EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. MANSFIELD — We always called it the ‘underpass’ on Park Avenue East, where the road dips underneath the railroad tracks. But for most of its history the town referred to it as the ‘subway’ … as you can see by the name of […]
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Hess & Clark started with free samples from a horse-drawn carriage in Perry Township
ASHLAND — It’s amazing to take an in-depth look at the number of successful manufacturers that once made Ashland boom into an industrial haven. One of those companies was Dr. Hess & Clark and they sold their products worldwide. Dr. Gilbert Hess (1859-1923) was born and raised in Perry Township in Ashland County and graduated […]
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Newark Earthworks are a wonder of the ancient world
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on May 24, 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. NEWARK — The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of connected geometric earthworks in the world. Originally, they covered more […]
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Then & Now: Memorial Cannon 1907
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. MASFIELD — After the Civil War, when towns all over the country were petitioning Congress for old cannons to decorate their town squares, Mansfield was given four huge cast iron beauties that weighed 8,500 pounds apiece designed for coastal defense. Their original configuration […]
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Pro football has its earliest roots deep in Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published April 24, 2019 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 National Football League started as the American Professional Football Association in 1920. Ohio was home to five of the original teams: […]
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Ohio Theatre was the site of police chief’s death in 1930
LOUDONVILLE — In 1930, the Loudonville Opera House and Municipal Building (now The Ohio Theatre) was the site of the death of a well-known and high ranking official. On Friday, Oct. 24, 1930, the manager of the Opera House, Hugh Geiselman, discovered a body in the basement boiler room. Geiselman went to the basement at […]
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Native Son: Scrap and Stoves in 1942
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. The United States was plunged into World War II on Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. By January of 1942, Richland County was already fully mobilized to engage in the homefront war effort. The primary first step was a concerted […]
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Election Night in Marion was a happy one 100 years ago
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Nov. 2, 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. After three months of wearing their Sunday best, sweeping already-clean sidewalks and smiling for the photographers, the people of Marion […]