Description: Tool was made from a large, curved antler tine. A single beaver incisor pierces the item where it curves. The sharp edge of the tooth might have been used for engraving. The distal tip of the antler has three incised lines around the extreme end. The antler is pitted from weathering. It has been broken in several pieces and repaired. There are several chips missing from the beaver tooth. Item was excavated from Hilltop Mound in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07131
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio--Scioto County; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Archaeology; Intrusive Mound Culture (A.D. 500-900)
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Herman Hamilton of Scioto County. Electrocuted March 24, 1905, for the Murder of Lee Culver. Hamilton killed Culver in the railroad yards in Portsmouth, where they both worked. The murder occurred after Hamilton attempted to rob Culver. Hamilton was born in Kentucky and had spent 5 years in a reformatory there before coming to Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08074
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Scioto County (Ohio)
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the blacksmith shop at Scioto Furnace in Scioto County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken ca. 1850. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01183
Subjects: Scioto County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Scioto County, including the new channel for the outlet of the canal into the Ohio River near Portsmouth. Bridges, culverts, 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). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4919_011
Subjects: Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Ohio River
Places: Scioto County (Ohio);
 

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: Photograph showing an otter effigy pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F04_E13_009
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing effigy pipes recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F04_E11_001
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a platform pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F05_E01_005
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a hawk effigy pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F05_E02_001
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a hawk effigy pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F04_E14_009
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a platform pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F04_E14_006
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a mink effigy pipe recovered during the excavation of Tremper Mound, 1915. Tremper Mound is located near the confluence of the Scioto River and Pond Creek in Rush Township, Scioto County, Ohio. The mound, originally surrounded by a low, sub-rectangular embankment, is large and irregularly shaped, and early on was thought by some observers to be in the form of an animal. William C. Mills excavated the mound in 1915 and discovered that it had actually been constructed over the remains of a large wooden post structure with several side chambers, giving the mound its unusual outline. In one of these chambers Mills recovered over 500 objects diagnostic of the Hopewell Culture (100 BC - AD 400), most of which had been “killed” or purposely broken. This number included 136 smoking pipes of various styles carved from a soft stone known as pipestone. Some pipes portrayed zoomorphic (animal-like) forms that were created so exactingly that different species of the same animal can be discerned. They are considered true works of art. Many of these pipes have been restored and are presently on display at the Ohio History Center in Columbus. A similar cache of pipes was excavated from Mound 8 at Mound City in the mid-1800s but was later sold to the British Museum. Because Tremper Mound is just west of the main deposit of Ohio Pipestone, this was long thought to be the source material for the entire Tremper cache. However, recent non-destructive testing indicates that in addition to Ohio Pipestone, Catlinite from Minnesota and Sterling Pipestone from Illinois were also used. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B04F05_E05_004
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Mounds -- Ohio -- Scioto County; Earthworks (Archaeology); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio; Artifacts
Places: Scioto County (Ohio)