Logan County history: Maple syrup production
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Maple syrup production is one of Logan County’s oldest industries. In the latter part of the 1800s, many Logan County farms... Read More.
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Logan County History: A & I Supply Co.
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The Howard Supply Co. was established in Urbana in 1938 by Bob Howard. The company sold automotive supplies and later added... Read More.
Logan County History: Schuler Marina
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The Indian Lake Boat Show has been an annual event for nearly 70 years.
The boat show is usually held the first... Read More.
Logan County History: Costin Family Practice
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The medical building at 130 N. Detroit St. was built by Dr. Guy H. Swan in 1910. Since that date, the... Read More.
Logan County History: Daniel Evan “D.E.” Strayer
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Daniel Evan “D.E.” Strayer was born in Allen County, Ohio in 1861 to William M. and Mary Jane Strayer. The Strayer... Read More.
Logan County History: Zent Automobile Company
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Schuyler Zent owned a machine shop in Marion, Ohio in the late 1890s. He received a patent for gasoline engines in... Read More.
Logan County History: Bellefontaine Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The Bellefontaine Coca-Cola Bottling Co. operated in Bellefontaine from 1916 to the mid-1960s.
The Bellefontaine Index-Republican reported in 1916, that the Bellefontaine... Read More.
Logan County History: Norman Vincent Peale
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Norman Vincent Peale was born in 1898 in Bowersville, Ohio to Charles Clifford and Anna DeLaney Peale. His father was a... Read More.
Logan County history: Ice harvesting & manufacturing
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Before electric refrigeration, blocks of ice were used to keep food from spoiling. In the winter months ice harvesting from lakes... Read More.
Logan County History: Larence Rausenberger
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Larence Rausenberger and his twin sister, Leona, were born to Andrew and Mary Rausenberger on a farm near DeGraff in 1887.... Read More.
Logan County History: Blizzard of 1978
By: Mary E. Mortimer & Todd McCormick
On January 26, 1978, Logan County was hit with one of the biggest recorded blizzards. Governor James Rhodes... Read More.
Looking Back at 2024: March 14th a Day Marked in Local History
The night of March 14, 2024, brought devastating destruction to the Indian Lake area of Logan County when a tornado tore through the area,... Read More.
