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.
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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 & Company Iron Foundary & Machine Shop, n w c 3rd & Jefferson.
boilers, engines & other products.
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309 Jefferson & corner of Third (3rd) Streets
The Vulcan Last Corporation built this building in 1927 as part of offices and manufacturing for the golf clubs & golf equipment produced by the company. Vulcan Last retained the building for production until the late 1960s when the building went to private owners and eventually Lute Supply by 2008-2013.
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Estimated construction about 1900. John F. Flannigan Family resided into the 1920s. John F. Flannigan was a well known businessman in the Market Street district. His business dealings included transfer of coal, sand and gravel, household goods and pianos as a specialty.
John F. Flannigan b. March 16 1848, Mt. Savage, MD
d. January 27, 1918, Portsmouth, Ohio. Buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.
Married: Sarah A. Murphy, October 9, 1884 in Scioto County, Ohio. They had seven children.
Mrs. Flannigan remained in the house until 1924 then moved to 1117 Twenty-Second (22nd) Street. She died October 12, 1931. The house has had many residents and owners since 1924.
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Spud's Bait Shop was located at the North end of Market Street and the far East end of Sixth (6th) Street.
Raymond "Spud" Kline owned several gas stations and taverns, and an ice cream shop. He owned and operated Spud's Bait Shop for over 45 years.
b. August 29, 1916 in Greenup County, Kentucky
d. February 11, 2007 in Portsmouth, Ohio
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The property is located on the north end of Market Street. The property was once owned (1910-1940s) by Joseph A. Frantz a Market Street grocer. Original structure no longer stands. The property has had various owners since about 1952.
