00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aHarry M.  Daughertyh[electronic resource]  aHarry Micajah Daugherty served as United States Attorney General during President Warren G. Harding's administration. 
Daugherty was born on January 26, 1860. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School when he was just twenty years...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3033yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aCharles Forbesh[electronic resource]  aCharles Forbes served as chairman of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs during President Warren G. Harding's administration.  
In 1920, Harding, an Ohioan, won election as president of the United States of America. As president, for the most part,...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3034yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aThomas Millerh[electronic resource]  aThomas Miller served as chairman of the Office of Alien Property during President Warren G. Harding's administration.  
In 1920, Harding, an Ohioan, won election as president of the United States of America. As president, for the most part, Har...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3035yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aJess Smithh[electronic resource]  aJess Smith served as an aide to United States Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty during President Warren G. Harding's administration.  
In 1920, Harding, an Ohioan, won election as president of the United States of America. Smith, a fellow Ohi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3036yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aNan Brittonh[electronic resource]  aNan P. Britton claimed that she had an affair with President Warren G. Harding, an Ohioan. She also claimed that Harding was the father of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann. 
Britton was born on November 9, 1896, in Marion, Ohio. As a teenager, she d...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3037yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAlbert B.  Fallh[electronic resource]  aAlbert B. Fall served as Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America during President Warren G. Harding's administration.  
In 1920, Harding, an Ohioan, won election as president of the United States of America. As president, for ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3038yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aCaroline F.  Phillipsh[electronic resource]  aCaroline (Carrie) Fulton Phillips had an affair with President Warren G. Harding, an Ohioan. The affair occurred before Harding won election to the presidency. 
Phillips was born on September 22, 1873, near Bucyrus, Ohio. As a young woman, she ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3039yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aDohrman's Granth[electronic resource]  aDuring the American Revolution, Arnold Henry Dohrman (1749-1813) served as a representative of the Confederation Congress to Portugal. 
Dohrman took a great interest in American prisoners of war captured by the British and spent his own money t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3040yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aJack Warnerh[electronic resource]  aThe Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures.
The Warner Brothers were Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack Warner. They were the sons of Polish immigrants. Their father arrived in the United States in 1887. The re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3041yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aSam Warnerh[electronic resource]  aThe Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures.
The Warner Brothers were Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack Warner. They were the sons of Polish immigrants. Their father arrived in the United States in 1887. The re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3042yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aAlbert Warnerh[electronic resource]  aThe Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures.
The Warner Brothers were Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack Warner. They were the sons of Polish immigrants. Their father arrived in the United States in 1887. The re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3043yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aHarold M.  Warnerh[electronic resource]  aThe Warner Brothers were exhibitors, distributors and producers of motion pictures.
The Warner Brothers were Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack Warner. They were the sons of Polish immigrants. Their father arrived in the United States in 1887. The re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3044yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aHopalong Cassidyh[electronic resource]  aHopalong Cassidy was a character in western novels written by Clarence Mulford during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Because of the popularity of the books, Paramount Studios made thirty-four films based on the character. United Artists then assum...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3045yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aJulia D.  Granth[electronic resource]  aJulia Dent Grant was a First Lady of the United States of America. Her husband was Ohioan Ulysses S. Grant.
Julia Dent was born on January 26, 1826, on White Haven Plantation in Missouri. One of eight children, Dent's parents encouraged all of ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3046yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aNiles-Wolford Moundh[electronic resource]  aThe Niles-Wolford Mound was a conical burial mound located in Pickaway County, Ohio. Raymond Baby excavated the mound in 1955.  
At the base of the mound, he uncovered a circular pattern of postmolds 16 by 18 feet in diameter. Such wooden struc...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3047yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aGreat Hopewell Roadh[electronic resource]  aThe "Great Hopewell Road" is a set of parallel earthen embankments approximately three feet in height and 200-feet apart that extended from an opening in the octagonal earthwork at the Newark Earthworks at least 10 miles to the southwe...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3049yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aCamp Perryh[electronic resource]  aCamp Perry was the primary training center for the Ohio National Guard for much of the twentieth century.
Camp Perry is located near Port Clinton, Ohio, and it currently consists of 640 acres. Established in 1907, the camp was named for Oliver ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3053yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aEsch Moundsh[electronic resource]  aThe Esch Mounds were a pair of conical burial mounds located along the Huron River in Erie County, Ohio. Emerson Greenman conducted early excavations at the Esch mounds in 1930. The artifacts he unearthed, including platform pipes and bladelets ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3054yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aCowan Creek Moundh[electronic resource]  aThe Cowan Creek Mound was a conical burial mound located in Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio. Raymond Baby excavated the mound in the late 1940s. At the base of the mound, he uncovered a circular pattern of postmolds 45 feet in diameter. He...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3055yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aAkron (Zeppelin)h[electronic resource]  aThe Akron was a zeppelin manufactured by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio.
Completed on November 7, 1929, the Akron was designed principally for naval reconnaissance for the United States Armed Forces. This zeppelin remained in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3056yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aAlexandria, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aAlexandria, Ohio, which was located in Scioto County, was the first Euro-American settlement on the west bank of the Scioto River at its juncture with the Ohio River.
Alexander Parker surveyed the town in 1799. The land that he surveyed origina...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3057yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aAlma Collegeh[electronic resource]  aAlma College and its successor, Franklin College, were important educational institutions in Ohio during the nineteenth century.
In 1818, abolitionist John Walker, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, established Alma College, in New Athens, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3058yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000aFranklin College (New Athens)h[electronic resource]  aAlma College and its successor, Franklin College, were important educational institutions in Ohio during the nineteenth century.
In 1818, abolitionist John Walker, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, established Alma College, in New Athens, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3059yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aCharles A.  Bassetth[electronic resource]  aCharles Arthur Bassett was an astronaut from Dayton, Ohio.
Bassett was born on December 30, 1931, in Dayton. He attended The Ohio State University from 1950 to 1952, when he enlisted in the United States Air Force. While serving in the armed fo...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3060yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aPlatt Benedicth[electronic resource]  aPlatt Benedict was the first permanent white settler of Norwalk, Ohio.
Benedict was born in 1775, in Danbury, Connecticut. In 1779, the American Revolution was raging, and British soldiers burned the nearby town of Norwalk, Connecticut. In 1815...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3061yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aBoneyfiddle, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aBoneyfiddle was one of the first Euro-American settlements in Scioto County, Ohio.
In 1799, Alexander Parker established Alexandria, a small community on the west bank of the Scioto River at its junction with the Ohio River. Located on low grou...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3062yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aBrewery Arcadeh[electronic resource]  aThe Brewery Arcade is a business building in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Built in 1842, the building that is now known as the Brewery Arcade was originally the Portsmouth Brewery. This company struggled during its first five decades. In 1888, the company...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3064yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aBurlington Jailh[electronic resource]  aThe Burlington Jail is the last standing government building in the city of Burlington, Ohio from when this community served as the Lawrence County seat.
Built in 1817, the original Lawrence County jail was constructed with logs and clapboard s...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3065yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aCanal Landsh[electronic resource]  aDuring the 1820s, the United States Congress gave the State of Ohio approximately one million acres of Congress Lands to facilitate the construction of canals in the state. This grant became known as the Canal Lands. 
The Canal Lands were locat...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3066yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aLorenzo Carterh[electronic resource]  aLorenzo Carter was the first permanent white settler of Cleveland, Ohio.
Carter was born in 1767 (sometimes reported as 1766) in Rutland, Vermont. In 1797, hoping to lead a more profitable life in the Connecticut Western Reserve, Carter relocat...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3067yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aCleveland Gladiatorsh[electronic resource]  aThe Cleveland Gladiators is a team in the Arena Football League.
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Gladiators plays its games at the Quicken Loans Arena. The team had formerly been located in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Las Vegas, N...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3068yConnect to this object online.00456     2200061   450024500520000052002530005285600890030500aCleveland Rocket Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Cleveland Rocket Society was one of the earliest groups in the United States of America to study rocketry.
Founded by Ernst Loebell and E.L. Hanna in January 1933, the Cleveland Rocket Society was located in Cleveland, Ohio. The group event...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3069yConnect to this object online.00454     2200061   450024500500000052002530005085600890030300aCleveland Thunderboltsh[electronic resource]  aThe Cleveland Thunderbolts was a team in the Arena Football League.
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cleveland Thunderbolts played its games at the Richfield Coliseum. The team participated in the Arena Football League in the 1992, 1993, and 199...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3070yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aColumbus Thunderboltsh[electronic resource]  aThe Columbus Thunderbolts was a team in the Arena Football League.
Located in Columbus, Ohio, the Columbus Thunderbolts played its games at the Ohio Expo Center Coliseum. The team participated in the Arena Football League in only the 1991 seaso...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3071yConnect to this object online.00466     2200061   450024500620000052002530006285600890031500aCommercial Building (Maumee, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe Commercial Building is the oldest business building in Lucas County, Ohio. It is located in the city of Maumee.
In 1836, Levi Beebe built the Commercial Building. Initially, several different businesses occupied the structure, including var...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3072yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600aDavey Tree Expert Companyh[electronic resource]  aFounded in Kent, Ohio, the Davey Tree Expert Company is one of the leading tree-care businesses in the United States of America.
In 1880, John Davey, an English immigrant, established the Davey Tree Expert Company. At this time, John Davey was ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3073yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aJohn Daveyh[electronic resource]  aJohn Davey was one of the world's leading experts on trees and tree surgery.
Davey was born on June 6, 1846, in Somersetshire, England. As a child, he assisted his father, who managed a farm. It was not until Davey turned twenty-one years of ag...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3074yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aJim Ditcherh[electronic resource]  aJim Ditcher was a free African American. During the 1850s and 1860s, he lived in Ironton, Ohio, where he assisted runaway slaves in gaining their freedom.
Little is known of Ditcher, but in December 1860, he actively assisted two slaves, a brot...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3075yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aWilliam Dudleyh[electronic resource]  aWilliam Dudley was an important American military commander during the War of 1812.
Dudley was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Typical of many other Americans at this time, as a young man, Dudley sought to make his fortune west of the Ap...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3076yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aDudley's Defeath[electronic resource]  aDudley's Defeat was an important battle during the War of 1812. The battle took place during the first siege of Fort Meigs.
General William Henry Harrison ordered his men to build Fort Meigs on the southern bank of the Maumee River in February ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3077yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aEbenezer Zane Tractsh[electronic resource]  aIn 1796, the United States Congress granted Ebenezer Zane three tracts of land as partial payment for his completion of Zane's Trace. 
Zane's Trace was an early road in the Northwest Territory that connected Wheeling, Virginia, to Limestone, Ke...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3078yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aLincoln Ellsworthh[electronic resource]  aLincoln Ellsworth was an important explorer during the 1920s and 1930s. 
Ellsworth was born on May 12, 1880, in Chicago, Illinois. He spent part of his youth in Hudson, Ohio, where his father participated in the coal industry. As an adult, Ells...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3079yConnect to this object online.00454     2200061   450024500500000052002530005085600890030300aEphraim Kimberly Tracth[electronic resource]  aEphraim (sometimes spelled Ephriam) Kimberly received three hundred acres of Congress Lands from the United States Congress for his service in the American Revolution.  
During and following the American Revolution, the Confederation Congress p...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3080yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700aErie & Kalamazoo Rail Roadh[electronic resource]  aThe Erie & Kalamazoo Rail Road was the first railroad completed west of the Allegheny Mountains.
In 1832, the territorial government of Michigan authorized a railroad to be built from Port Lawrence, Michigan, which is now Toledo, Ohio, to t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3081yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aJulius Esselbornh[electronic resource]  aIn 1889, Julius Esselborn became the owner of the Portsmouth Brewery, an important business in Portsmouth, Ohio during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Esselborn was born in Germany in 1836. Here, he was a brewer. Esselbor...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3082yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aFirst Aerial Weddingh[electronic resource]  aThe first aerial wedding took place over Cincinnati, Ohio on October 19, 1874.
Hot-air balloon pilot Washington Harrison Donaldson took the bride, Elizabeth Walsh, the groom, Charles Colton, the minister, Howard B. Jeffries, and two witnesses a...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3083yConnect to this object online.00479     2200061   450024500750000052002530007585600890032800aFirst Ejection from an Airplane while in Flighth[electronic resource]  aThe first ejection from an airplane while in flight occurred at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio.
On August 17, 1946, Sergeant Larry Lambert ejected from an airplane while in flight over Wright Field. Lambert was testing a new device to assist pilo...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3084yConnect to this object online.00479     2200061   450024500750000052002530007585600890032800aFirst Helicopter Crossing of the Atlantic Oceanh[electronic resource]  aTwo Ohioans made the first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a helicopter.
In 1953, Harold Moore, a native of Cincinnati, and Harry C. Jeffers, who was from Newark, left Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts in two Sikorsky H-19 h...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3085yConnect to this object online.00467     2200061   450024500630000052002530006385600890031600aFirst Night Flight in World Historyh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Walter Richard Brookins made the first night flight in world history.
Brookins was born on July 11, 1889, in Dayton, Ohio. As a young man, the Wright Brothers taught Brookins to fly. The brothers employed him as a member of the Wright Br...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3086yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aWalter R.  Brookinsh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Walter Richard Brookins made the first night flight in world history.
Brookins was born on July 11, 1889, in Dayton, Ohio. As a young man, the Wright Brothers taught Brookins to fly. The brothers employed him as a member of the Wright Br...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3087yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aFirst Successful Cloud Seedingh[electronic resource]  aW.D. Bancroft was the first man to seed clouds successfully.
