“The Chillicothe Gazette has the following of interest:” “The conditions at the state dam have been greatly aggravated by the rise in the Scioto river on Saturday, which washed out 300 feet of the tow path of the canal below the dam. The attention of the board of public works Continue Reading
Ohio & Erie Canal
A Pioneer Gone: The Life and Death of Captain Francis Cleveland
“Captain Francis Cleveland, one of the pioneers of Scioto county, died at the residence of Mr. Robert Montgomery, on Front street, last Sunday at ten o’clock, in the 86th year of his age. Like all other pioneers of the county and city, Captain Cleveland was a most useful citizen, and Continue Reading
A Letter to the Editor from a West Side Karen
“Is it not the duty of the township trustees of Washington township, to remove a number of those family boats as they are termed, lying at the far end of the suspension bridge, both in the Scioto river and canal, which a number of lewd characters inhabit? It is quite Continue Reading
Joseph Riggs & 613 Front Street Portsmouth, Ohio
Built around 1850 for prominent Portsmouth citizen, Joseph Riggs, the beautiful 62’x29′ Federal-Greek Revival style home featured rectangular with stone lintels and lugsills. In addition to the main residence there was also a four-room caretaker’s cottage with steamboat Gothic trim and an expansive 40’x25′ brick carriage house. Present Day Location Continue Reading