"Orlando E. Lewis was born in Hardin
county, Ohio, July 19, 1846. He fought in the Civil War, enlisting before he was
15. After the war he worked in the shoe and boot industry, later developing a
"wire grip slugger" used extensively to manufacture shoes. He moved to Winthrop
in 1885. He became a real estate developer, president of the Winthrop Steamship
Company, and chairman of the Board of Selectmen." |
"One might trace the beginnings of Lewis Lake Park to the construction of the
Washington Ave pile bridge in 1883-84. this bridge stretched from Washington
Ave. to Sturgis and Shirley Streets at Winthrop Beach. This bridge for the first
time introduced a barrier across Crystal Cove and set a precedent for the
eventual enclosure of this waterway. The cove seems to have become a lake or
large pond (1907-1912), with the filling in of land on either side of Washington
Ave. This area was set aside as a park in the late 1920's when extensive
improvements were being conducted along several parts of the town's shore line,
It was named for Winthrop real estate developer Orlando E. Lewis, who served as
a Town Selectman and had a great appreciation for the natural beauty of the
town." |
