McCullough - Jefferson County Children's Home   Save
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Description: Handwritten on reverse: "McCullough - Jefferson County Children's Home. Yellow - Creek. Miller and Son, 436 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio." In stone above the entrance: "McCullough - Jefferson County Children's Home 1912." The home officially opened in 1914 and was located in the northeast portion of Jefferson County, on the Ohio River, a short distance below the mouth of Yellow Creek. Prior to the establishment of this home, the county sent its children to the Smithfield Children's Bethel and to other nearby county homes. The building was a large, commodious building, well equipped and provided ample room for the care of 100 children. The building was demolished in 1958. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_051_001
Subjects: Children's homes
Places: Yellow Creek (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)