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Black and white photo image of the cover of Industrial Portsmouth, Ohio 1880-1980: The All American City

This page of the Industrial Portsmouth, Ohio 1880-1980: The All American City states that William W. Born prepared this booklet.

Scanned page of facts about Portsmouth in 1900 as well as population statistics of 1820-1970.

Henry Massie set up the boundaries and streets for Portsmouth in 1803. He named the town after Portsmouth, Virginia.

A map showing Portsmouth, Sciotoville, and New Boston as they were in 1977

There are four scenes shown. Scene One: Boating on the Lake in Millbrook Park. This was perhaps the most popular of the activities to do in the park. Scene Two: The Skating Pavilion of the park. Scene Three: The concrete "Y" Bridge in Millbrook Park.…

A view of the race track, roller coaster, and the Casino Theater in Millbrook Park.

The Gilbert Grocery Company was established by Martin B. Gilbert in 1832 at 167 West Front Street. He ran the business until his death in 1887. Mrs. Gilbert and the other partners moved the company to the Damarin building at 199-203 West Front…

Opened in 1898 at Chillicothe and Third (3rd) Streets, the Anderson Brothers Company first was a home factory shoe store, but later they added dry goods. In 1925 the two top floors were added to the Anderson Brothers Department Store building. From…

The building on the left was T. M. Patterson Book Bindery Company at 159 West Front Street where Thomas McNutt Patterson opened his business in 1866. The image at the center bottom shows the T. M. Patterson Paper Box Company at 709 Front Street where…

The Ohio Stove Company, incorporated in 1872, manufactured heating and cooking stoves at 11th (Eleventh) Street between Washington Street and Chillicothe Street. By the 1950's the business stopped making stoves and moved toward commercial grey iron…

The Irving Drew Shoe Company manufactured women's shoes. The image on the left is the main office welt and turn factory at 1658- 1662 Eleventh (11th) Street.
The image on the right is the Speciality McKay Factory of the Irving Drew Shoe Company at…