Description: This photograph shows a bridge over the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. 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_B14F01_040_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Bridges Ohio; Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: High (st?) dam from river bridge. New Phila Ohio. Tus Co. Kaderly- Campbell" The photo depicts a river with Dover Dam up the river. On the side of the dam is an advertisement for Eckert Shoes. The dam was built in 1935. The dam is 83 feet above the ground and 824 feet long. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_037_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Dams--Ohio--1930-1940; Dover (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Tuscarawas River Valley (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the Wheeling Lake Erie train passing west of Zoar near the Ohio and Erie Canal. The Tuscarawas River is seen on the other side of the canal. Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the "Cleveland Advocate, " a local newspaper that was later purchased by the "Cleveland Plain Dealer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B04_Series2Album2_053
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Trains; Canals -- Ohio; Tuscarawas River
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads in script, "Just' Fishin Along Tuscarawas River." This photograph shows two women sitting along the banks of the Tuscarawas River. There are three wooden fishing poles extended into the river as the women sit on what appear to be buckets and pails. There are some leaves on the ground and the women wear long sleeves, indicating the photograph may have been taken in early fall. The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 2,590 square miles on glaciated and unglaciated portions of the Allegheny Plateau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_003_001
Subjects: Fishing; Rivers -- Ohio; Tuscarawas River; Sports and leisure
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows a recently constructed bridge at New Comerstown, Ohio, over the Tuscarawas River. 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_B14F01_019_001
Subjects: Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Bridges Ohio
Places: Newcomerstown (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "A Scene from 7 mi drive out of New Phila, O. this is Tus. River." It shows the river, farmlands and a bit of the town of New Philadelphia, Ohio in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_018_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Tuscarawas River (Ohio); New Philadelphia (Ohio)
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption on reverse reads: "Scene along banks of Tuscarawas River. Wesley Green, Photographer. Nellie E. Kaltenbaugh, Ohio Writers' Project, New Phila." A family enjoys a picnic on the banks of the Tuscarawas River, somewhere near New Philadelphia, Ohio. The Tuscarawas River, named for the Indian tribe that lived along its banks, is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio. Beginning near Hartville the river continues to Coshocton, and has also been known as the Little Muskingum River, Mashongam River, Tuscarawa River, and Tuskarawas Creek. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F14_011_1
Subjects: Tuscarawas River (Ohio); Picnics--United States--1930-1950
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows the Beach City Dam in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, located on Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Tuscarawas River about nine miles north of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Built in 1936 for flood control and water conservation in the Muskingum Watershed, the embankment is 64 feet high and the crest is 35 feet wide. 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_B14F03_002_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Dams; Tuscarawas River; Photography--Ohio
Places: Tuscarawas Country (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows the Tuscarawas River east of Zoar, Ohio, looking toward Sandyville, Ohio, in 1898. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00876
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Aerial photography; Tuscarawas River
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows a canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal west of Zoar, Ohio, 1889. The original photograph was taken prior to the locks being cemented over in 1907. Starting in 1825, Zoarites were paid to dig part of the Ohio and Erie Canal which ran along the Separatists' property, earning $21,000 for the community in addition to income from selling food to neighboring laborers. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the "Cleveland Advocate, " a local newspaper that was later purchased by the "Cleveland Plain Dealer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00871
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Tuscarawas River; Canals; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Construction of the Dover Dam on the Tuscarawas River in Tuscarawas County. The dam was erected from limestone and shale, and the elevation is 850. The cost of $7,755,300 includes levees at Zoar, Somerdale, three industrial levees to protect the Corundite Refractory at Zoar, the Fairfield Brick Company at Zoarville, the Norton Chemicals Company at Mineral City and associated study costs. The date of completion for the dam is November 29, 1937. Reverse reads: “Muskingum Conservancy District Dover Reservoir and Dam #1.” View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_003_001
Subjects: Dam construction--1930-1940; Tuscarawas River (Ohio)
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the landing for row boats on the Tuscarawas River north of the saw mill near Zoar, Ohio, 1896. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00868
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Boats; Tuscarawas River
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)