Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio: A History of the World's Greatest Iron Ore Receiving Port - Paperback

by Carl E. Feather (Author)

Ashtabula Harbor was a sleepy Lake Erie port until 1873, when competing railroads finally connected it to the steel mills of Pittsburgh and Youngstown, Ohio. Within two decades, it had become the greatest iron ore receiving port on the Great Lakes. Much of the greatness was due to immigrant labor - Finns, Italians, Irish and many others found work, home and a better life in Ashtabula. The Harbor had a reputation for being the toughest port on the Great Lakes, thanks to dozens of saloons, brothels, fights, murders and bums. This is a story of innovation, hard work, transformations and revival, the story of the world's greatest iron ore receiving port.

Author Biography

Carl E. Feather is a Northeast Ohio writer, photographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the cultural heritage and history of Northeast Ohio and Appalachia. This is his fourth book about Ashtabula County history. He is a regular contributor to Goldenseal Magazine (W.Va. Department of Culture and History).