Ohio Archives - Page 2 of 14

Before Text Messages, Old Neighbors Traded Jokes All Year in the Logan, Ohio, Newspaper

In 1908 a farm family moved from near Logan, Ohio, to Virginia. Old neighbors kept teasing them in the weekly paper about deer, fish and watermelons.

In November 1867 the Wyandot Pioneer’s apprentice in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, heard a rattling on the office stairs. It was rats dragging a hoop skirt.

In January 1869 W. B. Kinkead rode Hillsboro, Ohio’s first two-wheeled velocipede down Main Street. A local wagon-maker helped build it.

A detailed map of Westwood, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Stockyards, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Tremont, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of St.Clair-Superior, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Point Place, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Olentangy West, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Old Brooklyn, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Northland, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

A detailed map of Linden, Ohio, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.