EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally published on Richland Source in 2014. If you drove here in 1949 you could get the burger, fries, coke and other fine foods. And they had curbside service. Go there today and you’ll be ordering electronic components for the U.S. military at Energy Technologies, Inc. A car hop will probably […]
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Then & Now: Here’s how Liberty Park was created in 1937
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. Money was hard to come by in the 1930s, but if you wanted something strongly enough there was always a way to scrape it together. The folks who lived in the neighborhoods near Grace Street wanted a city park where their kids could […]
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Loudonville’s Jeep Allerding battled polio just before Jonas Salk’s vaccine could beat it back
LOUDONVILLE — In 1948, Eugene “Jeep” Allerding, of Loudonville, suddenly fell ill from a severe attack of the polio virus. Although 90 to 95 percent of those infected with the virus experience no symptoms, Jeep was one of only 0.5 percent infected to suffer from an attack on his central nervous system (CNS). In addition […]
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From Kodaks to sleepwalkers, Fink’s Drug Store was central in Fredericktown life
Ask any old timer about life in Fredericktown and Fink’s drugstore will surface sooner or later. The store, located at 115 North Main Street, was a local fixture for many years, run by Charles F. Fink and later by his son, Norman. Charles was born in Olivesburg, Pennsylvania in 1877. He attended Ohio Northern University […]
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Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Civil War veteran make Ashland Cemetery a unique spot
ASHLAND — Despite the current stay-at-home orders and social distancing practices, we can still take a nice walk to get out of the house and breathe some fresh. Many locals routinely walk at the Ashland Cemetery and it’s certainly an interesting place to take a stroll and educate yourself about local history. It’s also a […]
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Bellville 1907: Paving Main Street
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. A great many historical dates are lost with the passing of generations and the slow diminishing of memory. But we happen to know exactly when Bellville’s Main Street was paved because someone documented the process and turned it into a postcard in 1907. There […]
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Loudonville suffered a typhoid panic in 1949
LOUDONVILLE — In early January, 1949, the majority of residents in Loudonville fell violently ill. Over 225 students alone were absent from schools with an unknown sickness, but the illness affected nearly all ages in the community. Soon, reports of the rumored cause spread across the county and state: Loudonville was on the brink of […]
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Then & Now: A Phoenix comes back to life
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2014. The Phoenix Brewing Co. came to life in 2014 on North Diamond Street in a poetic rebirth of an old building that has, for a generation at least, appeared to be doomed. Empty and crumbling for years, the old Schroer building found new […]