Cloud seeding is an attempt by human beings to have clouds produce precipitation. Typically, humans fly airplanes into the clouds and disperse various chemical compounds to cause the ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3088yConnect to this object online.00464     2200061   450024500600000052002530006085600890031300aFirst White Wedding in Clevelandh[electronic resource]  aThe first wedding between a white man and a white woman in Cleveland took place on July 4, 1797.
The groom was William Clement, while the bride was Chloe Inches. The ceremony took place in the home of Lorenzo Carter. Carter was the first perman...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3089yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAllen R.  Footeh[electronic resource]  aDuring the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, Ohioan Allen Ripley Foote sought to educate others about public finance issues.
Foote was born in 1842. He served in the Northern military during the American Civil War. Upon the end...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3090yConnect to this object online.00467     2200061   450024500630000052002530006385600890031600aFranklin Museum of New Athens, Inc.h[electronic resource]  aThe Franklin Museum of New Athens, Inc., is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of Franklin College.
In 1818, abolitionist John Walker, a minister in the Presbyterian Church, established Alma College, in New Athens, Ohio. Walker hoped ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3091yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aDominic S.  Gentileh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Dominic (Don) Salvatore Gentile shot down more enemy planes in World War II than any other pilot from Ohio.
Born on December 6, 1920, in Piqua, Ohio, Gentile learned to fly while still in high school. With World War II raging in Europe, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3092yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aErnest C.  Hallh[electronic resource]  aErnest C. Hall was an important aviation figure during the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s.
Born in 1890, in Warren, Ohio, Hall first flew in 1909. The Wright Brothers were among his flight teachers. In 1915, Hall opened his own flight school, the Hall...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3093yConnect to this object online.00492     2200061   450024500880000052002530008885600890034100aInternational Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Taborh[electronic resource]  aThe International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor is a fraternal society for African Americans.
Moses Dickson, a former slave, established the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor in Independence, Missouri...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3094yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400aPride of Ohio Tabernacle, No. 384h[electronic resource]  aThe International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor is a fraternal society for African Americans.
Moses Dickson, a former slave, established the International Order of Twelve Knights and Daughters of Tabor in Independence, Missouri...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3095yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aIsaac Zane Tracth[electronic resource]  aIsaac Zane received three square miles of Congress Lands from the federal government for his contributions during the various Indian conflicts that occurred in the Northwest Territory during the early 1790s. 
Zane was born in Berkeley County, V...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3096yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aJohn P. Parker Househ[electronic resource]  aThe John P. Parker House was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. It is located in Ripley, Ohio, and the home currently is a museum owned by the John P. Parker Historical Society.
John Parker was born a slave. In 1845, he purchased hi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3097yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aRankin Househ[electronic resource]  aThe Rankin House was an important stop on the Underground Railroad. It is located in Ripley, Ohio, and the home currently is a museum operated by the Ohio Historical Society.
John Rankin was a Presbyterian minister. Up to the American Civil War...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3098yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aKingsbury Babyh[electronic resource]  aThe Kingsbury baby was the first child born to a white couple in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
The child was born in early 1797. James Kingsbury and his wife, Eunice Waldo Kingsbury, were the child's parents. Unfortunately for the Kingsburys...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3099yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aJames Kingsburyh[electronic resource]  aJames Kingsbury was the first permanent white settler of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Kingsbury was born on December 29, 1767. In 1796, he left his home in Alsted, New Hampshire and moved his family, including his wife, three children, and ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3100yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aZachary Lansdowneh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Zachary Lansdowne was the commander of the USS Shenandoah. 
Lansdowne was born on December 1, 1888, in Greenville, Ohio. He attended and graduated from the United States Naval Academy, receiving an appointment to Ensign in 1911. After se...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3101yConnect to this object online.00454     2200061   450024500500000052002530005085600890030300aLawrence County Museumh[electronic resource]  aThe Lawrence County Historical Society operates the Lawrence County Museum in Ironton, Ohio.
The Lawrence County Museum is located in the Colonel George S. Gray House. Gray served in both the Fifty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3102yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aErnst Loebellh[electronic resource]  aErnst Loebell was an early researcher of rocketry and founder of the Cleveland Rocket Society.
Born in 1902, Loebell was German by birth. He graduated from the University of Breslau and the University of Oldenburg, with a specialization in engi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3103yConnect to this object online.00437     2200061   450024500330000052002530003385600890028600aMaconh[electronic resource]  aThe Macon was the second zeppelin manufactured by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio.
Completed on March 11, 1933, the Macon was designed to launch airplanes on scouting missions for the United States Armed Forces. The planes coul...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3104yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aMaumee Road Landsh[electronic resource]  aIn 1823, the United States Congress gave the State of Ohio approximately sixty thousand acres of Congress Lands. This grant became known as the Maumee Road Lands. 
The reason for the exchange of the Maumee Road Lands was to help facilitate the ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3105yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aMoravian Granth[electronic resource]  aFollowing the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the federal government opened the Northwest Territory to settlement by white Americans. Numerous white Americans either purchased or received land from the Confederation Congress and then, beginning in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3106yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aGnadenhutten Granth[electronic resource]  aFollowing the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the federal government opened the Northwest Territory to settlement by white Americans. Numerous white Americans either purchased or received land from the Confederation Congress and then, beginning in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3107yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSchoenbrunn Granth[electronic resource]  aFollowing the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the federal government opened the Northwest Territory to settlement by white Americans. Numerous white Americans either purchased or received land from the Confederation Congress and then, beginning in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3108yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aSalem Granth[electronic resource]  aFollowing the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the federal government opened the Northwest Territory to settlement by white Americans. Numerous white Americans either purchased or received land from the Confederation Congress and then, beginning in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3109yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aNational Air Racesh[electronic resource]  aThe National Air Races was an important competition in the early history of aviation. 
The National Air Races began in 1920. This meet included cross-country races for airplanes and other flying machines, as well as skills competitions in the h...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3110yConnect to this object online.00456     2200061   450024500520000052002530005285600890030500aNational Tax Associationh[electronic resource]  aThe National Tax Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating government officials, the public, and tax professionals about taxation issues.
Founded in 1907, the National Tax Association has become the largest organization of ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3111yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aOhio Tobacco Festivalh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Ripley, Ohio, the Ohio Tobacco Festival commemorates the important role that tobacco has played in southern Ohio's economy since the nineteenth century.
Traditionally, the Ohio Tobacco Festival has taken place on the fourth weekend i...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3112yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aOld Maid's Kitchenh[electronic resource]  aAmerican Indians formerly used Old Maid's Kitchen, which also is known as Mary Campbell Cave, for shelter and to house white captives.
The cave is located in Cuyahoga Falls in Summit County, Ohio. The Cuyahoga River carved out the cave approxim...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3113yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aMary Campbell Caveh[electronic resource]  aAmerican Indians formerly used Old Maid's Kitchen, which also is known as Mary Campbell Cave, for shelter and to house white captives.
The cave is located in Cuyahoga Falls in Summit County, Ohio. The Cuyahoga River carved out the cave approxim...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3114yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aPhillip Parmaleeh[electronic resource]  aPhillip Parmalee was an important pilot during the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Parmalee was born on March 8, 1887, in Matherton, Michigan. He developed a love of flying and eventually found employment as a member of the Wright B...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3115yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aSeth Peaseh[electronic resource]  aSeth Pease helped survey the Connecticut Western Reserve in the late 1790s.
Pease was born on January 9, 1774, in Suffield, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College, where he excelled in mathematics. He briefly taught school in Suffield, bef...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3116yConnect to this object online.00439     2200061   450024500350000052002530003585600890028800aPilgrimh[electronic resource]  aThe Pilgrim was the first public-relations airship manufactured by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation in Akron, Ohio.
Completed on July 18, 1926, the Pilgrim was principally designed to promote the Goodyear brand. The company emblazoned the name...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3117yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aPortage Pathh[electronic resource]  aPortage Path was an important American Indian transportation route in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Portage Path was located in modern-day Summit County, Ohio. The trail connected the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers and was approxima...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3118yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aPortsmouth Breweryh[electronic resource]  aThe Portsmouth Brewery was an important business in Portsmouth, Ohio during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Established in 1842, the Portsmouth Brewery struggled during its first five decades. In 1888, the company employe...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3119yConnect to this object online.00468     2200061   450024500640000052002530006485600890031700aPortsmouth Foundry and Machine Worksh[electronic resource]  aPortsmouth Foundry and Machine Works was an important business in western Portsmouth, Ohio during the nineteenth century.
By the early 1840s, a foundry and machine works existed at the future site of the Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Works. Af...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3120yConnect to this object online.00456     2200061   450024500520000052002530005285600890030500aPortsmouth Cement & Limeh[electronic resource]  aPortsmouth Foundry and Machine Works was an important business in western Portsmouth, Ohio during the nineteenth century.
By the early 1840s, a foundry and machine works existed at the future site of the Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Works. Af...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3121yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aEphraim Quinbyh[electronic resource]  aEphraim Quinby was the founder of Warren, Ohio.
Quinby was born on May 11, 1766, in New Jersey. Shortly after Quinby's marriage to Ammi Blackmore in 1795, he relocated his family to Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Quinbys remained in Penns...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3122yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aSalt Sectionsh[electronic resource]  aIn 1824, the United States Congress gave the State of Ohio approximately four thousand acres of Congress Lands in Delaware County, Ohio and an entire township in Jackson County, Ohio. This grant became known as the Salt Sections. 
During the la...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3123yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aShandy Hallh[electronic resource]  aShandy Hall is a museum in Geneva, Ohio.
Shandy Hall was originally the home of Colonel Robert Harper. Harper was the youngest son of Alexander Harper, who founded the first permanent white settlement in Ashtabula County, Ohio. In 1815, Harper ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3124yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aAmos Spaffordh[electronic resource]  aAmos Spafford helped survey the Connecticut Western Reserve in the late 1790s. He also was one of the first settlers of Cleveland, Ohio.
Spafford was born on April 11, 1753, in Sharon, Connecticut. In 1796, the Connecticut Land Company sent Spa...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3125yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aA. L.  Stevensh[electronic resource]  aA. Leo Stevens was an important balloonist and parachutist in the early twentieth century.
Stevens was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1876. He first flew in a hot-air balloon in 1888, when he was just twelve years old. Concerned about balloonist sa...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3126yConnect to this object online.00439     2200061   450024500350000052002530003585600890028800aThe Bugh[electronic resource]  aOhioans Charles F. Kettering, Orville Wright, William Chryst, Thomas Midgley, and John Sheats developed "The Bug," a pilot-less airplane and bomb, during World War I.
Hoping to save the lives of American servicemen, the Dayton-Wright ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3127yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aOhio Tobacco Museumh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Ripley, Ohio, the Ohio Tobacco Museum commemorates the important role that tobacco played in southern Ohio's economy during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Established in 1988, the Ohio Tobacco Museum is located in a Georgian...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3128yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aRipley Museumh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Ripley, Ohio, the Ripley Museum commemorates the community's past.
Established in 1976, the Ripley Museum is located in a federal style house, which dates to the 1850s. Today, the museum consists of ten rooms, with each room having i...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3129yConnect to this object online.00440     2200061   450024500360000052002530003685600890028900aMe-sa-sah[electronic resource]  aTurkey Foot or Me-sa-sa was a chief of the Ottawa Indians. 
Turkey Foot's Indian name was Me-sa-sa. Little is known of his youth, but as white Americans increasingly moved into what is now northwestern Ohio, Me-sa-sa led his fellow Ottawans aga...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3130yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aTurkey Foot Rockh[electronic resource]  aTurkey Foot Rock was the location where Me-sa-sa, an Ottawa Indian chief, died during the Battle of Fallen Timbers. 
Me-sa-sa was one of the principal leaders of the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. General Anthony Wa...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3131yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aTurnpike Landsh[electronic resource]  aIn 1827, the United States Congress gave the State of Ohio 31,360 acres of Congress Lands. This grant became known as the Turnpike Lands. 
The reason for the exchange of the Turnpike Lands was to help facilitate the construction of a road from ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3132yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aC. B.  Winderh[electronic resource]  aC.B. Winder was the first man to become a pilot for any National Guard unit in the United States of America.
Winder was a member of the Ohio National Guard. On June 5, 1912, he graduated from the Army Aviation School in Augusta, Georgia. Winder...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3133yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aPoindexter (Last Name Unknown)h[electronic resource]  aPoindexter was a slave owned by a Mr. Anderson in Kentucky. In 1854, Judge S.F. Norris in the Clermont County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas awarded Poindexter his freedom.
Beginning in the late 1840s, Anderson routinely allowed his slave to trave...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3134yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aBig Bottom Massacreh[electronic resource]  aThe Big Bottom Massacre was a famous encounter between Northwest Territory settlers and local American Indian tribes in 1791.
During 1789 and 1790, the residents of Marietta were in some dire straits. Many of the residents faced starvation due ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3135yConnect to this object online.00477     2200061   450024500730000052002530007385600890032600aAmericke Delnicke Listy (American Labor News)h[electronic resource]  aAmericke Delnicke Listy, translated as American Labor News, was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Czech heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the mid to late 1800s. Clevela...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3136yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000a2008 Ohio Statewide Snowstormh[electronic resource]  aThe statewide snowstorm of 2008 was a record setting event that occurred on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8, 2008. While this event has been called the Blizzard of 2008, technically the storm did not have sustained winds of at least thirt...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3137yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAnna F.  Boslerh[electronic resource]  aAnna F. Bosler was the first woman sheriff in Ohio. 
During the 1920s and the 1930s, women experienced dramatic improvements in their political rights. This improvement began with women receiving the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3138yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aLeonard Case Sr.h[electronic resource]  aLeonard Case, Sr., was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the early nineteenth century. 
Case was born on July 29, 1786, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Case's family consisted of German migrants. People of German heritage wer...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3139yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aJohn A.  Copeland Jr.h[electronic resource]  aJohn Anthony Copeland, Jr., was an African-American man. He participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in October 1859.
