Author: kdrenten
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Parks’ General Store is a step back in time
Parks’ General Store is a country store in southern Ohio that’s like taking a step back in time. You can find everything from pitchforks, hardware and seeds to cereal, old-fashioned chocolate drop candy, canned foods and staple items.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Legendary Licking County, Part 2
In this week’s episode of Dusty Tires on the Road, we explore another sampling of Licking County, including the towns of Outville, Pataskala and Granville, as well as a brief tour of Denison University.
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Preview: Dusty Tires on the Road – Legendary Licking County, Part 2
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The Jacktown Trail – Chapter 6
The man rode a circuitous route back to a secluded area where four men sat around a fire. One of them stood up and pointed a pistol when the man rode up, then relaxed when he recognized him.
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Ohio’s tale of two Packard museums
Ohio has its share of automobile museums, two of which are devoted to the Packard Motor Car Company, which manufactured automobiles between 1899 and 1958.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: A quick look back
By Ken Drenten In case you missed the last couple of Dusty Tires on the Road videos, here they are: Dusty Tires on the Road: Blackhand Country — travel to Dillon State Park, Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve and Flint Ridge Nature Preserve. If the embedded video above doesn’t appear in the email, please use this…
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Blackhand Country
This week we’re taking a drive out to Dillon State Park in Muskingum County, as well as Blackhand Gorge and Flint Ridge state nature preserves in Licking County.
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The Jacktown Trail, Chapter 5
Tritt and Mac lounged outside the sheriff’s office until the appointed time. Tritt pulled out a pocket watch and stood up, opened the door and went in, with Mac following.
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Ohio’s interurban railways clicked for a short while
If you wanted to go someplace outside your city or town in Ohio from the 1890s to the 1930s, it’s likely that you’d catch a ride on what was called an interurban car.
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Dusty Tires on the Road: Legendary Licking County
In this week’s episode of Dusty Tires on the Road, we explore a slice of Licking County, including downtown Newark, the county seat, and State Route 13 north to Utica.
