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Presidential Center
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States is buried here,
with his wife, Lucy. This is also the site of the Hays Presidential
Library - the first and largest of the presidential libraries. Also, here,
is his 33 room Victorian mansion.
The
Bush-Gore election dispute was very reminiscent of the Hayes-Tilden
dispute.
Open
9a-5p Monday through Saturday; noon-5p Sundays and holidays (except the
library which is closed Sundays and holidays). Admission is $6 ($2 for
kids 6-12).
From the
Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90), take exit 91, turn right, and follow OH-53 south
into Fremont to State Street (US-20; about 3.7 miles). Turn left onto
State St and go 2 blocks to Wood Street. Turn right on Wood St, follow it
around its little bend at Napoleon St to Hayes Avenue (8 blocks from State
St). Turn right on Hayes. The Park is about 3 long blocks from Wood St.
You sure can't miss it!
Located
at 1337 Hayes Avenue (at Buckland which crosses Hays at about a 45 degree
angle).
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The Haunted Hydro
Plant
If
you are traveling in the area between September 27th and October 31st,
every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night - plus Halloween night (Oct. 31)
you can visit and have a special Halloween, treat: the scare of your life.
In an
old, abandoned power plant, this weird crew has created a series of 'high
intensity' scare scenes. There are a couple houses part of the scare
scenario plus occasional live shows. Located at 1313 Tiffin Street; phone
1-419-334-7774.
From the
Ohio Turnpike (I-80/90), take exit 91, turn right, and follow OH-53 south
into Fremont to State Street (US-20; about 3.7 miles). Turn left onto
State St and go 4 blocks to Park Avenue. Turn right and follow Park Ave to
its end at Tiffin (10 blocks). Bear right on Tiffin and follow it to
Buckeye St (a little over 1 mile - down by the Sandusky River). The
old power plant is very visible just ahead. Address: 1313 Tiffin Street;
phone: 1-419-334-7774.
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