Newark Through Time

Connie L. Rutter, Sondra Brockway Gartner

ISBN 10: 1635000165 / ISBN 13: 9781635000160

Published by Fonthill Media LLc, US, 2015

About this Item

Unimaginable changes have come to Newark over the last two hundred years. Buildings have been raised and razed sometimes three or four times. Businesses have opened, closed, burned down, and relocated. Churches have been built, dissolved, moved, rebuilt and split into different congregations. Gone are the days when non-existent schools became one-roomed school houses. Newark's modern school system boasts multiple elementary, middle, high school, and adult educational facilities.$The downtown area is now on the brink of revitalization. New buildings are being built and old ones renovated. The public square is undergoing a complete transformation. New traffic patterns, larger and more attractive sidewalks with room for outdoor dining, underground wiring, benches, bike racks, and new lighting will give it a new life. This book chronicles some of the changes from the late-Victorian period through to the 21st century.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781635000160

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Newark Through Time
• Publisher: Fonthill Media LLc, US
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1635000165
• ISBN 13: 9781635000160
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 16.51W x 0.79H x 23.5D centimeters 16.51 centimeters width by 0.79 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 318 grams

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Synopsis

Unimaginable changes have come to Newark over the last two hundred years. Buildings have been raised and razed sometimes three or four times. Businesses have opened, closed, burned down, and relocated. Churches have been built, dissolved, moved, rebuilt and split into different congregations. Gone are the days when non-existent schools became one-roomed school houses. Newark's modern school system boasts multiple elementary, middle, high school, and adult educational facilities. The downtown area is now on the brink of revitalization. New buildings are being built and old ones renovated. The public square is undergoing a complete transformation. New traffic patterns, larger and more attractive sidewalks with room for outdoor dining, underground wiring, benches, bike racks, and new lighting will give it a new life. This book chronicles some of the changes from the late-Victorian period through to the 21st century.

About the Authors

Sondra Brockway Gartner’s interest in local history and photography was passed down from her father, Chance Brockway. Her goal in writing this book is to bring community awareness to the history and beautiful architecture of the many buildings in downtown Newark."

"Connie L. Rutter has always had a love of history. She is a longtime resident of the Hudson Avenue Historic District. After retiring from the government she worked for the Licking County Historical Society and wrote a weekly column for the Community Booster. This is the third book she has co-authored. The others were on Licking County and Lancaster, Ohio.