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A brief history and some interesting points about my hometown, Elyria Oh are below. There are many wonderful photo opportunities in Elyria and I hope this group will let everyone see it is a beautiful town if you know where to look! Please keep all photos relevant to Elyria and lets talk about places we may not know about!

Elyria was founded in 1817 by Heman Ely, who built a log house, dam, gristmill, and sawmill on the site. Ely began to build more houses to accommodate immigrating settlers. By the time Ely died in 1852, Elyria had 5 churches, 3 grocery stores, 3 flour mills, a newspaper, and a population of more than 1,500. As the 1900s arrived, Elyria was a small town of about 8,000. In 1908, Elyria Memorial Hospital was built and has since evolved into an award-winning regional healthcare system. In August 1967, Midway Mall was opened and changed the face of the local economy as local businesses either moved into the mall or closed down.

Elyria has a large number of parks and recreational centers that include a variety of activities such as baseball, playground equipment. The 4 recreational centers are named after their location on the map - North, East, South, and West. They each include one or more baseball fields and at least 2 tennis courts. There are two main parks, Cascade and Elywood, which are connected by a drive-on ford in the center.

Cascade Park is the largest and most popular park in Elyria. The park is located in a ravine carved by the same glaciers that created the Great Lakes. Cascade park has a large playground and a large hill used for seating at the 4th of July fireworks show, and is a popular spot for sledding during winter months. The Black River winds through the center of the park and can be viewed throughout the park at various locations. There are two wonderful waterfalls to be seen too!


East Falls on the Black River in Cascade Park


There are also many large rock formations which are great for the kids to climb. In many cases there are carved foot holes, hand holes, and steps. Many people like to carve into the rocks. People carve their names, initials, years, and dates into them. The most popular rock to climb is the first rock at the entrance of the trails. It has footholes and handholes up the side and steps in order to get to the flat side. People love to climb up and relax and enjoy the scenery. The most famous rock is the infamous Pink Floyd which has Pink Floyd spray painted on it.
(Source Wikipedia)