Description: This photograph shows two women in black dresses with umbrellas standing in the northeast section of the Zoar garden in Zoar, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. The geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelations of the Bible, and the large Norway spruce at its center symbolized eternal life. The greenhouse is to the left, and and a bakery stands beyond the greenhouse. This garden is east of the gardener's home. Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. After a few hard years, the group became solvent by helping to build seven miles of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which passed through their lands. The canal enabled them to get their produce to market and allowed them to be financially successful. The Zoarites manufactured much of what they needed themselves. The village of Zoar, named for the Biblical city that Lot fled to from Sodom and Gomorrah, included grist mills, a wool factory, iron furnaces, a tannery, a foundry, garden, and store. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om395_1088673_005
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Gardens; Communal Societies
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three photographs show a visit by an unidentified woman and child to the Franklin Park Conservatory in the 1950s. Franklin Park opened in Columbus in 1852, when it housed the first Franklin County Fair. From 1874 to 1884 Franklin Park was the home of the Ohio State Fair. In 1895, Franklin Park Conservatory opened to the public. The Conservatory was modeled after the Glass Palace at the 1892 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The Conservatory housed animals that later became part of the Columbus Zoo in the 1920s. Ameriflora '92, an international flower and garden show, held events at the Conservatory in 1992. The photographs measure 5" x 4" (12.7 x 10.16 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3295_5938389_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Plants and Animals; Gardens; Flowers; Greenhouses
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum, including the Ohio Historical Marker and tombstones. The Ohio Historical Marker reads as follows: "Spring, 1800, Benjamin Green and family become the first legal settlers in Licking County, followed by the Stadden family; Col. John Stadden marries Elizabeth Green on Christmas Day. Spring, 1801, clearings cut for cabins on Hog Run; Johnny Appleseed plants his orchards. 1808, John Beard family settles. 1810, first burial. 1811-41, these families bury six Revolutionary War veterans." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06862
Subjects: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Gardens--Ohio
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum, including the Ohio Historical Marker and tombstones. The Ohio Historical Society marker reads as follows: "Spring, 1800, Benjamin Green and family become the first legal settlers in Licking County, followed by the Stadden family; Col. John Stadden marries Elizabeth Green on Christmas Day. Spring, 1801, clearings cut for cabins on Hog Run; Johnny Appleseed plants his orchards. 1808, John Beard family settles. 1810, first burial. 1811-41, these families bury six Revolutionary War veterans." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06863
Subjects: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Gardens--Ohio
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1892, this is a reproduction of a photograph of Alexander Gunn tending his orchard and vegetable garden in Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Gunn, a business man from Cleveland, chose to live in Zoar upon his retirement, and encouraged the Separatists to keep the commune running in the late 1890s when the community eventually dissolved in 1898. In 1901, Gunn became ill and traveled to Germany where he soon died thereafter. His ashes were sent back to Zoar where they were interred on the hillside where he grave is marked by "Gunn's Monument," a large boulder donated by friends of his. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00863
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Gardens; Communal societies
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: An aerial view of Dawes Arboretum in Licking County. Dawes Arboretum is home to the gravesite of Benjamin Green and family, first settlers of in Licking County. Dawes Arboretum was founded in 1929 by Beman and Bertie Dawes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06886
Subjects: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Gardens--Ohio
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Sept 1937. Palm House on Grandin Road." This photograph shows a two story brick Tudor style home, much overgrown with ivy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_017_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Gardens--Ohio--Cincinnati; Atterbury, Grosvenor; Schmidlapp, Jean (Maxwell); Innocenti, Umberto; Vitale, Ferrucio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photographic reproduction showing the Zoar Garden, located on the west side of Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, between Third and Fourth Streets. The garden, existing as early as 1829, covered over an acre of ground and features a large Norway spruce at its center, symbolizing eternal life, and the geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The spruce tree in the center represented everlasting life. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00900
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal societies; Gardens
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photographic reproduction showing the Zoar Garden in 1892, located on the west side of Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, between Third and Fourth Streets. The garden, existing as early as 1829, covered over an acre of ground and features a large Norway spruce at its center, symbolizing eternal life, and the geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The spruce tree in the center represented everlasting life. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00901
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal societies; Gardens
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photographic reproduction showing the large Norway spruce at the center of the Zoar Garden in 1892, located on the west side of Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, between Third and Fourth Streets. The garden, existing as early as 1829, covered over an acre of ground and features a large Norway spruce at its center, symbolizing eternal life, and the geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The spruce tree in the center represented everlasting life. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00902
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal societies; Gardens
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photograph Louis Baus in 1930, this photograph shows the Zoar Garden as seen from the home of Mrs. William Bimeler, looking north. The garden is located on the west side of Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, between Third and Fourth Streets. The garden, existing as early as 1829, covered over an acre of ground and features a large Norway spruce at its center, symbolizing eternal life, and the geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The spruce tree in the center represented everlasting life. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00904
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal societies; Gardens
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940-1950, this photograph shows the Zoar Garden, located on the west side of Main Street in Zoar, Ohio, between Third and Fourth Streets. The garden, existing as early as 1829, covered over an acre of ground and features a large Norway spruce at its center, symbolizing eternal life, and the geometric layout of the garden symbolized the New Jerusalem described in the Book of Revelation in the Bible. The spruce tree in the center represented everlasting life. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02650
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal societies; Gardens; Aerial photography
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)