Blue program with blue print.
Schedule of events and city map.
The first River Days Festival was held in 1963 and drew a large crowd to Fifth (5th) and Chillicothe Streets. It was such a huge draw that the parade and festivities continued and still happen today, always on Labor Day weekend. Along with the iconic parade, a variety of entertainment events are held. In the early days professional speed boat racing was a big part of the festival.
Typed information for the boat races at 1971 River Days Festival. When the first River Days Festival was held in Portsmouth in 1963, the boat race was one of its most popular events. An estimated twenty thousand people watched the race from both sides of the Ohio River. World Championship amateur boat races were sponsored by the Ohio Valley Boating Club.
Colorized illustration of the building on an advertisement postcard. Atlas Fashion was founded in 1895 by Henry Atlas. The Chillicothe location opened in 1916. In the 1932 Portsmouth City Directory the address is 307-309 Chillicothe.
Sepia photo image of Ben Hur Hall, and city block with crowds and autos, Fifth (5th) and Chillicothe Streets. In the Portsmouth City Directory of 1918, The Smoke House address is 503 Chillicothe Street.
Colorized image of the inn showing people on the front porch surrounded by trees. Considered a summer resort, the inn was located in Rushtown near the N & W Railway station. The Inn was owned and operated by William Crichton, a native of Scotland and steel mill worker in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Inn was located on a hill on the west side of route 104 near the N & W Railway passenger station in Rushtown, It closed in 1919.
