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The area of Amalthea, better known as Central College, was platted
by Timothy Lee in 1816. Situated three miles southeast of
Westerville, Central College was built along Big Walnut Creek. A
college known as the Blendon Institute was formed in 1832. In 1842,
the institute was given to the Presbyterian church to form the
Central College of Ohio. However, due to financial struggles, the
school--later known as Central College Academy--closed in 1894. The
Ohio School for the Deaf Alumni Association purchased the defunct
school property and created the Ohio Home for the Aged and Infirm
Deaf; it was the first home of its kind in the state. The village
of Central College filled with excitement when the Cleveland, Mt.
Vernon and Delaware Railroad was slated to pass though town in
1873. However, the railroad announced that it would instead pass
though Westerville, and because of the lack of public
transportation though Central College, the town failed to grow.
Founded in 1796, Youngstown, Ohio, was for many years a small
community hugging the banks of the Mahoning River. Although the
area was an iron-producing region beginning in the early 19th
century, it was steel that gave the Mahoning Valley and its largest
city its signature identity. The images in this volume reflect the
overwhelming presence of the steel industry and its enormous impact
on the lives of the city's people. From the built environment to
the neighborhoods, public buildings, and its very workplaces, steel
was the lifeblood of this city. At its peak, Youngstown was the
second-largest steel-producing region in the United States, and the
mills lining the Mahoning River gave the area its sobriquet:
"America's Ruhr Valley." Youngstown was indeed "built on steel."
East Carolina University was founded by the State of North Carolina
in 1907 as a teacher training school meant to provide
professionally trained faculty for schools in the eastern part of
the state. Within two decades, the school matured into a teacher's
college. Although coeducational from the start, the vast majority
of the student body early on was female. Following World War II and
the gender transformation of higher education resulting from
successive GI Bills, East Carolina emerged with increasing balance
as the male student body grew to match the female population on
campus. In subsequent decades, East Carolina continued to expand
academically, emerging as a research university with a medical
school and a dental school. Today, ECU is a leading producer of
K-12 teachers in the Southeast as well as a leader nationwide in
training practitioners of family medicine. The impressive
development of East Carolina has flowed from its embodiment of the
school's ethic of service to the local community and, in the
broadest context, the best interests of humanity.
Columbus, Indiana, is a vibrant small city known for its modern
architecture and for housing the world headquarters of Cummins,
Inc., a global manufacturer of engines and engine components. Since
its founding in 1821, Columbus transformed from a mostly
agricultural town into a center of manufacturing and commerce,
unusual for a town its size. Along the way, many colorful
individuals played significant roles in the city's history. Names
of early settlers--including Irwin, Perry, Marr, Glick, and
Crump--formed the backbone of a growing community. As industry
expanded throughout the county in the 19th century, names of
enterprising individuals included Mooney, Lincoln, Brown, and
Reeves. After the turn of the 20th century, some businesses faded
away as new ones appeared and new names such as Cummins, Noblitt,
and Hamilton emerged. Over the years, the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller
family played a large role in Columbus's development as a livable
city. Numerous others also left their marks in big and small ways
creating a unique place that has been labeled by various national
publications as safe, playful, beautiful, historic, and
architecturally significant.
East Peoria is unique with its hills and valleys, scenic bluffs,
and views of the Illinois River. Native Americans and early
settlers were drawn here, but taming the land did not come without
its hardships; the area was prone to floods. Joseph Schertz first
platted what was known as Bluetown in 1864. The area's resources
attracted industry, and the town thrived. The city of East Peoria
was established in 1919. This collection of photographs provides a
glimpse into the past lives of those who lived, worked, and played
in the community. Much like today, the East Peoria residents of
yesteryear included business owners, firefighters, musicians,
teachers, churchgoers, laborers, and more. Other photographs
illustrate the hardships people endured to pave the way for
generations to come. Many locals will recognize names such as
Davis, Sommerfield, and Spinder, as well as the city's former
landmarks.
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Jacksonville Beach
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Maggie Fitzroy, Taryn Rodriguez-Boette, Beaches Museum & History Park
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As a northeast Florida seaside resort, Jacksonville Beach began as
the dream of some businessmen in nearby Jacksonville in the 1880s.
From the beginning, it was a place people came to have fun. The
earliest visitors arrived by ferry and train and even by plane,
landing on the beach. The first narrow-gauge railroad ran from
Jacksonville to what is now the foot of Beach Boulevard in the
heart of town, originally named Ruby and then Pablo Beach. In the
1920s, when Florida was experiencing a land boom, some local
businessmen pushed to change the name to Jacksonville Beach to
attract more tourists, investors, and full-time residents. For many
decades, Jacksonville Beach was known as "the world's finest
beach." People came to enjoy its boardwalk and roller coasters, as
well as the ability to drive on the beach, dance on the pier, swim,
fish, and later surf. From the beginning, they took pictures of
their grand adventures, which can be seen in the pages of this
book.
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Fairfax
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Whitney Rhodes
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Fairfax was settled in the early 18th century by farmers from the
Piedmont region. The city is situated in the heart of Fairfax
County, southwest of Washington, DC. For years, Fairfax served as
an important agricultural, trade, and judicial hub in the suburbs
of the nation's capital. The area was serviced by the Washington,
Arlington & Falls Church Railway, one of Northern Virginia's
two electric railways, which provided a direct line from
Washington, DC, to Fairfax. Today, Fairfax has a vibrant downtown
that helps support the over 20,000 residents who live in the city.
Fairfax shares photographs of its rich historic landmarks,
including the Ratcliffe-Allison House, Truro Rectory, Blenheim, and
the long-standing court house.
On August 21, 1741, the area west of what is now the town of West
Warwick was incorporated into the Township of Coventry. The
railroad would traverse Coventry in the mid-1800s, providing the
gristmills, sawmills, and farmers with a quicker way to send their
goods to market and to receive supplies in return. Along with the
railroad came the industry of harvesting wood to supply the
locomotives with fuel. In the mid-1900s, the railroads disappeared
and the mills began moving south where cotton was grown. The
majority of Coventry has evolved into a service town with banks,
retail stores, pharmacies, convenience stores, and the like. To
travel to the western portion of Coventry today is like stepping
back in time, where life moves at a slower pace and the post office
is still in the local general store. The eastern portion of
Washington, Quidnick, and Anthony has remained a busy area where
businesses have replaced the mills.
In the early 1890s, Humphrey Barker Chamberlin installed a lifeline
to his namesake suburb west of the city. A trolley connected to
Arlington Heights Boulevard at the Trinity River's Clear Fork and
chugged across prairie land to reach Chamberlin Arlington Heights.
Camp Bowie, a soldiers' city, sprawled over both sides of the road
from 1917 until 1919. At the Great War's end, the stretch west of
present-day University Drive became the commemorative Camp Bowie
Boulevard. The 1920s brought twin ribbons of cordovan-colored brick
pavement, the prestige of inclusion in the Bankhead Highway
network, and westering developers of another elite village:
Ridglea. Midway through the Great Depression, the Will Rogers
complex arose on a farm tract, visible from the thoroughfare, to
host Texas Centennial celebrations and a special livestock
exposition. Museums began claiming adjacent space in the 1950s. By
the second decade of the 21st century, Camp Bowie Boulevard
bisected a built environment both modern and historic.
Come along for the journey that is today's Tacoma Rail, from its
humble beginning as a rickety trolley line to the economic engine
that helps power the Port of Tacoma and surrounding communities.
Once called the "Step Child Utility," today, Tacoma Rail moves more
than 82,000 rail shipments on 204 miles of track annually and
contributes more than $1.6 million in tax revenues to the city of
Tacoma.
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Woolaroc
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Michelle M. Martin
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Nestled in the rough and tumble Osage Hills of northeast Oklahoma,
Woolaroc is a place of magic. The sound the wind makes whistling
through the blackjack oaks, the water lapping against the shores of
Clyde Lake, and the thundering hooves of a herd of American bison
create a symphony of nature on the more than 3,600 acres that make
up Woolaroc. The woods, lakes, and rocks of this region inspired
oil magnate Frank Phillips, the founder of Phillips Petroleum, to
build a rustic lodge getaway for his family in 1925. Away from the
boardrooms of New York City and the more refined atmosphere of his
grand home in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Phillips could unwind and
relax. Entertaining family, friends, business associates, and
dignitaries at the lodge at Woolaroc was one of Phillips's favorite
things to do when he was not working. Today, Woolaroc is home to
one of the nation's finest collections of Western art and attracts
visitors the world over. The spirit of the Oklahoma oilmen and
pioneers that made the state great is alive and well in Woolaroc.
The Olympic Hot Springs served as a destination resort in the
Olympic Mountains near Port Angeles, Washington, for 60 years.
Andrew Jacobsen is considered the first to discover the springs,
nestled 2,100 feet up in the Elwha River valley, in 1892. Today,
individuals still hike up the Elwha trail to soak in the earthen
pools of mineral water, unaware that years ago it was home to a
legendary resort. While on a hunting trip in 1907, Billy Everett,
"Slim" Farrell, and Charlie Anderson rediscovered the springs and
began work developing the site of Olympic Hot Springs, hewing logs
into wood baths and building a cabin and bathhouse along the
hillside. Everett went on to become proprietor of the enterprise,
which opened to the public in 1909. In the years to follow, cabins,
pools, and lodges were constructed along the hillside above Boulder
Creek, and the beloved resort thrived with visitors. In 1940, the
resort was annexed into the Olympic National Park, and it was later
closed in 1966.
