Hareport was located on the site of the former Carter Field where the first airplane in Logan County successfully took off and landed on August 1, 1912. The plane was powered by a Rausenberger engine built in Bellefontaine. The property was located on W. Columbus Ave. in Bellefontaine near the corporation line. In 1946, Chester Brown was the owner of the 63-acre property. He sold it to John Hare, a real estate broker, and his business partner, Thomas Guy, for the purpose of c

The first school in the village Huntsville was built around 1861 on Wishart St. It was a two-story building consisting of two rooms. The school building served the needs of the community for nearly twenty years. As the village grew, the school soon became too small. In about 1883, a new frame school was built. It had two rooms on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor. The first eight grades were taught at the school. It wasn’t until 1887 that a high school was add

The Zane Kenton Monument and Dr. Sloan Library in Zanesfield were dedicated on September 8, 1914. The idea of erecting a monument to honor Isaac Zane and Simon Kenton, and building a library, was first discussed in 1912 when the Zanesfield Commercial Club was formed by Oswald “O.K.” Reames and Lee Pennock. Dr. Earl Sloan, who was a good friend of Reames, made a generous donation for the monument and funded the construction of a new library. Sloan also gave an additional gift

The Dr. Sloan Library in Zanesfield has continuously served the Zanesfield area for over one hundred ten years. The free-public library was built in 1914 using funds donated by Dr. Earl Sloan. Plans to build a library in Zanesfield started in 1912 when the Zanesfield Commercial Club was formed by Oswald “O.K.” Reames and Lee Pennock. At that time, the club discussed erecting a monument to honor Isaac Zane and Simon Kenton, and building a new library. Dr. Sloan, who was a good