Monthly Archives: May 2015
Memorial Day: In Honor of Our Dead, The Procession, Decorating the Graves, Addresses
From the Ohio Press, June 5, 1885: Saturday morning dawned clear and bright and all nature was refreshed and beautiful after the recent showers. Business houses were nearly all closed and the day was generally…continue readingLife of Joseph Ruggles Wilson
Joseph Ruggles Wilson, the father of the 28th President was born in Steubenville, Ohio and it was here that he met his future wife, Janet Jesse Woodrow, in 1846. Janet was a student at the…continue readingThe First Historical Society
As Jefferson County was thinking ahead to the Centennial Celebration for 1897 it was decided to form a historical association that would plan and oversee the celebration. The name chosen for this organization was the…continue readingSteubenville Weekly Gazette
SELECTED ITEMS FROM THE STEUBENVILLE WEEKLY GAZETTE -1891 JOHN McKEOWN, the millionaire oil producer, and largely interested in the Island Creek and Turkey Foot oil region died at his home in Washington, Pa. Sunday morning,…continue readingWest Virginia Born in Wheeling
The similarities of the these two cities is remarkable when one considers they were both born from Revolutionary era forts, both were major wool, tannery and riverboat centers while glass and nails were early products…continue readingConflict with Indian Tribes in late 1700’s
Brilliant, Ohio, is in a very historical area of eastern Ohio. It is in Range One of the original Seven Ranges area of the the Northwest Territories. Brilliant was originally named, Phillipsburg and later LaGrange…continue readingExcavators At Grant School Dig Into Old Cemetery
The following was taken from the Steubenville Herald Star Newspaper dated 18th of July 1925: Excavators At Grant School Dig Into Old Cemetery; Find Ancient Cross; Grave Markers-Wooden Cross Bearing Strange Lettering Unearthed in Former…continue readingCivil War Facts: Did you know?
In terms of causalities, the War of the Rebellion was the most costly war, in lives, in American history. The Union Army, with 2.893 million troops, suffered over 359,000 deaths. The Confederacy, with 1.4 million troops,…continue readingAbraham Lincoln Visits Steubenville
In 1860, the Democratic Party had split into two factions. The northern faction nominated Stephen Douglas on a platform of popular sovereignty and the southern faction nominated John Breckenridge with the mandate to protect slavery. The…continue reading- 1
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