Chillicothe aerial illustration   Save
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Description: This black and white illustrated view shows Chillicothe, Ohio, known as "The Garden City." The foreground shows a formally dressed man and woman on a hill overlooking the town. A train on the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad can be seen in the distance. There are many houses, as well as several churches and civic buildings, depicted along the streets of Chillicothe; however, none of the streets are labeled with names. The illustration is from "The Book of the Great Railway Celebrations of 1857," by William Prescott Smith, published in 1858. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04264
Subjects: Railroads--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History; Chillicothe (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)