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  Soldiers' Monument -- Greenlawn
  Greetings from Portsmouth, Ohio

  Black and white photo of the Soldiers' Monument in Soldiers Circle in Greenlawn Cemetery. In 1862 the Ladies Aid Society purchased the Civil War Union Soldier Monument dedicated on May 30, 1869. More than 2300 combat veterans, including 670 from the Civil War, are buried in Greenlawn.
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  On Lauman's Land -- Bear Creek. Portsmouth. O
  A West Side Scene

  Colored photo image of forest land near Bear Creek in Morgan Township, the location of Girl Scout Camp Molly Lauman. A few years before her death in 1933, Mary Elizabeth Dever Lauman (Molly) donated about 100 acres for a girls' camp site.
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  The Bathing Pool, Kiwanis Girl Scout's Camp
  Portsmouth, O

  Colorized photo image of a pool of water in a wooded area.
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  The Franklin Ave. M. E. Church, Portsmouth, O

  Colored image of the church at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Logan Street. The building was constructed in 1917, and in 2001 the congregation merged with three others to form Cornerstone United Methodist Church.
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  Bigelow M. E. Church, Portsmouth, O

  Colorized photo image of the Bigelow M. E. Church located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. It was named after Russell H. Bigelow. (1793-1835) He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church.
  
  
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  The Trinity M. E. Church, Portsmouth, Ohio

  Colorized image of the church building at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Streets. The first service in this building was on October 11, 1908. In 1883 the name was changed to Wesley United Methodist. The building was razed in 2005.
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  The First Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Ohio

  Colorized photo image of the First Baptist Church built on the southwest corner of Gallia and Waller Streets in 1916. The Temple Baptist Church building now stands on the same corner.
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  The Sixth Street School, Portsmouth, O

  Black and white photo image of the Sixth (6th) Street School. On July 15, 1867 the former home of Judge William Salter was deeded to the school board and used as a residence for the school superintendent. It was later remodeled as a school building and ready for classes by January of 1868. In June of 1871 the Board of Education began building a new high school.
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  The Campbell Ave. School, Portsmouth, O

  Colorized photo image of the Campbell Avenue School located between Sixth (6th) and Seventh (7th) Streets on Campbell Avenue. The original eight rooms were built in 1899 and four rooms were added in 1909. The 24 room Woodrow Wilson School was built on the site in 1927.
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  The High School Cadets, Portsmouth, O

  Black and white photo image with buildings tinted pink. In the street are high school cadets in formation.
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  The Government Building-Portsmouth, O

  Colorized photo image of the Old Stone Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets before it was expanded in 1914. The Post Office was built in 1891, expanded in 1914, and razed in 1956 for the construction of the five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
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  Chillicothe Street, looking South, Portsmouth, O

  Colorized photo image of Chillicothe Street looking south from the corner of Sixth Street. At the left is the Old Stone Post Office at the corner of Chillicothe and Gallia, and across Gallia is the new National Bank Building at 428 Chillicothe. On the right the Ohio Valley Bank is at 519 Chillicothe and W.A. Pepper is at 517 Chillicothe.