Description: Photograph of the Parker Covered Bridge, located in Wyandot County, Ohio. The bridge was built in 1873 over the Sandusky River. It spans 182 feet across, and thanks to its crossed "X" design has withstood the area's normal rural traffic for over 100 years. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07766
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Sandusky River; Photographers--Ohio; Wyandot County (Ohio)
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows three men standing on a truss bridge identified as "Rink Bridge," possibly over the Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. A dirt road leads up to the steel structure. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_46
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Wyandot County (Ohio); Rivers; Transportation--Ohio--History
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: The photograph shows a man standing inside a covered bridge, likely spanning the Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The bridge is in missing boards from its side and gable and ivy is beginning to grow up the front. Trees lie on the far side of the bridge and a pile of cut grass sits next to the dirt road on the right. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B05F05_71
Subjects: Covered bridges--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Sandusky River; Photographers--Ohio; Wyandot County (Ohio)
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Map of Wyandot County, 1879, with townships including Ridge, Crawford, Tymochtee, Sycamore, Richland, Salem, Crane, Eden, Jackson, Mifflin, Pitt, Antrim and Marseilles. On February 3, 1845, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Wyandot County. Residents named the county in honor of the Wyandot Indians. Previously, the county had been part of land reserved to Ohio’s American Indian population, under the Treaty of Greeneville. Wyandot County is located in northern Ohio. It is predominantly rural, with only four percent of the county’s 406 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Upper Sandusky. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_W97h_WyandotCo
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Maps--Midwest--Ohio
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of Indian Mill, near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 1879. Caption reads "The Indian Mill. Isaac Mann, Prop'r [Proprietor]. Situated 2 1/2 miles N.E. of Upper Sandusky, on the Sandusky Riv." Indian Mill, built in 1861, now serves as the nation's first educational museum of milling housed in its original structure. The restored three-story structure replaces the original one-story building that the U. S. government built in 1820 to reward the loyalty of local Wyandot Indians during the War of 1812. When the War of 1812 came to an end, Wyandot Indians settled and concentrated their nation near modern-day Upper Sandusky. Along with them was a group of African Americans—both free blacks and escaped slaves—who also settled nearby. The two groups worked together farming and managing the land, and part of this intermingling led to some of the Wyandots accepting Christianity, which in turn led to limited perks granted by the federal government. One of those perks was money to build a mill. In 1820, a flour mill and sawmill were both constructed on the banks of the Sandusky River. These mills provided important services for the Wyandot farmers as well as the blacks living in the area. They were able to process their harvests and turn logs into timber to build their homes. However, under pressure from many white settlers that lived in the area surrounding the Wyandot reservation, the federal government finally decided to permanently remove the Wyandots from Ohio. Several years later, the last of the Wyandots left the area. Settlers destroyed most remnants of their culture, including homes and churches, and even the Wyandot headstones in local cemeteries. The mill fell into disrepair and was abandoned. Some years later, the flour mill was re-built on the present site by Lewis Rummel. He used 3 Leffel turbines in his new mill. The mill has been owned by various people over the years and was purchased by the Ohio History Connection in 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_W97h_IndianMill
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Wyandot Indians--History; Wyandot County (Ohio); Agriculture;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior view of the Odd Fellows Hall in Wyandot County, Ohio. The sign reads: "Wyandot Lodge No. 10" The Independent Order of Odd Fellows are a international fraternal order open to both men and women with the goal of social good. These non-profit and member-owned organizations were set up with an intention to protect and care for their members and communities. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07804
Subjects: Cultural Ohio; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Fraternal organizations; Wyandot County (Ohio); Photographers--Ohio
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Old Mission Church in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The Wyandot Indians first encountered Methodism around 1816 when John Stewart came to the area of the present day Upper Sandusky. Stewart was a mulatto, probably of African and East Indian descent, with a beautiful singing voice. Word of his success came to the general Methodist church in 1819 and they formed a Methodist Missionary to support Stewart's work among the Wyandot Indians. This Wyandot Mission became the first church wide mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church. James B. Finley came to the mission in 1821. The following year, he and some Indian chiefs traveled to Washington to request government funds to build a church. This requested was granted and in 1827, the Old Mission Church was built for just over $1,000. The limestone meeting house was dedicated in 1824. The dimensions were thirty by forty feet and it was plainly furnished. The mission continued until 1843 when the Wyandot were forced to move to Kansas. The two acres of land where the church and cemetery stood were deeded to "the Methodists." The church was abandoned for about forty years and deteriorated badly. In 1889, using the original stones, it was rebuilt on the original site. In 1983 additional renovations were done. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_041
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio); Methodist Church
Places: Upper Sandusky (ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the John Stewart Methodist Church in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1937. John Stewart founded the Wyandot Indian Mission in 1816 and the local American Indians worshiped at the old Mission Church until 1843. The cornerstone of the new church was positioned on October 8, 1899. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05387
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Churches--Ohio; Methodist Episcopal Church;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of cars parked and a streetlight in an intersection along Sandusky Avenue, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1930. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05397
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Cities and towns--Ohio; Automobiles--Ohio--History; Streets--Ohio;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group of women gathered on a bridge, possibly spanning the Sandusky River, near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05401
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Women
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of Indian Hill School, Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05404
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education; School buildings;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph identified as the New Indian Mill Bridge, spanning the Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05405
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Bridges; Sandusky River
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)