Category: ohio history
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Ohio’s U.S. Presidents: A look at historical sites
Ohio has provided eight U.S. presidents to the nation. Each of these presidents has left a legacy of historic homes, libraries, museums, final resting places and other historic sites in the state to learn more about their lives and terms in office.
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Staley Mill is historic home of family-owned distillery
Staley Mill in Miami County is the historic home of Indian Creek Distillery, a family-owned business that traces its beginnings to 1820.
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Ohio is home to numerous unique, unusual places and museums
Ohio has many places and museums that are delightfully unique and inventive. Some are mysterious, many are historical, and they all sound like fun places to visit. You can find these places nowhere else.
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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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