Drawn image of the grave and monument. The "Scioto County Hermit" was born in the "Old Dominion." William Hewitt built and lived in this cave (then in the wilderness) 1820 to 1834. The cave was formed by layers of stone under a shelving rock. The pike was built past the cave in 1840, and the monument erected in 1842.
Black and white photo image of the Government Building (Post Office at the corner of Gallia and Chillicothe Streets) with four individuals and a bicycle in the foreground. The stone post office was completed in 1891, expanded in 1914, closed in 1936, and razed in 1956 for the construction of a five story Montgomery-Ward Department Store.
Black and white photo image of the Elk Building at the corner of Chillicothe and Sixth (6th) Streets, originally the Sixth Street Methodist Episcopal Church Building. The Elk lodge # 154 moved here from Second (2nd) Street in about 1916. This location was razed and Portsmouth's third Masonic Temple building was erected in 1928.
Black and white photo image of exterior of Baesman's Dancing Academy. Top of the front of postcard lists John R. Wile, Architect, Paul G. Williams Co., Builders. The building was located on Chillicothe Street on the southwest corner of 9th (Ninth). It first appeared in the City Directories in 1924 and was owned and operated by Fred W. Baesman.
Black and white photo image of hotel building with four automobiles and four gentlemen in the foreground. "The Grand Hotel was built about 1925 on the Northeast corner of Seventh (7th) and Chillicothe Streets where the Central Presbyterian Church had stood. By 1932 it was the Lee Hotel and retained its name until torn down about 1970."--"Portsmouth Past" newspaper clipping
Black and white photo image of various individuals and one goat in snowy Tracy Park. In 1853 Tracy Park was given to the city of Portsmouth by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M Tracy. John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
Colorized photo image of several individuals sitting on the lawn at Tracy Park. In 1853 Tracy Park was given to the city of Portsmouth by Francis Campbell in honor of his attorney, Samuel M Tracy. John R T Barnes, the first Scioto County soldier to die in the Civil War, is represented on the 40 foot monument which was dedicated in 1879.
