Author | Feather, Carl E.
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Title | Pleasure grounds : 150 years of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's first summer resort / by Carl E. Feather.
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Published | Geneva, Ohio : Feather Cottage, 2019.
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Description | xiv, 564 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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ISBN | 9781733046008 |
ISBN | 1733046003 |
General Note | Signed by the author
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Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary Note | Summary: Welcome to the Pleasure Grounds. Cullen Spencer's & Edwin Pratt's 'Pleasure Grounds' opened in 1869 as a picnic grove overlooking Lake Erie in northeastern Ohio. Wealthy families from Pittsburgh and Cleveland came by train to enjoy the cool breezes, wide beaches, home-cooked meals and modest accommodations of farmhouses, hotels, inns and summer cottages. The Resort became known as Geneva-on-the-Lake -- GOTL.
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Subjects | Geneva-on-the-Lake (Ohio) -- History. Geneva-on-the-Lake (Ohio) -- History -- Pictorial works. Geneva-on-the-Lake (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
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Other Titles | 150 years of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's first summer resort
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LC Card Number | 2019-902939 |
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| WRHS Research Library: F 34 Y G329 2019 CA-1905013: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
[Record 140868] |
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