Copeland was born to free parents in North Carolina, probably in 1834. In 1842, his family moved to Oberlin, Ohio, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3140yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aCroatian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Croatian ancestors. Today, Croatian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3141yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aCzech Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Czech ancestors. Today, Czech Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3142yConnect to this object online.00470     2200061   450024500660000052002530006685600890031900aDennice Noveveku (Star of the New Era)h[electronic resource]  aDennice Noveveku, translated as Star of the New Era, was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Czech heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the mid to late 1800s. Cleveland had one o...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3143yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aDer Ohio Adlerh[electronic resource]  aDer Ohio Adler was a German-American newspaper published in Lancaster, Ohio.
People of German heritage were among the earliest white settlers of Ohio. Many migrated from Pennsylvania during the late 1700s and the early 1800s along Zane's Trace....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3144yConnect to this object online.00454     2200061   450024500500000052002530005085600890030300aMiddle Woodland Periodh[electronic resource]  a100 B.C. to A.D. 500
The Middle Woodland Period is characterized by the elaboration and intensification of developments that began in the Early Woodland and Late Archaic periods. Hunting wild animals, fishing, and gathering wild plant food...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3145yConnect to this object online.00437     2200061   450024500330000052002530003385600890028600aDirvah[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Lithuanian ancestors. Today, Lithuanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. One way that they do this is through the weekly publication of a Lithuanian newspaper, Dirva. 
Dirva b...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3146yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aHelen G.  Edmondsh[electronic resource]  aHelen Gray Edmonds was the first African-American woman to earn a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University.
Edmonds was born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. She received an A.B. degree from Morgan State College in 1933. She earned a M.A. degr...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3147yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aNora Embreyh[electronic resource]  aNora Embrey was the second woman sheriff in Ohio. 
During the 1920s and the 1930s, women experienced dramatic improvements in their political rights. This improvement began with women receiving the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3148yConnect to this object online.00499     2200061   450024500950000052002530009585600890034800aFederated German American Relief for Expellees Organizing Committeeh[electronic resource]  aThe Federated German American Relief for Expellees Organizing Committee, which became known as the German American Resettlement Services, Inc., was a German-American organization in Cleveland, Ohio. 
The Federated German American Relief for Exp...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3149yConnect to this object online.00475     2200061   450024500710000052002530007185600890032400aGerman American Resettlement Services, Inc.h[electronic resource]  aThe Federated German American Relief for Expellees Organizing Committee, which became known as the German American Resettlement Services, Inc., was a German-American organization in Cleveland, Ohio. 
The Federated German American Relief for Exp...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3150yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aGerman Central Farmh[electronic resource]  aThe German Central Farm is a recreational center for German Ohioans in Parma, Ohio.
Following World War I, a sizable number of German immigrants came to the United States of America. Several thousand of them settled in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1924,...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3151yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aGerman Central Organizationh[electronic resource]  aThe German Central Organization is an important German-American social organization in the northeastern portion of Ohio.
Following World War I, a sizable number of German immigrants came to the United States of America. Several thousand of them...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3152yConnect to this object online.00440     2200061   450024500360000052002530003685600890028900aGermaniah[electronic resource]  aGermania was a German-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio during the mid-19th century.
People of German heritage were among the earliest white settlers of Ohio. Many migrated from Pennsylvania during the late 1700s and the early 180...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3153yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700aGiddings Law Office Museumh[electronic resource]  aJoshua Reed Giddings was a prominent abolitionist, lawyer, and politician, who spent most of his life in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The Ashtabula County Historical Society maintains Giddings's former law office as a museum.
In 1806, Giddings, at e...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3154yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aJoshua R.  Giddingsh[electronic resource]  aJoshua Reed Giddings was an abolitionist. He spent most of his life in Ohio and represented the state in the United States House of Representatives.
Giddings was born in Tioga Point, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 1795. In 1806, Giddings and his f...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3155yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aGist Settlementsh[electronic resource]  aThe Gist Settlements were African-American communities that former slaves of Samuel Gist established in Ohio during the early nineteenth century.
In 1808, Gist drafted his final will. He eventually added four codicils to this document. In the i...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3156yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aSamuel Gisth[electronic resource]  aSamuel Gist was a resident of Great Britain and Virginia. In his will, Gist freed all slaves that he owned in Virginia. Many of these newly freed people moved to Ohio, hoping to live a better life.
Gist was born in England in 1717 (sometimes re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3157yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aGlenville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aGlenville, Ohio is a neighborhood area of Cleveland. It is located to the northeast of Cleveland. Historically, this neighborhood has been home to various ethnic groups. 
The region that now comprises Glenville was settled by whites in the late...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3158yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aShields Greenh[electronic resource]  aShields Green, sometimes reported as Greene, was an African-American man. He participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in October 1859.
Green was born a slave in Charleston, South Carolina, probably in 1836. Green eventually gained hi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3159yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aEdward Hessenmuellerh[electronic resource]  aEdward Hessenmueller was a prominent German American, who spent much of his life in Cleveland, Ohio.
People of German heritage were among the earliest white settlers of Ohio. Many migrated from Pennsylvania during the late 1700s and the early 1...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3160yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aHungarian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Hungarian ancestors. Today, Hungarian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3161yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aIndian Land Grantsh[electronic resource]  aThe Indian Land Grants were a type of land division in the Northwest Territory.
As the Northwest Territory was organized in the late 1700s, the federal government sold large portions of land to private companies and individuals. The purchasers ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3162yConnect to this object online.00467     2200061   450024500630000052002530006385600890031600aIrish American Club-East Side, Inc.h[electronic resource]  aThe Irish American Club-East Side, Inc., is an organization of Irish Americans who live on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. 
Even before Ohio attained statehood in 1803, large numbers of Irish immigrants came to what would become the seventeen...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3163yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aIrishtown Bend, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aIrishtown Bend was a traditionally Irish community located along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Irish heritage were among the earliest white settlers of Ohio. Many migrated from Pennsylvania during the late 1700s and the earl...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3164yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aJohn M.  Langstonh[electronic resource]  aJohn Mercer Langston was the first African-American man to pass Ohio's bar exam. He also was an outspoken advocate of equal rights for African Americans with whites.
Langston was born on December 14, 1829, in Louisa County, Virginia. His father...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3165yConnect to this object online.00440     2200061   450024500360000052002530003685600890028900aL'Araldoh[electronic resource]  aL'Araldo, translated as The Herald, was an Italian-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio.
People of Italian heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the largest Italia...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3166yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aLatvian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Latvian ancestors. Today, Latvian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3167yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aLewis S.  Learyh[electronic resource]  aLewis Sheridan Leary was an African-American man who participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in October 1859.
Leary was born to free parents in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on March 17, 1835. In 1857, he moved to Oberlin, Ohio, hop...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3168yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aLicking Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Licking Company consisted of real estate speculators. These men hoped to buy unimproved or undeveloped land in Ohio relatively cheaply and to sell it at a profit.
While real estate speculators had long desired to profit from the land encomp...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3169yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aLa Voce Del Popolo Italianoh[electronic resource]  aLa Voce Del Popolo Italiano, translated as The Voice of the Italian People, was an Italian-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio.
People of Italian heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3170yConnect to this object online.00464     2200061   450024500600000052002530006085600890031300aIl Progresso Italiano in Americah[electronic resource]  aLa Voce Del Popolo Italiano, translated as The Voice of the Italian People, was an Italian-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio.
People of Italian heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3171yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aLithuanian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Lithuanian ancestors. Today, Lithuanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the Unit...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3172yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aLittle Claylick, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aLittle Claylick, Ohio was a coal-mining town. Typical of other such communities, Little Claylick no longer exists.
The first settlers of Little Claylick, which was located in Licking County, arrived in the 1820s. Most initial settlers were form...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3173yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aLong, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aLong, Ohio (sometimes called Longtown, Ohio) was a predominantly African American community in Darke County, Ohio. 
Founded in 1822, most early residents were freed or runaway slaves from the South. At the town's peak, approximately nine hundre...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3174yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aLongtown, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aLong, Ohio (sometimes called Longtown, Ohio) was a predominantly African American community in Darke County, Ohio. 
Founded in 1822, most early residents were freed or runaway slaves from the South. At the town's peak, approximately nine hundre...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3175yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aMarijin Spolekh[electronic resource]  aMarijin Spolek was the first Slovenian social organization in Cleveland, Ohio.
During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, large numbers of Slovene immigrants came to the United States of America. In 1900, fewer than ten thousand Slovene immigra...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3176yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aJoseph Martinekh[electronic resource]  aA native of Czechoslovakia, Joseph Martinek was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the early twentieth century.
Martinek was born on March 23, 1889, near Prague, Czechoslovakia. He received an education and, eventually, became a met...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3177yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aHelen G.  McClellandh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Helen Grace McClelland was one of only three women to receive the Distinguished Service Cross, the United States of America's second highest combat award. She also received the British Royal Red Cross for her actions during World War I.
...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3178yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aNovy Svet (New World)h[electronic resource]  aNovy Svet, translated as New World, was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Czech heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the mid to late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the larges...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3179yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600aOld Colony Burying Groundh[electronic resource]  aThe Old Colony Burying Ground is one of the oldest cemeteries in Ohio. 
In 1805, the Licking Company founded Granville, Ohio. The Licking Company consisted of real estate speculators from Granville, Massachusetts and Granby, Connecticut. The co...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3180yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aOld Tavernh[electronic resource]  aThe Old Tavern is the oldest surviving tavern in Ohio.
Located in Unionville, the Old Tavern began as a log cabin in 1798. Over the years, the tavern expanded, providing fine accommodations and food for travelers in northeastern Ohio. During th...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3181yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aPhilipps Cemeteryh[electronic resource]  aThe Philipps Cemetery is one of the oldest family cemeteries in Ohio. Most people interred in the cemetery were descendents of Welsh immigrants. 
In 1813, Thomas Phillipps (sometimes reported as Phillips or Philipps) donated land for the cemete...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3182yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aThomas Phillipsh[electronic resource]  aThomas Phillips (sometimes reported as Phillipps or Philipps) was one of the first Welsh migrants to Ohio in the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries. 
Phillips was born in Carmarthenshire County, Wales in 1735. With warfare encom...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3183yConnect to this object online.00438     2200061   450024500340000052002530003485600890028700aPokrokh[electronic resource]  aPokrok was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Czech heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the mid to late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the largest Czech communities in Ohio. ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3184yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aTheophilus Reesh[electronic resource]  aTheophilus Rees was one of the first Welsh migrants to Ohio in the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries. 
Rees was born on May 6, 1747, in Carmarthenshire County, Wales. With warfare encompassing much of Western Europe during the ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3185yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aRider's Innh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Painesville, Ohio, Rider's Inn was a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Joseph Rider opened Rider's Inn in 1812. Over the years, the tavern expanded, providing fine accommodations and food for travelers in northeastern Ohio. During th...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3186yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aSerbian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Serbian ancestors. Today, Serbian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3187yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAbba H.  Silverh[electronic resource]  aAbba Hillel Silver was a prominent Jewish and Lithuanian-American resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the twentieth century.
Silver was born on January 28, 1893, in Schirwindt, Lithuania. His original name was Abraham Silver, but he changed it t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3188yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aSlovak Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Slovak ancestors. Today, Slovak Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United State...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3189yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aSlovene Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Slovene ancestors. Today, Slovene Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3190yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAntanas Smetonah[electronic resource]  aAntanas Smetona was the last president of the Republic of Lithuania. Forced into exile in 1940, Smetona eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
Smetona was born on August 10, 1874, in Uzulenents, Lithuania. As a youth, Smetona demanded that Russ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3191yConnect to this object online.00468     2200061   450024500640000052002530006485600890031700aSomali Community Association of Ohioh[electronic resource]  aThe Somali Community Association of Ohio provides assistance to Somali migrants in Central Ohio. 
People from Somalia were one of the last national groups to immigrate to the United States. By 2008, approximately forty-five thousand Somalis res...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3192yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aSomali Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aBeginning in the 1990s, thousands of Somalis began to immigrate to the United States of America. Many of these people settled in Central Ohio, enhancing Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centu...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3193yConnect to this object online.00487     2200061   450024500830000052002530008385600890033600aSouth and East of the First Principal Meridian Districth[electronic resource]  aThe South and East of the First Principal Meridian District and the North and East of the First Principal Meridian District were two land divisions in the Northwest Territory.
As the Northwest Territory was organized in the late 1700s...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3194yConnect to this object online.00487     2200061   450024500830000052002530008385600890033600aNorth and East of the First Principal Meridian Districth[electronic resource]  aThe South and East of the First Principal Meridian District and the North and East of the First Principal Meridian District were two land divisions in the Northwest Territory.
As the Northwest Territory was organized in the late 1700s...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3195yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aSt. Sava Lodgeh[electronic resource]  aSt. Sava Lodge was one of the earliest Serbian social organizations in Cleveland, Ohio.
During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, large numbers of Serbian immigrants came to the United States of America. In 1900, fewer than ten thousand Sloven...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3196yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aSvet American (American World)h[electronic resource]  aSvet American, translated as American World, was a Czech-American newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Czech heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the mid to late 1800s. Cleveland had one of t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3197yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aFrank J.  Svobodah[electronic resource]  aA native of Czechoslovakia, Frank J. Svoboda was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio during the early twentieth century.
Svoboda was born on May 1, 1874 (some sources claim 1873), in Czechoslovakia. He immigrated with his parents to the Uni...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3198yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aTelevisionh[electronic resource]  aIn the 1950s, the new medium of television reached millions of Americans for the first time. Some television programs provided entertainment, while others presented current news. Advertisers used television to introduce audiences to their produc...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3199yConnect to this object online.00472     2200061   450024500680000052002530006885600890032100aTemple-Tifereth Israel (Tifereth Israel)h[electronic resource]  aThe Temple-Tifereth Israel, which is also known as Tifereth Israel, is Cleveland, Ohio's second oldest Jewish congregation.
