Ross
Abrams’ Big House
Chillicothe, OH
With the Division Act of 1800, the U.S. Congress divided the Northwest Territory at a line essentially the present boundary of Indiana...
Banking Crisis of 1819
Chillicothe, OH
To provide direction and stability to the economy, Congress created the nation’s largest lending agency in 1816, the Second Bank of the...
Birthplace of Lucy Ware Webb Hayes / Lucy Webb Hayes, 1831-1889
Chillicothe, OH
First Lady Lucy Ware Webb Hayes was born in this four-room Federal Vernacular house in 1831.
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Chillicothe, OH
Born in Chillicothe in 1872, Burton Stevenson’s life was devoted to the written word as a prolific author and anthologist, and as a...
Camp Sherman
The United States declared war on Germany in April 1917.
Concord Presbyterian Church
The Concord Presbyterian Church congregation organized in 1805.
Dard Hunter
Chillicothe, OH
This classic Gothic Revival home built in the early 1850s, was one of Ohio’s early wineries with terraced hillside vineyards overlooking...
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio
Chillicothe, OH
On this site, on January 4-7, 1808, the six Masonic lodges then existent in the state met and formed the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Joseph Carter Corbin / Joseph Carter Corbin
Chillicothe, OH
Joseph Carter Corbin’s work in the Reconstruction-era south after the Civil War created many educational opportunities for African...
Salem Academy
South Salem, OH
Presbyterian minister Hugh Stewart Fullerton asked his congregation in 1841: “Shall we endeavor to form an academy to provide better...
Site of Ohio’s First Statehouse
Ross County’s first courthouse was Ohio’s first statehouse.
The “Statehood Riots” / The Enabling Act, 1802
Chillicothe, OH
The first Northwest Territory assembly formally met in Cincinnati in September 1799 to initiate self-government.
The Chillicothe Gazette
Chillicothe, OH
The oldest commercial enterprise in Ohio, the Chillicothe Gazette began publication on April 25, 1800, as Freeman’s Journal and...
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio
The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio.