Colorized image of the steel plant in New Boston. Levi D.York built the steel mill in New Boston after his Portsmouth mill burned in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902-1909 and the Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909-1920.
Black & white photo image of the church located 701 Fifth (5th) Street, dedicated in 1887. In 1918 the German language was banned and the name was changed to First Evangelical Church. The group became known as the Evangelical United Church of Christ in 1956.
Black and white photo image tri split for the three scenes; Spillway, Greenlawn cottage, and houseboats on the Ohio River. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Black and White Photo image of the 40 foot memorial to the Civil War dead. Dedicated in 1879, the monument represents John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War. It cost $6500.00 and was presented to the city by the Ladies Union Soldiers Circle.
