Black and white photo image of the Second (2nd) Street Scioto River Bridge with several people nearby. Opened in 1915, this replaced the bridge washed out in the 1913 Flood. This bridge, the Sixth (6th) bridge at this location, was in use until 1997.
Black and white photo image of the Second (2nd) Street Scioto Bridge over the frozen Scioto River. This bridge, the sixth(6th) bridge at this site, opened in 1915 and was used until 1997. The 1913 flood washed out the previous Scioto Bridge.
Black and white image of the Scioto County Children's Home built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part on Mound Park. It closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's Home opened in Wheelersburg.
Color photo image of Levi D. York's home on 4th (Fourth) Street looking onto 5th (Fifth) Street. After the steel mill burned down in Portsmouth, York moved it to New Boston and had success. He was also responsible for beginning Millbrook Park as well.
Sepia toned image of the Mitchell Manufacturing Company at the southwest corner of Eighth (8th) and Adams Streets. In 1902 Charles Mitchell wanted to make vending machines to sell shoe laces for one nickel. Only later did the company produce their own laces to fill the vending machines. By 1909 they focused on supplying bulk laces to the local shoe factories.