Temple-Tifereth Israel was founded on May 26, 1850. A dispute between members of Cleveland's first Jewish congregation, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3200yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aTwelve-Mile Square Reservationh[electronic resource]  aThe Twelve-Mile Square Reservation was a land division in the Northwest Territory.
As the Northwest Territory was organized in the late 1700s, the federal government sold large portions of land to private companies and individuals. The purchase...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3201yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aTwo-Mile Square Reservationh[electronic resource]  aThe Two-Mile Square Reservation was a land division in the Northwest Territory.
As the Northwest Territory was organized in the late 1700s, the federal government sold large portions of land to private companies and individuals. The purchasers ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3202yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700aUnited Hungarian Societiesh[electronic resource]  aThe United Hungarian Societies was an organization that united together the various Hungarian cultural and social institutions that were located in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1900, fewer than seventeen thousand Hungarian immigrants resided in Ohio. By...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3203yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aWadsworth Hotelh[electronic resource]  aThe Wadsworth Hotel played an important role in the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Case.
On September 13, 1858, a federal marshal in Oberlin, Ohio arrested a runaway slave named John Price. Under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, the federal governmen...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3204yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aWarszawa, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aDuring the late nineteenth century, Polish Ohioans established the community of Warszawa in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, this community is known as Slavic Village. 
In 1900, fewer than ten thousand Polish immigrants resided in Ohio. By 1920, their n...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3205yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aSlavic Villageh[electronic resource]  aDuring the late nineteenth century, Polish Ohioans established the community of Warszawa in Cleveland, Ohio. Today, this community is known as Slavic Village. 
In 1900, fewer than ten thousand Polish immigrants resided in Ohio. By 1920, their n...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3206yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aClara E.  Weisenbornh[electronic resource]  aClara Weisenborn was a prominent politician in Ohio from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Weisenborn was born on February 9, 1907, in Dayton, Ohio. Her maiden name was Nies. Weisenborn attended school until the eighth grade. At that time, she left schoo...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3207yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aWelsh Hills, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWelsh Hills was one of the earliest communities established in Licking County, Ohio. Founded in 1802, its earliest settlers were migrants from Wales. 
During the early 1800s, Welsh Americans viewed the abundance of land in Ohio as a godsend and...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3208yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000aWest Side Irish-American Clubh[electronic resource]  aThe West Side Irish-American Club is an organization of Irish Americans who live on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio. 
Even before Ohio attained statehood in 1803, large numbers of Irish immigrants came to what would become the seventeenth stat...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3209yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aSamuel White Jr.h[electronic resource]  aSamuel White, Jr., was a prominent resident of Granville, Ohio during the early nineteenth century. He was a Welsh American. 
White was born on March 3, 1812, in Welsh Hills, Ohio. He was listed as the first student to enroll at the Granville L...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3210yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aGeorge W.  Williamsh[electronic resource]  aGeorge Washington Williams was the first African American elected to the Ohio General Assembly.
Williams was born on October 16, 1849, in Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania. At fourteen years of age, he enlisted in the Union Army during the American...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3211yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aYugoslavian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Yugoslavian ancestors. Today, Yugoslav Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the Unite...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3212yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aZarja Singing Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Zarja Singing Society is the oldest Slovenian singing group located outside of Europe.
During the late 1800s and the early 1900s, large numbers of Slovene immigrants came to the United States of America. In 1900, fewer than ten thousand Slo...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3213yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aEarly Woodland Periodh[electronic resource]  a800 B.C. to 100 B.C.
The Early Woodland Period marks the beginning of the Woodland Period. It is characterized by the appearance of more settled village life, cultivated plants, the use of pottery vessels, the increasing use of exotic raw mater...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3214yConnect to this object online.00497     2200061   450024500930000052002530009385600890034600aAct of Congress Recognizing the State of Ohio - 1803 (Transcript)h[electronic resource]  aACT OF CONGRESS RECOGNIZING THE STATE OF OHIO - 1803.
An act to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the State of Ohio.
Whereas the people of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio di...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3215yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400aEnabling Act of 1802 (Transcript)h[electronic resource]  aENABLING ACT FOR OHIO-1802.
(SEVENTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION.)
An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio to form a constitution and State government and for the admission of such State int...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3216yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aPetroglyphsh[electronic resource]  aPetroglyphs are a form of rock art in which the image is carved, cut, chiseled, or pecked into the rock. They are distinguished from pictographs, which are images that are painted or drawn onto rock surfaces. 
Ohio's two most famous petroglyph ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3218yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aAlbanian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Albanian ancestors. Today, Albanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3219yConnect to this object online.00439     2200061   450024500350000052002530003585600890028800aAmericah[electronic resource]  aOriginally published in Cleveland, Ohio, America was a Romanian-American newspaper. 
People of Romanian heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the largest Romanian commun...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3220yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700aAnnunciation Church Schoolh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Annunciation Church School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants.
In 1910, Cleveland's Greeks established the first Greek Orthodox congregation in the city...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3221yConnect to this object online.00466     2200061   450024500620000052002530006285600890031500aAnnunciation Greek Orthodox Churchh[electronic resource]  aThe Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church was the first Greek Orthodox Church founded in Cleveland, Ohio.
People of Greek heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s. With over five thousand Greek-born res...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3222yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aAustrian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Austrian ancestors. Today, Austrian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3223yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aBalkan Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Balkan ancestors. Balkans principally include people from Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Croatia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Bulgaria. Today, Balkan Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and socia...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3224yConnect to this object online.00456     2200061   450024500520000052002530005285600890030500aCarpatho-Russian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors. Today, Carpatho-Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3227yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aLemko Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors. Today, Carpatho-Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3228yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aRusin Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors. Today, Carpatho-Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3229yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aRuthenian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Carpatho-Russian ancestors. Today, Carpatho-Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3230yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aCleveland Universityh[electronic resource]  aCleveland University was the first college established in Cleveland, Ohio.
Founded in 1851, Cleveland University survived just two years. The college's trustees, which included William Case, Samuel Starkweather, Ahaz Merchant, and Truman P. Han...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3234yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aCleveland, Ohio's Chinatownh[electronic resource]  aCleveland, Ohio's Chinatown is an ethnic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. Chinatown was established in the late nineteenth century.
A majority of Chinese Ohioans lived in northeastern Ohio, where they worked in factories or established their ow...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3235yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aCorning, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aCorning is a small community in Perry County, Ohio.
In 1879, Joseph Rodgers sold his land in Perry County to dozens of people and businesses. This land would become the site of Corning. Purchasers desired the land because the Ohio Central Railr...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3236yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aDanish Brotherhoodh[electronic resource]  aThe Danish Brotherhood is an important Danish-American social organization in the United States of America and Canada.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Danish immigrants came to the United States of America. Several...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3237yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aDanish Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Danish ancestors. Today, Danish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United State...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3238yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aRichard L.  Davish[electronic resource]  aAfrican-American Richard L. Davis was a prominent labor organizer during the late nineteenth century.
Davis was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1864. After spending several years working at a tobacco factory, Davis became a coalminer. He eventuall...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3239yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aDnipro Chorush[electronic resource]  aThe Dnipro Chorus is a Ukrainian choral group in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Ukrainian immigrants came to the United States of America. Thousands of them eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio a...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3240yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aDutch Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Dutch ancestors.
In 1860, 328,249 immigrants lived in Ohio. These people accounted for fourteen percent of the state's population. By 1900, the number of immigrants in Ohio rose to 458,734, but the percentage...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3241yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aEnglish Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from English ancestors. Today, English Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
Many of the people who moved to Ohio in the years after the American Revolution originally came from Englan...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3242yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aEstonian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Estonian ancestors. Today, Estonian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3243yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aFerrara, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aFerrara was a small community in Perry County, Ohio.
In 1871, people established the community of Ferrara. It was located along the Sunday Creek. Residents expected that the Ohio Central Railroad would soon pass through the community, inspiring...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3244yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aFestival Latinoh[electronic resource]  aThe Festival Latino is an annual Hispanic festival that occurs in Columbus, Ohio.
For most of Ohio's history, very few Latinos settled in the state, but beginning in the 1960s, a surge in Hispanic immigration to the United States occurred. Most...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3245yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aGeorge L.  Fetth[electronic resource]  aGeorge Leonard Fett was a prominent cartoonist from Cleveland, Ohio.
Fett was born on July 7, 1920. His parents were Hungarian immigrants, who settled in Cleveland. In 1938, Fett graduated from Collinwood High School in Cleveland, and he enroll...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3246yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aFinnish Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Finnish ancestors. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States of America, hoping to live the American Dream. Before the American Civil War,...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3247yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aFrench Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from French ancestors. Today, French Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
In all likelihood, the first Europeans to arrive in the area of what is now Ohio were Frenchmen. During the w...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3248yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aFuji Societyh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Fuji Society was a social organization of Japanese war brides. 
The Japanese were among the last national groups to settle in Ohio. Most Japanese Ohioans did not arrive in the state until World War II. During Wor...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3249yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aPeter T.  Georgeh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Peter T. George was an Olympic medalist in weightlifting during the 1940s and 1950s.
George was born on June 29, 1929, in Akron, Ohio. His parents, Tryan and Paraskeva Taleff (also known as Tony and Para George) were immigrants from Mace...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3250yConnect to this object online.00477     2200061   450024500730000052002530007385600890032600aGreek American Progressive Association Schoolh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Greek American Progressive Association School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants.
The Greek American Progressive Association was founded in Pittsburgh, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3251yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aGreek Catholic Unionh[electronic resource]  aThe Greek Catholic Union is a national Carpatho-Russian fraternal organization.
Cleveland, Ohio resident Michael Lucak, Sr., co-founded the Greek Catholic Union in 1892. The society's original purpose was to provide Carpatho-Russian immigrants ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3252yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aGreek Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Greek ancestors. Today, Greek Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3253yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aGreek Town, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aGreek Town was an ethnic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio from the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. It was located on the eastside of Cleveland. East 9th Street, Ontario Street, and Bolivar Road bordered the neighborhood.
Th...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3254yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aHip Sing Tongh[electronic resource]  aThe Hip Sing Tong is an association that primarily promotes Chinese business development in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Hip Sing Tong was established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1911. Its headquarters were located in the city's Chinatown. The Hip Sing Tong ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3255yConnect to this object online.00469     2200061   450024500650000052002530006585600890031800aHispanic Chamber of Commerce for Ohioh[electronic resource]  aThe Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for Ohio is an organization that promotes Latino-owned businesses in Ohio.
For most of Ohio's history, very few Latinos settled in the state, but beginning in the 1960s, a surge in Hispanic immigration to the Un...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3256yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aHispanic Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are Hispanic or Latino. Today, these Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States of America, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3257yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aLatino Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are Hispanic or Latino. Today, these Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States of America, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3258yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aJapanese Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Japanese ancestors. Today, Japanese Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3259yConnect to this object online.00471     2200061   450024500670000052002530006785600890032000aKorean Association of Greater Clevelandh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Korean Association of Greater Cleveland is an important Korean social and cultural institution. 
Koreans were among the last immigrant groups to come to Ohio. A sizable number of Koreans did not arrive in Ohio un...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3260yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aKorean Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Korean ancestors. Today, Korean Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United State...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3261yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aLa Gauloiseh[electronic resource]  aLa Gauloise was a social organization for French immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio.
Typical of other Ohio cities, Cleveland boasted a small French population for much of its history. By 1910, 494 French-born people resided in the city. The number o...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3262yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aLa Table Francaiseh[electronic resource]  aLa Table Francaise, translated as the French Table, was a social organization for French immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio.
Typical of other Ohio cities, Cleveland boasted a small French population for much of its history. By 1910, 494 French-born ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3263yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aLemko Associationh[electronic resource]  aThe Lemko Association is a national Carpatho-Russian fraternal organization.
In 1931, Lemkos Canadians and Americans met in Cleveland, Ohio to form the Lemko Association. Orignally named Lemko-Soiuz, the society's purpose was to provide Carpath...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3264yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aLexington Schoolh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Lexington School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants.
In the mid 1920s, Greeks in Cleveland, Ohio established the Lexington School, which was located on ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3265yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aMacedonian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Macedonian ancestors. Today, Macedonian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the Unit...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3266yConnect to this object online.00438     2200061   450024500340000052002530003485600890028700aMentorh[electronic resource]  aMentor was a Greek newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Greek heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the largest Greek communities in Ohio. Hoping to mainta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3267yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aSophia Mitchellh[electronic resource]  aSophia Mitchell was the first African-American woman to serve as a mayor in Ohio.
In 1976, Mitchell was appointed as mayor of Rendville, Ohio, which is located in Perry County. Rendville was a mining town established in the late nineteenth cent...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3268yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aMontenegrin Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Montenegrin ancestors.
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United States of America, hoping to live the American Dream. Before the American Civil W...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3269yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aNorwegian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Norwegian ancestors. Today, Norwegian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3270yConnect to this object online.00474     2200061   450024500700000052002530007085600890032300aOhio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairsh[electronic resource]  aThe Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs is a state bureaucratic office that advises Ohio government leaders on Hispanic issues.
For most of Ohio's history, very few Latinos settled in the state, but beginning in the 1960s, a surge in His...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3271yConnect to this object online.00455     2200061   450024500510000052002530005185600890030400aOhio Hispanic Coalitionh[electronic resource]  aThe Ohio Hispanic Coalition is an advocacy group for Ohio's Latino population.
