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2 weeks ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Churches were located within blocks of each otherLarry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerAerial View of ChurchesSeveral Fremont churches dominate this aerial view looking northwest above Garrison and Park Avenue in about 1970. First Presbyterian appears in the foreground with its old steeple still intact before the 1977 tornado; St. Joseph's Catholic Church is seen at the upper left; and St. John's Lutheran at the upper right.
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1 month ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Croghan Street, about 1900Taken from the front yard of Dr. James Wilson's house that stood on the southwest corner of Croghan and High Street, this rare photo from the DAR archives looks north across Croghan toward the old Elks Building. The former Women's Federation Home, built in the 1860s, appears at the far left on Court Street. (Submitted by Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)
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1 month ago | 
portclintonnewsherald.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Croghan Street, about 1900Taken from the front yard of Dr. James Wilson's house that stood on the southwest corner of Croghan and High Street, this rare photo from the DAR archives looks north across Croghan toward the old Elks Building. The former Women's Federation Home, built in the 1860s, appears at the far left on Court Street. (Submitted by Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)
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1 month ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Larry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerTemple Beth Israel, 1968What is now the Sandusky County Historical Society Museum was once the Temple Beth Israel, pictured here on the northeast corner of Birchard and Park Avenue in 1968. The beautiful brick Queen Anne home was built by Fremont industrialist David June in 1884 as a wedding gift for his daughter Carrie on her marriage to Martin Holderman.
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1 month ago | 
portclintonnewsherald.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Larry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerTemple Beth Israel, 1968What is now the Sandusky County Historical Society Museum was once the Temple Beth Israel, pictured here on the northeast corner of Birchard and Park Avenue in 1968. The beautiful brick Queen Anne home was built by Fremont industrialist David June in 1884 as a wedding gift for his daughter Carrie on her marriage to Martin Holderman.
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1 month ago | 
portclintonnewsherald.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
History Spotlight: Fort Stephens SquareLarry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerFort Stephenson Square, 1970sFort Stephenson Square appears in this 1970s aerial photograph, looking southwest above Croghan and Arch streets. This view shows Birchard Library before the large 1989 addition. The Municipal Building was torn down in 1979 and the middle school in 2012. (Larry Michaels and Krista Michaels)
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1 month ago | 
portclintonnewsherald.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Larry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerAerial View of W. State Street, about 1930This aerial view looks north above West State Street in Fremont, near the intersection of Napoleon and Park Avenue. In the center stands the Masonic Temple, built in 1922 and once called the most beautiful building in Fremont. It later became the Moose Lodge, and was razed about 1960 for the Fort Stephenson House.
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1 month ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Larry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerAerial View of W. State Street, about 1930This aerial view looks north above West State Street in Fremont, near the intersection of Napoleon and Park Avenue. In the center stands the Masonic Temple, built in 1922 and once called the most beautiful building in Fremont. It later became the Moose Lodge, and was razed about 1960 for the Fort Stephenson House.
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2 months ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
History Spotlight: The 1913 floodLarry Michaels and Krista Michaels | Special to The News-MessengerEast State Street, 1913 FloodThis dreary photo looks east on East State Street during the height of the 1913 flood. Clauss Shear moved to Fremont in 1887 and built its large factory (seen at right) shortly afterward. None of the buildings on the south side of the street survive, but the old house at the left is now the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant.
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2 months ago | 
thenews-messenger.com | Larry Michaels |Krista Michaels
Harrison Rock was a stopping pointLarry Michaels and Krista MichaelsSpecial to The News-MessengerHarrison Rock, 1946Harrison Rock is an 80-ton glacial boulder located on Ohio 590 south of U.S. 6 in Jackson Township. Sometimes called "Harrison's Mess Table" because it was a stopping place for William Henry Harrison's soldiers when marching between Fort Meigs in Perrysburg and Fort Seneca in Old Fort during the War of 1812.
