Description: The scenic Scioto River in Pike County Ohio, most likely somewhere close to Waverly, Ohio. The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Too small for modern commercial shipping, its primary economic importance is for recreation and drinking water. Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_045_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio--Pike County; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: The description reads: "This store existed in the 90's on the Jasper to Idaho road. The man in the center without coat & with suspenders is Earl D Parker 'Mick" who in his young manhood, later, lost an arm at the shoulder in a saw mill accident. Mr Parker was for several years Prosecuting Atty of Pike Co, & is considered one of the best trap shooters in the State of Ohio, even handicapped as he is, loading and otherwise caring for his own guns & equipment. He is now one of Pike County's foremost attorneys & his reputation in that field of endeavor is state wide." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F14_001_001
Subjects: Pike County (Ohio);
Places: Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken in the spring of 1938 in Bell Hollow, Highland and Pike Counties. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F14_002_001
Subjects: Pike County (Ohio);
Places: Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Swing foot bridge across Crooked Creek 1/2 mile above Waverly showing typical Pike Co. Log Cabin." On January 3, 1815, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Pike County. Residents named the county in honor of Zebulon Pike, an explorer and the man who discovered Pike's Peak. Located in southern Ohio, Pike County is predominantly rural, with one percent of the county's 441 square miles consisting of urban areas. The county seat is Waverly. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_026_001
Subjects: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio); Swing bridges; Log cabins
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Officially dedicated in 1949, Lake White is located at the foothills of the Appalachians near the Scioto River in Pike County. The Ohio government authorized the creation of Pike County in 1815. The county is named after Zebulon Pike, the man who discovered Pike's Peak. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F06_003_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Lakes & ponds
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map showing an ancient earthwork in Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio. Archaeologists E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis, with the help of surveyor and geologist Charles Whittlesey, systematically documented the Indian works and compiled them into an 1847 book called "Ancient monuments of the Mississippi Valley: Comprising the results of extensive original surveys and explorations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SquierDavisPlateXXIV
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio River Valley; American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio River Valley--Antiquities; Earthworks (Archaeology)
Places: Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940-1949, this photograph shows Mound Cemetery and the Piketon Mounds in Piketon in Pike County, Ohio. Mound cemetery is a modern cemetery built on top of ancient American Indian mounds which were constructed by the Adena and Hopewell cultures. This site is on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00397
Subjects: Piketon (Ohio); American Indians in Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Mounds--Ohio; Cemeteries--Ohio;
Places: Piketon (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1920s or 1930s, this lantern slide shows an unidentified pit uncovered near Buchanan, Ohio, in Pike County. The pit is composed of medium-sized rocks and two men's hats lay on top. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV144_B01_12
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio; American Indians--Archaeology; Hats
Places: Buchanan (Ohio); Pebble Township (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: The pictured reproduction of a map illustrates charcoal furnaces once located in the Hanging Rock Iron Region of southeastern Ohio and the bordering region of Kentucky. While iron production originated in the northeastern corner of Ohio during the first half of the nineteenth century, southern Ohioans soon dominated the industry. The most productive area was centered near Hanging Rock, along the Ohio River. By 1860, southern Ohioans had established sixty-nine iron furnaces, producing more than 100,000 tons of iron annually, across Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto, and Vinton Counties. The manufacturers sent much of the iron up and down the Ohio River to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, allowing southern Ohioans to prosper. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01193
Subjects: Iron industry; Maps--Ohio; Hanging Rock Iron Region (Ohio)--History; Charcoal industry--United States
Places: Ross County (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Vinton County (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio);
 

Description: The campus of Ursuline College in Cuyahoga County. Ursuline College was founded in 1871 as a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for women. It is in Pepper Pike, Ohio in Cuyahoga County. It is one of the oldest college for women in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07256
Subjects: Women--Education - Ohio; College buildings; Universities and colleges
Places: Pepper Pike (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Edwards' hairstreak butterfly is rarely found in Ohio. Though it is possible to find it throughout the state, it is generally found in Lucas and Fulton counties in the northern part of the state, and in the extreme southern portions of Brown, Adams, Highland, Pike, and Scioto counties. Sightings have also been reported in Franklin, Tuscarawas, and Cuyahoga counties. The northern populations of this butterfly can be found in or near oak trees, and the southern populations in prairies. Naturalists suspect that there is a specific soil type common to both localities that may attract the Edwards' hairstreak. It is a member of the Lycaenidae (gossamer winged) family and can usually found between June and July. This species has a wingspan of 1.2 to 1.4 inches (3 to 3.7 cm). In Ohio there are more than 150 species of butterflies. Twenty-seven different species of butterflies representing five families can be found in the Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook, including all seven species of butterflies that are listed as endangered in Ohio. Butterflies are a part of the order Lepidoptera (from the Greek words lepis, which means scale and pteron, which means wing). There are nearly 17,500 species of butterflies world-wide. Approximately 750 of these can be found in North America. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1360_1156714_011
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Butterflies; Insects; Lycaenidae
Places: Lucas County (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows three men at Camp Pike, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp, possibly on the site of what is today Lake White State Park in Waverly in Pike County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Tomlinson." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_014_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; State parks and reserves
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)