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  • Collection: Pictorial Portsmouth - The Peerless City - Past & Present

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black & white artist sketch scanned from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 14
In 1858, D.N. Murray purchased interest in the boiler company of Ward & Stevenson located at 4th & Jefferson.
In 1863, the name was changed to Murray, Moore & Co. and in…

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 14
Cleveland was an uncle to President Grover Cleveland. He was an engineer and surveyor on the canals. He held city several offices and was involved in local journalism.

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 14
Joshua V. Robinson came to Portsmouth in 1829, and he was instrumental in building the Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad. Robinson Avenue is named for him.

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 14
Landed in Alexandria on a flatboat; later coming to Portsmouth. Was a wagon maker by trade, and he built the first coach in Portsmouth to travel to Piketon and back.

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 14
John Cook organized Company K of the 56th O.V.I.and was it's Captain. He was wounded at Champion Hill and had his leg amputated immediately and died only 6 days later.

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black & white text image from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 15

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black and white photo image from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 15
log cabin in country setting

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black and white text image from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 15
poem by C. H. Pratt

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black & white portrait photo image from book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 16
Aloysius Nonnen 1834-1911

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 16
(Doctor Alfred Locklin Norton)

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 16

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black & white portrait photo image in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 16
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