Aetna Machine Works
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Aetna Machine Works was founded in 1880 by Frank I. Freeman as a reorganization of the Douglas Machine
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American Welding & Manufacturing Co.
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Est. 1918 – Pheonix Rd. – moved to Dietz Rd. This company was founded by J.C. Masternach and
Atlantic and Great Western Railway, The
Submitted by Andrew Olson & Richard K. Fleischer The Atlantic and Great Western Railway (1865-1871)/Railroad (1871-1880) Company On March 10th 1851 Marvin Kent,
Badger, Joseph (1757-1847)
Submitted by Gary Moss Joseph Badger was one of the first and most prominent Congregational itinerant missionaries in the part of northeast Ohio
Baker, Irving L. (1897-1933)
Submitted by Det. Brian E. Crites, Warren Police Department Warren Police Patrolman living L. Baker died on January 6, 1933 from injuries sustained
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Lake Branch
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Lake Branch and the Painesville & Youngstown Railway The B&O Lake Branch was the
Bodor, Frank (1931-2019)
Frank R. Bodor was born August 18, 1931, in Warren, Ohio, to parents Anthony and Mary Kohler Bodor. He graduated from Warren G. Harding
Brackett, Leigh (1915-1978)
Leigh Brackett was a famous science fiction writer who became known as the Queen of Space Opera. She was also a noted Hollywood screenwriter who worked on such films as The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959) and The Long Goodbye (1973). She also wrote the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back.
Brainard Steel Co.
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Est. Circa 1918 Located originally at Paige Ave. and Griswold St. Eventually moved to Larchmont Ave. NE. When
Bristol Inn
Submitted by Kathy Seemann In 1806, two years after Bristol Township in Trumbull County, Ohio was first settled by Abraham Baughman, Jonathan Walkley
Brown, James F. (1918-2015)
Submitted by Jane Anthony James F. Brown was editor of the Warren Tribune Chronicle. He was born in Centralia, Illinois in 1918. His
Bunts, Frank Emory (1861-1928)
Submitted by the Girard Historical Society Henry and Susan Banhisel’s second daughter Clara married her school sweetheart, William Carey (W.C.) Bunts in 1858.
Butler, Joseph
Submitted by Gary Moss Joseph Badger was one of the first and most prominent Congregational itinerant missionaries in the part of northeast Ohio
Chicago Cleveland Car Roof Company
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Railroad freight car roofs like this one were made by the Chicago Cleveland Car Roof Co. in Warren,
Clingan, Margaretta Thomas (1869-1952)
Submitted by Niles Historical Society Margaretta Thomas Clingan (1869-1952), daughter of John R. Thomas(1834-1898), founder of the Niles Fire Brick Company, and Margaret
Clinton Air Line
Submitted by Mike Zador The Clinton Air Line* was a proposed railroad that was one segment of a railroad that was to extend
Copperweld Steel Company
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer Part 1, The Good Years Copperweld began as a small business at Rankin, Pa. with about 23 employees
Cortland Opera House
Submitted by Sally Lane In 1987 this building was known as the “Grange.” Before that it was unofficially called the Opera House, but
Crane, Clarence (1875-1931)
Submitted by Gavin Esposito Clarence A. Crane (April 5th, 1875–July 6th, 1931) was a confectioner responsible for the invention of Lifesavers candy. For
Darrow, Clarence (1854-1938)
Submitted by Gary Moss Clarence Seward Darrow is generally regarded as the greatest criminal lawyer of the 20th Century as well as one
Davis, Rachel (1885-1954)
Submitted by Lois Werner, Brookfield Historical Society Rachel Sophia Williams Stuart Davis Bricker Rachel was the fifth child of eight children of Welsh
Deming, Zell Hart (1869-1936)
Submitted by Mitzi Sabella Zell Hart Deming was born on September 18, 1869, in Trumbull County, Ohio. Around 1890, she married Frank Hart
Denman Tire & Rubber Company
Submitted by Richard K. Fleischer This company was organized in 1919 and made automobile tires and tubes. The plant was located on a