Category: ohio history
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Military museums hold treasured memories of service to country
Motts Military Museum in Groveport is a unique and amazing place that holds treasured memories of our service men and women’s service to our country.
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Big Muskie leaves legacy of productivity, stewardship
Postcard view of Big Muskie during its operational life from 1969 to 1991. By Ken Drenten I will admit this up front — as a former American Electric Power employee, I’m biased when it comes to energy sources for electricity. To me, it just makes sense to use a balance of resources for energy —…
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Places you can connect with Black history in Ohio
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce. (Credit: NAACC) By Ken Drenten February is Black History Month, and sites relating to Ohio’s rich Black historical heritage are plentiful in the state. Now is a great time to visit some of these places. A good place to start is the National Afro-American Museum and…
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Greenville and Darke County getting ready for total solar eclipse
The Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop is one of Greenville’s most well-known eating establishments. (Credit: Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten Darke County is looking forward to a big event in April — on Monday, April 8, 2024, much of Ohio and especially Darke County will be in the path of the prime viewing area of a total…
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County courthouses help communities celebrate a happy holiday
The holiday lighting display at the Licking County Courthouse in Newark has been taking place each year since 1928. (Credit: Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten In many Ohio county seat towns, county courthouses are the focal point of community holiday decorations. This seems to have increased over the past 20 years or so with LED…
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Ohio town squares are a throwback to earlier times
By Ken Drenten McConnelsville’s town square features a Civil War soldier monument. (Credit: Ken Drenten) A handful of Ohio’s smaller cities and larger towns have something in common – a central town square or town circle. Chagrin Falls, Chardon, Coshocton, Medina, McConnelsville, Millersburg, Mt. Vernon, Nelsonville, Newark, Somerset, Sunbury, Painesville and Urbana all have this…
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Bear’s Mill is a Darke County landmark
By Ken Drenten Bear’s Mill in Greenville is one of the few Ohio mills that still operate with water power to grind grain and meal. (Credit: Ken Drenten) Art, history and culture intertwine at Bear’s Mill in Greenville, built in 1849 by Moses and Manning Hart and Gabriel Baer. The mill site and water rights…
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Here are some haunted places to visit in Ohio — if you dare
The Kennedy Stone House (above) at Salt Fork State Park near Cambridge, was built in 1837. The last Kennedy family resident lived there until 1966, while the park was being developed. It’s been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. (Photo illustration by Ken Drenten) By Ken Drenten There are lots of out-of-the-way…
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Ohio is rich in historic Native American sites
Flint Ridge Ancient Quarries and Nature Preserve in Licking County was one of the most important sites to ancient people in eastern North America for the flint reserves found here. By Ken Drenten Ohio has a rich collection of historic sites that pertain to Native Americans, and now a number of Ohio’s Native American heritage…
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Sauder Village is an amazing place in the Ohio countryside
By Ken Drenten Sauder Heritage Village includes a recently completed 1920s-themed Main Street section. (Credit: Ken Drenten) I guess I’m the type who likes going back to places I enjoy time after time. I like discovering new places as well, but when I find somewhere that hits the sweet spot, I want to return again.…
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