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Colorized image of Mercy Hospital. Mercy Hospital was opened July 15, 1921,with twenty-seven beds in the expanded Baron family homestead on Kinney's Lane. In January 1923 construction of the new five story 50-bed hospital was begun. At the left…

Black and white photo image of the church building. Wesley P. Ridenour, Architect. Building dedicated 1926.

Colorized illustrated image of the building. "Devoss & Donaldson Architects"printed on front. Correspondence on back. Opened in 1908, named for Dr. Giles S.B.Hempstead, it was enlarged with a third floor and two wings in 1923. This building at 2001…

Black and white photo image of the Davis High School. It had been the home of George Davis before being used as a school from 1902 to 1910. It was razed in 1912 for the construction of the new PHS.

Colorized image of a rural scene in Brush Creek including a waterway with trees on either side.

Black and white photo image of the U. S. Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge. The bridge was opened in August of 1927 and was the first bridge to make it all the way across the Ohio River to reach Kentucky from Portsmouth, Ohio, thus…

Black and white image of the Grant Bridge going north into Portsmouth on Chillicothe Street (US Route 23). The Grant Bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll-free in 1974, was razed in 2001 and replaced…

Colorized image of Chillicothe Street. Glockner Chevrolet Company is on the right, at the corner of 2nd (Second) and Chillicothe, followed by the Hotel Hurth located at the corner of Chillicothe and Third Streets. A plane is flying in the background.…

Colorized image of the U. S. Grant Bridge over the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The bridge, also known as the Fullerton Bridge, opened as a toll bridge in 1927, became toll free in 1974, and closed in 2001 for demolition and replacement.

Black and white photo image of the Merigold located at 834 Gallia Street. The Merigold was a confectionery that not only sold sweets but was opened for meals as well. It was opened in 1925 and was constantly referred to as "the most beautiful…

Colorized image of the Tom Greene on the Ohio River near Portsmouth

The U. S. General Grant Bridge connected Portsmouth to Kentucky by U S Route 23. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974, and was razed in 2001. The new U. S. Grant Bridge was completed in…