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Logan County History: Bellefontaine Building & Loan

Sunday, September 22 by April King

By: Mary E. Mortimer The Bellefontaine Building & Loan Co was incorporated on December 14, 1894, with an authorized stock subscription of $500,000. Officers were... Read More.

Logan County History: Huntsville Presbyterian Church

Sunday, September 15 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerThe Huntsville Presbyterian Church will be celebrating its 200th anniversary in September 2024.Cherokee, located near Huntsville, was at one time a... Read More.

Logan County History: BullDog Electric

Sunday, September 8 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerIn 1902, brothers Harrison Jules Louis Frank and Leon Harrison Frank, who were electrical machinery designers, founded the Mutual Electric and... Read More.

Logan County History: District No. 4 One-Room School

Tuesday, September 3 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerIn January 1974, Ruth Lyon Rubin shared her memories of attending the District No. 4 one-room school in Union Township. Her... Read More.

Logan County History: Roscoe Ails

Sunday, August 25 by News Room

By: Mary E. MortimerRoscoe Cleveland Ails was born January 30, 1890, in Vanceburg, Kentucky to Walker and Cynthia Ails. The Ails family lived in... Read More.

Logan County History: Bellefontaine Y Greys

Sunday, August 18 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerThe Bellefontaine Y Greys baseball team began playing in the late 1890s and soon became recognized as a very good and... Read More.

Logan County History: Bellefontaine Street History

Sunday, August 11 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerWhen Bellefontaine was established in 1820, the main street was named Cincinnati St. because it was part of the road that... Read More.

Logan County History: Maier Meat Market

Sunday, August 4 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerJohn Gottlieb Maier immigrated to the United States from Wurttemberg, Germany with his family in 1854 when he was seven years... Read More.

Logan County History: Olympic Connections

Monday, July 29 by April King

By: Todd McCormick & Mary E. MortimerLogan County’s first known Olympic connection was in 1964 when David Wagner of Zanesfield served as an interpreter... Read More.

Logan County History: Butter Pat & Salt Cellar Exhibit

Sunday, July 21 by April King

By: Mary E. MortimerThe Logan County Museum hallway features a butter pat and salt cellar exhibit donated by the Shoots family. This collection was... Read More.