Zoar, Ohio
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Zoar, Ohio
Zoar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 169 at the 2010 census. The community was founded in 1817 by German religious dissenters as a utopian community, which survived until 1853.
Much of the village's early layout survives, as do many buildings from its utopian origins. Most of the community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 as the Zoar Historic District, and was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2016. Some of the historic buildings are now operated as museum properties.
Zoar was founded by German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817. It was named after the Biblical village to which Lot and his family escaped from Sodom. It was a communal society, with many German-style structures that have been restored and are part of the Zoar Village State Memorial. There are presently ten restored buildings. According to the Ohio Historical Society, Zoar is an island of Old-World charm in east-central Ohio.
The Separatists, or Zoarites, emigrated from the kingdom of Württemberg in southwestern Germany due to religious oppression from the Lutheran church. Leading among their group were some natives of Rottenacker on the Danube. Having separated from the established church, their theology was based in part on the writings of Jakob Böhme. They did not practice baptism or confirmation and did not celebrate religious holidays except for the Sabbath. A central flower garden in Zoar is based on the Book of Revelation with a towering tree in the middle representing Christ and other elements surrounding it representing other allegorical elements.
The leader of the society was named Joseph Bimeler (also known as Joseph Bäumler or Bäumeler, born 1778), a pipemaker as well as teacher from Ulm. His charismatic leadership carried the village through a number of crises. Bimel...
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United States airship Akron being built in Akron, Ohio as men work on its various parts.
Construction of United States airship Akron. Motor compartments in the airship. Crew's bunk room under construction inside Akron. One out of the eight engines being installed by men. Men work on fuel tanks, condensers and propeller shaft A covered fin is lifted in a sling. Three vertical fins being installed. Men coat the outer cover with silver. Interiors of the control room with control panel. Thousands of steel bottles filled with helium piled up. Helium being taken away with hose for storage in underground tanks. Mobile mooring mast and mooring cone. Mooring cap on nose of Akron airship. Location: Akron Ohio. Date: June 1931.
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Driving through Aberdeen, Ohio
Aberdeen is a village in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,638 at the 2010 census.
Aberdeen is connected to Maysville, Kentucky by the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge to downtown Maysville and the William H. Harsha Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge completed in 2001. It was part of Zane's Trace, a frontier road through the Northwest Territory completed in 1797.
McKinley Monument Flyover Nov 10th 2014
Flyover of the McKinley Monument in Canton, Ohio November 10th 2014.
The McKinley Monument, a landmark in the City of Canton, is the final resting place for the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Residents of Canton pass by the Monument or run up and down the 108 steps everyday. Traveling on Interstate 77, the Monument towers above the trees. But some may wonder: Why is such a magnificent building in Canton? The answer is quite simple. William McKinley was and is Canton's favorite son. While the President was born in Niles, Ohio, he called Canton home. After his death, it was fitting that the President be laid to rest in the city where his career began, the place where he found his true love and ran for the highest office in the land.
On September 16, 1901 the funeral train left Buffalo, New York for Washington, D.C. Following services at the United States Capitol, the President's body was placed back on the train for his final trip to Canton. On September 19 President McKinley's body was interred at the Werts Receiving Vault in Canton's West Lawn Cemetery.
After the services, several of the President's closest advisors, including William R. Day and Ohio Senator Marcus Hanna, met to discuss the location of a proper memorial to serve as a final resting place. The site chosen was often visited by McKinley. At one time, he even had suggested that a monument to soldiers and sailors from Stark County be placed there.
On September 26, 1901 the McKinley National Memorial Association was formed and President Theodore Roosevelt named the original Board of Trustees. The first order of business was to purchase the site, owned at the time by the West Lawn Cemetery. By October 10, the Association issued a public appeal for $600,000 in contributions for the construction project. Ohio Governor George K. Nash supported the effort by proclaiming McKinley's birthday in 1902 a special day of observance by the state's schools. Large numbers of school children contributed to the memorial fund, and the Association was able to purchase the proposed site.
