The Portsmouth Racing Pigeon Club was organized in 1953. Meetings were held at the clubhouse located at 345 Fourth (4th) Street. Pigeon racing events and shows were held in the Portsmouth Area starting about 1936.
Scioto County Auditor records was built in 1900. From 1916 to 1985, it was S. S. Kresge Company 5 & 10 cent Store. From 1989 to 2001, it was Carrington's Outlet. In 2002, it became Diamond Gem Lending Company.
The PCL Building Supply Company, 401 Third at the corner of Jefferson Street.
In the 1840s the Portsmouth Machine and Casting Company foundry employed 50 people, manufacturing boilers, engines and a variety of parts.
Later the Portsmouth Cement &…
In the great fire of 1925, the Masonic Temple building at Chillicothe and Fourth that housed Bragdon's Store was partially destroyed. It was rebuilt to only four floors and in 1928 Kobacker's Department Store opened in this location. After 1971, it…
Digital Image. Rear of the building.
1846-Portsmouth Foundry & Machine Shop. Manufactured boilers, engines and other products. Employed about 50.
Civil War Years- The company manufactured cannons for the Union military.
1864-1865 Murray, Moore &…
Kidz Biz was located in the old building that was used by Bragdon's Dry Goods Store (409 Chillicothe) in the early 1900s. It closed in 1967. CVS (newer structure) was located where Haas Men's Clothing Store and a drug store were in the early 1900s…