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Category: Ohio

Robbins Mill & Residence – Nelsonville 1914

Ohio’s Little Cities of Black Diamonds

“The Little Cities of Black Diamonds” borrows a term originally coined by a newspaperman in the 19th century to describe Nelsonville (shown here in 1914.)

May 2, 2018 Appalachian celebrities / Appalachian Trail / Ohio

Emma Gatewood, 67, walks Appalachian Trail solo

Emma Gatewood became “Grandma Gatewood” to her immediate family long before the rest of the world knew her by that title.

April 27, 2018 Diaries / Farmers/farming / Ohio

This ends a very favorable April with just about enough rain

“Fulton Caldwell, now a prosperous farmer and a leading citizen, was born on the Caldwell homestead in 1833,” says his 1887 biography.

April 6, 2018 Flour mills / Ohio

A mill built plenty sturdy

The last remaining mill on the Muskingum River is the Stockport Mill in the town of the same name. The mill operation ceased in 1997.

March 8, 2018 Black Appalachia / Ohio / Slaves / Trailblazing / Underground Railway

“Oh, I’m just taking three pigs to market” –Ohio’s Underground Railroad

Ohioans were quite active in aiding fugitive slaves on their journey north to freedom in Canada on the Underground Railroad network.

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