Description: Positive photostatic reproduction of a sectional and topographical map of Holmes County Ohio from surveys by E. H. Burlingame. The map is divided into four sections of 44 x 57 cm each, and includes a business directory and ten insets of Holmes County cities. Cities include Benton, Weinsberg, New Carlisle, Berlin, Holmesville, Middletown, Oxford, Nashville, Napoleon and Millersburg. Also included is a table of distances among these and other cities. On January 20, 1824, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Holmes County, named by its residents in honor of a hero from the War of 1812. Holmes County is located in northeastern Ohio, and is predominantly rural, with less than one percent of the county's 423 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Millersburg. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAP_VFM264_2_001
Subjects: Maps--Ohio; Rural Life; Ohio--History--19th century; Cities and towns--Ohio;
Places: Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a cheese house in Charm, Ohio in Holmes County. The sign reads "Swiss Cheese Wholesale and Retail." The photograph depicts two horse and buggies parked in front of the Cheese shop in Charm, Ohio. Holmes County is a well known Amish area in Ohio. Amish Country is known for its fine homemade foods. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_011_001
Subjects: Charm (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio); Cheese; Cheese making
Places: Charm (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated January 9, 1941, this photograph shows a typical Amish farm in Holmes County, Ohio. Ohio is home to the world's largest Amish population. Ohio's Amish Country consists mainly of Holmes County, Wayne County, and Stark County. For nearly two centuries this area has remained unrestrained by modern technologies. 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_B06F02_021_1
Subjects: Amish; Farms; Agriculture; Barns; Farmhouses; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows a woman and three children looking at the rigs and horses belonging to an Amish person, possibly the Amish man walking up the street, as they visit Berlin, Ohio. The sign hanging from the shop on the left reads "[...]ls [...Ge]nuine Rail Bologna Sold Here Hot & Cold Lunches." 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_B13F08_018_001
Subjects: Amish; Holmes County (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Stores and shops; Carriages and carts; Horses; Small towns
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Killbuck Run, Killbuck, Holmes County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00359
Subjects: Killbuck Creek Valley (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Killbuck (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of Glenmont, Holmes County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00469
Subjects: Glenmont (Ohio); Aerial photographs; Rural life; Agriculture; Small towns
Places: Glenmont (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Farmers arriving in horses and wagons and trucks for an auction held in Berlin, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. Some people pictured are members of the Amish religious order. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03302
Subjects: Auctions--United States; Agriculture--Ohio; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Farmers buying and selling produce and household goods at an auction in Berlin, Ohio, ca. 1930-1939. Some people pictured are members of the Amish religious order. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03303
Subjects: Auctions--United States; Agriculture--Ohio; Amish--Ohio--Holmes County
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Holmes County Courthouse was completed in 1886 by architect Joseph Yost. The building is made of locally-quarried stone and steel with a Corinthian-columned entrance. On the east side of the building, there is a hitching rail for Amish buggies. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_225
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; pilasters; mansard roofs; columns (architectural elements); clock towers
Places: Millersburg (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio); 1 E. Jackson St.
 

Description: The Holmes County Courthouse was completed in 1886 by architect Joseph Yost. The building is made of locally-quarried stone and steel with a Corinthian-columned entrance. On the east side of the building, there is a hitching rail for Amish buggies. This image shows the building's front entrance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_228
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; pilasters; mansard roofs; columns (architectural elements); clock towers
Places: Millersburg (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio); 1 E. Jackson St.
 

Description: The Holmes County Courthouse was completed in 1886 by architect Joseph Yost. The building is made of locally-quarried stone and steel with a Corinthian-columned entrance. On the east side of the building, there is a hitching rail for Amish buggies. This image shows the building's front facade with a soldier's monument. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_227
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; pilasters; mansard roofs; columns (architectural elements); clock towers
Places: Millersburg (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio); 1 E. Jackson St.
 

Description: Briar Hill Stone Quarry, Glenmont, Holmes County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00470
Subjects: Quarries and quarrying--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Glenmont (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)