Description: View of children playing in the backyards of Ohio's last company owned town, Haydenville, ca. 1930-1939. Haydenville was owned by the Haydenville Mining and Manufacturing Company. All town residents were employed by the company. In the early twentieth century the company was purchased by the National Fireproofing Company and in the 1960s residents were given the option to purchase their homes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01042
Subjects: Children--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Haydenville (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Backyard in Haydenville, Hocking County, Ohio." Photograph looking across a row of backyards without fencing. Four girls are seen playing in the foreground. In the background another girl rides a bicycle, while a toddler, an older boy and an older girl play. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_026_1
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Recreation; Children; Sports and leisure; Daily life
Places: Haydenville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Hocking County and past the community of Haydenville, between stations 1778 and 1887. Public roads, railroads, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_006
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Haydenville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio);
 

Description: This color photograph shows a group of onlookers gathering to watch a vintage train belonging to the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio, 1976. The train travels from Nelsonville to Logan and back. Along the way passengers view the historic, scenic Hocking River Valley; an historic company town, Haydenville; the Hocking Canal; and brick kilns of Nelsonville Brick Company. The image was submitted in the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07006
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Railroads; Hocking Valley Railway; Trains; Tourists
Places: Nelsonville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: A forest ranger in Wayne National Forest completes a form while wearing a pair of headphones in the Shawnee Lookout Tower. A caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: "Fire Fighting Station (Tower)," while an accompanying caption describes the image as "Shawnee Tower forest ranger. Near Haydenville." The form being completed gives the date as Saturday, April 23, 1938, and is signed D. B. Blankenship. The Shawnee Lookout Tower was one of four lookout towers built in the Wayne National Forest area during the 1930s. This particular tower was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and was located off Sand Run--New Straitsville Road near New Straitsville in Hocking County. It is the only one of the four that remains standing. In the earlier part of the 2000s the tower was open to the public, but it was closed in 2004 due to wind damage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_020_1
Subjects: Wayne National Forest; Forests; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Fire prevention
Places: Shawnee Tower; Wayne National Forest; Hocking County (Ohio); Nelsonville (Ohio);
 

Description: A forest ranger in Wayne National Forest completes a form while wearing a pair of headphones in the Shawnee Lookout Tower. A caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: "Shawnee Tower forest ranger. Near Haydenville." The form being completed gives the date as Saturday, April 23, 1938, and is signed D. B. Blankenship. The Shawnee Lookout Tower was one of four lookout towers built in the Wayne National Forest area during the 1930s. This particular tower was built in 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and was located off Sand Run--New Straitsville Road near New Straitsville in Hocking County. It is the only one of the four that remains standing. In the earlier part of the 2000s the tower was open to the public, but it was closed in 2004 due to wind damage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_021_1
Subjects: Wayne National Forest; Forests; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Fire prevention
Places: Shawnee Tower; Wayne National Forest; Hocking County (Ohio); Nelsonville (Ohio);