Portsmouth in Scioto County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Twilight ⎯⎯⎯ Dedication Panel ⎯⎯⎯ Muralist Robert Dafford
Floodwall Murals, 2000 Feet of History/2000 Feet of Art
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 7, 2021
1. Twilight / Dedication Panel / Muralist Robert Dafford Marker
Inscription.
Twilight, also, Dedication Panel, also, Muralist Robert Dafford. Floodwall Murals, 2000 Feet of History/2000 Feet of Art.
Twilight. This mural shows a modern-day twilight scene of downtown Portsmouth as seen from Kentucky. featuring the U.S. Grant Bridge connecting with Chillicothe Street. The muses, embracing both ends of the Twilight mural, represent the art and history included in the floodwall murals, which have been painted by internationally famous muralist, Robert Dafford of Lafayette, Louisiana. The bridge was razed in 2001 and IO TC replaced with a new cable-stayed U.S. Grant Bridge.
Dedication Panel. The dedication message reflects the sentiments of the Board of Trustees of Portsmouth Murals, Inc. at the time the Floodwall Mural Project was dedicated on October 5th, 2002.
Muralist Robert Dafford. In October 2002, the Portsmouth community witnessed the completion of a project that took ten years to create. In 1993, Robert Dafford began painting the history of Scioto County and Portsmouth on a massive floodwall that holds back the mighty Ohio River. The Floodwall Mural Project is one of the largest outdoor art exhibits in the world. Using a concrete canvas measuring 20 feet high and over 1/3-mile-long, Robert, a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, has created the ultimate historic portrait of the Portsmouth area. With the help of local historians, citizens and the use of old photographs, he has given the city a window to its past. To learn more about Robert Dafford go to www.robertdafford.com.
The Floodwall Mural Project is a project designed and funded by the Portsmouth Murals, Inc. Board of Trustees. Special thanks to the Portsmouth Convention and Visitor's Bureau and the Portsmouth Murals Products, Inc. for the use of their book, Floodwall Murals. 2000 Feet of History/2000 Feet of Art, which is available in the Scioto County Welcome Center gift shop.
Shawnee State University Professor, Dr. John Lorentz has created an award-winning documentary film about the Floodwall Murals. Copies of "Beyond These Walls” are available for purchase by contacting the university's book store, (740) 351-3155, or visiting the Scioto County Welcome Center gift shop.
Twilight
This mural shows a modern-day twilight scene of downtown Portsmouth as seen from
Kentucky. featuring the U.S. Grant Bridge connecting with Chillicothe Street. The
muses, embracing both ends of the Twilight mural, represent the art and history
included in the floodwall murals, which have been painted by internationally famous
muralist, Robert Dafford of Lafayette, Louisiana. The bridge was razed in 2001 and IO TC
replaced with a new cable-stayed U.S. Grant Bridge.
Dedication Panel
The dedication message reflects the sentiments of the Board of Trustees of
Portsmouth Murals, Inc. at the time the Floodwall Mural Project was dedicated on
October 5th, 2002.
Muralist Robert Dafford
In October 2002, the Portsmouth community witnessed the completion of a project that
took ten years to create. In 1993, Robert Dafford began painting the history of Scioto
County and Portsmouth on a massive floodwall that holds back the mighty Ohio River.
The Floodwall Mural Project is one of the largest outdoor art exhibits in the world. Using
a concrete canvas measuring 20 feet high and over 1/3-mile-long, Robert, a native of
Lafayette, Louisiana, has created the ultimate historic portrait of the Portsmouth area.
With the help of local historians, citizens
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and the use of old photographs, he has
given the city a window to its past. To learn more about Robert Dafford go to
www.robertdafford.com.
The Floodwall Mural Project is a project designed and funded by the Portsmouth
Murals, Inc. Board of Trustees. Special thanks to the Portsmouth Convention and
Visitor's Bureau and the Portsmouth Murals Products, Inc. for the use of their book,
Floodwall Murals. 2000 Feet of History/2000 Feet of Art, which is available in the Scioto
County Welcome Center gift shop.
Shawnee State University Professor, Dr. John Lorentz has created an award-winning
documentary film about the Floodwall Murals. Copies of "Beyond These Walls” are
available for purchase by contacting the university's book store, (740) 351-3155, or visiting the Scioto County Welcome Center gift shop. (Marker Number 14.)
Location. 38° 43.855′ N, 83° 0.425′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Ohio, in Scioto County. It is on Front Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 Front St, Portsmouth OH 45662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 7, 2021
2. Floodwall Murals, 2000 Feet of History/2000 Feet of Art Marker
300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Scioto County, Experience Our Heritage (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Scioto County, Experience Our Heritage (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Scioto County, Experience Our Heritage (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Scioto County, Experience Our Heritage (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 7, 2021
4. The Dedication Panel
Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
