BELLVILLE –– U.S. Army Pvt. John F. Rowalt received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1870 for his bravery during the Indian Campaigns in the Arizona Territory. The Bellville native […]
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Ohio’s comedian: Paul Lynde was a Knox County treasure
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Memory Project. It’s being shared here as part of a collaborative agreement. MOUNT VERNON — There are some famous names […]
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Flint Ridge offers peek into the “Great Indian Quarry of Ohio”
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. HANOVER — Visitors are encouraged to hike trails […]
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The Shawshank Oak, a symbol of hope
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. LUCAS — Before 1993 this was just an old oak tree in a field across from Malabar Farm […]
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1st Army of Ohio played pivotal role in the Battle of Shiloh
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. COLUMBUS — The illustration above depicts the […]
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“The Witch of Mansfield” to be released on Sept. 18
MANSFIELD — Mark Sebastian Jordan’s second book with The History Press will be released on Sept. 18. “The Witch of Mansfield: The Tetched Life of Phebe Wise” delves into the […]
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1846: Mansfield’s Trial of the Century (Part II)
Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. OK. I admit that what made this the Trial of the Century was not the verdict or the […]
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Pearl Harbor attack triggered the importance of radio, and Ohio played a key role in “The Voice of America”
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Feb. 24, 2023. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. MASON — The […]
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1846: Mansfield’s Trial of the Century (Part I)
Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. From the very first time I ever read about this crime I couldn’t help but see it enacted […]
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428 deaths, 65,000 displaced, $100 million in damages recorded in Ohio’s Great Flood of 1913
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on March 10, 2023. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. DAYTON — The […]