BELLVILLE –– U.S. Army Pvt. John F. Rowalt received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1870 for his bravery during the Indian Campaigns in the Arizona Territory. The Bellville native died from smallpox five years later in Cincinnati and has been buried in an unmarked grave in northern Kentucky for the past 148 years, a […]
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Ohio’s comedian: Paul Lynde was a Knox County treasure
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Memory Project. It’s being shared here as part of a collaborative agreement. MOUNT VERNON — There are some famous names from Ohio that many recognize, such as Clark Gable and Dean Martin, but there is another actor from the tail end of Hollywood’s Golden Age […]
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Flint Ridge offers peek into the “Great Indian Quarry of Ohio”
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. HANOVER — Visitors are encouraged to hike trails through the 533-acre preserve and see ancient pits left by American Indians who came from the surrounding area to quarry flint. The unique rainbow-colored flint […]
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The Shawshank Oak, a symbol of hope
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. LUCAS — Before 1993 this was just an old oak tree in a field across from Malabar Farm and, aside from birds who perched there, nobody particularly noticed it. In 1993 it was noticed by a site production scout for Castle Rock Entertainment, […]
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1st Army of Ohio played pivotal role in the Battle of Shiloh
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. COLUMBUS — The illustration above depicts the recapture of artillery at Shiloh Church by the 1st Army of the Ohio. This scene took place at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee, April […]
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“The Witch of Mansfield” to be released on Sept. 18
MANSFIELD — Mark Sebastian Jordan’s second book with The History Press will be released on Sept. 18. “The Witch of Mansfield: The Tetched Life of Phebe Wise” delves into the folklore of north central Ohio to find the truth behind the legend of Mansfield’s witch. The infamously eccentric Phebe Wise cut a memorable figure in […]
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1846: Mansfield’s Trial of the Century (Part II)
Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. OK. I admit that what made this the Trial of the Century was not the verdict or the arguments, or the witnesses or the defendant or the victim. But lest you think I got you here under false pretenses let me assure you […]
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Pearl Harbor attack triggered the importance of radio, and Ohio played a key role in “The Voice of America”
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Feb. 24, 2023. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. MASON — The 1930s were considered the golden age of radio. During that time, commercial radio broadcasts became a main source of news and entertainment for most Americans; […]
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1846: Mansfield’s Trial of the Century (Part I)
Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. From the very first time I ever read about this crime I couldn’t help but see it enacted in my mind like a scene from an ancient classical Greek tragedy. Please allow me to tell it that way. First of all, in order […]
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428 deaths, 65,000 displaced, $100 million in damages recorded in Ohio’s Great Flood of 1913
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on March 10, 2023. It is being republished here as part of a collaborative agreement. DAYTON — The Great Flood of 1913 is considered one of the greatest natural disasters in Ohio’s history. In March of 1913, heavy rains exacerbated flood conditions, which […]