Chagrin Falls waterpower and central location led to it becoming a manufacturing center.  Products made in the Mills and Foundries of Chagrin found a market throughout the Country and abroad

The Adams Bag Factory -makers of paper bags and sacks

Ober Lathe Co.  Ober made a wide variety of lathes, trivets, irons and equipment for a worldwide market.  Many are now sought after by private collectors.  The main building is still in use as an office complex

Ober Employees 1913

Powerhouse for the Interurban trains that ran from Cleveland to Garretsville transporting passengers and freight.