Claridon’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Claridon. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Claridon Township was settled in 1808 by Asa Cowles and Seth Spencer. Claridon was originally named "Canton" then "Burlington" when part of Burton Township. Early settlers relied heavily upon an agriculturally based economy, with included dairying, poultry and potato crops. Several cheese factories were built in the township, including the Hall Cheese Factory constructed in 1863. Other industries were blacksmith shops, carpentry shops, maple sugaring, and Nathaniel Spencer's chair factory (the oldest manufacturing business in the township, built in 1811). A railroad was constructed in 1872, with a line running through eastern and northern sections of Claridon. This aided in shipping butter, eggs, cheese and maple syrup to the other communities. One of the oldest roads in Geauga County, Old State Road (State Route 608), runs diagonally across the eastern part of Claridon. In 1932, the ci…
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Start Claridon’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Claridon’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewChester Moffett House: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Claridon, decade by decade
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2 historic places in Claridon
2 places in Claridon are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Chester Moffett House and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.