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History
Sadsbury
Township was formed in 1811 from Vernon and
Summit Townships. It is a rural community lying southwest
of Conneaut Lake and south of Meadville, Pennsylvania and
contains 11,996 square acres, much of which is occupied by the
waters of Conneaut Lake. background-repeat: repeat
The
first settlement of which there is any record is that of Samuel
and Matthew Williamson in 1798. Dennis Hughs
emigrated from New Jersey in 1802.
The
old Beaver, and Beaver and Erie Canal passed through the
Township and united a little north of the northern boundary in
Summit Township. The Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
entered the Township on the south border but only for a short
distance.
Conneaut
Lake
The
largest natural lake in Pennsylvania, Conneaut (pronounced
kawn'-ee-awt) Lake is 3 miles long and a mile-and-a-half wide
covering just under 1,000 acres. It's convenient
northwestern  Pennsylvania location, just 40 miles south
of Erie
and 80 miles
from both Pittsburgh and Cleveland, has made
Conneaut
Lake a popular
summer resort destination for over a
hundred years.
The
clean waters and fresh breezes provide for exhilarating sailing,
competitive and recreational water skiing, pleasure boating and
abundant fishing. On the western shore is Conneaut Lake
Park, a 100+ year old amusement park that is home to the Hotel
Conneaut.
Hotel
Conneaut  The
Hotel Conneaut is located on the west shore of Conneaut Lake.
The first hotel on this site was called the Park
Hotel. In 1905 the Park Hotel was rebuilt and called the
Hotel Conneaut. There were 300 rooms in the hotel.
Room rates
were $1.00 per day and meals were only $.35. The shows
were water skiers, music and dancers. Many famous people
stayed there.
 In
1943 the Hotel was struck by lightening and the resulting fire
destroyed
more than half the roof. Unable to replace the
damaged roof due to World War II, the damaged section was
demolished resulting in a remodeled hotel of 150 rooms.
However, the Hotel Conneaut was out of operation for the summers
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