Black and white photo image of the Driving Park in Portsmouth which was located on the Basham farm, owned by Thomas J. Basham near the Burgess Steel Mill in New Boston in the early 1900's. The Driving Park was created in 1902 and hosted motorcycle and horse races.
Colorized Photo image of Chaffin's Mill on Pine Creek in Vernon Township near present day Lyra. Reuben Chaffin owned the mill from 1830 until 1863. The Detroit, Toledo, & Ironton Railroad was built through Vernon Township in 1902.
Handcolored image of Union Mills. The grist mill was built by Lemuel Moss in 1834 and 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.