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Lake Anna Park is a 21-acre (85,000 m 2) park around a spring-fed, 10-acre (40,000 m 2) lake, and is located in the center of downtown Barberton, Ohio. [ 1] Lake Anna was formed by natural geology, left after the last ice age. It would have long been a resource for varying cultures of indigenous peoples in the area.
Lake Anna, a glacial kettle lake, is a 10-acre (40,000 m 2) natural spring lake that lies in the center of the original village of Barberton. It is the center of a 21-acre (85,000 m 2) park named after it. Lake Anna is named for O. C. Barber's daughter Anna Laura Barber.
O. C. Barber. Ohio Columbus Barber (April 20, 1841 – February 4, 1920) was an American businessman, industrialist and philanthropist. He was called "America's Match King" because of his controlling interest in the Diamond Match Company, which had 85 percent of the market in 1881. He founded the city of Barberton, Ohio in 1891 and moved his ...
Rachel Henderson searches for a bargain at a garage sale across from Lake Anna on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Barberton, Ohio. [Phil Masturzo/ Beacon Journal] Davis said traffic was steady at her ...
The Anna–Dean farm was a concept of American industrialist O.C. Barber who envisioned a superfarm on the outskirts of Barberton, and to that end he began purchasing land for the eventual 3,500-acre (14 km 2) farm as early as 1900. Construction of the farm facilities began in 1907 with a concrete poultry building but would not truly begin in ...
What are the 10 biggest lakes in Ohio besides Lake Erie? Ohio has 110 lakes larger than five acres of land, with a total surface area of over 4,500 acres. Twenty-one of Ohio's 88 counties have ...
Solved: Readers identify Ohio photos from early 1900s — with surprising results. Gannett. Mark J. Price, Akron Beacon Journal. June 2, 2024 at 6:15 AM.
List of lakes of Ohio. The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds, with a total surface area of 200,000 acres, and among these there are 2,200 lakes of 5 acres (2.0 ha) or greater with a total surface area of 134,000 acres. [1] Of the ...