Cemetery, Few Homes in Middletown Area of Crawford County Ohio

source: Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum, November 2001 Henry Hershner had a dream -- to make his community a rival to nearby Leesville and Galion economically.  It didn’t work out.  Today, Middletown isn’t even a town.  It is a dot on the map with a cemetery and a few nearby homes.  But in Hershner’s day, it had promise. … Continue reading Cemetery, Few Homes in Middletown Area of Crawford County Ohio

Early Crawford County Ohio School Teachers & Officials Part 3

(All items as copied and printed in our newsletter, Tracking -Please check original records for accuracy or additional information) Tracking Vol. III #2 pg.5 * May 1977 From the Teachers' Blue Book for the Public Schools of Ohio for 1885-86comes this information about the Crestline Schools. School Board President - D. Babst, Jr.Clerk - G.W. ZintTreasurer - Lewis HolckerPrincipal - … Continue reading Early Crawford County Ohio School Teachers & Officials Part 3

Crestline Ohio Alumni 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907

From the Crestline, Ohio 1907 Annual, THE VOICE, the alumni  reprinted from chapter newsletter: Tracking Vol. IV #1 - February 1978 - pg. 3-4 Get access to the entire Tracking in Crawford County newsletter archive by JOINING today!  LEARN MORE Class of 1904Estella CasselGrace PeppardTillie SchaafJulia CoverMabel JonesBertha NeffRosa EllisLura CastnerRosemary GosserBessie AltafferLillie CarlisleIda BlumSam … Continue reading Crestline Ohio Alumni 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907

From the 1907 Crestline Ohio Annual THE VOICE

reprinted from Tracking in Crawford County Newsletter, Tracking Vol. III #4 - August 1977 - pg.18 Get access to the entire Tracking in Crawford County newsletter archive by JOINING today!  LEARN MORE From the Crestline, Ohio 1907 Annual, THE VOICE,comes a list of the members of the Class of 1871 Crestline Ohio School Class of … Continue reading From the 1907 Crestline Ohio Annual THE VOICE

Crawford County Ohio Rail Road History Extracted

1910 Night view of T&OC Depot Extracts from the 1881 and 1912 Crawford County Ohio Histories reveal origin of Rail Roads going through the county. The first railroad to go through Crawford County was chartered and surveyed in 1836-1837 to link Cincinnati to Springfield by following the Ohio River to the Little Miami River then … Continue reading Crawford County Ohio Rail Road History Extracted