2015.06.15 Amish Country, Ohio

Today we left Deb and Tom's and headed toward Cleveland via Amish country. First stop was New California to see the Civil War memorial. This is where Grandma Lucille Ellis Warden grew up. There were a couple Ellis names on the memorial. The memorial is to the left of this church. 

 Daniel W Ellis below  was killed (#) in action. 

Rick said Squirrel Hunters are snipers. 

Went to Marysville Oakdale Cemetery to see Mother Stone's gravestone and also grandma and grandpa Warden and various other relatives not quite sure how they are related but I'm putting their tombstones on here for future reference. They are all in Section F. 

 In Mount Vernon we saw the Baltimore and Ohio the newly restored depot.

Further up the street was the city Square in Mount Vernon and it had a historical marker for Mother Bidkerdyke- Mary Ann Ball who was a nurse during the Civil War and she gave service to everybody Negro, confederate, union, and so was greatly appreciated by the soldiers.

Next stop was a Kidron via Amish country route we ran into some Amish wagons kids along the side selling strawberries. 

We stopped at the large Lehman's hardware store in Kidron that catered to Amish needs. 

Buggy parked out back. 

Kerosene Tail lights for a buggy:

Propane heated irons- the black are the iron handles:

Appliances that run on propane - this one looked like a wooden ice box. 

Composting toilets:

LP freezer:

They sold some interesting flavors of soda for $2.99 a bottle. 

The interesting thing is we were checking out was there were a couple of Amish people who are using credit cards to pay for their purchases. I don't understand. 

Then on toward Cleveland to eat at a Diners Drive-ins and Dives place Geraci's Italian place since 1956: 

I had a rolled eggplant dish and Rick had a pasta dish. 

And Canoli for dessert. 

Holiday Inn Express by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was $179 a night. Cav's NBA basketball championship games still on tomorrow night so jacking up prices so chose one further out.