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RailFan Sites
A forum for those interested in the Lake Shore Electric Railway, its predecessors, successors, and connections.
A collection of electric railroad, interurban, and streetcar photography from many eras.
America's largest railway museum, and owners of restored Lake Shore Electric coach 150 and freight trailer 810.
Working to collect, preserve, restore, display and operate railway equipment. The museum owns several LSE, LSRY, CSW&C, and NOT&L cars.
Dedicated to preservation of artifacts and materials of the Cleveland & Eastern Railway.
Database of railroad stations in Ohio, both those that still exist and those of the past.
Historic Maps
Covering the varied history of the city of Lorain, from tiny frontier outpost to industrial powerhouse.
A growing collection of historic photos, eBooks, and other media documenting the history of greater Cleveland.
Presidential library honoring Rutherford B. Hayes with collections on genealogy, local history, and Ohio obituaries.
A project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio, includes photographs, newspapers, and other documents.
Large collection of historic photos, cemetery records, and other research databases.
The nation's oldest federal cultural institution and also the largest library in the world.
Dedicated to discovering, archiving, preserving, and interpreting the history of the village of Sheffield.
Archive of Erie County Reporter and Huron City Council Records digitized by the Huron Historical Society.
Organized to collect and publish information on the history of bus transportation in North America. Maintains an extensive archive.
Historical Societies & Libraries
Historic aerial and satellite photos of areas across the United States including northern Ohio.
A special collection of historic topographical maps from the United States Geological Survey.
Rails and Trails shares primary source materials and research on the history of Ohio transportation.
A combination of Hopkins and Sanborn plat maps stitched
For a running history of the Lake Shore Electric Railway
Local History
A summary of important aspects of Avon Lake's history, from ancient geology up to its 1965 publication, with multiple photos.
Vintage ads, photos, postcards, reminiscing, and historical research on the city of Lorain and other Lorain County towns.
A joint effort by Case Western Reserve University and the Western Reserve Historical Society exploring thousands of topics in Cleveland history.
A weekly weblog covering history and memories of Vermilion, Ohio.
"A virtual cemetery experience" of burial records and biographical information which can be helpful when researching local historical figures.