Hocking
Historic Haydenville / Haydenville Historic District
Haydenville, OH
Originally known as Hocking Furnace, Haydenville was founded by and named for Columbus industrialist Peter Hayden (1806-1888), who...
Lock #12 – The Sheep Pen Lock
The twelfth lock on the Hocking Canal, the Sheep Pen lock underscores Southeast Ohioans’ efforts to open their region to the world during...
Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher
Logan, OH
Known as the Norwegian Count, Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher was born in Oslo, Norway of wealthy parentage.
Old Man’s Cave – A Feature of Ohio’s Geology
This recess cave was named for the “old man” Richard Rowe, a recluse who made the cave his home in the 1800s and is a part of scenic...
Tessa Sweazy Webb-Founder of Ohio Poetry Day
Logan, OH
Born in 1886 on a farm near Logan, Tessa Sweazy Webb was a teacher at the Hocking County Children’s Home where she began writing poetry.
Thomas Worthington Founder of Logan
Logan, OH
Worthington (1773-1827), land developer as well as statesman, laid out the village of Logan, beginning on June 27, 1816, while he was...