Adams
Adams County Mineral Springs
Medicinal value of springs promoted by Charles Matheny, 1840.
Bradford Tavern 1804
West Union, OH
The Bradford Tavern, West Union’s first inn built ca.
Camp Hamer / Pioneer County Seat
West Union, OH
The Adams County Fairgrounds, established at this site in October 1853, on seven acres of land donated by Judge George Collings, was...
Covenanter Church 1804
In 1804, a group of Scotch-Irish Covenanters from Rockbridge County, Virginia, erected a log church on this location.
Cowboy Copas / The Oklahoma Cowboy
West Union, OH
Country music writer and recording star Lloyd Estel Copas was born on July 15, 1913 on Moon Hollow near Blue Creek in Adams County, Ohio.
First Presbyterian Church / Thomas Kirker
West Union, OH
The First Presbyterian Church of West Union, built in 1810, is known as the “Church of the Governors.
Israel Donalson Member of the First Constitutional Convention of Ohio / Manchester Founders Cemetery 1791-1888
Manchester, OH
In May 1800, Congress passed an act dividing the Northwest Territory, with the western division becoming Indiana Territory and the...
Lafferty Funeral Collection
West Union, OH
The William Lafferty Memorial Funeral and Carriage Collection shows the development of the funeral business since the mid-1800s through...
Manchester
Manchester, OH
Manchester was founded in 1791 by Nathaniel Massie as a base to survey the land warrants of American Revolutionary War soldiers in the...
Manchester, Ohio First Settlement Virginia Military District
Manchester, OH
In 1784, the state of Virginia ceded all of its Northwest Territory to the federal government except for this tract to satisfy the land...
Massie’s Station 1791
Manchester, OH
Massie’s Station, built in 1791, was the fourth permanent settlement center in Ohio and the last stockade settlement built in Ohio.
Peebles
Peebles, OH
Platted in 1881 by Isaiah Custer at the junction of Zane’s Trace (1796-97) and the Cincinnati and Eastern Railway (1881).
Reverend John Graham / West Union Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
West Union, OH
John Graham (1798-1849), pastor of the West Union Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church from 1841-1849, erected the house he called...
Rome (Stout Post Office)
Rome, OH
(Stout Post Office) A thriving riverport in the 19th Century, founded in 1835 by William Stout.
Seaman
Seaman, OH
Founded 1887 by John Q. Roads on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (1881) and the Old West Union Road (1807).
Serpent Mound
One of North America’s most spectacular effigy mounds, Serpent Mound is a gigantic earthen sculpture representative of a snake.
Wickerham Inn 1800-01
The inn was built 1800-01 by Peter Wickerham, a Revolutionary War veteran.
Winchester, Ohio–1815 / Morgan’s Raid–1863
Winchester, OH
Founded November 8, 1815 by General Joseph Darlington and named for his Virginia birthplace, Winchester was incorporated in 1864 and...