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I. THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE II. THE INTERESTING STORY III. JUSTIN ELY AND FOUR OTHERS IV. HEMAN ELY AND ANCESTORS V. THE EXPERIENCES OF MR. ELY AND PIONEERS VI. THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRST LOT VII. ARTEMUS BEEBE, THE CARPENTER VIII. THE ORGANIZATION OF LORAIN COUNTY IX. THE FIRST COMMON PLEAS COURT X. THE FIRST HOUSE OF WORSHIP XI. THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL XII. THE REVEREND JOHN MONTEITH XIII. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER XIV. MR. BEERE THE PIONEER DETECTIVE XV. R. MUSSEY, AN EARLY CHARACTER XVI. H. K. KENDALL, THE WIZARD MERCHANT XVII. ISAAC JOHNSTON—IRON FOUNDER XVIII. THE NATIONAL PURITY SOCIETY XIX. DOCTOR - ELIJAH DEWITT XX. COLONEL GATES—MAYOR FOR TWENTY YEARS XXI. MORE ABOUT THE ELY FAMILY XXII. HON. WM. A. BRAMAN-AUTHOR, EDITOR, LEGISLATOR XXIII. AN OUTSTANDING CHARACTER XXIV. THE LORAIN COUNTY BANKING COMPANY XXV. THE HOME FOR THE AGED XXVI. JUDGE C. H. DOOLITTLE AND SLAVERY	3 6 10 14 20 26 32 38 41 50 57 63 70 70 82 89 97 103 10) 116 124 132 139 146 152 159
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XXVII. THE WELLINGTON RESUE CASE XXVIII. SEYMOUR W. BALDWIN—A CONNECTICUT YANKEE XXIX. UNCLE JIM ROBINSON XXX. ISAAC STEVENS METCALF XXXI. ELIAB WRIGHT METCALF—PHILANTHROPIST. XXXII. THE GENEVA AWARD XXXIII. F. W. METCALF AND THE IMMIGRANT CASE XXXIV. MARTIN WEBSTER POND XXXV. THE TOPLLIFF & ELY Co.—WAGON BUILDERS. XXXVI. E. C. GRISWOLD, MERCHANT AND EDUCATOR. XXXVII. A STRONG AND INTERESTING CHARACTER XXXVIII. BELA RAWSON—FOUNDRYMAN XXXIX. GEORGE P. METCALF CITIZEN, SOLDIER, LAWYER XL. AMERICA. THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY XLI. ELYRIA AS A MANUFACTURING CENTER XLII. THE FAY STOCKING FACTORS XLIII. SLEEPY HOLLOW XLIV. THE SUPREMACV OF LAW XLV. JUDGE HALE, (THE LAWYER) XLVI. ELEAZER G. JOHNSON (STATESMAN, LAWYER) XLVII THE FAMILY OF CHARLES SMITH XLVIII. ELYRIA, THE BEAUTIFUL XLIX. JOHN J. SHIPHERD—EDUCATOR AND CITIZEN L. THE COVENANT	165 172 180 186 192 199 206 212 219 226 233 239 246 253 259 265 272 279 285 291 297 303 312 318
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FRONTISPIECE— JUDGE A. R. WEBVER (The Author). HEMAN ELY JR. (Founder) CHARLES ARTHUR ELY. ARTEMIUS BEEBE ARTEMIUS BEEBE TAVERN BUILT IN 1820 FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH REVEREND LATHROP NEW COURTHOUSE BUILD IN 1879 HORACE K. KENDALL THE KENDALL MANSION SIDE VIEW OF WEST FALLS NAHM B. GATES THE OLD BRICK COURTHOUSE MRS. N. B. GATES, WIFE OF MAYOR B. GATES. HON. HEMAN ELY EAST FALLS AND OLD RED MILL HON. WILLIAM A. BRAMAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING MRS. LILLY WEST FALLS. MRS. C. H. DOOLITTLE SEYMOUR W. BALDWIN JAMES T. ROBINSON ISAAC S. METCALF E. W. METCALF T. L. NELSON BROAD STREET IN THE EARLY FIFTIES	vii 17 21 28 51 52 67 86 90 98 114 117 120 120 127 133 149 150 150 167 171 177 186 193 216 218
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HARRY E. MUSSEY CASCADE PARK CHEAPSIDE IN 1860 HON. GEORGE P. METCALF THE LAST BRIDGE STREET BRIDGE FIRST BRIDGE TO WASHINGTON AVENUE BEEBE HOUSE, BUILT IN 1847 CASCADE PARK- ENTRANCE FROM GLENDALE COURT CASCADE PARK--SUSPENSION BRIDGE CONNECTING CASCADE STREET AND HARMONY HILL WEST FALLS AND LODI STREET BRIDGE WINTER SCENE --WEST FALLS	223 232 243 246 263 268 274 304 305 305 307