Lakewood, Ohio

VerifiedFounding families and early settlers

Named for Grace, one of James Nicholson's grandchildren (joint entry with Clarence Avenue).

Grace and Clarence were children of Ezra Nicholson, who made the family famous: inventor of a self-recording ship log and speed indicator; first president of the Rocky River Railroad Company; director of Fanner Manufacturing; involved with Lakewood Savings Bank and Nicholson Realty; school director; president of the New Jerusalem Church his father organized. He was asked to choose the name 'Lakewood' for the new hamlet.

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See Grace Avenue on the map →