Legendary Locals Of Hamilton Ohio

Author : Richard N. Piland
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467100694

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Legendary Locals of Hamilton, Ohio by Richard N. Piland Pdf

Going back to its roots in 1791, Hamilton has been populated by exceptional and dynamic personalities who created a truly unique city. The people who contributed to the city's growth included authors Robert McCloskey, Fanny Hurst, and William Dean Howells; developer of the "Hollow Earth Theory" John Cleves Symmes; major-league pitcher Joe Nuxhall; folk artist Nan Phelps; orator and Chautauqua speaker Lou Jenks Beauchamps; world-class archer Darrell Pace; Frederick Brant Rentschler, founder of the world's largest aircraft company; teacher and aeronautical engineer Raymond L. Bisplinghoff; Frank Clair, coach and member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame; Rear Adm. Donald Wulzen; and Shuler and Joseph Doran, two brothers who pioneered early wireless radio in America. Hamilton has also benefited from business leaders, educators, political figures, philanthropists, city officials, and fascinating characters and citizens who have made the city an interesting community.

Author : Kevin Grace
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1467100021

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Legendary Locals of Cincinnati, Ohio by Kevin Grace Pdf

Founded in 1788 along the Ohio River, Cincinnati was the major city in the Northwest Territory for several decades. As it has developed into its third century, Cincinnati's innovations, service, manufacturing, arts, and athletics mark it as a place with a vibrant and varied heritage. The contributions of interesting and unique personalities add to the city's dynamism: William Holmes McGuffey and his creation of a nation's textbooks; civil rights activists Ted Berry, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Marian Berry; iconic personalities like baseball star Pete Rose and silent film actress Theda Bara; grocery entrepreneur Barney Kroger; cooperative education creator Herman Schneider; polio vaccine pioneer Albert Sabin; Joseph Strauss, the design engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge; Paul Brown, one of the NFL's greatest coaches; Henry Heimlich, whose Heimlich maneuver has saved countless lives; and Benadryl inventor George Rieveschl. But it is also the philanthropists and business leaders; the cultural and political figures; the teachers and community workers; and even the intriguing characters and everyday citizens who make Cincinnati an interesting place on the map. This book tells their stories.

Author : Norma Gurba
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100878

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Legendary Locals of the Antelope Valley by Norma Gurba Pdf

In exploring the panorama of the Antelope Valley's history and its people's varied aspirations, determination, and accomplishments, it is easy to see the lasting and dramatic impacts they have made. A few are famous, like young Frances Gumm, who went on to become legendary actress Judy Garland, or Richard "Dick" Rutan, who circled the world nonstop on a single tank of gas in the Rutan Voyager aircraft. Most, however, never knew fame during their lives. Some came seeking gold or worked on the railroads, the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and Borax 20 Mule Teams. Others forged ahead, farmed difficult landscapes, and found success in providing for their families. A poet laureate, the father of Death Valley geology, a suffragette who went on to achieve national fame, and individuals who broke through color barriers are among those who have made the Antelope Valley what it is today.

Author : Thea Gallo Becker
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100298

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Legendary Locals of Cleveland by Thea Gallo Becker Pdf

In 1796, when Gen. Moses Cleaveland founded the settlement on Lake Erie's shores that would become the city of Cleveland, he opened the way for many dynamic, visionary, and diverse individuals who would not only help Cleveland prosper as one of the greatest cities in the Midwest, but also give the city its unique character. Mobster Danny Greene's fate was sealed by a car bomb and his life was later immortalized in film. Vernon Stouffer helped revolutionize the frozen food industry and the way Americans eat. Almeda Adams refused to let her disability keep her from making contributions in education and music. And Zelma Watson George found success in theater and, later, politics as a goodwill ambassador and a delegate to the United Nations. Legendary Locals of Cleveland chronicles the fascinating stories of citizens who have impacted the city in political, social, philanthropic, business, educational, scientific/medical, entertainment, and even criminal areas.

Author : Barbara L. Floyd
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439655153

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Legendary Locals of Toledo by Barbara L. Floyd Pdf

While Jesup W. Scott proclaimed it the “Future Great City of the World” in 1868, in reality, Toledo saw little development for the first four decades after its founding in 1837. Plagued by swamps, disease, and unwelcoming occupants, few settled here. But slowly, the city attracted people who saw a chance to improve their lives and perhaps their fortunes, including Edward Drummond Libbey. In 1888, Libbey brought with him the glass industry that would dominate the city’s economy and earn it the nickname of “Glass Capital of the World.” Legendary Locals of Toledo describes the impact of people like Scott, Libbey, and others who shaped Toledo—from the well known whose names grace street signs, buildings, and monuments, to unsung heroes who few remember. Included are pioneers who were the first in their fields as well as leaders of business and industry, representatives of government and the law, and successful entertainers and sports figures. Some were born here and moved on to make their impact, while others lived here and impacted the city.

Author : Matthew S. Lautzenheiser
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100991

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Legendary Locals of Dover by Matthew S. Lautzenheiser Pdf

In 1807, Dover's founders, Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff, carved their dream out of Ohio's rugged wilderness. Their choice of location on the Tuscarawas River would prove wise as local industry benefited from the proximity to a water source. Progress was slow at first, but the advent of the Ohio and Erie Canal in 1827 and the steel industry, helped the small town on the river grow into a thriving city. Over time, the city developed its own niche with an opera house, community theater, great museums, and wonderful schools. Out of this uniquely American setting came a cast of interesting and enterprising characters. These include industrialist Jeremiah Reeves, Rear Adm. Herald Stout, Broadway actors Elliot and J.C. Nugent, and Pixar Animation Studios writer and director Bob Peterson. Inspired, yet not defined by their small-town roots, the men and women chronicled in this book represent true Americana and the American dream realized.

