Delaware and Delaware County - Couverture souple

Darbee, Jeffrey T; Delaware County Hist Soc (A)

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 073858861X ISBN 13 : 9780738588612

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2012

Synopsis

From its early founding to becoming a university town, from the interurban railroad era to the famous Little Brown Jug harness race, Delaware and Delaware County, Ohio, have many stories to tell. Pres. Rutherford B. Hayes was born here. Vincente Minnelli, set designer, director, and father of actress Liza Minnelli, spent his youth in Delaware. Delaware and Delaware County were both established in 1808. Ohio Wesleyan University opened in the heart of Delaware in 1842 and is still a major presence in the community. Starting in the 1850s, railroads made Delaware an important regional center of commerce and industry, with products ranging from grapes to chairs to city transit buses. Today, Delaware County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. Even so, it has retained much of its rural landscape. The city of Delaware is home to some 34,000 residents but still has the character of a classic Midwestern courthouse town. In these pages, the reader will discover the story of Delaware and of Delaware County communities such as Ashley, Galena, Ostrander, Powell, Radnor, Shawnee Hills, and Sunbury.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jeffrey T. Darbee is a historic preservation consultant in Columbus, Ohio, with a special interest in urban and railroad history. The Delaware County Historical Society, founded in 1947, maintains a museum, a large library/archives, several historical buildings, and a website at www.delawareohiohistory.org.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 073858861X
• ISBN 13: 9780738588612
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible