Sepia toned image of Government Square, or Gallia Square, or Upper Market Square, or the Esplanade where Gallia Street meets Chillicothe Street. In 1893 George Kricker built the Kricker Building also known as the city building at the left. It held the Portsmouth City Offices, a bank, grocery, jeweler, business college and other businesses. On the right is the Royal Savings building.
Colorized image of a scene at the river docks in Portsmouth. Various river boats are docked along the shoreline, and there is a steamboat traveling in the background.
Colorized image of the Scioto County Children's Home. The building 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.
Colorized photo image of a red brick grocery showing street scene with trees. The grocery store was located at 1022 Clay Street and was owned and operated by Leonard Cook.
Black and white photo image of the Fire Clay incline in Sciotoville. In 1870, the Portsmouth Fire Brick Company decided it needed a branch in Sciotoville. Between 1870 and 1873 it was constructed.
Colorized image of Raven Rock. The famous rock sits facing the junction of the Ohio and Scioto Rivers about two miles west of Portsmouth. Old Scioto County folklore says that the rock used as a lookout point for the Shawnee Indians.
Black and white photo image of Raven Rock. The famous rock sits facing the junction of the Ohio and Scioto Rivers about two miles west of Portsmouth. Old Scioto County folklore says that the rock used as a lookout point for the Shawnee Indians.
Colorized lithographic image of a suburban scene in Portsmouth. Three unknown men are looking out at a body of water while standing on railroad tracks.
Colorized image of a group of unknown individuals in a boat on the lake in Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres. Greatly damaged by the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