Author : Jenny Awad,Dearborn County Historical Society
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467100571

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Legendary Locals of Aurora, Indiana by Jenny Awad,Dearborn County Historical Society Pdf

Aurora, just 20 miles south of Cincinnati, is located at a north-south bend in the Ohio River in Dearborn County. The first settlers, Revolutionary War veterans Isaac Morrison, Adam Flake, and George Cheek, arrived in the 1790s looking for a new start for their families. The history of the city was shaped by the Ohio River, as well as industrial leaders like Thomas Gaff, Peter Williams, and O.P. Cobb and city leaders such as "Watchdog of the Treasury" representative William S. Holman, his partner Judge John D. Haynes, and Dr. John Sutton and his tireless work to cure cholera. Today, Aurora is known for its picturesque historic downtown and churches. Volunteers like the Turner family, the Charlotte (Peters) Hastings family, and the Aurora Lions Club work to keep the town beautiful.

Author : Peter W. Davis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000369183

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Hometown by Peter W. Davis Pdf

Examines the forces that unite and divide the small Ohio community of Hamilton by looking at local politics, sports, marriage, crime, and social life.

Author : Janice Schulz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-21
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781625854803

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Cincinnati's Celebrity Criminal Defender by Janice Schulz Pdf

Murder, deceit, and thrilling courtroom drama in this chronicle of Ohio’s infamous criminal defense attorney, Foss Hopkins. With half a century in the courtroom, criminal defense attorney William “Foss” Hopkins represented more than 550 clients. Known to be charismatic and brilliant, Foss’s dedication to defending the falsely accused often landed him in controversy. He specialized murder cases, and took on had more than a few colorful defendants . . . William Kuhlman and his gang left a trail of blood from Indiana to Kentucky after hacking up the body of Cincinnati fireman “Cap” Miller. Attractive and naïve Louise Sharpe pumped three bullets into her lover and left him dying on the floor of his Walnut Hills apartment. After Marie Abbott’s farmhand lover killed her husband, Marie helped him stage the murder as an accident . . . These are just some of the people whose trials made Foss Hopkins Cincinnati’s Celebrity Criminal Defender. In this captivating book you’ll learn about the man himself, some of his most astounding victories, and the crushing defeats that ended in the electric chair.

Author : Moses Aaron Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555051000

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The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Historical division by Moses Aaron Richardson Pdf

Author : Susan Furlong
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467101592

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Legendary Locals of Tippecanoe to Tipp City by Susan Furlong Pdf

Lock No. 15 on the Miami and Erie Canal ensured the development of Tippecanoe, Ohio, but the village would not have grown into the busy Tipp City of today without people determined to build futures for themselves and their families. John Clark established the town, and prosperity came with men and women like Joshua Horton and his newspaper, John Garver and his furniture factory, James Scheip of Tipp Novelty, Peter Bohlender of SpringHill Nursery, and the Timmers of TipTop Canning. The strong school system evolved thanks to innovative leaders like James Bartmess and L.T. Ball. The entire community benefited from the vision of Sidney Chaffee and his opera house, and it benefits still today with the visions of volunteers like Bob and Jackie Wahl and Peg Hadden, who, along with so many others, give their time, talent, and love to Tippecanoe and Tipp City.

Author : William Hamilton MAXWELL
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1838
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020404338

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Wild Sports of the West. With Legendary Tales, and Local Sketches. By the Author of “Stories of Waterloo” [i.e. William H. Maxwell]. New Edition, Revised and Corrected by William Hamilton MAXWELL Pdf

Author : Carol G. Klear
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439646199

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Legendary Locals of North Ridgeville by Carol G. Klear Pdf

It was 1810 when a group of men from Connecticut roved west to Ohio, establishing the first permanent settlement in what became North Ridgeville. Led by David Beebe Sr., they foraged for food and shelter. The pioneer spirit of the aggregation sustained them and others who followed. Farming provided sustenance and many farms including those owned by the Solomons, Gerharts, and others have continued the tradition. Education was greatly respected and 10 school districts became part of the communitys landscape. An early school still stands on Jaycox Road, where retired teachers Julie Bajda and Barb Sutton reenacted the roles of teachers from earlier times. The former Buffalo Trail became Center Ridge Road, the citys main thoroughfare, and, in 1960, the township developed into a city governed by a mayor, council, and various department heads. Businesses, such as Bueschers Hardware and the Bogner Funeral Home opened and remain today. Groups of residents cultivated interests into organizations with a goal of working together seamlessly for the good of the community.

Author : Kris Applegate
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467101387

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Legendary Locals of Louisville by Kris Applegate Pdf

Despite humble beginnings on Corn Island in 1778, the city of Louisville has grown to legendary status. Courageous individuals have worked together overcoming hardships, defeating enemies, celebrating victories, and laying the foundation for our river city. Louisville is the home of many legends including boxing great Muhammad Ali, William Clark (of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition), baseball star Pee Wee Reece, Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence, Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman, broadcast journalist Diane Sawyer, sculptor Ed Hamilton, and author Hunter S. Thompson. Other legends who have called Louisville home include Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland Sanders, actor Tom Cruise, and inventor Thomas Edison. Louisville boasts the nation's largest annual fireworks display, the world's largest baseball bat, and "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" also known as the Kentucky Derby. You are invited to read about these and more exceptional folks who have shaped our eclectic city called Louisville.

Author : Christopher P. Obert,Nancy S. Obert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0738589012

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Legendary Locals of Haverhill by Christopher P. Obert,Nancy S. Obert Pdf