1812 Key Dates in Fairport Harbor 2012 -- 'The Second Hundred Years'

Last week we examined the key events in Fairport's first hundred years.   Native American tribes, LaSalle the explorer, Joseph Smith of Kirtland and Mormom history, the USLSS, and the Underground Railroad all had roots in the history of Village of Fairport.  As the bicentennial year draws to its conclusion, lets look at highlights from the second hundred years.


                     1812-- Key Dates in Fairport Harbor --2012  Part II

• 1903  Zion Church Cemetery established
• 1903  Plum Street School constructed
• 1910  Plum Street School fire
• 1912  Diamond Alkali Era begins
• 1915  USCG formed - Station Fairport established
• 1918  St. Clair Street Bridge disaster
• 1921  Dr. Amy Kaukonen - first women mayor in Ohio
• 1921  Fairport High School built
• 1922  Fairport Library organized
• 1925  West Breakwater Lighthouse completed
• 1935  Fairport Library building finished - CWA project
• 1937  Indian Village unearthed in Fairport
• 1938  Chestnut Street block party*
• 1941  Mardi Gras era begins (*outgrowth of '38 event)
• 1945  Fairport Harbor Historical Society established
• 1946  Samuel Huntington Beach property deeded to Fairport
• 1952  Project to save the beach began
• 1953  Village and FHHS partner to save original Village lighthouse
• 1956  Fairport Harbor Port Authority established
• 1959  Morton Salt Company - Fairport Mine opened
• 1959 'Harbor' is added to Fairport name
• 1960  Fairport 'Skippies' - national football champions
• 1976  The Diamond Shamrock closes
• 1990  Lake Metroparks leases Huntington Beach property
• 2012 Village Bicentennial

Book Credits -  Hometown Sketches -1936, Fairport Harbor, Ohio -1976, The Story of Fairport -1946, Fairport Harbor - 2003
FHHS contributors include Julia Lehto, Dan Maxson, Louise Nagy, John Ollila, Tom Ruffner, Helen Kasari-emeritus