Sacred Heart Church

1881-1945

In 1881, Nellie Cashman aided in building an adobe structure which served as a combination church and rectory; the first Pastor was Father Emmanuel P. Schneider. Another church was built in 1882 and Bishop John B. Salpointe dedicated it in ...

Van Sweringen Demonstration House

City of Shaker Heights Landmark

Van Sweringen

Demonstration House

1924

Shaker Heights Landmark Commission

1983

Marker is on Van Aken Boulevard.

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A Crucial Crossing, a General’s Namesake, a Battlefield Icon

Known at the time of the battle as the Rohrbach or Lower Bridge, this picturesque crossing over Antietam Creek was built in 1836 to connect Sharpsburg with Rohrersville, the next town to the south. It was actively used for traffic ...

Van Sweringen Demonstration House

City of Shaker Heights Landmark

Van Sweringen

Demonstration House

1924

Shaker Heights Landmark Commission

1983

Marker is on Van Aken Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Bradley Massacre

Near this spot, on May 14, 1856, a Seminole war party attacked the home of an early settler Capt. Robert Duke Bradley of the Florida Foot Volunteers. Two of the Bradley children were killed before the Indians withdrew. This was ...

Van Sweringen Demonstration House

City of Shaker Heights Landmark

Van Sweringen

Demonstration House

1924

Shaker Heights Landmark Commission

1983

Marker is on Van Aken Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Howard's March to Buckhead

July 18, 1864. Howard’s 4th A.C. left Crossroads Ch 4:30 A.M., Newton’s div leading, followed by Stanley’s & Wood’s. Just below Mt. Paran Rd. Newton’s column was assailed by Williams’ Kentucky Brigade of Wheeler’s cav., which opposed the Federals all ...

Van Sweringen Demonstration House

City of Shaker Heights Landmark

Van Sweringen

Demonstration House

1924

Shaker Heights Landmark Commission

1983

Marker is on Van Aken Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Lancaster’s Richard Outcault

1863–1928

He created the first comic strip ... De Yellow Kid.

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“And Buster Brown too!”

Marker is on West Wheeling Street west of North Broad Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Aviation Tragedy

In the evening hours of December 6, 1953 four F-84D jet aircraft of 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard crashed near this site. They were returning from a routine weekend training flight from the Miami area ...