Description: Scene depicting an Early Woodland/Adena (2800-2000 B.P.) gathering at a ceremonial earthwork in the Hocking River Valley. The Adena people of this period constructed circular earthen enclosures which were used as sites for ceremonies and social events. A hunter can be seen holding spears and an atlatl as he oversees the ceremony taking place, with Adena men and women performing a ritual using wolf skins. In the distance can be seen the encampment which would be constructed for use during ceremonial periods until participants returned to their home settlements in the region. The large enclosure seen here is modeled on similar earthworks along the Hocking River in Athens County, Ohio. This painting comes from the "Ancient Ohio" art series, a series of six artworks showing the major archaeological periods from Ohio history. Each painting in the series is based on extensive research and consultation with experts and American Indian scholars. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05217
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; American Indian history and society; Earthworks (Art)--United States
Places: Hocking River Valley; Ohio
 

Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland opened July 4, 1894 to honor Civil War soldiers from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The monument was designed by architect Levi Scofield and is made of a 125 foot black granite shaft on a square base that houses a memorial building. The names of the Civil War battles the Cuyahoga County soldiers fought in are carved on the shaft, which is topped with a statue of "the Goddess of Liberty." An ongoing restoration protect for the memorial began in 2008. The memorial is located in the southwest quadrant of the public square in downtown Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07255
Subjects: Military Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; Civil War; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Hocking Canal through Athens County, between stations 2068 and 2131. The Hocking River is pictured, and 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). Construction began on the Hocking Canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843, connecting Athens and Carroll and running roughly parallel in sections to the Hocking River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4922_009
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a view of residences in Logan, Ohio, during a severe flood in March 1907. More than 4 inches of rain had fallen across the southern third of Ohio during March 12-14, 1907, with the heaviest rain, 5 to 6 inches, in a band from Cincinnati eastward to Athens and Noble County. All rivers flowing southward into the Ohio River reached flood stage during March 14-17, 1907. The Hocking River swept over its banks, causing death and destruction on its way to the Ohio. Logan, Ohio, was one of the communities in its path. The houses in this photograph resemble little islands surrounded by water. The March 14 issue of the Logan Hocking County "Democrat-Sentinel" reported: "The water on the paved street of Gallagher avenue would swim a horse.... Men worked in the water to their arm-pits, rescuing the people from their homes." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05942
Subjects: Floods--Ohio; Natural disasters; Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
Places: Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Showing construction of addition to Montgomery County Court House,Dayton,O, (COPY FROM KODAK PRINT) 1936" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_029_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery, Dayton, O., Feb.1938 SPIRAL STAIRWAY in Old Court House FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE" The Montgomery County Courthouse is a historic Greek Revival building located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_016_001
Subjects: Old Court House spiral stairway
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery,Dayton,O.,Feb.1938 SPIRAL STAIRWAY in Old Court House FOR OFFICE FILE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE" The Montgomery County Courthouse is a historic Greek Revival building located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_018_001
Subjects: Spiral Stairs; Court-houses
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery (Ohio)
 

Description: This 1967 photograph shows the remnants of Lock #19 of the Hocking Canal, located north of Nelsonville, Ohio, near U.S. Route 33. The Hocking Canal, built between 1829 and 1843, was a 56-mile-long canal that linked to the Ohio and Erie Canal at Carroll, Ohio. Stretching from Carroll to Athens, the Hocking Canal stimulated the growth of Lancaster, Logan, and Nelsonville, and opened the Hocking Valley to trade. Its major exports were salt, coal, and iron. Imports included goods from the East, such as cloth, shoes, and dishes. The advent of railroads in the 1850s meant the beginning of the end for canals. The Hocking Canal was abandoned in 1894. The nineteenth lock on the Hocking Canal was known as the "Sheep Pen Lock. Built as a guard lock, it was intended to permit slackwater navigation of the Hocking River by regulating water depths where river and canal met. Those plans were later abandoned, and the mechanism was converted to a lift lock, which raised and lowered boats as required by changes in the canal's elevation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06112
Subjects: Hocking Canal (Ohio); Canals--Ohio--History--19th century; Transportation--Ohio--History; Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Nelsonville (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery County Architecture (Old Courthouse) May 6, 1938 Rear corner of Montgomery County's Old Courthouse as seen from Third St. Portions of the portico at theback of the building, the double iron door leading into the elliptical-shaped Probate Court room, one of the supporting rear columns and the panelled side walls may be seen in this picture. Photo by Federal Writers' Project, Dayton, Ohio" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F05_12_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This engraved portrait depicts Joseph Ray, a famous educator best known for writing mathematical textbooks. Born in Virginia on November 25, 1807, Ray graduated from Franklin College in New Athens, Ohio, in 1828, and from the Medical College of Ohio in 1831. In 1832, he helped establish the Western Literacy Institute and College of Professional Teachers, which helped teachers become more professional and better-trained and provided them with the latest teaching techniques. Ray died from tuberculosis on April 11, 1855. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04174
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Educators; Teachers--Training of
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hocking Valley railroad depot in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The Hocking Valley Railway was an Ohio railroad with a main line connecting Toledo and Athens via Columbus. The company was a continuation of the Mineral Railroad (1864), with the name Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad adopted in June 1867. The main line opened for business in 1869. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07783
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Railroad stations Ohio; Railroads--Ohio; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio)
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Showing construction of addition to Montgomery County Court House,Dayton,Ohio (COPY FROM KODAK PRINT) 1936" The Montgomery County Courthouse is an example of Greek Revival style architecture. The building is located on the northwest corner of 3rd and Main streets in Dayton, Ohio. It was built in 1847 and the architect, Howard Daniels of New York, designed the building after the 5th century BC Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_030_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Courthouses--Ohio--History.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)