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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX4X_railroad-connection_Mentor-OH.html
This dirt lane once led to the farm's northern fields and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad tracks, about 3/4 mile from here.
During the 1880 presidential campaign, the railroad ran special trains that stopped at Garfield's Farm. From…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX4B_garfields-farm_Mentor-OH.html
This barn, originally locate near Mentor Avenue, was built for James A. Garfield in 1877. Although part of a larger barn complex during Garfield's time, the horse barn was relocated here. After Garfield's death, his widow, Lucretia, had the carria…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX44_lawnfield_Mentor-OH.html
Home ofJames A. GarfieldTwentieth President of theUnited States of America
"How sweet and inviting thedear home beckons me away amongthe green fields of Mentor."
From a letter written byJames Garfield to his wifeLucretia on May 29, 1877
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX43_james-a-garfields-lawnfield_Mentor-OH.html
In 1876, James A. Garfield bought this 118-acre farm in the rural village of Mentor, Ohio, and soon purchased an additional 40 acres. Over the next four years, Garfield doubled the size of the house and made it a home for his wife, Lucretia, their…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX27_campaign-office_Mentor-OH.html
This small building buzzed with activity during the 1880 presidential campaign. Garfield changed this library into the headquarters for his political supporters and a meeting room for the press who covered the election campaign that summer and fal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX22_front-porch-campaign_Mentor-OH.html
From July to November 1880, Republican candidate James A. Garfield staged his presidential campaign from his home. Using this porch as his rostrum, Garfield delivered dozens of speeches - some more than two hours long - to more than 15,000 support…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1Y_carriage-house_Mentor-OH.html
In 1893, twelve years after James A. Garfield's assassination, Lucretia Garfield directed the construction of the Queen Anne-style carriage house off to the left. About 1900, the structure's interior was remodeled and an extension added on the bac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTDG_the-willoughby-university-of-lake-erie-medical-college-1834-1847_Willoughby-OH.html
Side A: The Willoughby University of Lake Erie, Medical College, 1834-1847The village of Chagrin, founded in 1798, changed its name in 1834 to honor Dr. Westel Willoughby, a pioneer medical educator. That same year, the Willoughby University of La…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTDF_rose-capital-of-the-nation_Mentor-OH.html
From the 1920s through the 1970s, Mentor was recognized as the Rose Capital of the Nation. Lake effect climate, a variety of soils, and abundant water made Mentor ideal for growing roses. Over a dozen growers produced about five million plants a y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTDE_mentor-lagoons_Mentor-OH.html
For over 200 years, the Mentor Lagoons have had a major impact on northeastern Ohio and its people. Located on the site of a large estuary where the Grand River once flowed into Lake Erie, the area evolved into a large marsh. It was here in 1797 t…