Colorized photo image of the county children's home, built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's Home opened in Wheelersburg.
Colored photo image of the Casino, actually a theater just inside the park gates at 420 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with seating for five hundred. Plays, films, concerts, etc. were featured all year around.
Colored image of canal, towpath, bridge, and mill in West Portsmouth. The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834. David Gibson built a distillery nearby in 1857. George Davis bought and operated both businesses from about 1860 until shortly before his death in 1894.
Colorized photo image of the Masonic Temple at the northwest corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. It was built in 1906 and was partially destroyed by fire in December of 1925. It was rebuilt to only four floors and became Kobackers Department store in 1928. In 1981 the building was acquired by Desco Credit Union.
