Colorized image of the U. S. Grant suspension Bridge looking from the Kentucky side. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge would be completed in 2006.
Colorized image of the U. S. Grant Bridge stretching across the Ohio River from Kentucky into Portsmouth by U S Route 23 (Chillicothe Street) Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant bridge was completed in 2006.
The U. S. General Grant Bridge connected Portsmouth to Kentucky by U S Route 23. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge was completed in 2006.
Colorized photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge crossing the Ohio River by U S Route 23. 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.
Black and white photo image of people skating on the Athletic Park in Portsmouth. The park was the main area where sports were played in the late 1800's and early 1900's in Portsmouth. The park was especially popular for baseball games in the Spring.
Photo image of unknown individuals in a small boat in Brush Creek, Ohio. Brush Creek Township was organized in 1820 from a part of Union Township. The waterway Brush Creek is the longest continuous stream in Adams County, Ohio.
Sepia toned image of the corner of Front Street in Portsmouth. The white building on the far right is the Portsmouth Times old building. At the left is the Home for Aged Women at the corner of Front and Chillicothe Streets.
Black and white image of the Home For Aged Women at the northwest corner of Front and Chillicothe Streets on lot 144. Opened in 1889, the 15 room building was used until the lot was needed for construction of the approach to the first U.S. Grant Bridge in 1927
Sepia tone image of the Old Ladies Home. The Home for Aged Women was established in 1896. The steamboat gothic style structure was located at the corner of Front & Chillicothe Streets. The home was used as a place of residence for women, 65 and older, who no longer had homes of their own or relatives to care for them. Only residents of the City of Portsmouth were admitted. The house was razed to make room for the approach to the U.S. Grant Bridge, built in 1927.
