In Timmonds Park. Portsmouth, O

Title

In Timmonds Park. Portsmouth, O

Description

Black and white photo image of tree house in Timmonds Park, a park developed by Samuel Timmonds, who was a member of the board for the Biggs House, a popular Portsmouth hotel. The headline in Portsmouth Times May 11, 1897: "The New Park. Sam Timmonds is Making a Little Paradise Out of It. A Charmingly Beautiful Resort Within Easy Reach of Our Citizens." He added a lake in a December 13, 1897 Times article: "It is now one of the finest skating parks in the country, finished last week and the first good freeze will make fine skating. A dam will be built higher and a summer resort made out of it."

Creator

unknown

Date

late 1800's

Contributor

Donated by the family of Jeanne Collis-Johnston

Format

9 x 14 cm postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library