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The Firelands, or Sufferers' Lands, tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio.It was legislatively established in 1792, as the "Sufferers' Lands", and later became named "Fire Lands" because the resale of the land was intended as financial restitution for residents of the Connecticut towns of Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich ...
The Firelands Conference is an Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) athletic league located in north-central Ohio. The league was formed in the 1960–61 school year and is named for the Firelands area of the old Western Reserve , where most of the member schools reside. [ 1 ]
Fort Firelands is a recreation of a 19th-century-style frontier fort located in Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1968 with the original construction including stockade fencing, corner blockhouses with gun ports, and barracks. A pioneer village and early western-style museum were some of the original attractions.
Firelands Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in Erie County serving more than 10,000 inpatients and over 45,000 ER patients annually and is the largest year-round employer. [3] The medical center is a level 3 trauma center [ 4 ] and accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program .
The Firelands Museum in Norwalk, Ohio is the oldest operating museum in the state of Ohio. [1] It was founded by the Firelands Historical Society and began collecting artifacts in 1857. Many founders of the society were pioneers from the Connecticut Western Reserve (or their immediate ancestors).
Firelands High School absorbed South Amherst High School and its school district during the summer of 1988. [ 3 ] The school is located in Henrietta Township (at 10643 Vermilion Road) and serves the townships of Brownhelm, Camden, Florence (in Erie County), Henrietta, New Russia, and the village of South Amherst.