For most of Ohio's history, very few Latinos settled in the state, but beginning in the 1960s, a surge in Hispanic immigration to the United States occurred. Most La...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3272yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aOn Leong Tongh[electronic resource]  aThe On Leong Tong, which is also known as the Chinese Merchants Association, is an association that primarily promotes Chinese business development.
The On Leong Tong was originally established in New York, New York in 1904, but very quickly, c...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3273yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aPaynes Crossing, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aDuring much of the nineteenth century, Paynes Crossing, Ohio was a predominantly African-American community on the border of Perry County and Hocking County. 
Founded in the 1830s, most early residents were freed or runaway slaves from the Sout...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3274yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aAdam C.  Powell Sr.h[electronic resource]  aAdam Clayton Powell, Sr., was an important African-American clergyman in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Powell was born in Franklin County, Virginia, on May 5, 1865. His parents were former slaves. As a young man, Powell...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3275yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aRoberta Prestonh[electronic resource]  aRoberta Preston was the first African-American woman to serve as a postmaster in Ohio and in the United States of America.
Roberta Preston served as postmaster of Rendville, Ohio, which is located in Perry County. Rendville was a mining town es...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3276yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aWilliam P.  Rendh[electronic resource]  aWilliam P. Rend was a prominent businessman in Ohio during the late nineteenth century.
Rend was born in 1840 in Ireland. At a young age, his family migrated to the United States of America. Rend spent most of his youth in Lowell, Massachusetts...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3277yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aRendville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aRendville is a small community in Perry County, Ohio.
In 1879, the Ohio Central Coal Company established Rendville, Ohio. Traditionally, white miners had refused to allow companies to hire African-American miners. William P. Rend, the founder o...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3278yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aRidna Shkolah[electronic resource]  aRidna Shkola is a Ukrainian school in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Ukrainian immigrants came to the United States of America. Thousands of them eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio and in surro...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3279yConnect to this object online.00438     2200061   450024500340000052002530003485600890028700aRodinah[electronic resource]  aRodina, translated as The Family, was a Carpatho-Russian newspaper published in Cleveland, Ohio. 
People of Carpatho-Russian heritage primarily began to migrate to the United States of America in the late 1800s. Cleveland had one of the la...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3280yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aRomanian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Romanian ancestors. Today, Romanian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United S...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3281yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aRusin Elite Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Rusin Elite Society was a Carpatho-Russian social organization in Cleveland, Ohio.
Eugene Mankovich and Joseph P. Hanulya founded the Rusin Elite Society in 1927. The society's original purpose was to provide Carpatho-Russian immigrants wit...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3282yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600aRusin Educational Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Rusin Elite Society was a Carpatho-Russian social organization in Cleveland, Ohio.
Eugene Mankovich and Joseph P. Hanulya founded the Rusin Elite Society in 1927. The society's original purpose was to provide Carpatho-Russian immigrants wit...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3283yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aRussian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Russian ancestors. Today, Russian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3284yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aScandinavian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Scandinavian ancestors. Scandinavians include people from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Today, Scandinavian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and ear...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3285yConnect to this object online.00454     2200061   450024500500000052002530005085600890030300aSho-Jo-Ji Dance Troupeh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Sho-Jo-Ji Dance Troupe is a prominent Japanese dance troupe. 
The Japanese were among the last national groups to settle in Ohio. Most Japanese Ohioans did not arrive in the state until World War II. During World...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3286yConnect to this object online.00438     2200061   450024500340000052002530003485600890028700aSniffyh[electronic resource]  a"Sniffy," "Little No-No and Sniffy," and "Norbert" were cartoons principally drawn by Cleveland, Ohioan George Leonard Fett.
In 1961, Fett embarked upon his career as a cartoonist. "Sniffy" his first synd...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3287yConnect to this object online.00455     2200061   450024500510000052002530005185600890030400aLittle No-No and Sniffyh[electronic resource]  a"Sniffy," "Little No-No and Sniffy," and "Norbert" were cartoons principally drawn by Cleveland, Ohioan George Leonard Fett.
In 1961, Fett embarked upon his career as a cartoonist. "Sniffy" his first synd...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3288yConnect to this object online.00439     2200061   450024500350000052002530003585600890028800aNorberth[electronic resource]  a"Sniffy," "Little No-No and Sniffy," and "Norbert" were cartoons principally drawn by Cleveland, Ohioan George Leonard Fett.
In 1961, Fett embarked upon his career as a cartoonist. "Sniffy" his first synd...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3289yConnect to this object online.00467     2200061   450024500630000052002530006385600890031600aSt. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Churchh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church was the first Romanian Orthodox church in the United States of America.
Approximately one hundred Romanian Ohioans established St. Mary's in August 1904. The congregation dedicated...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3290yConnect to this object online.00456     2200061   450024500520000052002530005285600890030500aSwedish Cultural Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Swedish Cultural Society is an important Swedish-American social organization in the United States of America and Canada.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Swedish immigrants came to the United States of America....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3291yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aSwedish Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Swedish ancestors. Today, Swedish Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3292yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aCorning Warh[electronic resource]  aThe "Corning War" illustrates the racial tensions that existed in southeastern Ohio during the late nineteenth century.
In 1879, the Ohio Central Coal Company established Rendville, Ohio, which is located in Perry County. Traditionall...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3293yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aTremont, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aTremont, Ohio is a Cleveland neighborhood located to the south and west of downtown. 
The region that now comprises Tremont was settled by whites in the early 1800s. Initially, most residents earned their living through farming, helping co...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3294yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aIsaiah Tuppinsh[electronic resource]  aIsaiah Tuppins was the first African American to serve as a mayor in Ohio. He also was the first black man to earn his medical degree in Ohio.
Tuppins was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1854. As a child, his family moved to Xenia, Ohio, where...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3295yConnect to this object online.00477     2200061   450024500730000052002530007385600890032600aUkrainian National Aid Association of Americah[electronic resource]  aThe Ukrainian National Aid Association of America was one of the first Ukrainian mutual-benefit societies in Ohio. 
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Ukrainian immigrants came to the United States of America. To assi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3296yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aUkrainian National Associationh[electronic resource]  aThe Ukrainian National Association was one of the first Ukrainian mutual-benefit societies in Ohio. 
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Ukrainian immigrants came to the United States of America. In 1894, Ukrainians in...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3297yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aUkrainian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Ukrainian ancestors. Today, Ukrainian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3298yConnect to this object online.00468     2200061   450024500640000052002530006485600890031700aUnion & League of Romanian Societiesh[electronic resource]  aHeadquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Union & League of Romanian Societies is the largest Romanian mutual-benefit society in the United States of America and Canada.
In 1928, the two largest Romanian mutual-benefit societies, the Union and ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3299yConnect to this object online.00470     2200061   450024500660000052002530006685600890031900aUnited Ukrainian Organizations of Ohioh[electronic resource]  aThe United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio is a group that helps coordinate the activities of all Ukrainian societies in Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding communities.
Beginning in the late nineteenth century, a sizable number of Ukrainian immigr...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3300yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aVoice of Chinah[electronic resource]  aThe Voice of China was a pro-China newsletter published in Cleveland, Ohio, during the late 1930s.
Although most Chinese Ohioans were not first generation Americans, they still tried to retain close ties to Chinese culture and their ancestors' ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3301yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aWilliam K.  Willish[electronic resource]  aWilliam (Bill) Karnet Willis was the first African American to play in the All-America Football Conference.
Willis was born on October 5, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio. He earned a football scholarship to The Ohio State University, where he excelled ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3302yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aWoodland Schoolh[electronic resource]  aLocated in Cleveland, Ohio, the Woodland School was founded in the mid 1920s to preserve the Greek language and customs among Greek immigrants.
In the mid 1920s, Greeks in Cleveland, Ohio established the Woodland School, which was located on Cl...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3303yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aChinese Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Chinese ancestors. Today, Chinese Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the United Sta...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3304yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400aCercle des Conferences Francaisesh[electronic resource]  aCercle des Conferences Francaises, translated as Circle of French Lectures, is a social organization for French immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio.
Typical of other Ohio cities, Cleveland has boasted a small French population for much of its history...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3305yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aCarpatina Societyh[electronic resource]  aThe Carpatina Society is the first Romanian mutual-benefit society in Cleveland, Ohio. It also is the first such society in the United States of America.
Forty-one Romanian Ohioans established the Carpatina Society on November 1, 1902. The soci...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3306yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aByelorussian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from Byelorussian ancestors. Today, Byelorussian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of immigrants migrated to the ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3307yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aCanadian Ohioansh[electronic resource]  aNumerous Ohioans are descended from both French and English Canadian ancestors. Today, Canadian Ohioans continue to enhance Ohio's cultural and social landscape. 
In all likelihood, the first Europeans to arrive in the area of what is now Ohio ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3308yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aVictoria's Secreth[electronic resource]  aVictoria's Secret is the leading specialty retailer of lingerie, dominating the market with modern, fashion-inspired collections, celebrated supermodels, prestige fragrances and cosmetics, and world-famous runway shows. 
In 1963, Leslie Wexner,...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3309yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aEnrollment Acth[electronic resource]  aIn 1863, the United States government implemented the Conscription Act, which was also known as the Enrollment Act. 
The Conscription Act required states to draft men to serve in the American Civil War if individual states did not meet their en...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3310yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000aChinese Merchants Associationh[electronic resource]  aThe On Leong Tong, which is also known as the Chinese Merchants Association, is an association that primarily promotes Chinese business development.
The On Leong Tong was originally established in New York, New York in 1904, but very quickly, c...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3311yConnect to this object online.00462     2200061   450024500580000052002530005885600890031100aArmstrong Air and Space Museumh[electronic resource]  aNamed in honor of Neil Armstrong, first man to set foot on the moon, this museum in Wapakoneta chronicles Ohio's contributions to the history of space flight. The building has a striking dome structure with the earth mounded around it to represe...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3312yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSaxon Petroglyphsh[electronic resource]  aThe Saxon Petroglyphs are a series of figures of animals, people and other more abstract or symbolic images, carved into the rock that formed the bank of the Ohio River near the small town of Saxon, Ohio. The Ohio Historical Society archaeologis...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3313yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aBarnett Cemeteryh[electronic resource]  aThe Barnett Cemetery is principally an African-American cemetery in Pike County, Ohio.
Located near the Eden Baptist Church in Pike County, the Barnett Cemetery was named for the Barnett family. The Barnetts were African Americans and formerly ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3314yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aBattle of Peckuweh[electronic resource]  aThe Battle of Peckuwe was the largest battle of the American Revolution to occur west of the Allegheny Mountains.
During the summer of 1780, George Rogers Clark led approximately 1,050 men, primarily militiamen from Kentucky, against Shawnee In...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3315yConnect to this object online.00455     2200061   450024500510000052002530005185600890030400aBerlin Crossroads, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the early nineteenth century, Berlin Crossroads was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Jackson County, Berlin Crossroads was located near the city of Jackson. Several African Americans settled in t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3316yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aBlack Fork Settlement, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the early nineteenth century, the Black Fork Settlement was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Lawrence County, the Black Fork Settlement was to the south of present-day Oak Hill. A large number of...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3317yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aJohn R.  Bowlesh[electronic resource]  aJohn R. Bowles was chaplain of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and, perhaps, was the first African-American public school teacher in Ohio.
Bowles was born on June 13, 1826, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Little i...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3318yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aChristopher Brownh[electronic resource]  aChristopher Brown assisted runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad in Ohio.
Brown was born in Maryland in 1806. His father was Elias Brown, a free African American. Brown's mother was Honor Mundel, a former slave, who was freed by her own...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3319yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aHallie Q.  Brownh[electronic resource]  aHallie Quinn Brown was an African-American author, educator, and equal rights advocate during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1845 (sometimes reported as 1849). Here...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3320yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aCarrie W.  Cliffordh[electronic resource]  aCarrie Williams Clifford was an African-American author and equal rights advocate during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Clifford was born in September 1862, in Chillicothe, Ohio. She spent most of her youth in Columbus, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3321yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aFanny Deminth[electronic resource]  aFanny Demint was a former slave of Thomas Worthington, who, upon gaining her freedom, followed Worthington to Ohio. 
Nothing is known of Demint's life while she was a slave. In 1796, Worthington, a resident of Virginia, freed his slaves, includ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3322yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aWilliam H.  Dupreeh[electronic resource]  aOhioan William H. Dupree served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and, following this conflict, became actively involved in securing equal rights for blacks with whites.
Dupree was born a slave in Petersb...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3323yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aSarah W.  Earlyh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Sarah Woodson Early was an African-American woman who was active in the Temperance Movement.
Early was born on November 25, 1825, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Her parents were Thomas Woodson and Jemima Price Woodson. Thomas Woodson was a former...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3324yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aEden Baptist Churchh[electronic resource]  aThe Eden Baptist Church was principally an African-American church in Pike County, Ohio.
Unwelcome in white churches, African Americans established the Eden Baptist Church in 1824. African Americans had previously conducted services in private ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3325yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aPeter Fossetth[electronic resource]  aPeter Fossett was a former slave of President Thomas Jefferson, who, upon gaining his freedom, moved to Ohio.
Fossett was born in 1815, at Jefferson's plantation, Monticello, in Virginia. Fossett's parents, Joseph and Edith Fossett, worked as J...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3326yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSarah M.  Fossetth[electronic resource]  aSarah Mayrant Fossett was an important advocate for African-American rights in Cincinnati, Ohio during the nineteenth century.
Fossett was born in 1826, in Charleston, South Carolina. Little is known of her early life. By 1854, she had moved to...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3327yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aMamie E.  Foxh[electronic resource]  aMamie Eloise Fox was an African-American poetess during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.
Fox was born on April 10, 1871, in Chillicothe, Ohio. Both of her parents were freed slaves from Virginia. Fox spent her youth in Chi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3328yConnect to this object online.00455     2200061   450024500510000052002530005185600890030400aHemingray Glass Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Hemingray Glass Company was a glass company founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the mid-nineteenth century.
