Description: Caption reads: "The 'Silver Bridge' near Gallipolis across the Ohio." The first eyebar suspension bridge in the United States, the Silver Bridge, which spanned the Ohio River between Gallipolis, Ohio and Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was an engineering feat when it was built in 1927-28. Despite the early accolades, the bridge suffered a tragic demise, collapsing on December 15, 1967 during rush hour traffic, killing 46 and injuring nine others. As a result of this catastrophe, U.S. Congress approved the 1968 National Bridge Inspection Standards. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_008_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Bridges Ohio; Roads; Disasters
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Early map of the city of Gallipolis, Ohio, titled "A Tract of Land granted By The Congress to The French Inhabitants of Gallipolis," surveyed by Absalom Martin. The map shows 92 plots of land making up the city along the Ohio River. In 1790, land speculators representing the Scioto Company persuaded several hundred French immigrants to come to the United States. The immigrants built a settlement in the Ohio Country called Gallipolis, meaning "city of the Gauls." Once the French arrived, they discovered that the company's representatives had misled them. The land that they had purchased actually belonged to the Ohio Company of Associates rather than to the Scioto Company. Many of the immigrants returned to the East. Those who chose to stay had either to pay the Ohio Company for their land or move to the area set aside for them by the American government known as the French Grant. The French faced great difficulties during the early years of the town's settlement. Disease was common in the community due to the town's swampy conditions, and approximately one-third of the French settlers died from these diseases. Gallipolis grew relatively slowly, despite its location along the Ohio River. By the 1880s, just over one thousand residents lived in the town. Numerous businesses operated in Gallipolis, with many of the manufacturing establishments making furniture, stoves, or carriages. Today, Gallipolis has a population of just over five thousand people, and is the county seat of Gallia County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM0260_2
Subjects: Gallipolis (Ohio); Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Maps--Ohio; Ohio River;
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio);
 

Description: Ohio River at Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00344
Subjects: Gallipolis (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eddie Peppers, of Gallia County, electrocuted March 15, 1928, for the murder of Mrs. Florence Buck, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a black male, twenty one years old. He strangled his victim with a towel when he was working as a porter at Park Central Hotel in Gallipolis, Ohio. He stated that he was intoxicated. He is buried in Pine Street Colored Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08186
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "STATE PICTURE BOOK Ident. - 27 dummy page 22 - lower Location - Gallipolis, Ohio Credit - Ohio Writers' Project Caption - Old Post Office This photo must be returned to Ohio Writer's Project 8 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, O." This building no longer servers as the Gallipolis Post Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_34_001
Subjects: Post offices
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of Flank Marker of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was organized in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. Beside the flag pole is the name, Rob Needham, who is the artist. A flank marker is a small flag carried at each end of the regimental line. To qualify as a flank marker, it must be carried on a long pole. This painting has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02458
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Flags--OhioUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: The East Hall at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. The hospital facility was a former Union Hospital site during the Civil War. Before the use of this hospital there did not exist any hospitals for epileptics within the United States. The reason for this hospital was to provide for those who were afflicted with epilepsy who could not find support or support themselves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06814
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Medicine--History; Gallia County (Ohio); Gallipolis (Ohio)
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: An aerial view of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. he hospital facility, a former Union Hospital site during the Civil War, was the first of its kind in the United States. Before the use of this hospital there did not exist any hospitals for epileptics within the United States. The reason for this hospital was to provide for those who were afflicted with epilepsy who could not find support or support themselves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06817
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Medicine--History; Gallia County (Ohio); Gallipolis (Ohio)
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: This photograph is a view of the front exterior and one side of Our House Tavern, Gallipolis, Ohio, ca. 1960s-1970s. Much of the front exterior is covered with ivy or a similar plant. The three-story brick tavern, built in the Federal style, dates from 1819, when it was built by Henry Cushing and his sister Elizabeth in this Ohio River community. The tavern acquired its popular name because Henry Cushing invited Ohio River travelers to "come over to our house." The Cushing family operated the tavern until the 1860s. Our House was the center of the Gallipolis community’s social life for many years. It featured a taproom, dining room, ladies' drawing room, a ballroom, and accommodations for overnight guests. On Independence Day, 1820, the citizens of the town, after conducting appropriate ceremonies at the court house, paraded to Cushing’s Tavern with a military escort in full regalia. Our House was also the place where General Marquis de Lafayette, then on his triumphant tour of America, was entertained on Sunday, May 22, 1825, by the prominent citizens, an event which has lingered in the city’s memory so vividly that it is customarily marked with an annual event. During the Civil War the building was a receiving hospital. It later became a private residence and then a boarding house. Charles E. Holzer, Sr., M.D., and his wife, Alma Vomholt Holzer, purchased Our House in 1933, refurbished it, and donated it to the state of Ohio in 1944. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06658
Subjects: City and town life; Taverns (Inns); Bars (Drinking establishments); Genealogy & local history; Gallipolis (Ohio); Historic houses
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Flank Marker of the 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The 60th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was formed in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. A flank marker is a small flag carried at each end of the regiment line. To qualify as a flank marker, it must be carried on a long pole. This flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01999
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph showing men harvesting onions on a farm near Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F04_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Onions
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Our House--a 3-story brick tavern in the Federal style--was built in Gallipolis by Henry Cushing in 1819. The tavern boasted (in addition to its taproom, dining room, and other usual facilities), a large ballroom for social functions. On 22 May 1825, General Lafayette visited Gallipolis and was entertained at Our House Tavern. Gallipolis still celebrates Lafayette's visit with a ceremony each spring. The Cushing family owned and operated Our House until 1865. It was purchased in 1933 by Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer. They donated it to the state in 1944 as a memorial to the French families who founded Gallipolis. It is located at 432 1st Avenue in Gallipolis. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F10_002_001
Subjects: Taverns (Inns)--Ohio; Ohio Historical Society
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)