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Ohio Finds: Kenton Hardware Co. Nite Coach
This piece was produced during the 1920s, as the Kenton-based company began making toys alongside its functional cast iron products
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Motts Military Museum, Groveport
Warren Motts’ collection of military artifacts serves as a tribute to our men and women in uniform.
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The Wagnalls Memorial Library, Lithopolis
In 1923, concert pianist Mabel Wagnalls funded the construction of this library in honor of her parents.
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Ohio Finds: William John Edmondson Painting
A member of one of our state’s famous artistic families created this autumn landscape of rolling meadows.
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Ohio and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Here’s how Akron’s Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. helped bring to life one of our favorite Thanksgiving Day traditions.
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Secret Ohio: View from the Adena Mansion
The vista immortalized on Ohio’s official seal was inspired by a real place in Chillicothe, our state’s first capital.
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American Sign Museum
Visitors can check out signs from the 1890s through the 1960s at Tod Swormstedt’s Cincinnati attraction.
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Heritage Highway
There are faster ways to traverse our state, but the National Road offers travelers fascinating stops along the way.
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How One Advertisement by the Jordan Motor Car Co. Changed an Industry
Cleveland’s Ned Jordan ran an advertisement in 1923 that forever altered automobile marketing. It didn’t focus on price, engine size or features. It sold a feeling.
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Ohio Finds: Seymour Lindsey Paper Cutout
This framed paper cutting depicts an outdoor scene that includes a woman plucking peacock feathers.
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The Ohio State Marching Band Performs First Script Ohio
In 1936, band director Eugene Weigel’s vision for a smooth and flowing formation made its debut at Ohio Stadium in October of that year.
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Aviator Glenn Curtiss Makes Historic Flight
After taking off from Euclid Beach on Aug. 31, 1910, the pilot and plane-maker landed at Cedar Point 1 hour and 17 minutes later.
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Uncover the Secrets of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Downtown Cleveland’s memorial to Cuyahoga County’s Civil War veterans is a reminder of the role Ohioans had in helping preserve the Union.
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Best Hometowns 2014–2015: Defiance
U.S. history meets a revitalized downtown along the Maumee and Auglaize rivers.
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Best Hometowns: Oxford
Campus and community merge in this rural college town with a long history and a lively downtown.
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Follow Dayton’s Aviation Trail
This collection of historic sites and destinations celebrate Ohio’s ties to flight and the people who got us off the ground.
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Secret Ohio: The Keeper’s House
Marblehead Lighthouse gets all the attention, but you can also visit the 1822 home where the landmark’s first three keepers resided.
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St. Anne the Tart, Dayton
Megan Smith’s St. Anne’s Hill neighborhood bakery merges international influences with seasonal ingredients in a space with history.
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