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RailFan Sites
• Lake Shore Electric Railway Group
A forum for those interested in the Lake Shore Electric
Railway, its predecessors, successors, and connections.
A collection of electric railroad, interurban, and
streetcar photography from many eras.
America's largest railway museum, and owners of
restored Lake Shore Electric coach 150 and freight
trailer 810.
• Northern Ohio Railway Museum
Working to collect, preserve, restore, display and
operate railway equipment. The museum owns several
LSE, LSRY, CSW&C, and NOT&L cars.
• Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society
Dedicated to preservation of artifacts and materials
of the Cleveland & Eastern Railway.
• Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present
Database of railroad stations in Ohio, both those
that still exist and those of the past.
Historical Societies & Libraries
Covering the varied history of the city of Lorain,
from tiny frontier outpost to industrial powerhouse.
• Cleveland State University Library
A growing collection of historic photos, eBooks, and
other media documenting the history of greater Cleveland.
• Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Presidential library honoring Rutherford B. Hayes with
collections on genealogy, local history, and Ohio obituaries.
A project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State
Library of Ohio, includes photographs, newspapers, and
other documents.
Large collection of historic photos, cemetery records,
and other research databases.
The nation's oldest federal cultural institution and
also the largest library in the world.
• Sheffield Village Historical Society
Dedicated to discovering, archiving, preserving, and
interpreting the history of the village of Sheffield.
• Huron Public Library Digital Archives
Archive of Erie County Reporter and Huron City Council
Records digitized by the Huron Historical Society.
Organized to collect and publish information on the
history of bus transportation in North America.
Maintains an extensive archive.
Historic Maps
Historic aerial and satellite photos of areas across
the United States including northern Ohio.
A special collection of historic topographical maps
from the United States Geological Survey.
• Transportation History Sources
Rails and Trails shares primary source materials and
research on the history of Ohio transportation.
A combination of Hopkins and Sanborn plat maps stitched
together for a seamless view of Cleveland over the years.
For a running history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway
Local History
A summary of important aspects of Avon Lake's history,
from ancient geology up to its 1965 publication, with
multiple photos.
• Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia
Vintage ads, photos, postcards, reminiscing, and
historical research on the city of Lorain and other
Lorain County towns.
• The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
A joint effort by Case Western Reserve University and
the Western Reserve Historical Society exploring
thousands of topics in Cleveland history.
A weekly weblog covering history and memories of
Vermilion, Ohio.
"A virtual cemetery experience" of burial records and
biographical information which can be helpful when
researching local historical figures.