Colorized image of a small pond at the Kiwanis Girl Scout Camp. The waterway has full trees hanging over it as well as being surrounded by grass. This Girl Scout Camp was constructed by the Kiwanis Club and was located on Tremper's Farm on Pond Creek in West Portsmouth, Ohio. The camp opened on July 2, 1923 to excited Girl Scouts all over the county.
Black and white photo image of the N & W Railway Bridge at Vera Junction during the 1937 Flood in Portsmouth. The bridge had been seriously damaged in the 1913 Flood, but was repaired and used until 2003.
Black and white photo image of the Norfolk & Western Railway Bridge stretching over the Scioto River at Vera junction in Portsmouth. This photo was taken during the 1913 flood. The bridge was repaired and used until 2003.
Photo image of the N & W Railroad near the Scioto River. On September 7, 1838, the N & W Railroad started out as a small nine mile run between the towns of Petersburg and City Point, Virginia. The railroad would eventually grow to encompass some 5000 miles and pass through Portsmouth, Ohio.
Colorized image of the N & W Railway Bridge over the Scioto River at Vera Junction in Portsmouth. The bridge was severely weakened by rushing waters in the flood on 1913, but was repaired and used until 2003.
Colorized image of Chillicothe Street. Glockner Chevrolet Company is on the right, at the corner of 2nd (Second) and Chillicothe, followed by the Hotel Hurth located at the corner of Chillicothe and Third Streets. A plane is flying in the background.
Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus connecting the two states. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, the bridge was only opened to walking traffic at first, but it did allow cars to pass over it in September of 1927. It opened as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge would replace this one in 2006.
Black and white image of the Grant Bridge going north into Portsmouth on Chillicothe Street (US Route 23). The Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll-free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced in 2006. Shown and labeled are the York Park Tennis Court, Anderson's, Selby Shoe Company, Hotel Hurth, and the First National Bank.
Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus connecting the two states. Though the bridge was only opened to walking traffic at first, it did allow cars to pass over it in September of 1927. It opened as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge would replace this one in 2006.
