Description: After migrating from New Jersey to Ohio in 1828, Major William Hunt (1797-1867) purchased a Springfield (Clark County), Ohio, farm that belonged to Simon Kenton. Hunt was postmaster of Urbana from 1828 to 1858, founded the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, and was a partner in a wholesale livestock and grain business. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03784
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Railroads
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Allen County, between stations 5039 and 5132. Roads, properties, culverts, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are 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). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23169_011
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Pike County, Ohio, between stations 855 and 989. The Scioto Valley Railway, 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_006
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Canal plat map showing the Sidney Feeder of the Miami and Erie Canal through Sidney in Shelby County, between stations 389 and 446. Roads, properties, bridges, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are noted, including the Miami River. 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). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23170_002
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio; Railroads
Places: Sidney (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph, taken in 1904, shows some of the buildings of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. This is a view of the east side of the plant which ran along railroad tracks. The far building in the picture is Kilbourne and Jacobs Manufacturing Company Wheelbarrow Works. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01202
Subjects: Railroads; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of the Erie and Kalamazoo, called "the pioneer railroad of the West," from Henry Howe's "Historical Collection of Ohio," 1909. The E&K was the first railroad operated west of the Alleghenies, chartered in 1833 to connect Port Lawrence (later renamed Toledo) with the Kalamazoo River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04032
Subjects: Railroads; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Port Lawrence (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal past the small community of Dawson in Shelby County, between stations 7170 and 7197. Roads, properties, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are 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). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV23170_013
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Dawson (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio)
 

Description: Image of the train involved in the Ashtabula Train Disaster, showing the train at the Ashtabula Railroad Depot and passengers waiting to board. The caption reads: "The Doomed Train, as it left Ashtabula, a few minutes before the Wreck." This illustration comes from a pamphlet titled "The terrible Ashtabula rail road calamity, on the evening of Dec. 29th, 1876, together with a few incidents of P.P. Bliss, the immortal singer," published by A.S. Benner, 1877. While this illustration is identified as the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway cars that plunged into the Ashtabula River, it does not appear to depict the actual train involved in the disaster or the Ashtabula LS&MS station at the time of the incident On December 29, 1876, a Howe truss bridge near Ashtabula, Ohio, collapsed while a train with three passenger cars was crossing it. The train and its passengers plunged sixty feet into a ravine and creek, and the lamps and stoves used to light and heat the train cars quickly ignited the wreckage. Ninety-two people died either in the accident or as a result of their injuries, and more than sixty of the surviving passengers were injured. Railroad accidents were commonplace during the late nineteenth century, due in part to tracks built quickly and cheaply by companies hoping to make tremendous profits. Railroad companies built thousands of miles of track in Ohio during the late nineteenth century, providing more opportunity for accidents to occur. Even after the Ashtabula Bridge collapse, the Howe truss bridge remained popular, primarily due to its relatively cheap cost. Still, railroad companies began to feel pressure from their customers to provide a safer means of travel. By 1888, more than two thousand iron bridges existed in Ohio. The state had fewer than nine hundred wooden bridges still in use at this time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07759
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History; Trains; Railroad accidents; Railroads--Ohio; Bridges--Ohio;
Places: Ashtabula (Ohio); Ashtabula County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph is an interior view of the Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio. A newsstand, located in the rotunda, occupies the foreground of the image. Beyond the newsstand is a wide concourse with benches in the rear. The area immediately surrounding the newsstand includes various service windows (beverages, food, tobacco, tickets, etc.) Two huge murals decorate the walls on either side of the service area. Although planning discussions for a new terminal begin in the 1900s, the project was delayed by floods, World War I, and inter-railroad squabbles. Union Terminal was dedicated on March 31, 1933. The building ended its role as a railroad terminal in 1972; however, the city purchased it in 1975 to ensure its preservation. After experimenting with various options, the city and local organizations gave the historic building a new life as the Cincinnati Museum Center, which is home to several museums and other attractions, in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06190
Subjects: Railroads--Buildings and structures; Art Deco; Architecture--Ohio--Cincinnati--Pictorial works; Cincinnati (Ohio); Trains
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a gravel street with three houses visible. The middle house has a chicken coop visible close to the road. On the near side of the street, there is a utility pole and a sign reading "RAIL ROAD CROSSING" in an X-shaped configuration. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F06_001_1
Subjects: Dwellings; Railroads; Traffic signs and signals; Chickens; Housing
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Pike County, Ohio, between stations 1085 and 1221. The Ohio Southern Railroad, aqueducts, 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_008
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Pike County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing an unidentified bridge, believed to be in Athens County, Ohio, with railroad tracks running underneath. The bridge was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. This 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_B01F01_01
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Railroads;
Places: Athens County (Ohio)