Colorized photo image of the Indian (Head) Rock in the Ohio River. A note printed on the back: "To be seen only during extreme low water." Prominent citizens scratched names and initials on the rock. One image seems to be a smiling face. Some believed this was an ancient Indian hieroglyph.
Black and white photo image with faint pink background of Soldiers' Monument in Tracy Park at Ninth (9th) and Chillicothe Streets. The 40-foot monument was dedicated in 1879 in honor of local soldiers killed in the early days of the Civil War. Sergeant John Barnes of Company G, portrayed on the top, was the first man from Scioto County killed in the Civil War. A photograph of Sergeant Barnes was sent to the sculptor, and those who knew Barnes prior to his death said the granite likeness was very good.
Color photo of the new Greenup Dam Level & Locks dedicated July 21, 1962 on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River 14 miles east of Portsmouth, Ohio. The dam has nine gates each 100 feet wide and 37 feet high. The main lock chamber 110 x 1200 feet with 32 feet lift. The Dam length is 1250 feet.
Greenish tinted photo image of Chillicothe Street looking south toward the Kentucky hills. Marting Brothers Company is at 515 Chillicothe and Pepper's is at 517 Chillicothe.
Black and white photo of a home in a valley between hills. The back of the card is an invitation to attend the "Home Coming" Celebration the week of September 27, 1909.
Colorized photo image of the South Portsmouth, Kentucky C. & O. Railway Depot, across the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio. Opened in the early 1900's, this building was still being used by the Chessie System when it was destroyed by fire May 1, 1975.
Black and white photo of several people around a log cabin surrounded by trees. Col. John Abbott was reared in Belpre, Ohio and came to Portsmouth about 1870 working as a plasterer. He bought hill property above Springville, Kentucky and built a cabin on the highest point in 1895. He lived there receiving many visitors until 1911 when at age 71 he died at his niece's home in Portsmouth.
Colorized photo image of Tracy Park which was given to the city by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M. Tracy. The first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, John Barnes, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