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Canton
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Michael Beadle
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Situated along the Pigeon River Valley near the Great Smoky
Mountains, Canton offers a fascinating history rooted in hard work
and community pride. The construction of roads, bridges, and
railroad lines by the late 1800s resulted in a growing population
and turned the sleepy hamlet known as Ford of Pigeon into the
bustling town of Canton. Spruce and chestnut forests in the region
lured Ohio industrialist Peter G. Thomson to build the Champion
Fibre Company in the center of town. Today, it is known as
Evergreen Packaging, and the town continues to celebrate its
workforce with one of the longest-running Labor Day festivals in
the nation. Canton showcases the rich industrial history of this
North Carolina mountain town, while also highlighting contributions
from schools, churches, community leaders, local businesses, and
sports teams.
Since its inception in 1705, Newtown has been an agricultural
community at heart. Small, self-sufficient, subsistence farms grew
but not substantially enough to overcome competition from the South
and Midwest. Men like Ezra Johnson continued to farm until the
beginning of the 20th century; others turned to dairy farming, like
Israel Nezvesky, or to wholesale nursery operations, like Charles
Newman, or to viniculture, like Morgan McLaughlin. Industry made
contributions to Newtown's economic landscape in the 19th century
through the efforts of William Cole of the New York Belting and
Packing Company and Samuel Curtis of Curtis Packaging. James
Brunot, developer of Scrabble, and William Upham, inventor of the
tea bag, continued to innovate and form Newtown's unique culture.
Community commitment thrives today through people like Laurie
McCollum, who continues her grandfather's tradition as manager of
Lorenzo's Restaurant, and Diane Wardenburg, who carries on Ginny
Lathrop's legacy by guiding the Lathrop School of Dance to serve a
new generation of aspiring dancers.
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Lexington
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Roger E. Slusher, Lexington Historical Association
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Although best known for the cannonball in a column of its Greek
Revival courthouse, Lexington was also an outfitting stop on the
Santa Fe Trail. Merchants and freighters such as the Aull brothers
and Russell, Majors, and Waddell contributed to its prominence, as
did steamboats transporting large quantities of hemp and tobacco.
Following the Battle of Lexington, Union occupation, and robberies
by the James-Younger Gang, the railroads' need for coal led to the
expansion of local mines and an influx of immigrants. New
prosperity also led to the founding of four private schools,
including Wentworth Military Academy. Providing entertainment for
the miners was the notorious Block 42, which extended through
Prohibition and the Depression. Since that time, Lexington has
become a regional service center and a tourist destination.
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Bedford
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Alethea A. Yates
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Before the post-World War II construction boom, Bedford,
Massachusetts, was considered little more than a sleepy farming
community, yet it was host to a series of remarkable institutions.
In the late 1800s, the Bedford Springs resort on Fawn Lake was a
summertime haven for wealthy Bostonians. From 1902 to 1918, large
crowds traveled by streetcar to Lexington Park in Bedford to enjoy
its zoo, restaurant, and rustic outdoor theater. In 1900, Bedford's
reputation as a rural "temperance town" attracted a hospital for
the treatment of alcoholism. Ten years later, the Willard Hospital
was succeeded by Llewsac Lodge, a rest home and country retreat for
women from the city. Proximity to Boston and the needs of both
military and civil aviation led to the construction of the Laurence
G. Hanscom Airport in 1941. Today, Bedford is an integral part of
the Boston area's high-technology industry while still retaining a
small-town character that its residents cherish.
Today, Shepherd University is recognized for its outstanding
programs in liberal arts, business administration, computer and
natural sciences, and professional studies. In 1871, the school
opened its doors to 42 students who were guided under the
leadership of its first principal, Joseph McMurran. The West
Virginia Legislature passed an act in February 1872 to establish a
branch of the state normal school for teacher training at Shepherd.
Teacher education remained the cornerstone of Shepherd University
for more than a century. This pictorial history presents how
academics, athletics, and student life transformed over the decades
to educate a diverse student body in more than 60 undergraduate
programs and five graduate programs.
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Cordova
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Darlene Hooker Sawyer, Dr Jane Howles Hooker
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The simple lifestyle once shared by many families on rural
farmlands in Cordova is but a dream of yesteryear, as those days
are long gone. Early settlers spread into the adjacent communities
of Sanga, Bethany, Pisgah, Lenow, and Morning Sun, and children
from these areas went to the original brick Cordova School.
Families held social gatherings at the school and local churches.
At one time, 92 percent of the fresh flowers sold in Memphis were
grown in Cordova; thus the town's motto: "Farms, Flowers,
Fellowship." Though it was eventually annexed by the City of
Memphis, many historic homes and buildings still remain in the old
town area in the heart of Cordova.
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Howell
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David D. Finney Jr, Judith L. McIntosh
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Greenhills
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Debbie Mills, Margo Warminski with the Greenhills Historical Society
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