Description: Reverse reads: "at Vandalia, Ohio, taken during The Grand American Shoot. This photograph is furnished with the understanding that the following credit line be used with the reproduction in all publications in which same appears. (Photo by Sam.R.Kremer,Dayton,Ohio.)" This is an aerial photo of the Grand American Shoot. Notable Daytonians Charles Patterson (National Cash Register) and Charles Kettering (Delco Electronic) brought the Grand American Shoot to Dayton in 1924. The Grand American Shoot is a trap shooting contest that is still held today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_009_001
Subjects: Vandalia (Ohio); Trap-shooting
Places: Vandalia (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "*Englewood Park - Englewood, Ohio. Sept. 1937 Strong bridge being built in the new park by the CCC boys from Camp Miami - S.P. 20 - Co. 588. Vandalia, Ohio. *This will be a trailer camp and public park when completed. Photo by Federal Writers' Project. Office copy." Englewood MetroPark was created with the construction of the large earthen dam in 1922. Dayton MetroParks took control of the park in 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_004_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Bridges Ohio
Places: Vandalia (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "*Englewood Park - Englewood, Ohio. Sept. 1937 Road and ditch construction work by CCC boys from Camp Miami - S.P. 20 - Co. 588. Vandalia, Ohio. *This will be a trailer camp and public park when completed. Photo by Federal Writers' Project Office copy." Englewood MetroPark was created with the construction of the large earthen dam in 1922. Dayton MetroParks took control of the park in 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F11_003_001
Subjects: Englewood (Ohio)--History
Places: Englewood (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Roadside pottery. National Pike." This is a photograph of a roadside pottery shop somewhere along the National Pike, or Cumberland Road, in Ohio. Ohio was the leader in the pottery making business and at one time over half the white tableware made in the United States was made in Ohio. Rich clay deposits are found all along the Ohio River, as well as in Zanesville and other locations around the state. The National Road, or Cumberland Road, was one of the first major improved highways in the United States to be built by the federal government. The road runs from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F11_010_1
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio; Art pottery; Cumberland Road--Pictorial work; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.);
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "*Englewood Park - Englewood, Ohio. Sign board built and erected by CCC boys from Camp Miami - S.P. 20 - Co. 588. Vandalia, Ohio. *This will be a trailer camp and public park when completed. Photo by Federal Writers' Project." The sign in the photo reads: "ENGLEWOOD PARK CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS UNDER DIRECTION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERRIOR COOPERATION WITH MIAMI CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ENTRANCE" Englewood MetroPark was created with the construction of the large earthen dam in 1922. Dayton MetroParks took control of the park in 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_044_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); National Park Service (U.S.);
Places: Englewood (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "Federal Writers' Project Dayton, Ohio. September 15, 1937 CCC Camps. *Englewood Park - Englewood, Ohio. Sign board built and erected by CCC boys from Camp Miami - S.P. 20 - Co. 588. Vandalia, Ohio. *This will be a trailer camp and public park when completed. Photo by Federal Writers' Project." The sign in the photo reads: "ENGLEWOOD PARK CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS UNDER DIRECTION NATIONAL PARK SERVICE US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERRIOR COOPERATION WITH MIAMI CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ENTRANCE" Englewood MetroPark was created with the construction of the large earthen dam in 1922. Dayton MetroParks took control of the park in 1967. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_045_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); National Park Service (U.S.);
Places: Englewood (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This coal chute, made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, was owned by the Vandalia Coal Company, Vandalia, Illinois, 1906. The chutes shown in the photograph each dispensed coal of a different size depending on the way the coal was to be burned. Jeffrey crushers were used to produce different sizes of coal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01248
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Vandalia (Illinois)
 

Description: United States Road handbill, 1819. The notice is a request for bids from contractors interested in working on the National Road (also called the Cumberland Road or the U.S. Road), the first federally sponsored roadway. The notice states that David Shriver, Jr., superintendent of the National Road, is accepting bids for construction of the road segment that would link Uniontown and Washington, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Congress commissioned the National Road in 1806 as a conduit to the West, linking the Potomac River and Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The road opened Ohio and the Northwest Territory to settlement and trade with the eastern U.S. By 1838 the Cumberland Road had reached Springfield, Ohio; three years later it reached Vandalia, Illiinois, where construction stopped due to a funding shortfall. By this time the railroads attracted travelers and business shipping away from the National Road, and the project was abandoned. A century later the advent of the automobile made the National Road popular once again. The National Road bisected Ohio along what is now U.S. 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05817
Subjects: Cumberland Road--History; Transportation--Ohio--History; Roads--United States--History; Shriver, David, 1769-1852; Handbills, Advertising
Places: Cumberland (Maryland); Allegany County (Maryland);
 

