Civil War Soldiers from Hudson, Ohio
Civil War Soldiers from Hudson, Ohio
Author: polly.reynolds@hudson.lib.oh.us
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Christ Church Episcopal
The story of the old Christ Church Episcopal building, now lost to time
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Hudson’s Great Fire of 1892
The April 28, 1892 fire devastated Hudson’s business district and reshaped the city’s architecture.
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David Hudson
Founder of Hudson, Ohio
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The Pentagon
Early Hudson Architecture and Business Venture
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Abraham Lincoln Visits Hudson
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) stopped in Hudson on his way to Washington, D.C. for his Presidential inauguration in 1861
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Hudson Library & Historical Society
The origins of a library in Hudson date back to the town’s earliest days
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Raymond Rush and the “Slug Brigade”
Amid World War I, Hudson naturalist Raymond Rush made an unusual yet crucial contribution to the government’s poison gas research: snails.
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Ray Edward Chapin
World War I veteran and war correspondent
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Plank Road
Known as “the farmer’s railway,” plank roads were touted as a way for farmers to move their goods more easily.
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Old Hudson Township Burying Ground
Final resting place for many early Hudson settlers
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John Markillie
Early Photographer of Hudson
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Hudson Portraits
Oil paintings of David and Mary Robinson Hudson by artist James Henry Beard
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Hudson in the Civil War
The Civil War came upon Hudson in the as much as it did in any city or town across America. Perhaps feelings were even stronger here owing to Hudson’s role in the anti-slavery movement.
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Hudson Clock Tower
Landmark on the Green
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Grace Goulder Izant
Writer and journalist
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Elizabeth “Libby” Walker
Advocate for Women
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Dr. Moses Thompson
First Doctor in the Western Reserve
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Darrowville
A once-thriving farm community between Stow and Hudson on Ohio Route 91
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History of Hudson
A short history of the town
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Woolly Mammoth Tusk
Tusk that belonged to renowned polar explorer and Hudson resident Lincoln Ellsworth
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Western Reserve College
One of the earliest institutions of higher learning in the region, known as “The Yale of the West”
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The Anti-Slavery Movement & the Underground Railroad in Hudson
Hudson, once called the “citadel of abolitionism,” was an active stop on the Underground Railroad and the childhood home of abolitionist John Brown
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Caroline Baldwin Babcock
Founder of the Hudson Library & Historical Society
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Dr. Moses Thompson’s Saddlebags
Saddlebags belonging to the first doctor in the Western Reserve
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Matthew Canfield Read
Teacher, Lawyer, Author
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Hudson in the War of 1812
Sixty-two men from Hudson, Ohio, served in the War of 1812.
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1855 Map of Hudson
One of the oldest surviving maps of the town
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Hudson Civil Defense Committee
The Hudson Civil Defense Committee was formed as part of a broader United States effort to coordinate state and federal measures for the protection of civilians in case of war or emergency
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Bank Failure of 1904
Embezzlement scandal forces the Produce Exchange Bank of Cleveland to close
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Loomis Observatory
One of the oldest observatories in North America.
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Mid-City Airport
Airport once located in southern Hudson Township
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Gustave Henry Grimm
Pioneer in Maple Syrup Production
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Scott Forbush
Pioneer in cosmic ray research
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James W. Ellsworth
Benefactor who revitalized Hudson in the early 20th century.
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Lincoln Ellsworth
Polar Explorer
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Samuel Rideout
Civil War veteran
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Hudson’s First Home Day
Hudson celebrates its founding and future
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Portrait of Lucy Baldwin
Grand-daughter of town founder David Hudson
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Wester-Souburg
Hudson adopts the Dutch town of Wester-Souburg
