Colorized photo image of the South Portsmouth, Kentucky C. & O. Railway Depot, across the Ohio River from Portsmouth, Ohio. Opened in the early 1900's, this building was still being used by the Chessie System when it was destroyed by fire May 1, 1975.
Black and white photo image of Chillicothe Street near Fifth (5th) Street during the 1913 flood. Anderson's can be seen at the very back on the right hand side located at 301-309 Chillicothe Street. Bragdon's Dry Goods was located in the Masonic Temple Building at the north west corner of Fourth (4th) and Chillicothe Streets until the building was partially destroyed by fire in 1925. This view is looking south toward Kentucky.
Colorized photo image of the new High School in Portsmouth. The building was completed in 1912, and an addition was added in 1923. Additions were also made in 1941 and 1964.
Colorized image of the Henry Massie School building on the southwest corner of Second (2nd) & Chillicothe Streets. It was opened in 1918 and closed in 1958. It was re-named Griffin Hall for use by the Ohio University Portsmouth Branch from 1961 to 1967. It was razed in 2003.
Sepia toned photo Image of Gay and Gallia Streets. A. M. Glockner Hardware Store can be seen in the center of the photograph. It was located at 900-903 Gallia Street.
Colorized image of the first Mercy Hospital, which opened July 15, 1921 in the Baron family homestead which was enlarged and remodeled to accommodate twenty-seven beds. John Baron had deeded the property on Kinney's Lane for the location of a hospital. In January 1923 construction of the new five story 50-bed building was begun. After additions and expansions in the 50's and 60's, the building was razed in 2001.
Black and white photo image of the First Presbyterian Church located at 221 Court Street at the corner of Third (3rd) Street. The lighter building on the right was built about 1850 and has walls made of two-foot thick native brick. It is listed on the National Historic Register. The building at the left is the Sunday School built in 1910.
Black and white photo image of a group of unknown individuals standing around the First United Brethren Church located at the corner of Seventh (7th) and Gay Streets. On the back, written in pen is "Cornerstone laying U. B. Church, 1917"
Colorized image of the C. & O. Railway Bridge over the Ohio River viewed from Sciotoville. Completed in 1917, it is the longest continuous truss railroad bridge ever built. The distance from the Ohio shore to the Kentucky shore is 1,600 feet.
