Ohio's first female county sheriff, Maude Charles Collins (1893-1972) of
Vinton County was appointed to finish her husband Fletcher's term
after he was killed in the line of duty in October 1925.
In 1926, she ran for the office in her own right . . . — — Map (db m141605) HM
Business in the Hanging Rock region blossomed in the 1850s, and the area became Ohio's first chief industrial center. Much of the iron produced here was used to build the nation's growing railroad system. The railroads, in turn, provided . . . — — Map (db m26507) HM
The previous bridge carrying State Route 160 over Raccoon Creek north of Ewington, in Gallia County was constructed in 1934. The 3-span, 191-foot long, continuous steel deck beam bridge was designed by the Ohio Department of Highways Bridge Bureau . . . — — Map (db m309373) HM
The covered bridge era in America was from the nineteenth century. The last covered bridge of this period was built by the State of Ohio in Vinton County in 1919, Bridges were enclosed to protect the wooden structural parts and decks from rain . . . — — Map (db m308672) HM
The previous bridge carrying State Route 160 over
Raccoon Creek north of Ewington, in Gallia County was constructed in 1934.
The 3-span, 191-foot long,
continuous steel deck beam bridge was designed by the
Ohio Department of Highways . . . — — Map (db m248271) HM
The Cox Covered Bridge was built in 1884 by the Diltz and Steel Company and uses a variation of the Vinton County Queenpost truss system. In late August 1992, workers from the Vinton County Engineer's office used an innovative method to move the . . . — — Map (db m26500) HM
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens (called stations) where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery (known as passengers) were sheltered, fed, clothed, and . . . — — Map (db m309383) HM
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