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,...

In the fall of 1974, a small house owned by Rally Jones at 328 Clagg St. in Bellefontaine was condemned by the city as a fire hazard. As...

Dale Elleman Sr. began plans in 1948 for a drive-in theatre on Spruce St. in Bellefontaine next to the Detroit Aluminum & Brass “DAB”...

This year marks the 50th and 75th anniversary of the graduating classes of 1950 and 1975. In 1950, there were graduating classes from...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, with an executive order on April 5, 1933. The CCC...

The Bellefontaine Post Office was in several different store front buildings until a Federal building was constructed in 1913. Plans for...

On July 29, 1940, a group of young mothers interested in parenting education met in the Mary Lee Tea Room at 136 N. Main St., in...

The Flatwoods settlement in Bokescreek Township was established ca 1854, when Christopher Williams, a Black man from Fayette County,...

A Salute to Logan County Veterans Open House Date: April 27, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 5:00 pm   Join us as we salute our Logan County Veterans...

Charles J. Bondley, Jr., was born in Big Springs, Ohio on September 10, 1910, to Dr. Charles J. and Dora Titus Bondley. Dr. Bondley had a...

The Belle Center Herald-Voice newspaper was established in 1904 when The Herald and The Voice newspapers combined. There were several...

The Latham Care Center was located at the current site of the Orr Mansion and Logan County Museum for over twenty years. In 1906, William...

Three generations of the Pratt family served as physicians in Logan County, starting with Dr. Edwin Pratt in 1850. Members of the Pratt...

The Harold Kerr American Legion Post #173 of Bellefontaine established a drum and bugle corps in 1930 with armed services veterans. The...

Jeneane DesCombes was born in Springfield, Ohio in 1935. When she was ten years old, she moved to Lakeview with her mother and two...

Maple syrup production is one of Logan County’s oldest industries. In the latter part of the 1800s, many Logan County farms had groves of...