Lakewood, Ohio

VerifiedFounding families and early settlers

Named for Dr. Richard Fry, a retired teacher and doctor who bought 27 acres nearby in 1864.

He had practiced medicine in Cuyahoga Falls and taught 17 years in Cleveland schools, telling students about James Fenimore Cooper, whom he knew as a boy. In 1871 he won election to Lakewood's first elected Board of Education with the second-most votes and became chairman.

Named for

Dr. Richard Fry (1864, 1871). Retired doctor-teacher, first-board-of-education chairman.

Homestead: 27 acres near Fry Avenue

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See Fry Avenue on the map →