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First plat map of Portsmouth 1803

Henry Massie set up the boundaries and streets for Portsmouth in 1803. He named the town after Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Pictorial Portsmouth

First Plat of Portsmouth

black & white image on page in the Pictorial Portsmouth,
page 3 in book

Henry Prescott letterhead

Henry Prescott
Dealer in Flour, Feed, Lime & Cement

Letter written to Buckeye Fire Brick Company from Henry Prescott, 1905.

Pictorial Portsmouth

Joseph Vollmer

black & white photo portrait in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 25
alternate spelling: Volmer

Pictorial Portsmouth

R. P. Rifenberick

black & white photo image in book Pictorial Portsmouth, page 38
(Richard P. Rifenberick)

Map of Scioto County, Ohio showing the Sub-Division into four original townships in 1803

Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured: Map of Scioto County, Ohio showing the Sub-Division into four original townships in 1803

The Herald Dispatch, Huntington, West Virginia newspaper photos of the aftermath of the tornado

Newspaper photos from the Herald Dispatch
Upper Left: Boll's Feed Store where two were killed
Lower Left: House destroyed
Upper Right: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kiser with overturned car
Lower Right: House is blown off foundations

The Herald Dispatch, Huntington West Virginia
Newspaper photos of the destruction cause by the Wheelersburg tornado

Newspaper photos of the aftermath of the tornado.
Left and upper right: birdseye view images of the path and destruction the tornado took in the Herald Dispatch.
Bottom right: photo from the Portsmouth Times of the remains of the Reinhardt Transfer Company garage in Wheelersburg. This photo was taken by Jack Hall for the Portsmouth Times.