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Then & Now: Bellville Bandstand at Homecoming 1908
One of the rarest jewels of Richland County, the bandstand in Bellville has captivated visitors since it was built in the municipal park in 1879. Recognized in the National Register of Historic Places, and replicated by other Midwestern cities, the bandstand is the quintessence of 19th century Americana, and has always been iconic of Bellville.
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Bumbleflash and the Bellville Renaissance
Any town can get itself on the map; and every town has a history. These are the ordinary requisites of identity. But if a town is to rise above these ordinary identifiers, and achieve a more mythic status in the perception of public imagination, it needs one more special resource: it needs artists. A town […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 9: Looking and Finding
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles Volume 5, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1860s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. This is the fifth in a series. Volume I was Amelia Changes Her Tune. Volume II was Isaac and Wolf Paw Find […]
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Then & Now: DAR Plantation at Mohican Memorial State Forest 1958
The country was hurting in the 1930s, and it wasn’t just the economy that was wounded. The very earth and fields, upon which American agriculture depended, had reached a point of dangerous depletion through generations of careless exploitation. In the late 30s the President asked US organizations of all sizes to make a concerted effort […]
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Bike Trail Atlas Mile 2.6: Gatton Rocks
summer heat Back when people wore too many clothes in the summertime and they needed to escape the heat in town, there were four excursion trains a day on the B&O Railroad to take them out in the country to Gatton Rocks. Gatton Rocks was known as a resort area for 40 years, with rustic […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 8: Buglers Ride Horses
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles Volume 5, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1860s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. This is the fifth in a series. Volume I was Amelia Changes Her Tune. Volume II was Isaac and Wolf Paw Find […]
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Then & Now: Key to the Richland County Jail
Where do you hide the key to the Jail? In Richland County it has always been hidden in the safest place: right out in public where anyone can see it. The Sheriff’s Department built in 1880 next to the old courthouse was designed by the same architects who conceived the Reformatory, and included a series […]
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How Mansfield got into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Ed Delahanty
Big Ed Delahanty was by far the most phenomenal baseball slugger of his generation, and his Hall of Fame citation is loaded with impressive records. He is one of the very few men in baseball history to hit four home runs in one game, and he is the only player to win a batting title […]
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Richland Chronicles Chapter 7: Back to Camp
Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing series which runs each Thursday morning titled the Richland Chronicles Volume 5, by author Paul Lintern. It is set in the 1860s and tells the story of Richland County through the eyes of young people. This is the fifth in a series. Volume I was Amelia Changes Her Tune. Volume II was Isaac and Wolf Paw Find […]