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Why Johnnycake? and The Legend of Johnnycake RidgeEntry/Object ID
2001.748.1A,BScope and Content
Three different accounts of why Johnnycake Ridge Road is called Johnnycake. All agree that a giant Johnnycake was baked (not the least bit edible) but with ropes for hanging on the tavern sign.
(A) Why Johnnycake?
(B) The Legend of Johnnycake Ridge - from the Painesville Telegraph July 21, 1939 - copied from Painesville High School Observer, 1888 (See original article in Newspaper Articles Files under Johnnycake Ridge Road)
Includes: letter to John Huth, Jr., Plain Dealer Newspaper -No date; from LCHS Barbara Smith Copper; about How Johnnycake Ridge Road Got it's name
Additional information about topic is located in Anderson G93 folder 2012.800.2584Collection
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Concord - Roads, Johnnycake Ridge RoadArchive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1939Primary Language
EnglishArchive Notes
Early Create Date: 1939
Date(s): 1939
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