Description: A toll house along the National Road in Pennsylvania. In this image, three young children stand in front of a picket fence that runs along the front of the toll house. The National Road (also called the Cumberland Road or the U.S. Road) was the first federally sponsored roadway. The U.S. Congress commissioned the National Road in 1806 as a conduit to the West, linking the Potomac River and Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The road opened Ohio and the Northwest Territory to settlement and trade with the eastern U.S. In 1835, when the federal government gave the states control over the National Road, Pennsylvania made its segment a toll road. The toll house in this image was one of six in Pennsylvania. By 1838 the Cumberland Road had reached Springfield, Ohio; three years later it reached Vandalia, Illiinois, where construction stopped due to a funding shortfall. By this time the railroads had attracted travelers and business shipping away from the National Road, and the project was abandoned. The advent of the automobile in the twentieth century renewed the popularity of the National Road's route. The National Road crossed the state of Ohio along what is now U.S. 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05818
Subjects: Cumberland Road--History; Toll roads--Pennsylvania--History; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Pennsylvania
 

Description: Buggies, an automobile, and a wagon on the National Road. the National Road (also called the Cumberland Road or the U.S. Road) was the first federally sponsored roadway. The U.S. Congress commissioned the National Road in 1806 as a conduit to the West, linking the Potomac River and Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The road opened Ohio and the Northwest Territory to settlement and trade with the eastern U.S. By 1838 the Cumberland Road had reached Springfield, Ohio; three years later it reached Vandalia, Illiinois, where construction stopped due to a funding shortfall. By this time the railroads had attracted travelers and business shipping away from the National Road, and the project was abandoned. The National Road crossed the state of Ohio along what is now U.S. 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05819
Subjects: Cumberland Road--History; Toll roads--Pennsylvania--History; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
 

Description: This photograph is a view of a horse-drawn buggy seen from the back. The buggy is traveling along a badly rutted section of the National Road. Ahead of the buggy, on the right, is a low building (or cluster of buildings). Telegraph poles and wire fencing line both sides of the land bordering the road. The National Road (also called the Cumberland Road or the U.S. Road) was the first federally sponsored roadway. The U.S. Congress commissioned the National Road in 1806 as a conduit to the West, linking the Potomac River and Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The road opened Ohio and the Northwest Territory to settlement and trade with the eastern U.S. By 1838 the Cumberland Road had reached Springfield, Ohio; three years later it reached Vandalia, Illiinois, where construction stopped due to a funding shortfall. By this time the railroads had attracted travelers and business shipping away from the National Road, and the project was abandoned. The National Road crossed the state of Ohio along what is now U.S. 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05820
Subjects: Cumberland Road--History; Toll roads--Pennsylvania--History; National Road; Transportation--Ohio--History; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
 

Description: This photograph shows a work crew crushing rock on the National Road. Six men are clearly visible; one appears to be a foreman because he's watching the others, his arms akimbo, and he's not holding any tools. Wire fencing and utility poles line the sides of the road. The National Road (also called the Cumberland Road or the U.S. Road) was the first federally sponsored roadway. The U.S. Congress commissioned the National Road in 1806 as a conduit to the West, linking the Potomac River and Cumberland, Maryland, to St. Louis, Missouri, and the Mississippi River. The road opened Ohio and the Northwest Territory to settlement and trade with the eastern U.S. By 1838 the Cumberland Road had reached Springfield, Ohio; three years later it reached Vandalia, Illiinois, where construction stopped due to a funding shortfall. By this time the railroads had attracted travelers and business shipping away from the National Road, and the project was abandoned. The National Road crossed the state of Ohio along what is now U.S. 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05821
Subjects: Cumberland Road--History; Toll roads--Pennsylvania--History; National Road; Transportation--Ohio--History; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development