Description: Map of Union County, Ohio, from surveys by Andrew S. Mowry, published in 1870 by F.W. Beers & Co. of New York. This map shows land ownership within the county, and includes a table of distances and population chart for Union County in 1870. It also includes a view of the Courthouse in Marysville, Ohio, as well as insets of Irwin Station, Watkins, Pleasant Valley, Richwood, Marysville, Milford, Newton, Raymonds P.O., Essex, New California, Frankfort, Pharisburg, Broadway, New Dover, York Centre, Pottersburg P.O., Somersville and Unionville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM347_2_01_Union_Co
Subjects: Maps--Ohio; Surveying; Union County (Ohio);
Places: Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Union County Courthouse was built next to the county jail in 1880. The land had been purchased in 1871 for the jail, and when two more lots were purchased in 1880, the courthouse construction began 100 days later in September of that year. The architect was David W. Gibbs of Toledo, Ohio, who also designed four other county courthouses in Ohio. The contractors were Karst and Woodruff. The bell tower reached 168 feet in height and the original clock was by Howard and Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. It was wound once a week by the courthouse janitor until 1942. At that time a rusty cable broke and one of the weights fell through the skylight of the rotunda, narrowly missing a court reporter. After that mishap, the clock was electrified. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_060_001
Subjects: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio); Courthouses; Architecture--Ohio; Government buildings
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Downtown area of Marysville, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00435
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Streets--Ohio; Stores and shops; Small business--Ohio; City and town life
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Railroad station # 50, Raymond, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00468
Subjects: Railroads--Buildings and structures; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Raymond (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmates loading crops into truck, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00184
Subjects: Union County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Reformatory for Women inmate in her room, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00185
Subjects: Union County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by naturalist and nature conservator Ralph Ramey at Smith Cemetery State Nature Preserve in Plain City, Ohio, this is a photograph of whorled rosinweed (Silphium trifoliatum), also called three-leaved rosinweed. Characterized by eight to thirteen thin, yellow petals, whorled rosinweed grows predominantly in prairies, on stream banks, hillsides, and flat open areas, and is a common feature of Ohio prairies. Naturalist and photographer Ralph Ramey documented plants, animals, insects, and other notable features of the Ohio landscape on his travels throughout Ohio. Ramey (1928 - 2019) was a prolific writer and authored "Fifty Hikes in Ohio: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacking Trips throughout the Buckeye State," often illustrating his books and lectures with his photographs. Ramey spent time working for the Franklin County Park District, the Miami County Park District, and served as Director of the Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He also worked as the chief of the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, before retiring in 1994. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV224_B12F06_whorledrosinweed
Subjects: Wildflowers--Ohio; Nature photography; Naturalists; Nature conservation
Places: Plain City (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hand-sewn pink printed cotton girl's dress with banded high waist, with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves and decorated with floral design and plumes. Marysville, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1830. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04909
Subjects: Dresses; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Clothing & dress; Children's clothing
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Side view of hand-sewn pink printed cotton girl's dress with banded high waist, with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves and decorated with floral design and plumes. Marysville (Union County), Ohio, ca. 1830. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04910
Subjects: Dresses; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Clothing & dress; Children's clothing
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Detail of hand-sewn pink printed cotton girl's dress with banded high waist, with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves and decorated with floral design and plumes. Marysville (Union County), Ohio, ca. 1830. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04911
Subjects: Dresses; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Clothing & dress; Children's clothing
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: W. H. Winter Furniture & Undertaking building, Raymond, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00467
Subjects: Richmond (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Business; Furniture
Places: Raymond (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: Samuel Alonzo Cherry (1811-1897) kept a station on the Underground Railroad at Marysville, Union County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03181
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)