Black and white photo image of the Driving Park in Portsmouth which was located on the Basham farm, owned by Thomas J. Basham near the Burgess Steel Mill in New Boston in the early 1900's. The Driving Park was created in 1902 and hosted motorcycle and horse races.
Black and white drawn image of the Turley Building at the northeast corner of Chillicothe and Second (2nd) Streets. Built by Leslie Turley in 1905, the First National Bank was located there in 1906. The Checker Store was there from 1952 until 1973. It was razed for the expansion of Shawnee State University in 1992.
Black and white photo image of the children's home built in 1876 on Grant Street property that now is part of Mound Park. It was closed in 1921 when Hillcrest Children's Home opened in Wheelersburg.
Colored photo image of the Millbrook Park Base Ball Field with the New Boston steel mill and the Ohio River in the background. Levi York began developing the 85 acre park in 1899. Millbrook was greatly damaged by the flood, and was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized photo image of snag boats on the Ohio River. A snag boat was a steamboat equipped to remove debris from the waters. On the back of the card: "Uncle Sam's Dredge Boats are constantly removing obstructions from the Ohio River."
Colorized photo image of the pavilion at Millbrook Park. Levi York began developing the 85 acre Park in 1899. Greatly damaged in the flood, it was totally dismantled by 1935.
Colorized photo image of the Fourth (4th) Street School building at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) and Court Streets. The ten room building was built in 1838. In 1930, this school was replaced the George D. Scudder School.
Colored image of hospital building with two autos in front. Mercy Hospital was opened in 1921 with twenty-seven beds in the expanded Baron family homestead on Kinney's Lane.
This five story 50-bed building was opened on May 1, 1924. After additions and expansions in the 50's and 60's it was razed in 2001.
