Links - Lake Shore Rail Maps

The following are websites I have found to be helpful resources on railway and local history, or simply things of particular interest. If you have a link you think should be included here, please use the contact form to let me know about it.
Railfan Sites • Lake Shore Electric Railway Group A forum for those interested in the Lake Shore Electric Railway, its predecessors, successors, and connections. • Dave's Electric Railroads A collection of electric railroad, interurban, and streetcar photography from many eras. • Illinois Railway Museum America's largest railway museum, and owners of restored Lake Shore Electric coach 150 and freight trailer 810. • Northern Ohio Railway Museum Working to collect, preserve, restore, display and operate railway equipment. The museum owns several LSE, LSRY, CSW&C, and NOT&L cars. • Cleveland & Eastern Interurban Historical Society Dedicated to preservation of artifacts and materials of the Cleveland & Eastern Railway. • Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present Database of railroad stations in Ohio, both those that still exist and those of the past. Local History • The Avon Lake Story A summary of important aspects of Avon Lake's history, from ancient geology up to its 1965 publication, with multiple photos. • Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia Vintage ads, photos, postcards, reminiscing, and historical research on the city of Lorain and other Lorain County towns. • The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History A joint effort by Case Western Reserve University and the Western Reserve Historical Society exploring thousands of topics in Cleveland history. • Vermilion Views A weekly weblog covering history and memories of Vermilion, Ohio. • Find A Grave "A virtual cemetery experience" of burial records and biographical information which can be helpful when researching local historical figures.	Historical Societies & Libraries • Lorain Historical Society Covering the varied history of the city of Lorain, from tiny frontier outpost to industrial powerhouse. • Cleveland State University Library A growing collection of historic photos, eBooks, and other media documenting the history of greater Cleveland. • Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Presidential library honoring Rutherford B. Hayes with collections on genealogy, local history, and Ohio obituaries. • Ohio Memory A project of the Ohio Historical Society and the State Library of Ohio, includes photographs, newspapers, and other documents. • Cleveland Public Library Large collection of historic photos, cemetery records, and other research databases. • Library of Congress The nation's oldest federal cultural institution and also the largest library in the world. • Sheffield Village Historical Society Dedicated to discovering, archiving, preserving, and interpreting the history of the village of Sheffield. • Huron Public Library Digital Archives Archive of Erie County Reporter and Huron City Council Records digitized by the Huron Historical Society. • Motor Bus Society Organized to collect and publish information on the history of bus transportation in North America. Maintains an extensive archive. Historic Maps • Historic Aerials Historic aerial and satellite photos of areas across the United States including northern Ohio. • My Topo Historical Maps A special collection of historic topographical maps from the United States Geological Survey. • Transportation History Sources Rails and Trails shares primary source materials and research on the history of Ohio transportation. • Cleveland Historic Maps A combination of Hopkins and Sanborn plat maps stitched together for a seamless view of Cleveland over the years.
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