Leslie

WHAT IS THAT BIG BUILDING AT THE STATE PARK? It was the North Side quarry crusher, part of the extensive quarry operation of the Kelleys Island Lime & Transport Co.This was the North Side crusher building back in the day. The small building on the left was the Locomotive House, the large building on the [...]

Geography, demographics, and a rapidly developing transportation system precipitated Ohio’s prominent role within the Underground Railroad. Ohio’s southern river boundary of 451 miles established the longest natural boundary between free and slave soil. Once the river was crossed freedom seekers funneled to lake port cities such as Cleveland and Sandusky, no farther than 250 miles [...]