PERRYSVILLE — A new barn mural of Johnny Appleseed commemorates his impact in Ohio and America as part of the America 250-Ohio Commission’s goal to spotlight the state’s contributions to American history. Former Gov. Ted Strickland, representatives from the America 250-Ohio Commission, a curator from the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum and others spoke at the […]
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Greenville Treaty Line remembered with new in-ground monuments in Richland, Ashland, Knox counties
HANOVER TOWNSHIP — Few would know it was there, the sign along State Route 3 that marks a moment in time which determined the course of history for two groups of people. But if you look hard enough — traveling through the Ashland-Knox county border — you might spot a dilapidated sign post, it’s rotted […]
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Fitchville tragedy remembered
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by Kandi McCrea. Here is the link to McCrea’s original blog with the article: https://kandiblaze.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/forgotten-fitchville-ohio-holocaust-22-bodies-remain-unclaimed-after-63-in-total-perished-at-the-golden-age-nursing-home/ FITCHVILLE — There’s a dark and forgotten history that haunts the village of Fitchville, just six miles north of Greenwich. One might even be in disbelief that on a cold November night, 63 people died […]
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Johnson’s Island: Ohio’s hidden Civil War site
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by the Ohio History Connection on July 2, 2013. It is being republished here in a collaborative agreement. SANDUSKY — From July 1 to 3, 1863, the United States engaged in a battle in Pennsylvania that would ultimately lead to the high-water mark in the American Civil War […]