Fairfield
Camp Anderson
Lancaster, OH
Fairfield County quickly mobilized after the attack on Ft. Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 and the beginning of the Civil War.
Deep Cut at the Licking Summit / Millersport and The Ohio-Erie Canal
Millersport, OH
Digging of the Ohio-Erie Canal began in 1825, and the first canal boat navigated the Deep Cut at Licking Summit in 1831.
Fairfield School for Boys 1857-1979
As the nation’s first and largest minimum security correctional facility, the Fairfield School for Boys served over 100,000 Ohio juvenile...
John Bright #2 Covered Bridge
Lancaster, OH
Built in 1881, John Bright #2 covered bridge originally spanned Poplar Creek on Bish Road near Baltimore, Ohio.
Junction of The Ohio Erie and Lancaster Lateral Canals
Carroll, OH
Canals were an important means of transportation when Carroll was founded in 1829 by William Tong and his brother Oliver, who chose this...
Pioneer Lutherans
The Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized August 23, 1812.
The Fifty Star Flag: A Symbol of America
Lancaster, OH
The design for the fifty star flag was born here at Lancaster High School in 1958 when student Robert Heft designed it for a history...
The Ohio & Erie Canal and the “Twin Cities” / The Ohio & Erie Canal and The Dry Dock Lock
Baltimore, OH
On this site the Ohio & Erie Canal flowed south and down-level under the Market Street Bridge.
William Tecumseh Sherman / William Tecumseh Sherman
Lancaster, OH
Lancaster’s native son, Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, was a four-star military genius.
Zane’s Trace
Lancaster, OH
Colonel Ebenezer Zane played a major role in the development of Ohio, a role that helped place it on the path to statehood.