Colorized image of the Second Presbyterian Church located on Waller and Eighth (8th) Streets. The congregation had built its original building at the same location in 1875 when First Presbyterian expanded. This building of "Humellstown Brownstone" was dedicated December 3, 1911.
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge, viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, was razed in 2001, and replaced in 2006.
colored image of Grant school building which was built on 1930 in the corner of Fourth (4th) & Union Streets. It replaced the old Union Street School destroyed by fire in 1929. Because Grant had the largest gymnasium in Scioto County it was used by PHS and for county and regional basketball tournaments for over 30 years. It was razed in 2004 for the construction of the new Portsmouth Elementary building.
Colored image of bridge over the Ohio River from the Sciotoville side, looking toward Kentucky. Completed in 1917, the C & O bridge is the longest continuous truss railroad bridge ever built. The distance between the shores is 1,600 feet.
Colorized image of the steel mill in New Boston, surrounding homes along the Ohio River. In 1909 the Whitaker Iron Works, the Laughlin Nail Works and the Portsmouth Steel Company combined to form the Whitaker-Glessner Company. In 1920 Wheeling Steel, La Belle Iron and Whitaker-Glessner became Wheeling Steel Corporation until 1946. (Frank H. Rowe-History of the Iron and Steel Industry in Scioto County, Ohio)
green tinted, embossed glass bottle with scratches and mars; "E. J. Kenrick & Co., Portsmouth, Ohio."
Named for it’s founder, Edward J. Kenrick, the firm began in 1866 at Front Street between Jefferson and Madison Streets. The company was well known as mineral water manufacturers.
