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

In December 1930, 4-H boys and girls from Logan County traveled to New York City via the New York Central Railroad for the first annual Baby Beef Show. On December 8, 1930, members of the Logan Co. 4-H Steer Feeding Club, along with the calves they had been taking care of for a year, competed in an exhibition in Bellefontaine. The steers were first brought to the Sparks & Hamilton Auto Garage on S. Detroit St. and placed in temporary stalls made with lumber and lined with saw

Geneva College was located in Northwood near Belle Center from 1848 to 1879. In 1836, James Stewart Johnston, a shopkeeper in Northwood, initiated the idea to create a Christian liberal arts college in the community. The following year, Mr. Johnston’s brother, the Rev. John Black Johnston, pastor of the Miami Reformed Presbyterian Church, held a Latin class in his study for seven students. Over the next ten years, this class grew and moved to several larger buildings. Then in

Prior to 1936, only one in five rural households in Logan County had electric service. A few people who lived near towns were able to get...

The Shick Implement Co. operated in Bellefontaine for nearly forty years. They sold John Deere tractors and implements along with a...

Harold A. Dodd spent forty-three years at Bellefontaine City Schools as a teacher and football and basketball coach.   Harold A. Dodd was...

Apple picking season in Ohio usually begins late summer and runs through the end of October. Ohio produces around 50 different varieties,...

The log cabin at the Helen Wonders Blue Park in Zanesfield was built in 1805 by Ebineezer Zane, son of Isaac and Myeerah Zane....

Before Mary Rutan Hospital opened in 1919, Bellefontaine had several small private hospitals where community physicians and surgeons...

Westinghouse operated facilities in Bellefontaine from 1948 to 1986. The Bellefontaine plants made fractional horsepower motors for a...

Dr. James Canby came to the Quincy area from Lebanon, Ohio around 1828. Shortly after he arrived, he built a grist mill on the north side...

Daniel Gutilla owned and operated several motion picture theatres and managed the Grand Opera House in Bellefontaine. He was born in...

The Electric Interurban Railway line was a system of rails that linked many of the large towns and cities in Ohio during the first part...

David Orrin Steinberger was an artist and professor who became known as the “Hermit of Mad River.” He resided at Zane Caverns from 1937...

Belle Center native George Wood Anderson was a noted pastor and evangelist. For many years, he held large multi-week revival meetings...

Brothers, Louis J. and Alfonso F. Zerbee of Bellefontaine, are both credited with several patented inventions. Louis’ invention of...

Music, dancing, and entertainment has attracted thousands of people to the Indian Lake area for many years. You could dance at the large...

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) was founded "To promote and practice the four cardinal virtues of Charity,...