Area History

LOUDONVILLE — The Clear Fork Gorge in Mohican State Forest was formed around 12,000 years ago by the forces of the melting Wisconsin Glacier at its southern boundary. The gorge is 1,000 feet wide at the top and 300 feet deep. The old growth forest, although only eight acres in extent, includes huge native white […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. There has been a considerable amount of revision in the streetscape on West Third Street since this image was made in 1905. But fortunately one of the most recognizable landmarks in the scene remains. Today the picturesque cupola on the skyline is the […]

Editor’s Note This story was originally published in December, 2017 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites.   The year is 1938 and the Great Depression is in full swing. Things are starting to get tense in Europe with the […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2015. Drive down Dickson Parkway in Woodland today and you’ll be passing through the heart of the old Dickson Farm. Before James Dickson owned it the land was the Stewart farm, so the old farmhouse stood on the farm lane today known as Stewart […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Sept. 8, 2020 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. CINCINNATI — Union Terminal was conceived in the heady days of the 1920s to bring together 13 different rail lines of […]

HAYESVILLE — On June 10, 1906, George Francis Eihinger was born outside of Hayesville to Daisy and Lester Eihinger (also listed as Ethinger). George was unique, though, born with one head, one heart, two bodies, two stomachs, three legs, four kidneys, and 15 toes. George weighed 14 pounds and had a strong appetite — eating six […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published at Richland Source in 2015. When a Mansfield photographer stepped into the middle of North Main Street in 1913 to set up his tripod in the snow one night, the entire street was lined – not only with snow piles, but also with buildings. The foreground of the […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on June 19, 2020 by the Ohio History Connection. Richland Source has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Ohio History Connection to share content across our sites. Like many, I am mostly staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, I would be working on getting an urban […]