In 1848, Robert Hemingray and Ralph Gray established a glass company in Cincinnati. It is unclear what the company was named at its foun...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3329yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aHicks Settlementh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the early nineteenth century, the Hicks Settlement, which eventually became known as the Stillguest Settlement, was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Ross County, the Hicks Settlement was located ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3330yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aStillguest Settlementh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the early nineteenth century, the Hicks Settlement, which eventually became known as the Stillguest Settlement, was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Ross County, the Hicks Settlement was located ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3331yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aKatherine Hillh[electronic resource]  aKatherine Hill created the T. Marzetti Company's Original Slaw Dressing and remained a vital employee of the firm for nearly seventy years.
Hill was born in 1916. In 1933, during the height of the Great Depression, she accepted a temporary posi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3332yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aHuston Hollow, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Scioto County, Ohio in 1830, Huston Hollow was a predominantly African-American community.
Huston Hollow was located six miles north of Portsmouth, Ohio in what is now Clay Township. In 1830, whites in Portsmouth drove approximat...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3333yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aTucker Issacsh[electronic resource]  aTucker Isaacs assisted runaway slaves along the Underground Railroad in Ohio.
Isaacs was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1809. His father was David Isaacs, a Jewish storeowner and a white man. His mother was Nancy West, an African-American...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3334yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aJohnny Marzettih[electronic resource]  aOhioan Teresa Marzetti was the first person to serve the casserole Johnny Marzetti in a restaurant.
In 1896, Italian immigrant Marzetti arrived in the United States of America. That same year, Marzetti established an Italian restaurant in Colum...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3335yConnect to this object online.00460     2200061   450024500560000052002530005685600890030900aLancaster Colony Corporationh[electronic resource]  aFounded in Columbus, Ohio, the Lancaster Colony Corporation is a holding company.
In 1961, John B. Gerlach established the Lancaster Colony Corporation. The company is a holding company. A holding company oversees the operation of other compani...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3336yConnect to this object online.00467     2200061   450024500630000052002530006385600890031600aMacedonia Missionary Baptist Churchh[electronic resource]  aThe Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church was probably the first African-American church established in Ohio.
Unwelcome in white churches, African Americans established the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Since at least 1799, Burlington, Ohi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3337yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aTeresa Marzettih[electronic resource]  aTeresa Marzetti was the founder of the T. Marzetti Company in Columbus, Ohio.
Marzetti was born in Florence, Italy in 1878. Her maiden name was Piacentini. In 1896, Marzetti and her husband Joseph immigrated to the United States of America, set...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3338yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aT. Marzetti Companyh[electronic resource]  aFounded in Columbus, Ohio, the T. Marzetti Company produces specialty foods for restaurants and individuals.
In 1896, Italian immigrant Teresa Marzetti arrived in the United States of America. That same year, Marzetti established an Italian res...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3339yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aWilliam McClainh[electronic resource]  aDuring the nineteenth century, William McClain was a ship captain on the Ohio River.
McClain was born in Virginia in 1807. His father, Hugh McClain, captained ships along the Ohio River. While little is known of William McClain's youth, he even...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3340yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aMoonville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aMoonville was a small railroad and mining community in Vinton County, Ohio.
In 1856, Samuel Coe gave the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad permission to construct a railroad line across his property. Coe hoped that the line would then provide hi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3341yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aDavid L.  Nickensh[electronic resource]  aDavid Leroy Nickens was probably the first African American to be ordained as a minister in Ohio.
Nickens was born a slave in Virginia in 1794. It is unclear how Nickens attained his freedom, but by 1806, he and his parents had moved to Chillic...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3342yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aOhio Naval Militiah[electronic resource]  aThe Ohio Naval Militia had its roots in the Ohio Militia, which was formed in 1803. At that time, every state within the United States had its own militia. The militia existed to protect a state's residents from attack, whether it was from India...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3343yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aPee Pee Settlementh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the late eighteenth century, the Pee Pee Settlement was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Pike County, the Pee Pee Settlement was located along Pee Pee Creek in Pebble Township. The creek was name...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3344yConnect to this object online.00480     2200061   450024500760000052002530007685600890032900aPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorialh[electronic resource]  aPerry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie, a pivotal naval engagement between British and American forces during the War of 1812.
At the beginning of the War of 1812, the United States sent Oliver Haz...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3345yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aPoke Patch Settlementh[electronic resource]  aEstablished in Ohio during the early nineteenth century, the Poke Patch Settlement was a predominantly African-American community.
Located in Lawrence County, the Poke Patch Settlement was to the south of present-day Oak Hill. A large number of...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3346yConnect to this object online.00499     2200061   450024500950000052002530009585600890034800aQuinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Chillicothe, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was an African-American church established in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1821.
Before founding the Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, many African Americans in Chillicothe attende...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3347yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aEmma A.  Reynoldsh[electronic resource]  aEmma Ann Reynolds was the first African-American woman admitted to the Medical College of Chicago at Northwestern University.
Reynolds was born in Frankfort in Ross County, Ohio in 1862. She eventually attended and graduated from Wilberforce Un...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3348yConnect to this object online.00493     2200061   450024500890000052002530008985600890034200aFirst Regular African Baptist Church of Christ of Chillicotheh[electronic resource]  aThe First Regular African Baptist Church of Christ of Chillicothe, the predecessor of the First Anti-slavery Baptist Church and of the First Baptist Church, was an African-American church established in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1824.
In July 1824, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3349yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aJerome M.  Smuckerh[electronic resource]  aJerome Monroe Smucker founded the J.M. Smucker Company, which produces a wide array of jams, jellies, and other food items.
Smucker was born on December 5, 1858, in Orrville, Ohio. He was descended from Swiss immigrants, and his parents were Me...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3350yConnect to this object online.00472     2200061   450024500680000052002530006885600890032100aFirst Baptist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe First Regular African Baptist Church of Christ of Chillicothe, the predecessor of the First Anti-slavery Baptist Church and of the First Baptist Church, was an African-American church established in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1824.
In July 1824, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3351yConnect to this object online.00485     2200061   450024500810000052002530008185600890033400aFirst Anti-slavery Baptist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe First Regular African Baptist Church of Christ of Chillicothe, the predecessor of the First Anti-slavery Baptist Church and of the First Baptist Church, was an African-American church established in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1824.
In July 1824, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3352yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aJ.M. Smucker Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe J.M. Smucker Company produces a wide array of jams, jellies, and other food items.
In 1897, Jerome Monroe Smucker constructed a cider mill in Orrville, Ohio. Besides producing apple cider, Smucker also made apple butter. In 1900, Smucker an...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3353yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aThe Ridgesh[electronic resource]  aThe Ridges was formally an asylum for the mentally ill in Athens, Ohio.
In 1868, construction began on the Athens Asylum. Levi T. Scofield, a Cleveland, Ohio architect designed the building. The asylum formally opened on January 9, 1874. Within...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3354yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aAthens Asylumh[electronic resource]  aThe Ridges was formally an asylum for the mentally ill in Athens, Ohio.
In 1868, construction began on the Athens Asylum. Levi T. Scofield, a Cleveland, Ohio architect designed the building. The asylum formally opened on January 9, 1874. Within...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3355yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aJames M.  Trotterh[electronic resource]  aJames Monroe Trotter served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and, following this conflict, became the first African American to find employment in the Boston, Massachusetts division of the United States P...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3356yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000aElijah Anderson (Erie County)h[electronic resource]  aElijah Anderson was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Erie County, Ohio.
Little is known of Anderson's life except for his Underground Railroad activities. He earned his living as a blacksmith, but according to all accounts, he forsook...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3357yConnect to this object online.00463     2200061   450024500590000052002530005985600890031200aElijah Anderson (Gallia County)h[electronic resource]  aElijah Anderson was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Gallia County, Ohio.
Little is known of Anderson's life except for his Underground Railroad activities. He was an African American and lived near Morgan, in Gallia County. He earned...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3358yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aCalvin W.  Applebyh[electronic resource]  aCalvin W. Appleby was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Conneaut, Ohio.
Appleby was born on August 17, 1808, in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. As a youth, he was fascinated with sailing. In 1826, his family moved to Conneaut, where Appleby ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3359yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aJacob Barnesh[electronic resource]  aJacob Barnes was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Barnes was born in 1785 in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1826, Barnes and his family relocated to Canfield, Ohio, where he purchased farmland and a home from Conrad...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3360yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aBattle of Lumbartonh[electronic resource]  aIn 1857, the Battle of Lumbarton occurred between federal marshals, who were enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, and anti-slavery Ohioans.
Addison White, an escaped slave, set the chain of events in motion that culminated in the Battle of...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3361yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aAddison Whiteh[electronic resource]  aAddison White was an escaped slave from Kentucky.
Little is known of White's life while he was a slave. He was probably born in 1821 and lived in Fleming County, Kentucky with his owner, Daniel White. In 1856, he ran away to Ohio along the Unde...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3362yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aElias Brown Jr.h[electronic resource]  aOhioan Elias Brown, Jr., was a free African American who was almost tricked into becoming a slave.
Little is known of Brown. He was born in 1815, presumably in Ohio. In 1829, he resided with his mother in Jackson Township, in Pike County, Ohio....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3363yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aRial Cheadleh[electronic resource]  aRial Cheadle was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio.
Little is known of Cheadle's youth, but he spent most of his adult life in Windsor Township in Morgan County. He earned his living as a schoolteacher. Besides his ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3364yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aHiram Davish[electronic resource]  aHiram Davis was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Gallia County, Ohio.
Little is known of Davis's life. He was born in 1815, but his birthplace is unknown. He spent most of his adult life in Morgan and Addison Townships in Gallia Count...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3365yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600aDueber Watch Case Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Dueber Watch Case Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
In 1864, John Dueber founded the Dueber Watch Case Company in Newport, Kentucky. This firm manufactured cases that held the inter...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3366yConnect to this object online.00460     2200061   450024500560000052002530005685600890030900aDueber-Hampden Watch Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Dueber-Hampden Watch Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the early 1920s.
The Dueber-Hampden Watch Company formally organized in 1923. Previous to this year, the firm actually consisted of two separate companies: the Du...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3367yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aJacob Ebersoleh[electronic resource]  aJacob Ebersole was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Clermont County, Ohio.
Little is known of Ebersole's youth, other than he was born in Clermont County in October 1812. His father was a veteran of the American Revolution and a large...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3368yConnect to this object online.00475     2200061   450024500710000052002530007185600890032400aEdward, Hannah, and Susan (Fugitive Slaves)h[electronic resource]  aEdward, Hannah, and Susan were three slaves who became embroiled in a court case in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Little is known of the lives of Edward, Hannah, and Susan. They were slaves and lived in Virginia. Hannah was Susan's mother. In August 1853, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3369yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aChauncey Fowlerh[electronic resource]  aChauncey Fowler was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Little is known of Fowler's youth. His father, Jonathan Fowler, migrated to Ohio in 1799 from Connecticut. In all likelihood, Chauncey Fowler was born in Conn...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3370yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aOzem Gardnerh[electronic resource]  aOzem Gardner was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Franklin County, Ohio.
Gardner came to Franklin County from Ostego County, New York in 1817. He first worked as a brick mason, helping to construct many of the early buildings in Colum...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3371yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aGeneva Collegeh[electronic resource]  aDuring the mid nineteenth century, Geneva College was an institution of higher education in Northwood, Ohio.
In 1848, John Black Johnston established Geneva College in Northwood. The college was affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3372yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aThomas L.  Grayh[electronic resource]  aThomas L. Gray was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio.
Gray was born in 1815. As an adult, he earned his living as a harness maker in Deavertown in Morgan County. Besides his economic pursuits, Gray was also active a...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3373yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aJohn Gyserh[electronic resource]  aJohn Gyser was an African-American Ohioan who purportedly assisted slave catchers in returning fugitive slaves to their owners.
Little is known of Gyser's life except his role in the apprehension of nine fugitive slaves in Cincinnati, Ohio on J...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3374yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aGeorge Brownh[electronic resource]  aGeorge Brown was a free African-American man who was accused of being a runaway slave in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Little is known of Brown's life, other than he was a free African American in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned his living as a barber, one of ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3375yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aHampden Watch Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Hampden Watch Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
The Hampden Watch Company was originally known as the Mozart Watch Company. In 1866, Donald J. Mozart founded the company in Providen...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3376yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aLeverett  B.  Hillh[electronic resource]  aLeverett B. Hill was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Huron County, Ohio.
Little is known of Hill's youth, other than he was born in Huron County to Leverett and Esther Hill. The Hill family, including Leverett B. Hill, was active in ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3377yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aCharles  B.  Huberh[electronic resource]  aCharles B. Huber was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Clermont County, Ohio.
Little is known of Huber's youth. As an adult, Huber owned a tannery in Williamsburg, Ohio. The tannery was located at 134 South Second Street in Williamsbur...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3378yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aUdney H.  Hydeh[electronic resource]  aUdney Hyde was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Mechanicsburg, Ohio.
Little is known of Hyde's life before the 1850s. He was born in Vermont in 1808. He eventually moved to Mechanicsburg and was active in the Underground Railroad. He ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3379yConnect to this object online.00464     2200061   450024500600000052002530006085600890031300aOhio's First Fugitive Slave Caseh[electronic resource]  aAn escaped slave woman known only as Jane became the subject of Ohio's first known fugitive slave case.
Jane was a slave of Joseph Tomlinson, Jr., in Brooke County, Virginia. In 1808, she was accused of stealing four dollars worth of merchandis...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3380yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aJohn  B.  Johnstonh[electronic resource]  aDuring the mid nineteenth century, John Black Johnston was a prominent minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America in Ohio.
