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Historic Little Kanawha River Bridge, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Construction on the Little Kanawha 5th Street Bridge in Parkersburg, West Virginia began in 1935 and was completed in early 1937 with the dedication taking place on May 7, 1937. It was built by the Pu…[View More]

St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Monroe, Michigan

Saint Michael the Archangel, located at 502 West Front Street in Monroe, is the second oldest Catholic Church in Monroe County, Michigan. The movement to establish the parish began in 1845 when 14 Ger…[View More]

Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge, Greenup, Kentucky

The Bennetts Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1855 over Tygarts Creek in northern Greenup County, Kentucky. The bridge is 159 feet long and is the longest single span coverd bridge in the state. The s…[View More]

Cincinnati’s Hidden Railroad Station, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Torrence Road Railroad Station Depot was built in 1907. The depot was built for the wealthy people who lived on top of the hill in Walnut Hills as the rich didn’t want to go into the “then” …[View More]

State Route 128 Phantom Bridge, Miamitown, Ohio

Almost exactly halfway between Miamitown and Hooven, Ohio on State Route 128 is this concrete phantom bridge built in the 1920s. This bridge was used on a daily basis by area motorists until State Rou…[View More]

English Center Bridge, English Center, Pennsylvania

Built 1891 by the Dean & Westbrook Company of New York, the English Center Bridge is 300 feet long and spans Little Pine Creek in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Nathan Holth of HistoricBridges.or…[View More]

Historic Vevay, Indiana

Three words describe Vevay, Indiana: Architecture, Architecture, Architecture! This town of 1700 people sitting on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River has more styles of historic architecture from t…[View More]

Historic Camden, Ohio

Camden, Ohio was home to one of the most popular silo construction companies in the United States, the Neff & Fry Company.

The Festivals of Oldenburg, Indiana

This video features the history of the festivals of Oldenburg, Indiana.

Oldenburg Maypole, Oldenburg, Indiana

This video is about the history of the Maypole in Oldenburg, Indiana.

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