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Fort Jefferson

In October 1791, General Arthur St. Clair ordered the construction of a fort roughly six miles south of modern-day Greenville, Ohio. He intended to use the site as a supply depot for his campaign against the Miami Indians. . . .

This entry was updated on 11/09/2009.

Virginia Military District

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Virginia Military District was an early land division in what would eventually become Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 11/02/2009.

Athens Asylum

The Ridges was formerly an asylum for the mentally ill in Athens, Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 10/21/2009.

Doris Von Kappelhoff - Doris Day

Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff, better known as Doris Day, was one of the best known actresses in America in the mid to late twentieth century. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/18/2009.

Folsom's Business College

In 1848, E.G. Folsom established Folsom's Business College in Cleveland, Ohio. Only two students enrolled in the school's first academic term, but the institution grew quickly. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/15/2009.

Chancellor University

In 1848, E.G. Folsom established Folsom's Business College, the predecessor of Dyke College and eventually Chancellor University, in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/15/2009.

Myers University

In 1848, E.G. Folsom established Folsom's Business College, the predecessor of David N. Myers College and eventually Chancellor University, in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/15/2009.

David N. Myers College

In 1848, E.G. Folsom established Folsom's Business College, the predecessor of David N. Myers College and eventually Chancellor University, in Cleveland, Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/15/2009.

Dyke College

In 1848, E.G. Folsom established Folsom's Business College, the predecessor of Dyke College and eventually Chancellor University, in Cleveland, Ohio. Only two students enrolled in the school's first academic term, but the institution grew quickly. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/15/2009.

Battle of Piqua

Throughout the American Revolution, Shawnee warriors conducted raids against American settlements in Kentucky. In November 1782, George Rogers Clark, hoping to prevent further attacks, led a detachment of militiamen against the Shawnee Indians living at modern-day Piqua, Ohio. . . .

This entry was updated on 09/09/2009.