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Clyde, Ohio 43410 |
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Located on the edge of the former
Great Black Swamp,
Clyde,
Ohio is named
after
Clyde, New York
which was
named after the
River
Clyde in Scotland.
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The
first settler in Clyde was Jesse Benton.
In 1820 he built a cabin near a spring on what is now Spring
Avenue. After a child drowned in the spring sometime around
1900, it was filled in, but evidence of it can still be seen.
In 1820 this area was on the edge of the Great Black Swamp and Clyde
was a towering forest. After a few months here Jesse sold his
80 acres to Samuel Pogue for a barrel of Whiskey which he traveled to
Portland (Sandusky) to buy. Pogue lived in the Benton cabin
with his family until he died in 1828 at the age of 44.
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Now
boycotting these fine British Petroleum (BP) brands:
- am/pm
- Arco
- Arco Aluminum
- Castrol
- Wild Bean Cafe
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41.30971º N, 82.97470º W
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Investigate Local Environmental Concerns
Clyde
Cancer Study Info
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Movies
filmed in Clyde and the Clyde Area
Welcome
Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) -
Clyde,
Castalia, Sandusky
Home in Indiana (1944) -
Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont
Tommy
Boy (1995) -
Marblehead, Sandusky
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The Grand Army of the Republic Highway and
The
Longest Road in the United States
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Clyde
Kraut Company |
Looking North down Main Street just South of Forest. The
building on the right hand side is the old Post Office. 1900-1911
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Another
view down Main Street looking North. This view is from the
intersection of Forest and Main. 1900-1911 |
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Lakeshore
Depot
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Looking South from the East side down Main Street across from Railroad
Street. Railroad tracks would be just behind the
photographer. 1900-1911 |
Another view South down Main Street. Again just in front of
the Railroad tracks. The large building on the left is now
gone and a gas station occupies the corner. Amanda street is
to the right at the tree. 1900-1911 |
Clyde was once nicknamed "Little
Chicago" and reportedly was once a Chicago mobster
hangout. Rumor has it that Al Capone often sought refuge
here. In fact, there have been many bars and night clubs in
the Clyde area: The Honky Tonk Tavern (demolished), The
Question Mark (now Baker Bonnigson Auctioneers), The Clyde Piper (now
The Computer Medic), The Arrow Cafe', The Clyde Bar (now the Town
Tavern).
Clyde also had many railroads running thru downtown. The
tracks to Tiffin used to run down Maple Street and beside the Methodist
Church. Another set of tracks ran to Sandusky. They
extended out from the tracks at the grain elevator on Burkholder
Road. At present the North Coast Inland
Trail follows one of the rail beds that went from Bellevue
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Robert
L Liebold
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