Author: kdrenten
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Remarkable Marietta
This week in Dusty Tires on the Road we continue our drive on video south on State Route 60 from McConnelsville to Marietta, passing through the small communities of Beverly and Lowell along the way.
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The Jacktown Trail, Chapter 3
Tritt went across Jacksontown’s Main Street, the National Road, to a clapboard building that resembled a large shack that might soon tumble down. The only thing that identified it as a restaurant was a hand-written sign in a dirty window that read “EAT.” He sat down at a rough-sawn table.
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Explore the oldest houses in Columbus and Ohio
A modest house in Franklinton is reputed to be the oldest house in the city of Columbus. Located at 570 W. Broad Street (U.S. 40) at Gift Street, the Federal style house was reportedly built in 1807 by Joseph Oberdier.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: The Mighty Muskingum
This episode of Dusty Tires on the Road features State Route 60, which follows the Muskingum River. This video follows at the route from just south of Zanesville to McConnelsville.
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The Jacktown Trail, Chapter 2
The stagecoach slowly rolled into Jacksontown, causing a quite a crowd to gather as it did so, what with four dead bodies plain to see. The sheriff came over right away and nodded as he was told the details. He sent a deputy with several townsmen off on horseback to find the bandit who had…
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Eikenberry’s IGA, many other grocery stores serve their communities
Eikenberry’s IGA Foodliner has served the Greenville and Darke County community since 1929.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Adamsville and Amish
Adamsville is one of those small Ohio villages that’s easy to overlook at first glance. A handful of miles east of Zanesville in Muskingum County, Adamsville has a population of about 140 to be generous. It has zero traffic lights and one gas station. It’s located just 16 miles north from I-70 on SR 93.
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The Jacktown Trail, Chapter 1
The man on horseback had heard two shots and spied a dust cloud just past a hill to the east. It sparked his memory that he had heard the westbound stage was late getting to Jacksontown, or Jacktown, the town he had just left just 15 minutes ago.
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Backwoods Fest celebrates 30 years of music, food, crafts and fun
Backwoods Fest in Thornville is planning a big 30th year of arts, crafts, music, food and fun Sept. 19, 20 and 21.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Going West, part 2
I continued traveling west on the National Road/U.S. 40 for the last in this series of Dusty Tires on the Road videos, visiting downtown Springfield and traveling west all the way to the Indiana border.
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