“On Tuesday last Col. Underwood, on behalf of the Scioto Valley Railway Company, commenced the work of clearing off the old Presbyterian graveyard. The first thing to do was to remove the fences and open the route of the road from Second to Main.” “The removal of the bodies is Continue Reading
Chillicothe
Julia Beath of the Ross County Infirmary Drowns
“Miss Beath, of Ross county, escaped from the infirmary one day last week and committed suicide by drowning while insane.” “The body of an insane girl named Julia Beath, missing from the County Infirmary since March 15th, was found floating in the river yesterday.”
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
While traveling north on US 23 towards Chillicothe, Ohio, we stopped at Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Ross County to appreciate the hard work of a small group of volunteers who have been maintaining this 37-acre cemetery. Eleven years ago, Ronald Downey and Joseph Miller, the cemeteries’ owners organized under Continue Reading
Hidden Loot Found Near Lombardville
“Nicholas Boswein, while plowing his field near Lombardville Monday turned up an old-fashioned iron dinner pot, with the lid on, and which contained old Spanish coin to the amount of $3,000. It had the appearance of having been buried a long time.” “Persons who are wise in such matters think Continue Reading
A Postcard to Miss Hazel Kern
While shopping at Ghosts in the Attic, in Portsmouth, Ohio, we came upon this beautiful photo postcard. Dated October 30, 1910, it passed through the post office of Portsmouth on its way to Chillicothe, Ohio. The front of the postcard features sixteen people in various stages of pose outside of Continue Reading