Description: A building at the site of a coal mine in Athens County. Coal mining was once a major part of the economy in Athens County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06847
Subjects: Coal mines and mining--Ohio; Athens County (Ohio)
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of 2nd Lt. George W. Putnam, who served with Companies A & C of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company A was recruited from Lowell, Washington County, Ohio, and Company C was recruited from Athens County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f13_18
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company A; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company C
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Shown in this photograph is the First Christian Church in Athens, Ohio, although the caption reads: "Athens views, First Church of Christ." The Athens First Christian Church is located at 24 West State Street, close to the Ohio University campus. Athens is the county seat of Athens County, Ohio. It was established in 1798 by settlers sent to the area by the Ohio Company of Associates, land grant holders of the region. Athens became the county seat in 1805. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F14_007_001
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Churches; Athens (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: A creek running along side a coal mining site in Athens County. Coal mining was once a major part of the economy of Athens County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06846
Subjects: Athens County (Ohio); Streams; Coal mines and mining--Ohio
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a sundial at Ohio Uniuversity in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded as a public research university in 1804. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06482
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a park close to where the Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 used to operate until it went defunct in the 1920s. The name Hisylvania came from the owners each putting together the names of their respective states of birth, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Unfortunately despite it's historical value, what was left of the mine was eventually destroyed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06746
Subjects: Coal mines and mining--Ohio; Coal-mining machinery; Athens County (Ohio)
Places: Glouster (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Carte de visite of Capt. Benjamin F. Stearns, who served with Companies K & C of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company K was recruited from Jackson County, and Company C was recruited from Athens County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f13_33
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company K; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company C
Places: Jackson County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two women surveying a monument to the Coonskin Library in Amesville. The library was founded in 1803 and books were bought with proceeds from animal skins, hence the name "Coonskin Library." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06873
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio--History; Athens County (Ohio); Books and reading
Places: Amesville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: A monument to the Coonskin Library in Amesville. The library was founded in 1803 and books were bought with proceeds from animal skins, hence the name "Coonskin Library." The inscription on the monument reads: "This tablet commemorates the Coonskin Library housed in the home of Ephraim Culter - two miles north - in 1804. Placed by the Nabby Lee Ames chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Athens Ohio 1929" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06874
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio--History; Athens County (Ohio); Books and reading
Places: Amesville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows Athens High School in Athens County, Ohio. Athens High School graduated its first senior class in 1859 and the current building opened in 1968 in The Plains, which now consists of a merger of The Plains High School, Chauncey-Dover High School, and Athens High School. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F14_002_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Education; School buildings--Ohio; Schools; Athens (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the facade of a building and trees at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded in 1804 as a public research university. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06483
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded as a public research university in 1804. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06485
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)