1. The Great Lakes Region

• Characteristics
• Weather
• Geology

2. Early Great Lakes History

• Prehistory - Early Exploration
• European Expansion
• Northeast Ohio Context
• Summary of Events

3. History of Great Lakes Trade and Shipping

• Early Great Lakes Shipping
• Major Technological Developments
• Summary of Great Lakes Shipping Events
  

4. William Gwinn Mather

• William G. Mather's Story
• William G. Mather Family Chronology

5. Cleveland and the Steel Industry