One hundred seventy years ago this April 1st, more than a quarter of Chillicothe burned in the worst disaster to befall the thriving canal town. Join local guide Kevin Coleman in a walking tour of part of the "burned district" to explore the architecture and history of the time of the "Great Fire of 1852" […]
The Hoggard Trail* in Ross County's Buzzard's Roost Preserve has both natural and historical scenery. Along with the native Spring Beauties, Trout Lilies, Wintergreen, and Pawpaw, are remnants of 200 years of human alterations: a public road, house ruins, mico-quarries, pine plantations, a graveyard...and daffodils, which do not originally plant themselves. Join me 2 to […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
Local historian and guide Kevin Coleman will give guidance on the graveyard that was there before the cemetery, the funerary architecture and symbolism in the monuments, the historic quarry at the rim, the history around the site, the geology of the location, and even what you see in the grand views. Join me for my […]
With Yoctangee Park becoming a busy place for the summer, join Kevin Coleman on a walking tour of some of its history. Meet at the gazebo to walk past and learn about the sulphur spring under it, the park lake and its outlet through a stone arch, the throwaway glass bottles under the park entrance, […]
Railroads are a manly hobby, so join Kevin Coleman on a driving tour of some of Chillicothe's railroad history in honor of Father's Day. Meet at the cabooses on West Water Street Saturday, June 18th, and we'll caravan / carpool to various sites in Chillicothe from 4pm to about 6pm (allowing a break for dinner […]
Railroads are a manly hobby, so join Kevin Coleman on a driving tour of some of Chillicothe's railroad history in honor of Father's Day. Meet at the cabooses on West Water Street Saturday, June 18th, and we'll caravan / carpool to various sites in Chillicothe from 4pm to about 6pm (allowing a break for dinner […]
If you want to watch the Chillicothe fireworks from Carlisle Hill...how about learning about the hill? And the curious, cantankerous, canted steps that meander up it? As well as the bedrock that slips under it, the working-class neighborhood on it that has been largely erased, the scenic Victorian and Art & Crafts homes atop it, […]
If you want to watch the Chillicothe fireworks from Carlisle Hill...how about learning about the hill? And the curious, cantankerous, canted steps that meander up it? As well as the bedrock that slips under it, the working-class neighborhood on it that has been largely erased, the scenic Victorian and Art & Crafts homes atop it, […]
