{"product_id":"avon-lake-gerry-vogel-9780738582566","title":"Avon Lake","description":"Twenty miles west of downtown Cleveland, in the northeast corner of Lorain County, Avon Lake hugs five miles of Lake Erie shoreline. Once part of a land called Xeuma by the Erie Indians and later part of Tract Seven of the Western Reserve, the area was difficult\u003cbr\u003eto tame, but forests became ships and swamps turned into fields. By 1900, the fields were mostly orchards and vineyards. The arrival of the Lake Shore Electric Railway turned the scattered rural township into a summertime resort destination, thus igniting a real estate boom. By World War II, the LSE was no more, but plentiful, affordable, and\u003cbr\u003elocally produced electricity and water made Avon Lake a good place to make a living and a desirable place to reside. Fruehauf and B.F. Goodrich arrived and stayed, followed by more industry, commerce, suburban settlers, and commuters. Avon Lake became a city in 1960, and today 24,000 residents call it home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerry Vogel, Avon Lake Historical Society, Avon Lake Public Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738582565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738582566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Gerry Vogel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981154550015,"sku":"9780738582566","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e340739b-8ced-454a-82ea-c86aa54e838d.jpg?v=1683253957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/avon-lake-gerry-vogel-9780738582566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}