Saving the Oberlin Gasholder-Honoring Oberlin's Underground Railroad History

Underground Railroad Center Project 
Community Update
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Ever wonder what the interesting round building behind the Oberlin McDonalds is? This is your chance to have a peek inside! The City of Oberlin’s Underground Railroad Center Implementation Team will be hosting a community update on Saturday, September 11th at 11am at the site of the Gasholder Building (the roundhouse structure, directly behind McDonalds), South Main Street in Oberlin.

Join the Implementation Team for an update on the not-too-distant future of the Oberlin Underground Railroad Center and park-and-ride project. there will be a short program comprised of a brief history of the efforts to establish this historic center, a local musical arrangement, an appreciation presentation, coupled with conceptual drawings and a limited tour of this unique architectural structure.

For more information on the project, contact the City of Oberlin at 440.775.7217 or check out the website at www.cityofoberlin.com

Visitors exploring Oberlin’s Underground Railroad visit the future home of the Oberlin Underground Railroad Center. 

View Oberlin Gasholder Building in a larger map

Lorain County Fair continues through Sunday

The weather forecast for Wellington is gorgeous this weekend, perfect for a trip to the Lorain County Fair! Scheduled entertainment throughout the weekend includes NTPA Tractor Pull on Friday night, Combine Derby/Pick-up Truck Derby Saturday night and Demolition Derby on Sunday night. If your looking for something a little different, there is a full schedule of entertainment all day, each day. Entertainment includes livestock auctions, pie and cookie baking contests, live music, fiddle contest, motocross racing and much more. And don't forget to stop by our booth in building 23 to ask for your copy of the Lake Erie Access Guide! Here are some scenes from our visit to the Fair today.