Description: This photograph of the headquarters at Wolf Creek Wildlife Area in Morgan County was taken in the 1960s. Wolf Creek Wildlife Area consists of more than 3600 acres for public hunting and fishing. It is one of the few locations in Ohio where primitive weapons hunting (bow and arrow hunting) is permitted. The slide measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3123_3737970_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Plants and Animals; Geography and Natural Resources; Parks; Hunting
Places: Malta (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraved images is a portrait of General Francis Bates Pond (1825-1883), a Republican state legislator and Ohio attorney general. Pond was born in Jefferson County, New York, and came to Ohio in 1841 to attend Oberlin College. He graduated with honors in 1846 and spent the next three years in Kent, Ohio, working as a teacher and a bookkeeper. In 1850 he moved to Harmar, Ohio, and taught classics at Harmar Academy. He studied law and was admitted to the bar 1852 at Malta, Ohio. Three years later was elected prosecuting attorney of Morgan County. In 1861 he enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In 1864 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel with the newly formed 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In August 1864 he was wounded at the Battle of Deep River and lost vision in one eye. He resigned his commission in November 1864 due to ill health. He was made brigadier general by brevet in 1864. After returning to Ohio, Pond resumed his law practice and political career. In 1867 he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, where he served one term. In 1869 he was elected Ohio’s attorney general and served two terms. He was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1873. In 1879 Pond was elected to the Ohio Senate and served two terms. While a state senator he introduced the so-called "Pond Bill," which created a tax on intoxicating liquors in order to restrict buying and selling of the products. Pond died November 2, 1883, at his home in Malta, Ohio. His death was linked to the wound he received during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05988
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Republican Party; Lawyers
 

Description: The U.S. dredge boat "Malta" seen in the Lowell, Ohio, Canal. The date on the photograph reads "October 15, 89". According to a report of the Chief of Engineers, it was commissioned on July 1 though December 22, 1917. During that time is evacuated mun, sand and gravel, 2 timbers and 12 logs, gravel and 1 snag and a wreck, barge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07977
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Coastal engineering
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The U.S. dredge boat "Malta" is seen dredging in the Lowell, Ohio, Canal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07976
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Coastal engineering
Places: Lowell (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Barges on the Muskingum River." This photograph shows three barges being towed by a tug boat, near Marietta, Ohio. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio. The Muskingum is formed at Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Trinway and Dresden to Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Philo, Malta, McConnelsville, Beverly, Lowell, Stockport and Devola. It joins the Ohio at Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_008_1
Subjects: Muskingum River Valley (Ohio); Muskingum River (Ohio); Barges--United States
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Beautiful Muskingum Valley" This photograph shows a picturesque scene near the Muskingum River. A field of haystacks can be seen in the foreground, with gently rolling hills in the background. This photograph was probably taken somewhere near Marietta. The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio. It begins at Coshocton in east-central Ohio by the confluence of the Walhonding and Tuscarawas rivers. It flows in a meandering course southward past Conesville, Trinway and Dresden to Zanesville, and then southeastward past South Zanesville, Philo, Malta, McConnelsville, Beverly, Lowell, Stockport and Devola. It joins the Ohio River at Marietta. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F18_006_1
Subjects: Muskingum River Valley (Ohio)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)