Description: Coshocton is the county seat of Coshocton County in east central Ohio. On January 31, 1810, the State of Ohio authorized the creation of Coshocton County. The county's name comes from the Delaware Indian word for "black bear town." The Delaware Indians' territory centered in modern-day Coshocton County until white settlement led the tribe to move further west in the years following the American Revolution. County residents began to prosper with completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Thanks to the canal, Coshocton became a major commercial center in eastern Ohio during the 1820s and 1830s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_004_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History; Roads; Rural Roads; Trees; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Wills Creek Valley, located at the extreme southern end of Coshocton County and where SR-76 enters Muskingum County. The photo was taken at approximately the middle of the steep hill and roadway rising out of the creek valley and entering Coshocton County. In the distance and about two miles from the old log cabin is the Wills Creek Dam, one of the units of the Muskingum Conservancy District, completed in 1937. The waters are those of the Wills Creek at normal backwater stage". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_001_1
Subjects: Wills--Ohio--Coshocton County; Coshocton County (Ohio)--History.
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This black and white postcard of Coshocton, Ohio was printed in the early 1900s. It shows Main Street looking east from 3rd Street. The postcard measures 3.5" x 5" (8.89 x 13.97 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3004_3627063_003
Subjects: Coshocton (Ohio); Daily Life; Cityscapes; Streets--Ohio
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm) photograph of Coshocton, Ohio, shows the Ohio and Erie Canal (foreground) and the Waldhoning River in the background. The Ohio and Erie Canal was built to connect Lake Erie at Cleveland with the Ohio River at Portsmouth to provide transportation and promote the state's economic development. Construction began in 1825, and the canal was officially opened between Cleveland and Akron on July 4, 1827. The canal was 308 miles long and required 146 locks. After 1850, canal use and maintenance declined as the use of railroad transportation increased. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3004_3627093_001
Subjects: Transportation; Geography and Natural Resources; Canals
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Mary Begrugg and Mrs Earl McCoy making gloves at the Indianapolis Glove Co. at Coshocton." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F09_002_1
Subjects: Coshocton (Ohio); Indianapolis Glove Company
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "Little Catholic Chapel, 6.5 miles south of Coshocton, Ohio on SR-76." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_014_001
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Chapels; Cemeteries; Catholic Church
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: On January 31, 1810, the State of Ohio authorized the creation of Coshocton County. The county's name comes from the Delaware Indian word for "black bear town." The Delaware Indians' territory centered in modern-day Coshocton County until white settlement led the tribe to move further west in the years following the American Revolution. County residents began to prosper with completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Thanks to the canal, Coshocton became a major commercial center in eastern Ohio during the 1820s and 1830s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_002_1
Subjects: Geology and Natural Resources; Rivers; Coshocton County (Ohio)--History.
Places: Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Noah Swayne (1804-1884) was the first of Abraham Lincoln's five appointments to the Supreme Court. After leaving his native Virginia at age 19 because he was opposed to slavery, Swayne settled in Ohio and later served in the state legislature. He was appointed United States Attorney for Ohio by President Andrew Jackson. The photo has been folded and has numerous cracks and chips out of it, but the image is still clear. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03902
Subjects: Lawyers; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Coshocton (Ohio)
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Original fireplace in Stagecoach Tavern." The Stagecoach Tavern, on N. Second St., was built in 1840 by John, Joseph K. and William K. Johnson and used as a bank. Between 1852 and 1872, the building was a stage station. The building was restored in 1925 and has a dining room and ballroom. The building is also known as the old Price House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_002_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Banks
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1939, this photograph shows a worker using a die stamping machine at the American Art Works in Cocshocton, Ohio. This was most likely a part of the Federal Art Project, a program in the Works Progress Administration, that employed more than 5,000 artists who created 225,000 works of art for the American people. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Coshocton, O. Chas Wolf working a die stamping machine at American Art Works." 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_B07F12_007_1
Subjects: Art and industry--United States--History; Industries--Ohio; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm) photograph shows Roscoe Village (upper left) in Coshocton County, Ohio. In the nineteenth century, Roscoe Village prospered due to its location on the Ohio and Erie Canal. The town was absorbed by the town of Coshocton in the late nineteenth century as railroads replaced the canal system. In the 1960s, the village was restored and became a living history museum. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3004_3627051_002
Subjects: Ohio Government; Arts and Entertainment; Daily Life; Cityscapes
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: 1956 Malabar Farm calendar which includes small calendar pages and substantial essays on various themes in conservation agriculture, soil science and mid-century agriculture, written by Malabar Farm denizen and prominent farm writer Louis Bromfield. The Friends of the Land Collection (1930-1960) contains the papers of the Friends of the Land (1940-1959), a prominent national soil conservation education organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. FOTL produced an international literary arts quarterly, THE LAND (edited by New Deal agriculture writer Russell Lord) in addition to several members' only publications (LAND LETTER) and informational pamphlets. They also hosted annual conferences; ran conservation tours, teacher training labs, and workshops; and operated as a national clearinghouse for conservation information. Ohio farmer and novelist Louis Bromfield was active in the organization. Much of the collection reflects the career and interests of FOTL Executive Secretary Ollie Fink, who was a prominent conservation education pioneer in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Conservation education; Bromfield, Louis (1896-1956); Agriculture; Soil science; Malabar Farm
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)