Description: The Ross County Courthouse in the county seat of Chillicothe was built in 1858. It is located at 2 North Paint Street. By proclamation of Gov. Arthur St. Clair on August 20, 1789, Ross County was formed. It was named for James Ross of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, who was a friend of Gov St. Clair. The county covered most of the the state of Ohio. It has been its current size since 1803, In 1800, Chillicothe was named the capital of the Northwest Territory. Chillicothe also served as the capital of the State of Ohio from 1803 to 1809 when it was moved to Zanesville. Then in 1816, the capital was moved back to Chillicothe for one year. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F02_009_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Court-houses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Plowing in March". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F02_010_1
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Plows; Farming
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Pine Lake Spillway in Tar Hollow State Park, Ross County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00404
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Ross County; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraving of Chillicothe, Ohio, printed in color with the caption &"Chillicothe, from the hill west. Beneath is shown the principal part of the town; on the left, the Scioto River, beyond which Mount Logan is seen rising to the height of nearly 600 feet." Drawn by Henry Howe in 1846. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00197
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Side of the Renick House, also known as "Paint Hill", located at 17 Mead Drive on the western side of Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. In 1801, Thomas, George, and William Renick moved from Virginia to settle in Pickaway County, Ohio. In 1803, the Renick family bought a large plot of land in Harrison Township and divided it 3 ways. The Renicks are respected Pickaway and Ross County farmers and cattle breeders, and they were the first to bring imported cattle into Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F06_005_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Ross County (Ohio); Historic houses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads, "Mead plant and wood for wood pulp." This is a photo of the Mead Corporation's wood plant and wood being weathered for pulp. The Mead Corporation was founded in Dayton in 1846. Colonel Daniel Mead bought out his partners over the span of the next twenty years, and in 1882 established Mead Paper Company. In 1890 Mead opened up the Chillicothe plant, seen in this photo. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_012_1
Subjects: Mead Pulp & Paper Co., Chillicothe, Ohio; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Wood-pulp industry; Industries--Ohio--History--Pictorial works; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front photo caption reads: "Tomlinson, Waverly, O. 'The Lake White City.'" Back caption reads: "Main & Mulberry Sts. Chillicothe, O. Headquarter of Gen. Arthur St. Clair." Historical marker on photograph reads: "Gen. Arthur St. Clair, first governor of the N. W. Territory had his headquarters here 1800-1802." Arthur St. Clair was a political and military leader in the Ohio country in the years of the American Revolution and the new nation. He was the first governor of the Northwest Territory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_021_1
Subjects: St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Memorials--Ohio; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front view of an effigy pipe in the form of a dog eating a human head that is grasped between its front paws. The pipe was created by the prehistoric Hopewell people during the Middle Woodland period. It was excavated from Seip Mound in Ross County, Ohio, and is part of the Archeology collections of the Ohio Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04815
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ross County courthouse became Ohio's first statehouse in 1803. The building was torn down in 1852. Chillicothe was named the capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and became the first capital of the State of Ohio in 1803. The presence of influential men such as Thomas Worthington, the "father of Ohio statehood" and Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor, near Chillicothe made the city a convenient place to locate the capital. The capital was moved to Zanesville in 1810, but returned to Chillicothe in 1812. In 1816 Columbus became the permanent state capital. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F01_009_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Northwest Territory; Court-houses
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Ross County Historical Society McKell Library and museum, located in Chillicothe, Oh. The museum is seen in the background, to the left of the library. Caption reads: "Eugene Rigney, Ross Co., district 6." Eugene Rigney was a former director of the Ross County Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_027_001
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)--History, Local; Museums
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of a well in a garden. The well is located in the garden of the Renick House, also known as "Paint Hill." In 1801, Thomas, George, and William Renick moved from Virginia to settle in Pickaway County, Ohio. In 1803, the Renick family bought a large plot of land in Harrison Township and divided it 3 ways. The Renicks are respected Pickaway and Ross County farmers and cattle breeders, and they were the first to bring imported cattle into Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F02_005_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Well water; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--United States
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of the process of wood weathering for wood pulp. This is the process of leaving wood out so it starts to break down naturally and obtain an aged look to it. This is taking place at the Mead Corporation, one of the largest manufacturers of paper pulp and lumber. The Mead Corporation was founded in 1846 in Dayton, Ohio. In 1890, a facility was purchased in Chillicothe, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F02_006_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Wood-pulp industry; Mead Corporation
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)