Sepia toned photo image of the "Old Stone House" built by Phillip Moore in the late 1700s. On the back of the postcard, a description is presented discussing the history of the house when it was used to organize the first Society Methodism.
Colorized image of Camp Arion. This is an image of Coe's Siding. Camp Arion was established in the late 1800's as a sort of retreat where people could go and spend time in cabins and enjoy the outdoors.
Colorized photo image of the old Portsmouth Incinerator. It was built in the early 1900's to burn garbage. It has since begun being used for classes at Shawnee State University and then as the Campus Security Building.
Colorized image of an area in York Place by the riverside. It occupied the site of the Gaylord Rolling Mills, stretching from Front Street to Court and Chillicothe.
Sepia toned image of the corner of Front Street in Portsmouth. The white building on the far right is the Portsmouth Times old building. At the left is the Home for Aged Women at the corner of Front and Chillicothe Streets.
Photo image of unknown individuals in a small boat in Brush Creek, Ohio. Brush Creek Township was organized in 1820 from a part of Union Township. The waterway Brush Creek is the longest continuous stream in Adams County, Ohio.
Photo image of the N & W Railroad near the Scioto River. On September 7, 1838, the N & W Railroad started out as a small nine mile run between the towns of Petersburg and City Point, Virginia. The railroad would eventually grow to encompass some 5000 miles and pass through Portsmouth, Ohio.
