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8squareschool_sh.jpg (44138 bytes)Eight-Square School
There were two octagon-shaped, or as they were commonly called, eight-square, schools in early Morrow County built during the 1830's and 40's.  This shape was popular with the Quakers.  Florence Walker took this photo with a Brownie camera when it was being used as a storage shed.  The structure was razed in the 1920's.

farm_sh.jpg (39966 bytes)Down on the Farm
This interesting farm scene shows a crew of men operating a stationary baler.  The location of this barn is unknown.  The man sitting on the bale of hay in the foreground is Arthur Beardsley.  Art was born in 1872 and died in 1949. Photo: inherited from the Beardsley family by Donald Miller who lives north of Mt. Gilead.
marengoblack_sh.jpg (43602 bytes)Marengo Blacksmith Shop
This is the interior of Pat Culver's blacksmith Shop in Marengo in 1909.  Culver, and his apprentice, Clarence Miller are shown at their anvils.  Also pictured is Miller's son, Glen.  Delbert Hart was the last blacksmith to operate the shop.
mtgileadway_sh.jpg (40889 bytes)Mt. Gilead's White Way
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.
funeral_sh.jpg (40960 bytes)Eldon Brown Memorial Service
Harmony township resident Eldon R. Brown was one of the first Morrow County soldiers killed by enemy action during World War II.  His ship, the USS Dorchester was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine.  The service was held June 13, 1943.  Photo: provided by Buford Brown, Eldon's brother.

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