Category: ohio history
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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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