Area History

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. With the demolition of the Westinghouse property, we thought readers might like to revisit this piece. At its height of vitality in Mansfield the Westinghouse plant covered 42.7 acres between Third Street and Sixth Street. Until very recently, most of that square footage […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Jan. 21, 2015. It is being republished here via a collaborative agreement. Even if you haven’t been to the Orton Geological Museum in Columbus (and shame on you for that!) it might still look familiar to some of you. This specimen was […]

Inside the Sherman Room This story is from Mary McKinley, who operates the Sherman Room at the Mansfield Richland County Public Library. The Sherman Room is a treasure trove of local historical content. For more of Mary’s posts, blogs, and content, be sure to check out this link. MANSFIELD — A century ago, local inventor […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. Anticipation ran high for the opening of O’neil’s in time for Christmas shopping in 1946, and workmen worked around the clock for weeks remodeling the old building to be ready to open the doors. They were expecting a crowd of no fewer than […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Dec. 19, 2022 by the Ohio History Connection. It is being republished on this site via a collaborative agreement. Cold weather and shorter days often give me a case of cabin fever. My grandmother used to say that she was feeling shack wacky. Whatever you call it, […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. Let’s say you grew up in the Little Kentucky/Roseland area of Mansfield and for all you know the neighborhood as you’ve experienced it seems pretty ordinary, not-very-inspiring, dull. Yet if you were exposed to one interesting and critical moment of American History, the […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Dec. 30, 2022. It is being republished here via a collaborative agreement. Under U.S. copyright law, works published in 1927 enter the public domain in the United States on Jan. 1, 2023, when they can be freely performed, adapted, and otherwise used […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published by Richland Source in 2015. Richland County is fortunate to have nine locations of the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library, so that from any corner of the land there is a cultural resource within reach. These branches came into existence only in the last 30 to 40 years. Before […]