Description: This photograph shows a group of WPA workmen on Chesapeake (Ohio) sewer project. Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, on the Ohio River. A bridge across the Ohio River connects Chesapeake to Huntington, WV's downtown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_075_001
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio);
Places: Chesapeake (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map showing Ohio railroad lines, indicated in red along with the name of the railroad. This map was included as a fold-out in the 1950 edition of "Ohio: An Empire Within an Empire." Originally published in February 1944 by the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission, this publication documents "the resources and facilities of Ohio, taking into particular consideration war expansions." Topics covered include agriculture. forestry, mineral resources, transportation, oil, retail and wholesale trade, and much more. According to information accompanying the map, Ohio had 8,482 miles of railroad at the time, ranking sixth in the nation for such mileage. Railroads represented include the Pennsylvania; New York Central; Baltimore and Ohio; Erie; Nickel Plate; Chesapeake and Ohio; Norfolk and Western; Wabash; Akron, Canton and Youngstown; Detroit, Toledo and Ironton; and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. Railways in Ohio connected the state to surrounding states as well as Atlantic and Gulf ports important for import and export traffic. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM0095_4
Subjects: Maps--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Railroads--Ohio; Railroad stations; Natural resources--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Stereograph view of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (once Virginia), captioned "From the Chesapeake to the Ohio, B. & O. R.R. Scenery." Harper's Ferry is located at the intersection of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The most noted event in the town's long history was on October 16, 1859, when abolitionist John Brown and a small group of followers tried unsuccessfully to capture the federal arsenal. In less than two days most of Brown's followers were killed or wounded. He was caught, tried for treason and sentenced to death. Due to the town's strategic location, it was occupied by both Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War and a great deal of the town's infrastructure was damaged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5118_001
Subjects: Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History; John Brown's Raid, 1859; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Railroads;
Places: Harper's Ferry (Virginia);
 

Description: The round object on the right is an Aerodyne mine ventilation fan made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It was used at the Island Creek Coal Company, Holden, West Virginia, 1936. Ventilation fans forced fresh air into underground mines for miners to breathe and to dissipate poisonous gasses. In the background is a Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive and tender. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01568
Subjects: Locomotives; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Holden (West Virginia)
 

Description: James Geddes (1763-1838) was a self-trained engineer and surveyor. In 1822, the Ohio Canal Commission hired Geddes to survey possible canal routes in the state. His routes eventually became the routes of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. He also helped plot the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The engraving comes from Henry Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio," 1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03970
Subjects: Canals--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Surveying
 

Description: Panoramic photograph of the C&O bridge over the Ohio River at Sciotoville under construction. The C&O Company was originally established in the mid 1800s when a number of companies came together in Virginia. After it had been established as a company transporting coal across the country it managed to grow in Ohio and began exporting all its coal into the state so that Ohio could use it for its booming industries. Through the years the company continued to expand and take in other companies as part of the larger system. This would lead to the company that it's known as still, CSX. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06719
Subjects: Railroads--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio River; Coal; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development