Construction of the memorial began on June 6, 1905 when Mr. Magonigle removed the first shovel of soil from the site. ByNovember 16 the cornerstone was laid in an official ceremony attended by Mrs. McKinley and other family members.
The interior dome measures 50 feet in diameter and is 77 feet from the floor to the highest point. At the top of the dome is a red, white and blue skylight. The skylight has 45 stars in its design representing the 45 states in the Union at the time of President McKinley's death. The skylight was part of the original design, but for some reason was never installed. There was a clear glass skylight in its place. Using Magonigle's plans, and the Canton glass specialists White Associates, the 12-foot diameter skylight was installed during a restoration project in 1976.
By September 1907 the Monument and the 26 acres surrounding it were finished. Nine states had contributed material for the memorial. Ohio supplied the concrete, all of the brick, and much of the labor. Massachusetts provided the exterior granite and Tennessee the marble walls and pedestal and part of the marble floor. New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin, Illinois and Rhode Island also contributed material for the project.
After the dedication the McKinley National Memorial Association continued to administer the site. Eventually, it became difficult for the Association to maintain the structure and the grounds. In early 1941 the federal government was approached about taking over the site. With war underway in Europe, it was clear that the United States might become involved and the government did not want to take on additional financial responsibilities. In 1943, the property was transferred to the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, today known as the Ohio Historical Society. In 1951 on the 50th anniversary of McKinley's death the memorial was rededicated by the state.
The memorial returned to local control in 1973 when the property was transferred to the Stark County Historical Society, owners and operators of the Wm. McKinley Presidential Library & Museum. On September 29, 1992, after years of restoration work and enhancement of the grounds the McKinley National Memorial was rededicated yet again. This rededication recognized the partnership undertaken by the Federal Government, local foundations and private citizens to honor the memory of President William McKinley.
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Ohio History Center - Pilot #1
The Ohio History Connection staff is hard at work creating a new way to experience museum collections. In the next year, we will pilot three experimental spaces that will bring put more of our objects on display than ever before.
This video is a sneak peek of Pilot #1, a small gallery featuring more than 1,000 objects relating to cooking and domestic life. It's been challenging, fun, and it's now open for visitors to experience in person, so make sure to take a walk through Gallery One on your next trip to the Ohio History Center!
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Along the Blackstone Episode 14: A Soldier's Camp Life Civil War in the Valley Part 2
As we approach the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, stop for a moment and consider what the daily camp life of a soldier during the Civil War must have been like.In a war where the technology changed rapidly, while the tactics remained as they were during the Napoleonic era, a soldier's life was hard.How did they pass their time?How did they avoid disease, the prime killer of soldiers from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line?How was technology changing the tactics of war?And how do you care for the wounded - from a Surgeon's perspective?These and other questions are answered in Along the Blackstone's Episode #14 with the help of Civil War Re-enactors from Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Regiment and members from the 22nd,the 28th & 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiments.Enjoy the period music performed by PENDRAGON of Cumberland, RI.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Wikipedia audio article
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
00:01:06 1 History
00:04:46 2 Wildlife
00:05:14 3 Attractions
00:07:02 3.1 Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail
00:08:56 3.1.1 History
00:09:54 3.1.2 Stanford House (formerly Stanford Hostel)
00:10:40 3.1.3 Towpath trailheads
00:14:30 4 Geology
00:18:55 5 Visitor centers
00:20:29 6 Points of historic interest
00:20:39 6.1 National Register of Historic Places
00:21:02 7 See also
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park is an American national park that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. Cuyahoga Valley is unusual among American national parks being adjacent to two large urban areas and including a dense road network, small towns, and private attractions.
The 32,572-acre (50.9 sq mi; 131.8 km2) park is administered by the National Park Service, but within its boundaries are areas independently managed as city parks or private businesses. Cuyahoga Valley was originally designated as a National Recreation Area in 1974, then redesignated as a national park 26 years later in 2000, and remains the only national park that originated as a national recreation area.
Cuyahoga Valley is the only national park in the state of Ohio, one of seven Midwestern national parks, and one of two in the Great Lakes Basin, with Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior.