Mentor History Timeline – 1797 to 2025
Mentor has come a long way since it was first settled in 1797. Check out our newly updated history timeline to see how much has changed!
Hometown Hero Albert Clapp
by Thomas Matowitz
When Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to defend the Union in the aftermath of the attack on Fort Sumter large numbers of men from Ohio responded. One of them was a twenty year old Mentor resident named Albert Clapp. […]
In Memory of a King
The Realty Investment Company was the largest holder of downtown Cleveland real estate at the turn of the 20th century. Like many prominent Cleveland businessmen of the time, company president Ralph King owned an estate in Lake […]
A Peek Into the Past
Mentor has changed a lot since it was originally settled in 1797. Did you know that…
Mentor’s first settler, Charles Parker, was a member of Moses Cleaveland’s survey team. He built his cabin on the edge of the Mentor marsh […]
Garfield’s Legacy in Mentor
Much of James A. Garfield’s legacy was forged before he made his home in Mentor. As a former college president, abolitionist, war hero, and statesman, he was well-known and well regarded by many of his era.
Although his time in Mentor […]
The Mysterious Wreck of the 20th Century Limited
Cause of deadly 1905 derailment was never solved.
Many northeast Ohioans have heard about the great Ashtabula train wreck which occurred in 1876. A train on the Lake Shore and Michigan […]
James A. Garfield in Mentor
James A. Garfield National Historic Site Manager Todd Arrington talks about the President’s life and legacy as it relates to Mentor, Ohio and the history of what many refer to as Lawnfield. Interviewed on December 6, 2023