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Colored image of Sixth (6th) Street School, located at the end of Sixth (6th) Street behind the present Post Office. The former home of Judge William Salter, it was converted into a school in 1868.

Colored image of a Drygoods business

Black and white photo image of the church building with neighborhood homes and automobile.

Colored image of Scioto Fire Star Brick factory in Sciotoville, Ohio

Colored image of the bridge over the Scioto River on the west side of Portsmouth. This bridge replaced the previous one that washed away in the 1913 flood. This, the sixth (6th) bridge, was opened in 1915 and was used until 1997 when it was closed…

Colored image of Hillcrest Children's Home. The Hillcrest county children's home in Wheelersburg was open from 1921 until 1971.

Colorized Photo Image of Hillcrest county children's home in Wheelersburg, open from 1921 to 1971.

Colored image of the hospital built on Eighth (8th) Street near Chillicothe Street in 1920 by Dr. Henry A, Schirmann. It was re-named Smith-Everett Hospital by Dr. Charles Smith and Dr. Clyde Everett in 1946. It was expanded as Southern Hills…

Tinted image of the library on Gallia Street, looking east.

A copy of a tinted water color image of the library before landscaping

Sepia tone image of steel mill with homes in foreground. The mill in New Boston was built by Levi D. York after his Burgess Mill in Portsmouth was destroyed by fire in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902 to 1909. From 1909…

Colorized image of the steel plant in New Boston. Levi D.York built the steel mill in New Boston after his Portsmouth mill burned in 1898. It was known as the Portsmouth Steel Company from 1902-1909 and the Whitaker-Glessner Company from 1909-1920.