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Trinity Methodist Church
Colorized image of the front part of building
The Trinity M. E. Church, Portsmouth, O., A Merry Christmas from Portsmouth, Ohio.
Inset image of Trinity M. E. Church with bough of Christmas tree in background. The building is located at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Streets. On July 16, 1983 the Trinity Church united with the Bigelow United Methodist Church. Members of both…
The Home Of Jesse Stuart
Color photo image of the house. Jesse Stuart was an American writer, school teacher, and school administrator best known for his short stories and novels set in central Appalachia. Stuart was born and raised in Greenup County, Kentucky. He died…
Mound Park, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colorized Image of the park featuring the ball field. The land was donated to the city of Portsmouth in 1918 by Simon Labold. Mound Park was named for the remaining part of the elaborate earthworks originally found on the site. The nine acres are…
Sixth (6th) & Chilli. Sts., March 31, 1913, "Dry Spot in 1884," Portsmouth, Ohio
Black and white photo image of 6th (Sixth) and Chillicothe Streets submerged in 1913 flood water.
The United Brethren Church, Portsmouth, Ohio
Color tinted image of church building with several people at corner of Seventh (7th) and Gay streets.
Second Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colorized image of the Second Presbyterian Church located on Waller and Eighth (8th) Streets. The congregation had built its original building at the same location in 1875 when First Presbyterian expanded. This building of "Humellstown Brownstone"…
U.S. Grant Bridge, Portsmouth, Ohio
Colored image of the first US Grant Bridge, viewed from the Kentucky side, connecting Ohio and KY by US Route 23, showing Portsmouth in the background. Also known as the Fullerton Bridge, it opened in 1927 as a toll bridge, became toll free in 1974,…
U.S. Grant School
colored image of Grant school building which was built on 1930 in the corner of Fourth (4th) & Union Streets. It replaced the old Union Street School destroyed by fire in 1929. Because Grant had the largest gymnasium in Scioto County it was used by…
The C. & O. Northern Railway Bridge
Colored image of bridge over the Ohio River from the Sciotoville side, looking toward Kentucky. Completed in 1917, the C & O bridge is the longest continuous truss railroad bridge ever built. The distance between the shores is 1,600 feet.
The Kentucky Hills, Opposite Portsmouth, Ohio
Colorized image of the Ohio River with the Kentucky Hills in the background.
New Scioto Bridge
Colorized image of the New Scioto Bridge with the Scioto River