The Morrow County Historical Society was officially organized November 10

Historical
Morrow County
Photographs
The following photographs are used by permission from the Morrow County Historical Society. They were taken from the Society's 9th edition of historical calendar's published in 2001.

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C.O. Wells Creamery
The C.O. Wells Creamery was an important business in Edison before World War I. The creamery collected milk and cream from a 15 to 20 mile area around Edison. The T & OC Railroad's local trains made many stops on their daily "milk train" runs north to Climax and Bucyrus and to Mt. Gilead, Fulton, Marengo and points southeast. This photo was taken in 1909.

Iberia Post Office
Della V. Burt was the Iberia post-mistress in 1908. She operated the post office in her husband's general store. Burt's building is now the southwest section of Eileen's Family Restaurant. This photo was originally taken to show the post office sign and was sent to a sign salesman by the name of Pace in Western Pa. Mr. & Mrs. Burt are pictured in front of the store. Photo: acquired at an antique show by Americana Antiques of Iberia.

D.A.R. Skit
In the late 1920's members of the Mt. Gilead chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution developed a series of skits depicting famous events of colonial American History. members of the DAR are pictured rehearsing one of their skits at the home of Mrs Tolly Mateer. Photo: Courtesy Morris and Sarah Payne

Williamsport Hotel
In early Ohio the stage road which ran from Delaware to Mansfield passed through Williamsport. A hotel was built in the late 1830's to accommodate travelers. The 1857 Morrow County Map lists William Hopper as the proprietor, but by 1871 John S. Mitchell had acquired it and changed the name to the "Mitchell House". It is now a private residence. The photo is dated June 16, 1909.

Sterritt and Howard Millinery Shop
Margaret Howard and Flora Sterritt were among the last to own a millinery shop in Mt. Gilead. Mrs. Howard (background) adn Mrs. Sterrit are pictured in their shop during the 1920's. The shop currently houses Whetstone Weavers.

Fred Held - Johnsville
Johnsville Barber Fred Held and his horse are featured in this picture taken by North Woodbury photograpaher Guy Hetrick. Held operated a barber shop in Johnsville in the early 1900's. Hair cuts were ten cents and a shave five cents.

Riverside Daily
Riverside Dairy products were a household name in Cardington for over seventy-five years. Paul Maxwell purchased the farm along the Whetstone Creek in 1915 and sold milk in the Cardington area from his 12 cow herd. The Maxwells sold the milk business in 1989 and the ice cream franchise in 1994.

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