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Wildwood Manor House
The Wildwood Preserve Metropark
is a beautiful nature preserve that is found in Toledo, Ohio, and
has become part of the Toledo Metroparks, and was the land that was
part of the family estate of Robert A. Stranahan, famous
professional golfer, and in the 1970s, the entire estate were
purchased by the Metroparks. This magnificent home was constructed
in 1938, by Robert Stranahan, with the family living there until it
was sold to the city. It is a Georgian colonial style, that has been
graciously opened for partial tours, with outbuildings used for
visitors centers, offices and restrooms. In 1998, the Oak Grove
School was moved from its original foundation in the Springbrook
Drive and Corey Road area to this park and is often open to the
public. The first half of the 20th century was a very uncertain
although exciting period in our history, which began at the turn of
the century and ran into the 1920s, with a huge amount of growth in
both industrial and economic areas. Many inventors and innovators
would introduce new and unbelievable feats in the world of energy
and transportation, to the world, that would begin a new period in
our history. Even though these magnificent events inspired and
helped us, there were dark periods that hurt us even more so, like
the Great Depression, and the second World War.
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