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powered by FreeFind	Ohio Mentor James A Garfield National Historic Site 8095 Mentor Avenue Mentor OH 44060 Phone 440 255-8722 Web Site www.nps.gov/jaga E-mail jaga_interpretation@nps.gov Description Garfield ran for president from the porch of this house, later retired here; library wing established precedent for future presidents Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Research /Reading Library Ohio New Bremen Bicycle Museum of America 7 West Monroe Street New Bremen OH 45869 Phone 419 629-9249 Web Site www.bicyclemuseum.com Description 150 cycles from 1816 to the present Type of Resource Specialty Museum Collection A-F Bicycle Ohio New Richmond Grant Birthplace PO Box 2 New Richmond OH 45157 Phone 513 553-4911 Web Site www.ohiohistory.org/places/grantbir Description cabin where Ulysses Grant was born Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Owner/Operator: Ohio Historical Society Ohio Niles National McKinley Birthplace Memorial 40 North Main Street Niles OH 44446 Phone 216 652-1704 Web Site www.McKinley.lib.oh.us/muse.htm Description monument and memorial, with library and museum wings Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Research /Reading Library Ohio Oxford Limper Geology Museum Shideler Hall, Room #8 Miami University Oxford OH 45056 Phone 513 529-3220 Web Site http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/glg/limperhome.htm E-mail mailto:hauerkl@muohio.edu Description fossils, rocks, minerals, meteorite collections on college campus Type of Resource Specialty Museum Field of Study/Science Facility Geology Owner/Operator: Miami University Last changed: 02/19/2003 Ohio Pickerington Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum 13515 Yarmouth Drive Pickerington OH 43147 Phone 614 856-2222 Web Site www.motorcyclemuseum.org Alt Web http://www.ama-cycle.org/museum/ E-mail mailto:info@motorcyclemuseum.org Description about motorcycles and the people who create and ride them Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Collection G-M Motorcycles Owner/Operator: American Motorcycle Association Ohio Rocky River Cowan Pottery Museum Rocky River Public Library 1600 Hampton Road Rocky River OH 44116 Phone 440 333-7610 Web Site http://www.rrpl.org/cowan_hist.stm E-mail mailto:m.stratton@rrpl.org Description 1100 pieces of Cowan pottery located in public library Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Industrial Collection N-Z Pottery Era 1912-1932 OH Roseville National Ceramic Museum & Heritage Center 7327 Ceramic Road Roseville OH 43777 Phone 740 697-7021 Web Site http://www.ceramiccenter.info/mambo/ Alt Web http://www.hocking.edu/academics/perry_campus_and_learning_labs/natio nal_ceramic_museum_and_heritage_center/index.htm Description five buildings demonstrating the history of pottery Type of Resource Specialty Museum Collection A-F Decorative Arts Collection N-Z Pottery New or Updated: 7/25/2006 Ohio Sandusky Merry-Go-Round Museum 301 Jackson Street Rt 6 & Jackson St Sandusky OH 44870 Phone 419 626-6111 Web Site www.merrygoroundmuseum.org Alt Web www.carousel.org/ Description antique carousel, wood carvers working on new horses Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Building Type Carousel Last changed: 01/14/2003 OH South Canton Canton Classic Car Museum 555 Market Avenue W South Canton OH 44702 Phone 330 455-3603 Web Site http://www.cantonclassiccar.org/www.cantonclassiccar.org/index.html Alt Web http://www.canalwayohio.com/maps/canton/classiccar.htm Description 35 cars in 1915 auto dealer's showroom Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Building Type Commercial Era 115 New or Updated: 1/16/2004 Ohio Steubenville Welsh Jaguar Classic Car Museum 223 North 5th Street Steubenville OH 43952 Phone 740 282-8649 Web Site www.classicar.museums/welshjag/welshjag.htm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Ohio Tiffin Tiffin Glass Museum 25-27 S Washington St Tiffin OH 44883 Phone 419 448-0200 Web Site www.tiffinglass.org Description over 1000 glass pieces locally produced from 1889-1980 Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Industrial Collection G-M Glass Last changed: 01/07/2003 Ohio Toledo Toledo Firefighters Museum 918 West Sylvania Avenue Toledo OH 43612 Phone 419 478-3473 Web Site www.fishnews.com/museum.htm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Firefighting Ohio Troy WACO Museum & Aviation Learning Center PO Box 62 Troy OH 45373 Phone 937 335-9226 Web Site http://www.wacoairmuseum.org/ Description commemorates aircraft manufacturer of of open-cockpit and cabin biplanes and combat gliders. Museum holds documents, photos & models, 1920's style airfield has hanger and holds events, plans for restoration activities Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Collection G-M Models Research /Reading Library Ohio Vermilion Inland Seas Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes History 480 Main Street PO Box 435 Vermilion OH 44089 Phone 440 967-3467 Web Site www.inlandseas.org/museum.html E-mail mailto:glhs@inlandseas.org Description shipwrecks, ship models, pilot house, fresnel lens, nautical equipment and memorabilia Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Maritime Collection G-M Models Research /Reading Library Owner/Operator: Great Lakes Historical Society OH Warren National Packard Museum 1899 Mahoning Avenue NW Warren OH 44483 Phone 330 394-1899 Web Site http://www.packardmusichall.com/history.htm Description models on display from 1903 - 1941 Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated: 10/10/2004 OH Westerville Anti-Saloon League Museum 126 South State Street Westerville OH 43081 Phone 614 882-7277 Web Site http://www.wpl.lib.oh.us/AntiSaloon/ Description Temperance museum, one of the prime movers behind Prohibition, mostly documents Type of Resource Specialty Museum Research /Reading Library Era 1893-1933 New or Updated: 3/20/2004		Country Inns Web Only Rates Now Get it all for Less. 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	Ohio Wright-Patterson AFB USAF Museum 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB 45433 Phone 937 255-3286 Web Site http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ Description Air Force museum run by the Air Force at active base Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Industry /Profession Air Force USAF Museum Foundation PO Box 33624 Wright-Patterson AFB 45433 Phone 937 258-1225 Web Site http://www.afmuseum.com/contact/contact.html E-mail mailto:friends@afmuseum.com Description based at and supports USAF Museum, runs IMAX and Morphis virtual aircraft ride Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Kind of Activity IMAX
	Ohio Zoarville Camp Tuscazoar Foundation 6066 Boy Scout Road NE PO Box 308 Zoarville 55656 Zoarville OH 44622 Phone Web Site http://www.tuscazoar.org/contact.htm Description boy scout camp has small museum, foundation also owns and plans to renovate Zoarville Station Bridge Type of Resource Specialty Museum Building Type Transportation Collection N-Z Scouting		Alibris connects people who love books, movies and music to thousands of independent sellers around the world.
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