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Camp Ripley 1861-1864 / Camp Ammen 1861-1864
Ripley, OH
With news of hostilities at Fort Sumter in South Carolina, Ripley men formed one of Ohio’s first military units and established Camp...
Charles Young in Ripley / Colonel Young’s Achievements
Ripley, OH
Charles Young in Ripley.
Dixon-Washburn Log House
Georgetown, OH
This house originally stood at Logan’s Gap, Union Township.
General Thomas Lyon Hamer 1800-1846
Georgetown, OH
Teacher — Lawyer — Congressman — Soldier.
Gist Settlement / Original Lot Owners in Eagle Township Settlement
Through the terms of his will, British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for...
Gist Settlement Scott Township / Original Lot Owners in Scott Township Settlement
Through the terms of his will, absentee British landowner Samuel Gist (c. 1723-1815) freed his 350 slaves in Virginia.
Historic Decatur / A.N. Marquis and Who’s Who
Originally called St. Clairsville and platted in 1801, Decatur was named for early 19th century naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Ripley / The John P. Parker House
Ripley, OH
Ripley was incorporated as the village of Staunton in 1812.
Ripley and The Ohio River
Ripley, OH
A part of the Virginia Military District, Ripley was founded in 1812 by Colonel James Poage, a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
The Squirrel Hunters 1862
Ripley, OH
The American Civil War was in its second year, and Confederate forces were advancing in the east and in the west.
The Ursulines of Brown County
St. Martin, OH
On July 21, 1845, eleven Ursuline sisters from Boulogne-sur-Mer and Beaulieu, France, arrived in St. Martin, Brown County, Ohio.
Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home
Georgetown, OH
U.S. Grant, general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States, 18th president and first native Ohioan to be elected chief executive,...