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Ashtabula stockholders invested in Normania
Read MoreThe shipping season of 1909 delivered nothing but progress to Ashtabula Harbor. The first four of eight Hulett electric unloaders went online that summer at the Lake Shore’s (New York Central) Superior extension docks on the river’s east side. As the operators became comfortable with…
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Ashtabula Harbor, a history
Read MoreIn the fall of 2016 I embarked upon the most ambitious writing project of my life, crafting a history of Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. Why? For more than two decades, The Harbor was the greatest iron ore receiving port in the world. More iron ore flowed through…
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A sun sets, we beg for understanding
Read MoreComplain we must about the rain, the clouds, the odd weather that tinkers with our plans for a picnic, wedding, campfire and fishing. The fact remains that the clouds are good for sunsets, and sunsets are good for the heart. A sunset well executed can stop…
