Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on April 16, 2011. It’s being published here as part of a collaborative agreement. The Civil War began in April of 1861 when Confederate troops under the command of Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter, a Union fort in the harbor […]
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Mystery of the Bell
It’s been a year of discovery and of new puzzles to unravel regarding the old courthouse clock tower in Mansfield. The latest mystery is what happened to the bell. Preservation consultant Steven McQuillin located the cupola that once topped the tower, cast off in the weeds at a local farm when the courthouse was demolished […]
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Meet Ashland resident W. E. Sefton: Mansfield Reformatory supt. & Civil War veteran who died in Mount Vernon
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 The Sherman Room is a treasure trove of local historical content.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. William Edgar Sefton was born in Norwalk, […]
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The Age of Isaly’s started in Mansfield in 1912
For anyone fortunate enough to live during the age of Skyscraper Cones, just hearing the name Isaly’s evokes a very special corner of the memory bank — where laughter and well-being are kept safe. When you ask people about their memories of Isaly’s, the first thing they do is smile. The name and the place […]
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Trolley barn of the Mansfield Railway Light & Power Co.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — At one time in Mansfield’s history all the streetcar rails in town led to this site on East Fourth Street at Scott Street. The building in the old photo burned down some years ago but it was replaced by a structure that […]
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Trolley barn of the Mansfield Railway Light & Power Co.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2016. MANSFIELD — At one time in Mansfield’s history all the streetcar rails in town led to this site on East Fourth Street at Scott Street. The building in the old photo burned down some years ago but it was replaced by a structure that […]
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Ohioans should remember William Tecumseh Sherman
Editor’s Note This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on Aug. 23, 2012. It is published here as part of a collaborative agreement. Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman is well remembered in Ohio. In his hometown of Lancaster, the Fairfield Heritage Association maintains his birthplace as a museum. During Heritage Days […]
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Look behind the camera of Burkholder Photography
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. If a picture is indeed worth a […]
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The Box Office 1945
In 1945 young Jeannine Skelton sold tickets at the Ohio Theater. It was wartime still — industries locally were hiring everybody and the employment pool was very shallow — so it was not difficult for her to get a job in the ticket booth. We always remember where we were when we first heard news […]
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Remembering the Big Four Depot in Galion
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2016. GALION — The remarkable Galion depot was built in 1900, originally to service the Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad — known to folks back then more simply as the Big Four. In later generations, the railroad line associated with the depot […]