Colorized photo image of the Washington Hotel, Portsmouth, Ohio. The Washington was built in 1901 and was located at the corner of Second (2nd) and Market Streets. In 1979, it became part of the Riverview Retirement Center along with the Biggs House.
Black and white photo image of Mercy Hospital, which opened July 15, 1921 in the Baron family homestead which was enlarged and remodeled to accommodate twenty-seven beds. John Baron had deeded the property on Kinney's Lane for the location of a hospital. In January 1923 construction of the new five story 50 bed hospital was begun. After additions and expansions in the 50's and 60's, the building was razed in 2001.
Black and white photo image of pond scene at Millbrook Park, New Boston, Ohio. Levi York began developing Millbrook Park in 1899. It covered over 85 acres.
Colorized photo image of the C. & O. Northern Railway Bridge over the Ohio River connecting Sciotoville and Kentucky. Completed in 1917, this is the longest continuous truss bridge ever built. It spans 1,600 feet between the Ohio and Kentucky shores.