Johnston was born on March 13, 1802, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Franklin ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3381yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aJones v. Van Zandth[electronic resource]  aThe United States Supreme Court case Jones v. Van Zandt pitted a Kentucky slaveowner against an Ohio abolitionist, who had assisted nine slaves in search of their freedom.
On April 23, 1842, nine slaves belonging to Wharton Jones ran away from ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3382yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600aLewis (Last Name Unknown)h[electronic resource]  aLewis was an escaped slave who sought freedom in Columbus, Ohio.
Little is known of Lewis's life as a slave. He was probably born in 1834. Alexander Marshall owned Lewis. In June 1850, Lewis fled from his master's home in Fleming County, Kentuc...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3383yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aGeorge  W.  McQuerryh[electronic resource]  aGeorge Washington McQuerry was an escaped slave from Kentucky, who sought his freedom in Ohio.
Little is known of McQuerry's life while he was a slave. He was probably born in 1821 and lived in Kentucky with his owner, Henry Miller. In 1849, he...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3384yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aIsaac Pattersonh[electronic resource]  aIsaac Patterson was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Northwood, Ohio.
Little is known of Patterson's life. Patterson helped found a Covenanter Church in Northwood in the early 1830s. Covenanters are an offshoot of the Presbyterian Chu...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3385yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aHenry Pickrellh[electronic resource]  aHenry Pickrell was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Logan County, Ohio.
Henry Pickrell was born in 1775 in Grayson County, Virginia. He was raised as a member of the Society of Friends. On October 31, 1798, he married Achsah Paxson. T...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3386yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aTimken Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio.
In 1899, Henry Timken and his sons, H.H. Timken and William Timken, established the Timken Roller Bearing and Axle Company in St. Louis, Missouri. This firm initially manufactured tap...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3387yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000aTimken Roller Bearing Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio.
In 1899, Henry Timken and his sons, H.H. Timken and William Timken, established the Timken Roller Bearing and Axle Company in St. Louis, Missouri. This firm initially manufactured tap...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3388yConnect to this object online.00470     2200061   450024500660000052002530006685600890031900aTimken Roller Bearing and Axle Companyh[electronic resource]  aThe Timken Company is an important employer in Canton, Ohio.
In 1899, Henry Timken and his sons, H.H. Timken and William Timken, established the Timken Roller Bearing and Axle Company in St. Louis, Missouri. This firm initially manufactured tap...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3389yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aMarcus Simsh[electronic resource]  aMarcus Sims, a free African American, was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Clermont County, Ohio.
Little is known of Sims's youth. As an adult, Sims worked at a tannery in Williamsburg, Ohio. The tannery, which was owned by Charles B....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3390yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aWill Sleeth[electronic resource]  aWill Sleet, a free African American, was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Clermont County, Ohio.
Little is known of Sleet's youth. He purportedly lived in Kentucky, but as an adult, Sims worked as a blacksmith in Felicity, Ohio. Sleet...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3391yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aWilliam Stephensonh[electronic resource]  aWilliam Stephenson was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Logan County, Ohio.
Little is known of William Stephenson's life. He was born on March 19, 1804. He eventually married Leweza B. Stephenson. In all likelihood, the Stephensons we...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3392yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aLevi Sutliffh[electronic resource]  aLevi Sutliff was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Trumbull County, Ohio.
Sutliff was born on July 12, 1805, in Vernon, Ohio. He resided his entire life in Trumbull County. His family had moved to the Connecticut Western Reserve shortl...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3393yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aNathan  M.  Thomash[electronic resource]  aNathan M. Thomas was a physician and abolitionist who spent his youth in Ohio.
Thomas was born on January 2, 1803, in Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio. His family consisted of practicing Quakers and strongly opposed the institution of slave...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3394yConnect to this object online.00471     2200061   450024500670000052002530006785600890032000aUnion Baptist Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe African Union Baptist Church, now known as the Union Baptist Church, was the first African-American church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
On July 21, 1831, fourteen African-American members of the Enon Baptist Church in Cincinnati decided to form the...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3395yConnect to this object online.00479     2200061   450024500750000052002530007585600890032800aAfrican Union Baptist Church (Cincinnati, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe African Union Baptist Church, now known as the Union Baptist Church, was the first African-American church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
On July 21, 1831, fourteen African-American members of the Enon Baptist Church in Cincinnati decided to form the...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3396yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aJohn Van Zandth[electronic resource]  aJohn Van Zandt was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Little is known of Van Zandt's life before the 1840s. Before moving to Ohio, Van Zandt purportedly lived in Kentucky, where he owned slaves. Van Zandt eventual...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3398yConnect to this object online.00489     2200061   450024500850000052002530008585600890033800aWalnut Street United Methodist Church (Chillicothe, Ohio)h[electronic resource]  aThe Walnut Street United Methodist Church was one of the earliest churches in Chillicothe, Ohio.
In 1799, Edward Tiffin, a Methodist minister and eventual governor of Ohio, held a church meeting in a Mr. Davenport's home. From this meeting...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3399yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aWatkins (Last Name Unknown)h[electronic resource]  aWatkins was a free African-American man who was accused of being a runaway slave in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Little is known of Watkins's life, other than he was a free African American in Cincinnati, Ohio. In September 1850, a federal marshal, Samuel...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3400yConnect to this object online.00460     2200061   450024500560000052002530005685600890030900a1882  Lake Erie Mystery Waveh[electronic resource]  aLarge waves arriving from a calm Lake Erie have hit the north coast of Ohio at least twice, in 1882 and 1942. Seven people were drowned in the 1942 wave, reported to be up to 15 feet high from Bay Village to Geneva. The 1882 wave was more than 8...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3401yConnect to this object online.00484     2200061   450024500800000052002530008085600890033300a1886: Ohio's Deadliest Tornadoes of the 19th Centuryh[electronic resource]  aMay 1886 was a deadly month in Ohio weather. Floods killed 28 people at Xenia on May 12th and two days later, on May 14, 1886, Ohio’s deadliest tornado outbreak of the 19th century occurred. Early reports were of a single 110 mile tornado path, ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3402yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700a1886 Xenia Floodh[electronic resource]  aThe deadliest flash flood in Ohio history roared through Xenia late on Wednesday, May 12th, 1886, killing 28 people. Runoff from 7 to 9 inches of rain poured into Shawnee Creek and a wall of water several feet high moved through Xenia. The water...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3403yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600a1907 Southern Ohio Floodsh[electronic resource]  aAll rivers flowing southward into the Ohio River reached flood stage during March 14-17, 1907. More than 4 inches of rain fell across the southern third of Ohio during March 12-14, with the heaviest rain, 5 to 6 inches, in a band from Cincinnati...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3404yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000a1910 Ohio Statewide Snowstormh[electronic resource]  aSnow began in Ohio late on February 16 and continued for two days. Most of Ohio received 10 to 20 inches and winds of 40 mph created drifts 10 feet deep. The Columbus Dispatch called this the “heaviest snowstorm in the history of the state.” Sin...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3405yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600a1915 Cincinnati Windstormh[electronic resource]  aA vicious wind and rainstorm swept southwestern Ohio on the evening of Wednesday July 7, 1915. The death toll of 38 at Cincinnati is the greatest known in Ohio for a windstorm in which no tornadoes were involved. The wind caused extensive damage...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3406yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800a1916 Deadly Lake Erie Galesh[electronic resource]  aThe deadliest winds known on Lake Erie took the lives of 58 sailors on four vessels on Friday evening, October 20, 1916. This wind had its origins as a strong hurricane that struck Alabama on October 18 and moved north to near Chicago by the 20t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3407yConnect to this object online.00460     2200061   450024500560000052002530005685600890030900a1918 Ohio Statewide Blizzardh[electronic resource]  aThis storm was compared to the New Years Blizzard of 1864 and was not matched in Ohio until the Blizzard of 1978. The Blizzard of 1918 came during a winter of bitter cold and deep snow in the Heartland. It was referred to as an “old-fashioned wi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3408yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800a1920 Western Ohio Tornadoesh[electronic resource]  aThe Palm Sunday 1920 tornado outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across W...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3409yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000a1924 Lorain Tornadoh[electronic resource]  aThe deadliest tornado in Ohio history struck Lorain and Sandusky on Saturday, June 28, 1924. This was not the largest or strongest tornado to occur in Ohio, but the violent storm struck an urban center where thousands of people were put at risk....41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3410yConnect to this object online.00466     2200061   450024500620000052002530006285600890031500aOhio's Tourist Information Centersh[electronic resource]  aSince 1984, Ohio has maintained one of the United States of America's more extensive networks of Travel Information Centers. Twelve Tourist Information Centers (TICSs), strategically located at the state entry-points to Ohio’s Interstate System,...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3411yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000a1934 Ohio Statewide Heat Waveh[electronic resource]  aThe summer of 1934 ranks as the hottest in Ohio since temperature records began in 1883. The average summer temperature of 75.7 degrees for June, July, and August broke the old record set in 1901 and was 5 degrees above normal. The hottest recen...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3412yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400a1950 Great Thanksgiving Snowstormh[electronic resource]  aThe Thanksgiving snowstorm of 1950 was the deepest in Ohio’s history. Nearly the entire state had over 10 inches and most communities in the eastern half of Ohio measured 20 to 30 inches of snow during this storm. As the storm strengthened, wind...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3413yConnect to this object online.00457     2200061   450024500530000052002530005385600890030600a1959 Ohio Statewide Floodh[electronic resource]  aRains of 3 to 6 inches fell on snow covered frozen ground, producing the most destructive flooding in Ohio since March 1913. All streams reached flood stage from January 21 to 24, killing 16 people, forcing 49,000 from their homes, and causing e...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3414yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700a1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoesh[electronic resource]  aA wide outbreak of 37 tornadoes killed 256 people, mostly in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana on Palm Sunday 1965. This was deadliest tornado outbreak in 33 years in the United States and has been exceeded since only by the April 1974 outbreak. The 5...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3415yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800a1969 Independence Day Floodh[electronic resource]  aThe most devastating summer flooding in Ohio history struck north-central Ohio during the state’s stormiest Independence Day. Severe thunderstorms moved from Lake Erie into North Coast communities at about 8 PM on July 4 th, 1969. This line of s...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3416yConnect to this object online.00460     2200061   450024500560000052002530005685600890030900a1977 Ohio Statewide Blizzardh[electronic resource]  aNational Weather Service forecasters called for a blizzard warning across Ohio early on Friday, January 28, 1977. The cold wave and high winds swept across the state at dawn. Temperatures fell from 20 degrees to 5 to 10 degrees below zero during...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3417yConnect to this object online.00461     2200061   450024500570000052002530005785600890031000a1977 Ohio Statewide Cold Waveh[electronic resource]  aThe winters 1976-77 and 1977-78 were the two coldest winters recorded in Ohio. The winter 1976-77 was the colder of the two winters and January 1977 was the coldest month known in Ohio. Average temperatures during December 1976 were about 7 degr...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3418yConnect to this object online.00464     2200061   450024500600000052002530006085600890031300a1985 Northeastern Ohio Tornadoesh[electronic resource]  aAn outbreak of 41 tornadoes, including 14 killer tornadoes, struck northeastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and southern Ontario on Friday, May 31, 1985. This region had never experienced such a large outbreak of tornadoes. With 11 dead in Trumb...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3419yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100a1990 Shadyside Floodh[electronic resource]  aThe deadliest flood in Ohio since 1969 occurred in the steep Appalachian valleys of Belmont County late on Thursday, June 14, 1990. The lives of 26 people were lost in this brief flash flood on Wegee Creek and Pipe Creek near Shadyside. Soils we...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3420yConnect to this object online.00471     2200061   450024500670000052002530006785600890032000a1992: Most Tornadoes in Ohio in One Dayh[electronic resource]  aThe 28 tornadoes that occurred in Ohio on Sunday, July 12, 1992, went into the record books as the most recorded in a single day. They also contributed to the July 1992 record of 44 tornadoes in one month and a record annual total of 61 tornadoe...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3421yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aJohn S.  Rareyh[electronic resource]  aJohn Solomon Rarey was a world-famous trainer of horses who gained the nickname, the “Horse Whisperer,” due to his unique style toward wild horses.  
Rarey was born on December 6, 1837, in Groveport, Ohio and was the son of Adam Rarey, one...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3422yConnect to this object online.00458     2200061   450024500540000052002530005485600890030700aDayton Wings Baseball Teamh[electronic resource]  aThe Dayton Wings was a minor league baseball club in Dayton, Ohio, beginning in the 1939 season.   
The Wings played in the Middle Atlantic League and were affiliates of the Chicago White Sox. They were renamed the Ducks before t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3423yConnect to this object online.00441     2200061   450024500370000052002530003785600890029000aSi Burickh[electronic resource]  aSi Burick was a premier sportswriter and editor from Dayton, Ohio.  
In 1926, Burick joined the Dayton press when he was just sixteen years of age. The paper's editor, past Ohio governor James Cox, persuaded him to forgo a University of Da...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3424yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aBatesville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWilliamsburg, now known as Batesville, is a small community in Noble County, Ohio.
Circa 1818, William Finley became the first settler of what is now Batesville. In 1827, Lebbeus Fordyce formally platted the town, and residents named the commun...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3425yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400aWilliamsburg, Ohio (Noble County)h[electronic resource]  aWilliamsburg, now known as Batesville, is a small community in Noble County, Ohio.
Circa 1818, William Finley became the first settler of what is now Batesville. In 1827, Lebbeus Fordyce formally platted the town, and residents named the commun...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3426yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aBelle Center, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aBelle Center, which has also been known as Belle Centre, is a small community in northern Logan County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Shawnee Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Belle Center. Whites drov...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3427yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aBelle Centre, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aBelle Center, which has also been known as Belle Centre, is a small community in northern Logan County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Shawnee Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Belle Center. Whites drov...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3428yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aAaron Benedicth[electronic resource]  aAaron Benedict was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Alum Creek. Ohio. 
