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Title	Meyer's Lake Boating Photographs
Subject	Arts and Entertainment Boats Amusement parks Lakes & ponds
Place	Canton (Ohio) Stark County (Ohio)
Description	These images depict boating at Meyer's Lake in Canton in 1907. The images measure 4.2" by 6.5" (10.7 by 16.5 cm). Meyer's Lake includes both a lake and an amusement park. The lake itself was an American Indian encampment through the early 1800s. It was originally named Wells Lake after Canton's founder Bezaleel Wells. The name was changed in 1815 when Andrew Meyer bought a large tract of land including the lake. Until the Civil War, Meyer's Lake was a secluded spot, surrounded by oak forests and frequented mainly for fishing and ice harvesting. In 1869 the Eclipse Boat Club was built, followed by the Lake Park Hotel, an upscale resort. The Casino was built later and was considered a fashionable place to go. President and Mrs. William McKinley attended numerous receptions there and often took walks along the grounds. Meyer's Lake added an amusement park in the 1880s. In 1886 there was a roller coaster (highest point 20 feet), roller skating rink, bowling alley, billiard and pool tables, and dance halls. The Sinclair family purchased it in the 1920s and built the Moonlight Ballroom in 1926. However, with the rise of large-scale amusement parks, smaller amusement parks were not able to compete and Meyer's Lake closed in 1974.
Date of Original	1907
Source	Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution	McKinley Museum and National Memorial
Type	StillImage; 1907
Format	picture

Title	Om2342_1966097_003
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2342_1966097_003.tif
Image Height	1758
Image Width	2580
File Size	1457.183 KB

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