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Cleveland’s Ray Chapman remains the only Major League player killed on the field
Editor’s Note Richland Source has a collaborative content agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share stories across our sites. This story was originally published on Aug. 2, 2013. CLEVELAND — On Aug. 16, 1920, at the Polo Grounds in New York, Raymond Ray Chapman, star shortstop of the Cleveland Indians, stepped into the batter’s […]
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Take a look back at Mansfield’s parking lot history
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. MANSFIELD — Forgive me if I twist the arm of a familiar quotation in order to make it speak my meaning: “Some people see things as they are and ask ‘why?’ I dream things that never were and ask ‘why not?” To that sentiment […]
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Cleveland’s Larry Doby was the 1st Black man to break the color barrier in the American League
Editor’s Note Richland Source has a collaborative content agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share stories across our sites. This story was originally published on Aug. 27, 2018. Headlines like the above from the Ohio State News on July 17, 1947 appeared in Ohio and national newspapers noting this exceptional event. On July 5, […]
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Here’s what Harding Way in Galion looked like in 1907
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published at Richland Source in 2015. GALION — When the photo image was produced in 1907 for this postcard, the principle thoroughfare through Galion was called Main Street, like so many thousands of other small cities in America. It was only a few years later however, when history granted the […]
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The history & evolution of the hay knife has an Ashland County angle
ASHLAND — Prior to the use of disc mowers or disc-bines to cut hay, more primitive cutting tools were used in the farming industry. The evolution of cutting tools around the world involved a lot craftsmen time creating a lot of tools for a lot of reasons. In the United States, it also may have […]
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Doc Mahaffey arrested in Mount Vernon for booze prescription
MOUNT VERNON — It’s important to find a doctor to diagnose what ails you and who will provide a prescription to help. But if that’s what happened in 1912, it got Dr. C. M. Mahaffey into a lot of trouble. In fact, it got him arrested by the Mount Vernon police. Charles Mahaffey had certainly […]
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Roger Bresnahan was a baseball legend and proud Toledo native
Editor’s Note Richland Source has a collaborative content agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share stories across our sites. This story was originally published on Sept. 17, 2018. Professional ballplayer. World Series winner. Equipment innovator. MLB Manager. Team Owner. Political candidate. Hall of Fame member. These impressive accolades belong to Ohio native and legendary […]
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Looking back at the Richland County Museum 1907
Editor’s Note: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2015. It started as a schoolhouse in 1850 for almost a half-century, and then spent another 60 years as a Grange hall. In 1965 it became the Richland County Museum, and walking through the exhibits there is like a little time trip visiting all those many […]