1813-1889

Joseph De Rivera St. Jurgo, 1813-1889 (HMVIG)

Location: Put-In-Bay, OH 43456 Ottawa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 39.203', W 82° 49.014'

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Entrepreneur and philanthropist Joseph (Jos?) de Rivera was born in Barcelona, Spain, and built an import business in New York City. In 1854, he bought six Lake Erie Islands and had South Bass Island surveyed and subdivided into ten-acre lots. De Rivera traveled between New York and South Bass Island, initially turning Put-in-Bay into a sheep farm. He encouraged settlement on the island and its wine industry by helping German immigrants purchase land to plant vineyards. He donated five acres for this waterfront park, the site for the first school, and the land for the first church. To promote travel to the island, de Rivera opened the island's largest cave as a tourist attraction. He is buried in the island's cemetery, which is on land he donated for that purpose.
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HM NumberHMVIG
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number13-62
Year Placed2003
Placed ByOhio Bicentennial Commission, De Rivera Park Trust, Lake Erie Islands Historical Soicety, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 3:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 348711 N 4612887
Decimal Degrees41.65338333, -82.81690000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 39.203', W 82° 49.014'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 39' 12.18" N, 82° 49' 0.84" W
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Area Code(s)419
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 306-364 Bayview Ave, Put-In-Bay OH 43456, US
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