Logan County History: William J. Orr
By: Beth Marshall & Mary E. Mortimer
William J. Orr was born near Wapakoneta, Ohio, in February 1857, to William Perry and Hannah Orr. In... Read More.
Stories tagged with: history
Logan County History: Logansville Christian Church Celebrates 200 Years
By: Mary E. Mortimer
On October 27, 2024, the Redemption Bible Church, formerly known as the Logansville Christian and the Logansville Community Church, will celebrate... Read More.
Logan County History: Zanesfield Trout Club
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Byron G. “Bun”, “Bunny” Cushman was born in 1873 to Warren S. and Cela Cushman in Woodstock, Ohio. Warren S. Cushman... Read More.
Logan County History: East Liberty Early History
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The village of East Liberty was first known as Garwood’s Mill. Around 1810, John Garwood and his five sons moved from... Read More.
Logan County History: Bellefontaine Building & Loan
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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
In 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
In 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
Roscoe 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
The 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
When 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
By: Mary E. Mortimer
John Gottlieb Maier immigrated to the United States from Wurttemberg, Germany with his family in 1854 when he was seven years... Read More.
