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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 23 BY: Mayor Kennedy A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF THE OLMSTED HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR AN OHIO HISTORIC MARKER AT THE FROSTVILLE MUSEUM, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Olmsted Historical Society, in partnership with the North Olmsted Landmarks Commission and the Cleveland Metroparks, intends to file an application with the Ohio Historical Society to designate the Frostville Museum as a historic site and to approve a historical marker at this location; and WHEREAS, the "A" side of the historical marker is proposed to read, "Frostville Museum" - "The North Olmsted Historical Society was founded in 1953 and incorporated as anon-profit association in 1960. Two years later, Frostville Museum opened in the Prechtel House. The society's name was changed in 1968 to the Olmsted Historical Society, which would now focus on the history of the entire original township. Over the years, Frostville has grown from one house to a small village. Volunteers are dedicated to preserving the past and present for the future. The society is an affiliate of the Cleveland Metroparks."; and WHEREAS, the "B" side of the historical marker is proposed to read, "Frostville Post Office" - "From 1829 to 1843, the northern region of Olmsted Township was called Frostville. The name originated with Elias C. Frost, who operated a post office in his farm house located at the intersection of Kennedy Ridge and Columbia Roads. Before settling in the Western Reserve, Elias had married Phebe McIlrath in Waterbury Connecticut. Besides being a clerk for the Olmsted Universalist Church, he served as a township trustee, a militia captain, and an overseer of the poor. The Frosts were strongly anti-slave like other Universalists, and their grandsons fought and died in the Civil War."; and WHEREAS, both sides of the historical marker are proposed to identify the following entities: Olmsted Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society North Olmsted Landmarks Commission Cleveland Metroparks WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted, Ohio, recognizes the initiative of the Olmsted Historical Society, the efforts of the Landmarks Commission and the support of the Cleveland Metroparks, working with the Mayor and Director of Planning, and is very proud to support this proposal and application to officially designate, recognize and mark the historical significance of the Frostville Museum; and