Description: This photograph is an elevated view of a crowd gathered on the street in Chillicothe, Ohio, after the parade celebrating the Ohio Centennial on May 21, 1903. On the stand reviewing the parade are Senator Marcus Hanna and Governor George K. Nash. In 1802, as Ohio moved toward statehood, Chillicothe hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention. When Ohio became a state in 1803, Chillicothe was named its capital, in part due to its central location as well as the prominent political figures, like Edward Tiffin and Thomas Worthington, who resided there. The city served as Ohio's capital until 1810, when state government moved to Zanesville. The capital returned to Chillicothe two years later, only to move to Columbus, 45 miles to the north, in 1816. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02636
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Centennial celebrations; Capitals; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a view of the Ohio & Erie Canal in Chillicothe, Ohio, taken from Standard Elevator looking east, ca. 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04837
Subjects: Canal boats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Canals--Ohio; Floods
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This street scene in Chillicothe, Ohio, depicts decorations for the celebration of the Ohio centennial, which occurred in 1903. In 1802, as Ohio moved toward statehood, Chillicothe hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention. When Ohio became a state in 1803, Chillicothe was named its capital, in part due to its central location as well as the prominent political figures, like Edward Tiffin and Thomas Worthington, who resided there. The city served as Ohio's capital until 1810, when state government moved to Zanesville. The capital returned to Chillicothe two years later, only to move to Columbus, 45 miles to the north, in 1816. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03309
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio; Centennial celebrations; Capitals; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a view of the Ohio & Erie Canal after the flood of 1907. The image shows a portion of a neighborhood in Chillicothe along Eastern Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04836
Subjects: Canal boats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Canals--Ohio; Floods
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Street scene in Chillicothe depicting decorations for the celebration of the Ohio centennial, 1903. In 1802, as Ohio moved toward statehood, Chillicothe hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention. When Ohio became a state in 1803, Chillicothe was named its capital, in part due to its central location as well as the prominent political figures, like Edward Tiffin and Thomas Worthington, who resided there. The city served as Ohio's capital until 1810, when state government moved to Zanesville. The capital returned to Chillicothe two years later, only to move to Columbus, 45 miles to the north, in 1816. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01153
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio; Centennial celebrations; Capitals; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal along Park Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, ca. 1907. An unidentified man rows a smaller boat in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04838
Subjects: Canal boats; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Canals--Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is a photograph of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, located in Chillicothe, Ohio. The building is located at an intersection in downtown Chillicothe. Visible in the photograph are parked cars, pedestrians, and signs for Western Union and the Ohio Valley Bank. The image was among the photographs produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06396
Subjects: Freemasons; Fraternal orders; Architecture--Ohio; Chillicothe (Ohio); United States. Work Progress Administration
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)
 

Description: This is a picture of 2 porches on the side of a house in Chillicothe, Ohio. The exact house is unknown. The back of the photo reads, "Side porches in the Southern Manner." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F02_007_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Domestic--Ohio--United States
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of the Atwood House in Chillicothe, Ohio, a Greek Revival house that was built in 1843 by Jacob Atwood from Baltimore, Maryland. The bricks at the front of the house were brought in from Atwood's foundry in Baltimore, with the rest of the bricks produced in a foundry in the basement. The house has only been owned by three families in it's history and is currently used as a bed and breakfast on the corner of South Paint Street and 4th Street. 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_B07F02_013_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Ross County (Ohio)--History; Architecture; Antique and classic cars; Greek Revival architecture
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); 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: This is a photographic reproduction of an illustration depicting the Ross County courthouse, which 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. Zanesville served as the capital city from 1810 to 1812. In 1812, the capital was again moved to Chillicothe, where it remained until 1816. The Statehouse in Zanesville held the Ohio legislature from 1810-1812. The building in Zanesville closely resembled the capitol building at Chillicothe, but was built in the Federal style. In 1812 the capital was temporarily moved back to Chillicothe where it remained until December 1816. The capital returned to Chillicothe from 1812-1816 before finally being located at its permanent site of Columbus, which was considered a more central location. The main office of the Chillicothe Gazette now occupies a replica of this building on the site of the original. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_016
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)