Black and white photo image with a slight tint to the school building. On July 15, 1867 the former home of Judge William Salter was deeded to the school board for a home on 6th Street for the superintendent. By January of 1868 it was remodeled into class rooms. In June 1871 a new high school building was under construction.
Black and white photo of several people around a log cabin surrounded by trees. Col. John Abbott was reared in Belpre, Ohio and came to Portsmouth about 1870 working as a plasterer. He bought hill property above Springville, Kentucky and built a cabin on the highest point in 1895. He lived there receiving many visitors until 1911 when at age 71 he died at his niece's home in Portsmouth.
Black and white photo image of the Ohio Valley Interurban Station. The Ohio Valley Traction Railway ran 30 miles from Portsmouth to Ironton, passing through Sciotoville, Wheelersburg, and Hanging Rock.
Colorized image of Innes Band in Millbrook Park, playing in front of the Casino. This building was actually a theater located just inside the park gates at 4200 Rhodes Avenue. It was built in 1905 with a seating capacity of five hundred. The Casino was the prime social gathering place in New Boston in the early 1900's. Plays, films, and concerts were shown all year for entertainment. Innes' Band was a local group that performed at many county establishments, including the Casino at Millbrook Park in the summer time.
Colorized photo image of the Headquarters Cottage. On September 26, 1935, the Roosevelt Game Preserve was dedicated as the first public hunting preserve in Ohio. Only squirrels, cottontail rabbits, and foxes were considered legal game.
Colorized photo image of the childhood home of Julia Marlowe, a famous actress who was born in England, but grew up in Portsmouth. Her original name was Sarah Frances Frost. She rose to fame in the late 1800's and early 1900's, claiming the titles jo the "First Lady of the American Stage" and "World's Greatest Shakespearean Actress."
Black & white photo image of St. Mary's School on the north side of Fifth (5th) Street, between Court and Market Streets. Construction began in 1899 and the first four-year high school students graduated in 1921. Notre Dame High School opened in 1953 and the St. Mary's building was razed soon after.
