Colorized photo image of the First Baptist Church built on the southwest corner of Gallia and Waller Streets in 1916. The Temple Baptist Church building now stands on the same corner.
Colorized image of the church building at the corner of Gallia and Offnere Streets. The first service in this building was on October 11, 1908. In 1883 the name was changed to Wesley United Methodist. The building was razed in 2005.
Colorized photo image of the Bigelow M. E. Church located at 415 Washington Street since 1858. It was named after Russell H. Bigelow. (1793-1835) He was a Methodist circuit rider, missionary to Indians, and chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary. As of 1984, the non-denominational congregation is known as Bigelow Church.
Colored image of the church at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Logan Street. The building was constructed in 1917, and in 2001 the congregation merged with three others to form Cornerstone United Methodist Church.
Colored photo image of forest land near Bear Creek in Morgan Township, the location of Girl Scout Camp Molly Lauman. A few years before her death in 1933, Mary Elizabeth Dever Lauman (Molly) donated about 100 acres for a girls' camp site.
Black and white photo of the Soldiers' Monument in Soldiers Circle in Greenlawn Cemetery. In 1862 the Ladies Aid Society purchased the Civil War Union Soldier Monument dedicated on May 30, 1869. More than 2300 combat veterans, including 670 from the Civil War, are buried in Greenlawn.
Colorized image of the old stone post office at the corner of Gallia Street and Chillicothe Streets. Across Gallia Street is the new First National Bank built in 1912.
Colorized photo image of the Indian (Head) Rock in the Ohio River. A note printed on the back: "To be seen only during extreme low water." Prominent citizens scratched names and initials on the rock. One image seems to be a smiling face. Some believed this was an ancient Indian hieroglyph.
