EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. The Panic of 1893 was a national economic crisis set off by the collapse of two of the country’s largest employers, the Philadelphia and […]
the Ohio History Connection
Posted inArea History
Apotheosis depicts 1865 illustration of Washington welcoming Lincoln to heaven
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Feb. 21, 2011 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. This image depicting George Washington and Abraham Lincoln is titled “Apotheosis.” Definition: 1. the elevation or exaltation of a person […]
Posted inArea History
These Ohio women dominated pro football
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Jan. 25, 2019 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. On Aug. 6, 1971, a group of women known as the Toledo Troopers began playing in the Women’s Professional Football League. […]
Posted inArea History
Cincinnati’s refurbished Union Terminal conjures historic memories
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Sept. 8, 2020 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. CINCINNATI — Union Terminal was conceived in the heady days of the 1920s to bring together 13 different rail lines of […]
Posted inArea History
Dayton’s Grotto Gardens date to Abraham Lincoln’s administration
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. DAYTON — The Grotto Gardens has been the site of a national center for veterans’ services since Abraham Lincoln approved the establishment of the National […]
Posted inArea History
Pro football has its earliest roots deep in Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published April 24, 2019 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. The National Football League started as the American Professional Football Association in 1920. Ohio was home to five of the original teams: […]