Description: This is a photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse in Kenton, Ohio. This building is the third courthouse to occupy the square in the center of Kenton, Ohio. The first two were lost to fire. The current one was built in 1915 at a cost of $275,000. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979, and inducted into Ohio Historical Markers program in 1996 The structure is a double sided symmetrical building. This means that the north and west sides are identical to the south and east sides. It has been ranked by architectural historians as a fine example of neoclassical architecture. It has elements such as pilasters topped with Doric capitals and walls of dressed stone. The building occupies 2 acres of land. The architects were Richards, McCarty and Bulford. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_034_01
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Courthouses; Government buildings
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse--the reverse reads: "Hardin Co. C.H." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_01_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Hardin County (Ohio); Public buildings--Ohio;
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A marker denoting a village governed by Roundhead in Hardin County. During the first half of the 1800s this village would come under the control of settlers looking for new lands. While the War of 1812 was raging, Roundhead fought against the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06837
Subjects: Ohio--History--War of 1812; American Indians in Ohio; Villages
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: A photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse located in Kenton, Ohio. Reverse reads: “HARDIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE Cornerstone laid 9-26-1913. Dedicated May-1915.” View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_035_01
Subjects: Courthouses; Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio); Government buildings
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the Hardin County Courthouse located in Kenton, Ohio. This building is the third courthouse to occupy the square in the center of Kenton, Ohio. The first two were lost to fire. The current one was built in 1915 at a cost of $275,000. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979, and inducted into Ohio Historical Markers program in 1996. The structure is a double sided symmetrical building. This means that the north and west sides are identical to the south and east sides. It has been ranked by architectural historians as a fine example of neoclassical architecture. It has elements such as pilasters topped with Doric capitals and walls of dressed stone. The building occupies 2 acres of land. The architects were Richards, McCarty and Bulford. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_037_01
Subjects: Courthouses; Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio); Government buildings
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Hardin County Courthouse in Kenton, Ohio. This building was completed in 1915. It was the third court house in Kenton, Ohio. The first one was build in 1834 and after it was destroyed by fire, the second on was build in 1880. The current building is doubly symmetric, meaning that the north and west sides are identical to the south and east sides. It is a neoclassic architectural style made of Indian gray limestone. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06454
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Courthouses--Ohio--History; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Gorget made of marine shell is a sandal-sole type; the shape is similar to the sole of a shoe or sandal, although it is not flat but rather retains the curvature of the shell from which it was cut. Engraved on the interior surface of the shell on what would be the toe of the sandal is an animal, perhaps an unborn bear cub, with an umbilical cord that follows the rim of the shell and ends near the animal's head. The heel end is white and toe end is yellowish brown in color. There are three holes drilled through the center; one is near the narrower end and two near the wider end. The gorget has been broken at the toe end and has been restored. There are two sets of two holes near where the item was broken, which were used to bring the two pieces together. Item was found in Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07183
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; American Indians--Archaeology; American Indian history and society; Tools; Glacial Kame Culture (8000-800 B.C.)
Places: Pleasant Township (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Circular shell gorget has one large hole off-center and two smaller holes drilled, but not polished, above the larger hole, near the edge. There are parallel incised lines from polishing. The marine shell is white, very pale brown, and dark yellowish brown in color. Item was found in Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07276
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Glacial Kame Culture (8000-800 B.C.)
Places: Pleasant Township (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 57-year-old Chester Gregg of . His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Gregg, convicted of killing his estranged wife, was the 288th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “288 -- Chester B. Gregg of Hardin County, Ohio, Legally Electrocuted July 11, 1952, for the Murder of Loraine Gregg.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08340
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio); Kenton (Ohio)
 

Description: Gorget of marine shell is a sandal-sole type; the shape is similar to the sole of a shoe or sandal, although it is not flat but rather retains the curvature of the shell from which it was cut. Three unequally-spaced holes have been drilled along the long axis. The gorget is very pale brown and yellowish brown in color. Item was found at the Ridgeway Site in Hale Township, Hardin County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07463
Subjects: Hardin County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Glacial Kame Culture (8000-800 B.C.)
Places: Hale Township (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Hardin County Courthouse is in Kenton, Ohio. This is a photo of blueprints for the Hardin County Courthouse. They show transverse and longitudinal views. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_21_001
Subjects: Court-houses
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Hardin County Courthouse is in Kenton, Ohio. This is a photo of blueprints for the Hardin County Courthouse. They show the roof and attic plans. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_22_001
Subjects: Court-houses
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)