Conneaut (pronouned KAW-nee-ut) comes from it's creek, Conneaut Creek. Originally a Seneca Indian term, it means "place of many fish" or "place where snow lies in spring." The Seneca Indian's pronounced the name of our town as "KON - yot."
Conneaut Ohio History
The city of Conneaut is located on an old Native American trail used by Sioux Indians, also used by early pioneers heading westward.
In the first part of the twentieth century, it was a very prosperous town; it had a printing press, a chair factory, a tire (rubber) plant known as the Ohio Rubber, the Powers Hotel opened by James Powers in the 20's.
There were also many shops and restaurants, a pharmacy, a movie theater, and a high school, as well as a library, post office and five or six churches.
An extension of the Erie Canal used to run through Conneaut, and there is a house on the northern edge of town, est. 1856, that is rumored to have a piece of the underground railroad in it's basement.
History of Conneaut Lighthouse
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Conneaut Annual D-Day Event
August 22, 2009
Conneaut Township Park
FREE to Public
After the Event....
Join us for a Live Big Band and USO Style Show at the American Legion at 8:00 p.m. Event is free to re-enactors, veterans and active duty military.
There is small fee of $5.00 for general admission to the public.
The Mission of D-Day Event
The event was created to educate the public about sacrifice of those who died on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and to encourage rembrance, honor and respect for soldiers of Allied and Axis armies of World War II.
Conneaut's D-Day Events
D-Day Conneaut Ohio is a cultural and historical event that reenacts the events that occoured on June 6, 1944. The event includes a parade, lectures and tours as well as a full reenactment.
In conjuction with the United States Naval Reserve, the United States Coast Guard and a team of reenactors, the entire invasion will be brought to life.
Spectators will see a sea borne invasion with a land craft similar to those used on D-Day, as well as aircraft flying overhead.
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