Benedict was born on January 21, 1817, in Alum Creek. He spent his youth helping his family farm their land. Aaron Benedict eventually inherited his father's ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3429yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aLyman Bentonh[electronic resource]  aLyman Benton was a politician and abolitionist in Geauga County, Ohio. 
Benton was born circa 1770, in Guilford, Connecticut. In 1803, he and his family moved to Geauga County, settling in Burton Township. Benton served in the War of 1812 ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3430yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aBlack String Bandh[electronic resource]  aThe "Black String Band" was an organization created to protect abolitionist John Brown while he was planning his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
Brown, who spent much of his youth and adulthood in Ohio, believ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3431yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aAlmond H.  Burrellh[electronic resource]  aAlmond Hervey Burrell was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Ohio.
Burrell was born on September, 18, 1809, in Maine. He married Almira Wilson on May 28, 1832, and eventually fathered two sons with this wife. In 1838, Burrell moved his ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3432yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aClinton Chapelh[electronic resource]  aClinton Chapel was a church in Clintonville, Ohio.
In 1838, Thomas Bull bequeathed land for the construction of Clinton Chapel. Construction of the church began and was completed in that same year. The structure was originally fifty-two feet lo...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3433yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aNicholas F.  De Voreh[electronic resource]  aNicholas Fernando De Vore was a businessman and an abolitionist in Brown County, Ohio.
De Vore's birth date and birthplace remain unknown, but his parents were born in New Jersey. At twenty years of age, De Vore became a peddler, selling clocks...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3434yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aAffadilla Deaverh[electronic resource]  aAffadilla Deaver was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Morgan County, Ohio. 
Deaver, whose maiden name was Moody, was born in Lisbon, Maine on February 24, 1808 (also reported as February 22, 1808). In 1817, Deaver's parents, Nath...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3435yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aDexter City, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aDexter City is a small community in Noble County, Ohio.
In 1870, Dexter City was platted, although the village was not formally incorporated until 1881. Residents named the community after Dexter W. Sullivan, who constructed the first building ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3436yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aRichard Dillinghamh[electronic resource]  aOhioan Richard Willingham was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. 
Willingham was born on June 18, 1823, in Morrow County, Ohio. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He strongly opposed slavery and actively assisted fugitive sla...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3437yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aNelson T.  Ganth[electronic resource]  aNelson Gant was a former slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Gant was born into slavery on May 10, 1821, in Loudoun County, Virginia. Gant spent his time as a slave as his master's body servant. In September 1845, upon his owner's ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3438yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aJohn Greenh[electronic resource]  aElisha Young was a runaway slave from Kentucky, who settled in Morrow County, Ohio.
Little is known of Young's life. He was a slave in Kentucky, and in 1837, he ran away from his owner, arriving in Morrow County. Young left behind his wife and ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3439yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aEdward Howardh[electronic resource]  aEdward Howard was a runaway slave from Virginia, who sought freedom in Canada.
Little is known of Howard's life. He was a slave near Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), and a Mr. Copic from Ohio convinced Howard to flee his owner. Copic and...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3440yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aAnn M.  Hunth[electronic resource]  aAnn Mary Jane (Dunlap) Hunt was a former slave in Kentucky, who settled, first, in Ohio and, then, in Canada.
Hunt was born on July 26, 1814, in Woodford County, Kentucky, near Lexington. Hunt was born a slave, and Alex Dunlap was at least one ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3441yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aMassey Huttonh[electronic resource]  aMassey Hutton was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Atwater, Ohio.
Little is known of Hutton's life. She was a member of the Society of Friends, a religious group committed to slavery's abolition. In 1818, Hutton, her husband, Joh...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3442yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aAlexander Kingh[electronic resource]  aAlexander King was an abolitionist in Ashtabula County, Ohio and assisted John Brown in planning his attack on the federal arsenal located in Harper's Ferry, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia).
King was born in 1818, in Madison, New York. He s...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3443yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aMadison, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aMadison is a community in Lake County, Ohio.
Although residents did not formally establish Madison, which was named after President James Madison, until 1867, the first white Americans to settle in the region arrived in the late 1790s. The comm...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3444yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aMentor, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aAt the time of this writing, Mentor is the largest city in Lake County, Ohio.
Although not formally established until 1855, Mentor was founded in the late eighteenth century. In 1797, Charles Parker built the first cabin in the area, and by 179...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3445yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aMount Sterling, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aMount Sterling is a community in Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Mount Sterling. Whites drove most of the Wyandots and other Indian groups from t...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3446yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aNew Hampton, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aNew Hampton was a community in Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that would include New Hampton. Whites drove most of the Wyandots and other Indian groups from the r...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3447yConnect to this object online.00443     2200061   450024500390000052002530003985600890029200aEli Nicholsh[electronic resource]  aEli Nichols was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in New Castle, Ohio.
Nichols was born in 1799 in Loudoun County, Virginia. While still a child, Nichols and his parents moved to New Castle, in Belmont County, Ohio. Nichols's parents rais...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3448yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aPlain City, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aPlain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Plain City. W...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3449yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aWestminster, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aPlain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Plain City. W...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3450yConnect to this object online.00470     2200061   450024500660000052002530006685600890031900aPleasant Valley (Madison County), Ohioh[electronic resource]  aPlain City, which was formerly known as Westminster and Pleasant Valley, is a community in northern Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Plain City. W...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3451yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aAlanson Pomeroyh[electronic resource]  aAlanson Pomeroy was a politician, a businessman, and a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 
Pomeroy was born on February 20, 1805, in Massachusetts. He eventually relocated to Strongsville, in Cuyahoga County. I...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3452yConnect to this object online.00444     2200061   450024500400000052002530004085600890029300aPutnam Greysh[electronic resource]  aThe Putnam Greys was a volunteer military unit in Putnam, Ohio during the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s.
Established in 1802, Putnam was a small community on the west bank of the Muskingum River. The community was situated just west of Zanesville, an...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3453yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSarahsville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aSarahsville was formerly the county seat of Noble County, Ohio.
In 1829, Benjamin Thorla established Sarahsville. Residents named the community after Sarah Devolld, the wife of John Devolld, one of the town's earliest settlers. Sarahsville rema...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3454yConnect to this object online.00459     2200061   450024500550000052002530005585600890030800aSciotoville Railroad Bridgeh[electronic resource]  aThe Sciotoville Railroad Bridge is one of the longest riveted truss bridge in the United States of America. 
Completed in 1917, the bridge originally connected the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Kentucky with the Norfolk and Western Railroad in...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3455yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSciotoville, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aOnce its own community in Scioto County, Ohio, Sciotoville is now part of Portsmouth, Ohio.
In 1835, residents established the town of Sciotoville on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Little Scioto River. At this time, Sciotoville was approxim...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3456yConnect to this object online.00442     2200061   450024500380000052002530003885600890029100aAdam Smithh[electronic resource]  aAdam Smith was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Meigs County, Ohio. 
Little is known of Smith's life beyond his Underground Railroad activities. In 1823, Smith found employment with Hamilton Carr, an abolitionist and a conductor ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3457yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aSomerset, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aSomerset, which was once known as Middletown, was formerly the county seat of Perry County, Ohio.
In 1807, John Finck erected the first log cabin in what would become Somerset. Several years later, Jacob Miller arrived, becoming the second sett...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3458yConnect to this object online.00463     2200061   450024500590000052002530005985600890031200aMiddletown, Ohio (Perry County)h[electronic resource]  aSomerset, which was once known as Middletown, was formerly the county seat of Perry County, Ohio.
In 1807, John Finck erected the first log cabin in what would become Somerset. Several years later, Jacob Miller arrived, becoming the second sett...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3459yConnect to this object online.00468     2200061   450024500640000052002530006485600890031700aSouth Charleston, Ohio Confrontationh[electronic resource]  aIn 1835, pro-slavery advocates in South Charleston, Ohio threatened abolitionists with bodily harm at an anti-slavery rally.
The arrival of a Mr. Eastman from New England sparked the confrontation between pro- and anti-slavery forces. Eastman d...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3460yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aCharles Stewarth[electronic resource]  aCharles Stewart was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Trumbull County, Ohio. 
Stewart was born in 1793, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. In 1812, he purchased a farm near Hubbard, Ohio in Trumbull County. Stewart spent the re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3461yConnect to this object online.00449     2200061   450024500450000052002530004585600890029800aSummerfield, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aSummerfield is a small community in Noble County, Ohio.
In 1827, Moses Horton founded Summerfield. Residents named the town after John Summerfield, a Methodist minister. The community grew slowly, claiming just 435 residents in 1880. That same ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3462yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aJohn R.  Tallentireh[electronic resource]  aJohn Rubie Tallentire was a Methodist minister and also a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Ashland, Ohio.
Tallentire was born on March 15, 1807, in England. In 1826, he migrated to the United States of America, where he became a Methodi...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3463yConnect to this object online.00452     2200061   450024500480000052002530004885600890030100aWest Jefferson, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWest Jefferson, formerly known as Jefferson, is a community in Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes West Jefferson. Whites drove most of the Wyandots ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3464yConnect to this object online.00464     2200061   450024500600000052002530006085600890031300aJefferson, Ohio (Madison County)h[electronic resource]  aWest Jefferson, formerly known as Jefferson, is a community in Madison County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Wyandot Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes West Jefferson. Whites drove most of the Wyandots ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3465yConnect to this object online.00450     2200061   450024500460000052002530004685600890029900aWest Liberty, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWest Liberty is a small community in Logan County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Shawnee Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes West Liberty. Whites drove most of the Shawnee and other Indian groups from th...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3466yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aWilloughby, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWilloughby is a community in Lake County, Ohio. During its history, the town has also been called Charlton, Chagrin, and Chagrin Mills.
Prior to the 1750s, Erie Indians resided in the area of what is now Willoughby. During the 1750s, French tra...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3467yConnect to this object online.00446     2200061   450024500420000052002530004285600890029500aCharlton, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWilloughby is a community in Lake County, Ohio. During its history, the town has also been called Charlton, Chagrin, and Chagrin Mills.
Prior to the 1750s, Erie Indians resided in the area of what is now Willoughby. During the 1750s, French tra...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3468yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aChagrin, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWilloughby is a community in Lake County, Ohio. During its history, the town has also been called Charlton, Chagrin, and Chagrin Mills.
Prior to the 1750s, Erie Indians resided in the area of what is now Willoughby. During the 1750s, French tra...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3469yConnect to this object online.00451     2200061   450024500470000052002530004785600890030000aChagrin Mills, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aWilloughby is a community in Lake County, Ohio. During its history, the town has also been called Charlton, Chagrin, and Chagrin Mills.
Prior to the 1750s, Erie Indians resided in the area of what is now Willoughby. During the 1750s, French tra...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3470yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aRobert Wilsonh[electronic resource]  aRobert Wilson was a conductor on the Underground Railroad near Loudonville, Ohio.
Little is known of Wilson's life. He earned his living as a farmer. Circa 1850, he became involved with the Underground Railroad. The Wilson family lived in a two...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3471yConnect to this object online.00445     2200061   450024500410000052002530004185600890029400aAmos Woodruffh[electronic resource]  aAmos Woodruff was a conductor on the Underground Railroad in Hinckley, Ohio. 
Woodruff was born circa 1795 in Vermont. He eventually moved to Hinckley, which is located in Medina County, Ohio. Here, he worked as a shoemaker. Woodruff was a...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3472yConnect to this object online.00448     2200061   450024500440000052002530004485600890029700aZanesfield, Ohioh[electronic resource]  aZanesfield is a small community in Logan County, Ohio.
Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the Shawnee Indians principally inhabited the area that now includes Zanesfield. Whites drove most of the Shawnee and other Indian groups from the re...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3473yConnect to this object online.00438     2200061   450024500340000052002530003485600890028700aAtlatlh[electronic resource]  aThe atlatl, or spear-thrower, is a tool used to propel darts, or spears, farther and with more force than would be possible with the unaided arm. It has a handle on one end and a hook at the other. The hook is inserted into a hole at the butt en...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3474yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aHopewell Mica Cutoutsh[electronic resource]  aThe native peoples of Ohio may have begun to use mica during the Early Woodland period, but its use in the crafting of ceremonial objects became especially important during the Middle Woodland period.  
Mica is a shiny mineral that occurs ...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3475yConnect to this object online.00420     2200061   450024500380000052002310003885600890026900aDiscoidalsh[electronic resource]  aDiscoidals (game stones) come from the Late Prehistoric Mississippian Culture. The discoidal, also called a chunky stone, was the centerpiece in the competitive game of Chungke. The stone disc is circular in shape with vari...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3477yConnect to this object online.00453     2200061   450024500490000052002530004985600890030200aWilliam M.  McCullochh[electronic resource]  aWilliam Moore McCulloch was a civil rights activist and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio in the mid-twentieth century. He was instrumental in crafting and passing several key pieces of legislation in the 1960s to en...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3479yConnect to this object online.00447     2200061   450024500430000052002530004385600890029600aWright Brothersh[electronic resource]  aWilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867, in Millville, Indiana. Orville was born on August 19, 1871, in Dayton, Ohio. Their parents were Milton Wright and Susan Catherine Wright. The Wrights’ siblings included two older brothers, Reuchlin and...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3480yConnect to this object online.00465     2200061   450024500610000052002530006185600890031400aEastern Gateway Community Collegeh[electronic resource]  aThe Jefferson Community College was originally chartered as the Jefferson County Technical Institute in September 1966. In 1977, it became known as Jefferson Technical College; in 1995, it expanded beyond technical education to offer two-year as...41uhttp://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=3481yConnect to this object online.