Description: Map showing an ancient earthwork in Seal Township, Pike County, Ohio. Archaeologists E.G. Squier and E.H. Davis, with the help of surveyor and geologist Charles Whittlesey, systematically documented the Indian works and compiled them into an 1847 book called "Ancient monuments of the Mississippi Valley: Comprising the results of extensive original surveys and explorations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SquierDavisPlateXXIV
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio River Valley; American Indians--Archaeology; Ohio River Valley--Antiquities; Earthworks (Archaeology); Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1-400)
Places: Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal through Waverly, Pike County, Ohio, between stations 898 and 1085. The Ohio Southern Railroad, Crooked Creek, main streets, bridges, and other city landmarks are noted along the canal route. 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: BV4918_007
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Pike County between stations 1553 and 1670. The Scioto River, Sunfish Creek, bridges, 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_001
Subjects: Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Rivers--Ohio
Places: Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal through Ross and Pike Counties between stations 608 and 730. The Norfolk and Western Railroad, bridges, 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: BV4918_004
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Ross County (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940-1949, this photograph shows Mound Cemetery and the Piketon Mounds in Piketon in Pike County, Ohio. Mound cemetery is a modern cemetery built on top of ancient American Indian mounds which were constructed by the Adena and Hopewell cultures. This site is on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00397
Subjects: Piketon (Ohio); American Indians in Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Mounds--Ohio; Cemeteries--Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400)
Places: Piketon (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1920s or 1930s, this lantern slide shows an unidentified pit uncovered near Buchanan, Ohio, in Pike County. The pit is composed of medium-sized rocks and two men's hats lay on top. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV144_B01_12
Subjects: Mounds--Ohio; American Indians--Archaeology; Hats
Places: Buchanan (Ohio); Pebble Township (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: The pictured reproduction of a map illustrates charcoal furnaces once located in the Hanging Rock Iron Region of southeastern Ohio and the bordering region of Kentucky. While iron production originated in the northeastern corner of Ohio during the first half of the nineteenth century, southern Ohioans soon dominated the industry. The most productive area was centered near Hanging Rock, along the Ohio River. By 1860, southern Ohioans had established sixty-nine iron furnaces, producing more than 100,000 tons of iron annually, across Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto, and Vinton Counties. The manufacturers sent much of the iron up and down the Ohio River to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, allowing southern Ohioans to prosper. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01193
Subjects: Iron industry; Maps--Ohio; Hanging Rock Iron Region (Ohio)--History; Charcoal industry--United States
Places: Ross County (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Vinton County (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio);
 

Description: The campus of Ursuline College in Cuyahoga County. Ursuline College was founded in 1871 as a Roman Catholic liberal arts college for women. It is in Pepper Pike, Ohio in Cuyahoga County. It is one of the oldest college for women in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07256
Subjects: Women--Education - Ohio; College buildings; Universities and colleges
Places: Pepper Pike (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows three men at Camp Pike, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp, possibly on the site of what is today Lake White State Park in Waverly in Pike County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Tomlinson." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_014_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; State parks and reserves
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Probably dated to the 1930s, this photograph shows an officer at Camp Pike, a Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp, possibly on the site of what is today Lake White State Park in Waverly in Pike County, Ohio. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "Tomlinson." The Civilian Conservation Corps was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. This 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_B12F11_015_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Federal Writers' Project; New Deal; State parks and reserves
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Erie Canal in Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. The Ohio and Erie Canal, built between 1825 and 1832, had a significant influence on Ohio's economy. In the early 19th century Ohio was largely rural and dependent on subsistence agriculture as the primary business. The canal, which cost nearly $8,000,000 to construct, provided a transportation route from Cleveland on Lake Erie to Portsmouth on the Ohio River. Ohio farmers were encouraged to increase production and ship surplus produce to more profitable markets. Industry became more prominent as manufacturers produced building supplies for the canals and shipped products via the canal. As an internal improvement, the Ohio and Erie Canal expanded the economy, increased the population, and ended the feeling of isolation in Ohio. The canal continued south from here for about a mile until it met Water Street, now Emmitt Avenue, and ran along Water Street through Waverly. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06124
Subjects: Canals--1830-1840; Agriculture--Economic aspects; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Lower Pee Pee Lock in Waverly, Pike County, Ohio. The Ohio-Erie Canal, the most important development in the county's early years, was started July 4, 1825, near Newark. The canal passed through Waverly along US 23 and portions of it can still be seen in Waverly today. Only four feet deep and bordered by tow paths with eight feet clearance, the 309 mile canal was completed in 1833 at a cost of more than $7 million. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06125
Subjects: Canals--1830-1840; Agriculture--Economic aspects; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)