Description: Plat map showing the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Franklin County, Ohio, between stations 2565 and 2706. 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: BV4916_006
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: National colors of the 26th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 26th. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01912
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of the 48th Annual Reunion of the 17th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, at General William Tecumseh Sherman's Birthplace, Lancaster, Ohio, September 26, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03362
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Veterans; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the public square in Troy, Miami County,, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. The scene shows a horse and buggy, clothier, dentist, and gazebo with a clock tower in the distance. This photograph is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04818
Subjects: Miami County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Stores & shops; Streets--Ohio
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This full-length portrait photograph depicts Anna Raber Pike of Cleveland, Ohio, in her wedding dress. The portrait is mounted on black board and framed in a tan colored mat. Anna married George William (Will) Pike on August 29, 1903. The wedding dress in the photograph is part of the Ohio History Connection's museum collection (call number H 52904). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06986
Subjects: Women; Portrait photography--United States--History; Clothing and dress; Wedding costume; Weddings
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harbor of Toledo illustration from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. Toledo, the county seat of Lucas County, is located in the northwestern part of Ohio. It is part of an area known as the Great Black Swamp, and became an important commercial seaport along Lake Erie thanks to the development of several major canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04047
Subjects: Toledo (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Canals
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio Memorial Gift Plate of the Columbus Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to the American Library in Manila was presented in 1902 by Mary E. Rath-Merrill to the Columbus Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The purpose of the gift was to mark the books in the Ohio Memorial Alcove of the American Library in Manila and to purchase additional volumes for this collection through the sale of proofs signed in autography and the ordinary impressions of the plate to individuals and to institutions collecting bookplates. These copies were intended for books in the Ohio alcove in the American Library at Manila. Reading "In God W Trust To Our Fallen Heroes," the design is framed in a border of buckeyes, the emblem of the state of Ohio. In the center of the design is a tablet upon which rests the Bible. Around the tablet is the Palm Wreath of Victory, while above it is a winged hourglass, held by a chain. Behind and supporting Daughters of the American Revolution and the seal of the state of Ohio. In the center and directly over the arched window in the library alcove is the shield containing the arms of the United States. Through the open window are ships and emblems of war, in reference to the navy and the army. On either side of the library alcove is a Corinthian column, encircled by a Chain of Love and surmounted by the Lamp of Truth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05719
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading
 

Description: The exterior of a building at Antioch College. The sign in front of the building bears the name of the college. Antioch College dates all the way back to the middle of the 19th century when it was started by an opponent of slavery, Horace Mann. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06777
Subjects: Universities and colleges Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio; Adult education
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #6B, the replacement for the sixth barn to be painted. This was the second barn painted in Ottawa County after the first barn was destroyed by a tornado in 1998, and is located on Route 2 just west of the Route 590 intersection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08539
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration by Henri Lovie titled "The Squirrel Rifles Entertained by the People of Cincinnati in the Fifth Street Market House, Cincinnati, Sept. 6." This print appeared in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on September 27, 1862. In the second year of the Civil War, Confederate troops were ordered to capture Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. Major General Horatio Wright, commander of Union forces in Kentucky, ordered General Lewis (Lew) Wallace to prepare Covington's and Cincinnati's defenses. Upon arriving in Cincinnati, Wallace immediately declared martial law. He issued a call in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan for a volunteer militia. Men in the regular army would fight on the battlefield, while the civilians would prepare trenches and other defensive features to prepare the two communities for attack. Cincinnati residents reportedly "cheerfully obeyed" the order. Ohio Governor David Tod left Columbus, the state capital, and came to Cincinnati to assist Wallace. Tod immediately ordered Ohio's adjutant-general to send any available troops other than those guarding Ohio's southern border to Cincinnati. A number of Ohio counties offered to dispatch men to Cincinnati as well, and civilians from 65 counties numbering 15,766 men reported for duty at Cincinnati. These volunteer men became known as the "Squirrel Hunters." Many had no military training and carried antiquated weapons, but despite these shortcomings, they still rallied together to help defend Ohio from Confederate invasion. A Confederate scout reported that, "They call them Squirrel Hunters; farm boys that never had to shoot at the same squirrel twice." Thanks to the actions of Wallace and Tod, Covington and Cincinnati had adequate defenses to repel the Confederate advance within two days. By September 13, 1862, news reached Cincinnati that the Confederate forces were withdrawing from Kentucky and that Cincinnati was no longer in danger. Wallace earned the nickname "Savior of Cincinnati" for his actions in September 1862. The Squirrel Hunters returned to their homes. To thank the Squirrel Hunters, the Ohio legislature, in 1863, authorized funds for Governor Tod to print discharges for these men from military duty. The discharges thanked the men for their patriotism and their willingness to sacrifice their lives in the defense of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4109
Subjects: American Civil War, 1861-1865; Squirrel Hunters; Ohio--Militia;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing employees of the Ohio Department of Highways Bridge Bureau at their desks on the 9th floor of the State Office Building in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1947. They are identified on the reverse, left to right, as Carl Bowers, Martin Ward, Harry Hawley, Charlie Smith, D. Henry Overman (with his back to the window) and Bill Freemoth. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F11_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Employees;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Montgomery County Courthouse. This was built shortly after the old county courthouse, in 1884, and the two buildings were used together for almost a century. Because the county outgrew both of these courthouses, the newer building was torn down around 1974 and replaced with Courthouse Square, an urban plaza (not pictured). The newer courthouse had been harshly criticized for lacking a pure architectural style. The other building, currently the Montgomery Historical Society, was preserved due to its design and historical significance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_350
Subjects: Courthouses; pilasters; pediments; Greek Revival
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); W. 3rd St. and S. Main