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Civil War Sunday: Avon Lake Time Warp

Reenactors, a Civil War camp and Abe Lincoln highlight a historic day in Avon Lake.

 
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Chris Stiles of Avon Lake and Charles Ferenchak of Elyria fire their Civil War era rifles. Eric Bonzar
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Chris Stiles of Avon Lake and Charles Ferenchak of Elyria fire their Civil War era rifles. Credit Eric Bonzar
Mel “Abe Lincoln” Maurer of Westlake and Maddie Stiles of Avon Lake dressed the part for the Civil War exhibit at the Peter Miller House Museum on Sunday. Credit Eric Bonzar
Craig Sutorious of Amherst Township displays his hand-crafted Civil War flag. Sutorious said the Philadelphia pattern flag was the most common flag flown by the North during the war and took him roughly 80 hours to create. Credit Eric Bonzar
Banjoist Clayton Samels of Parma and fiddler Tim Krugman of Elyria provide Civil War-era musical entertainment for guests of the Peter Miller House Museum induction ceremony. Credit Eric Bonzar
On Sunday, June 24, the Peter Miller House Museum became the first Avon Lake Historical Landmark. Credit Eric Bonzar
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June 24 was a historic day in Avon Lake. In addition to the Peter Miller House's receipt of an Avon Lake Historical Landmark plaque, the location was the site for "Civil War Sunday," featuring Civil War reenactors and a Civil War camp.

Related Topics: Abe Lincoln actors, Civil War Sunday, and Peter Miller House Museum

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