Tag: #ohiohistory
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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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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: 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.
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The Jacktown Trail, Chapter 4
FOUR: A nasty reminder Tritt had been uncomfortable about discussing any matters of future plans in public for good reason. There were many unsavory ears about in these rough pike towns, and you didn’t know who might be passing through looking for some unwholesome opportunity. One couldn’t be too careful about who he was and…
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Muskingum River lock system offers navigation, scenery, history
The Muskingum River runs for about 112 miles from Coshocton County all the way to the Ohio River in Washington County – the seventh longest river system in Ohio.
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