Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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Above: Civil Wat monument In Berea. Right: Balwin-Wallace Foreign Languages students Christmas caroling In Berea. Opposite page .. Top Left: Berea Clty Mayor presents a plaque In behalf of Berea citizens to Dr. Bonds In appreciation for his years In service in the community. Photos by Himmelein. 20 Berea Berea, Ohio Home of BaIdwin-Wallace College The first settlers came to the Berea area in 1809. then a nameless stretch of land listed as Township its. Range 14, in the Western Reserve. The township later developed into the communities of Berea, Brookpark, and Middleburg Heights. This tract of land had been purchased by Gideon Granger. postmaster general under Thomas Jefferson. from the Connecticut Land Company. Beraa was founded as a Lyceum Village, an experiment in cooperative living, which IIourished until 1842. The name. Berea, comes from the 17th chapter of the Book of Acts. The village adopted this name in 1836.

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22 Berea John Baldwin established Berea's first industry in the 1840's: the quarrying and manufacturing of grindstones. Baldwin's industry coupled with the emergence of Cleve- land as a large market tor tarm products and the construc- tion of the CIevaland-Columbus Railroad provided the means for Berea's rapid growth. Berea became a city in 1930 and is the home of 23,500 residents. The newly constructed Berea Commons . 3 modern shopping and commerciai complex. has contrib- uted lite and activity to the heart of downtown Berea. Brenda Hensley