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In its heyday, the business was hopping. Jefferson was at the crossroads of U.S. routes 30 and 250 and was a last pit stop for westward travelers heading out of Wooster. Frank Lewis recalled childhood years spent mowing the lawns, busing tables and washing dishes." <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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Current (2016) - The restaurant is currently vacant, but the motel rooms are being used as apartments. -- Wayne County Auditor's page.
 
Current (2016) - The restaurant is currently vacant, but the motel rooms are being used as apartments. -- Wayne County Auditor's page.
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*  1920s - Built in the early 1920s by Paul Spangler. First called [[Log Cabin, The]] serving sandwiches and side dishes to travelers and stagecoach riders. <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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*  mid 1940s - Business purchased by Angie Hoyer, a best friend of Mary Lewis <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006. </ref>
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*  late 1960s - Mary Lewis purchased the business. <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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*  Lewis family ran the business for decades. Mary Lewis and Harry Lewis and their children Frank Lewis, Sue Lewis DaCapua and Mari-Lyn Hammond. <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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*  Several years - The Restaurant was leased to other operators. <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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*  late 1990s-2000s - Rich Ball and [[Good Vibes]] band performs  <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F16612FC108C53D40 Rich Ball and Good Vibes continues to perform on Tuesdays at TJ's in Wooster - Rich Ball and Good Vibes celebrates 12 years of playing jazz on Tuesdays at Wooster restaurant] by Lydia Gehring. Daily Record. August 11, 2013. online</ref>
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*  2005 - Vacant <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
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*  2006 - September 16 - Auction at 10am - The sale included: the restaurant and motel, adjacent residence, equipment and furnishings used in business. Auction by Bob Schubert of Realty One, sale, the Auctioneer is Larry Janchar of Marshallville. <ref>[https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=NewsBank&req_dat=06D6825F754949EE88FE31C7F845E7D2&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1627755BA8FB93C0 Going ... going ... sold!] by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.</ref>
  
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About
Name
  • Town-Country Restaurant
Trading names
  • Town-Country
Services
  • Accommodation, Hotel, Restaurant
Facts
Founded
  • Date unknown
Dissolved
  • Date unknown
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Key Persons
Founders
Location
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    • 4809 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, 44691, Ohio
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Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.

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View the timeline of this establishment.

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In its heyday, the business was hopping. Jefferson was at the crossroads of U.S. routes 30 and 250 and was a last pit stop for westward travelers heading out of Wooster. Frank Lewis recalled childhood years spent mowing the lawns, busing tables and washing dishes." [1]

Current (2016) - The restaurant is currently vacant, but the motel rooms are being used as apartments. -- Wayne County Auditor's page.

Slogans

Timeline

  • 1920s - Built in the early 1920s by Paul Spangler. First called Log Cabin, The serving sandwiches and side dishes to travelers and stagecoach riders. [2]
  • mid 1940s - Business purchased by Angie Hoyer, a best friend of Mary Lewis [3]
  • late 1960s - Mary Lewis purchased the business. [4]
  • Lewis family ran the business for decades. Mary Lewis and Harry Lewis and their children Frank Lewis, Sue Lewis DaCapua and Mari-Lyn Hammond. [5]
  • Several years - The Restaurant was leased to other operators. [6]
  • late 1990s-2000s - Rich Ball and Good Vibes band performs [7]
  • 2005 - Vacant [8]
  • 2006 - September 16 - Auction at 10am - The sale included: the restaurant and motel, adjacent residence, equipment and furnishings used in business. Auction by Bob Schubert of Realty One, sale, the Auctioneer is Larry Janchar of Marshallville. [9]

Newspaper Article Citations

Gallery

Letterheads

Logos

Photos

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Maps

Ads

Newspaper Clippings/Full Text

References

  1. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  2. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  3. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  4. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  5. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  6. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  7. ↑ Rich Ball and Good Vibes continues to perform on Tuesdays at TJ's in Wooster - Rich Ball and Good Vibes celebrates 12 years of playing jazz on Tuesdays at Wooster restaurant by Lydia Gehring. Daily Record. August 11, 2013. online
  8. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  9. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.

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