Chagrin Early Settler
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Where/Who Is It?
Based on our popular “Where Is It Wednesday?” posts on Facebook, this presentation by historian Scott Hageman took place on October 22, 2026..
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Spirits Alive
Spirits Alive, 2023. A spooky introduction to some of the Early Residents of the Chagrin Area.
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Clarence Crane
Inventor of Pep-O-Mint Life Savers Early Life and Family Clarence Arthur Crane was born in Garrettsville on April 5th, 1875, where his father worked as a producer of maple sugar. On June 1, 1898, Crane married Grace Edna Hart Crane after a brief two-month courtship. The following summer, the couple welcomed their only child, poet…
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William “Boss” Hutchings
Pioneering Builder and Civic Leader in Chagrin Falls Early Life in Devonshire, England William Hutchings was born in the parish of Langtree in Devonshire, England, on November 4, 1816, to John and Elizabeth (Stoneman) Hutchings. At the age of 22, he married Mary Down and the 1841 census of Langtree lists his age (24), his…
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Washington Gates
Early Chagrin Falls Mill Owner and Pioneer Businessman Early Life of Washington Gates Washington Gates was born on August 4, 1828, in Gates Mills within Mayfield Township. He is remembered as the first white child born in that community during Ohio’s early pioneer period. Washington Gates died on August 12, 1897, following a severe illness…