Toll bridges and early lambing in western Oregon region
County records recount toll bridges built in 1818 over Killbuck and Wills Creek, with costs and builders named. The account notes later bridges across Tuscarawas and Walhonding rivers, funding details, floods, and rebuilds through the 1870s. It ends with Western Oregon sheepmen reporting an early lambing season and cold rains impacting lamb losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tun
Wes
Wills Creek
Killnuck
Adam Jokrsem
Thomas Joanstan
Will Creek
Tuscarawas River
Casanden
Fisha Gibbs
Hivard
John
James Renfrew
Samuel Lee
Benjamin Ricketts Donatnns
Cosnocton
Aviary
Tie Tucarawas
Eye
Reosene
William Renfrew
James Has
Tim
Toinson
Robert Haw
Dave
Oregon
Walter Kowitz
Brewster Springs
Ian Kowit
Roads in 1812 County Program and Local Transport
During the War of 1812 county and city officials debated road needs. They proposed routes from Cambridge to Coshocton, from White Fryes to Cadiz, and toward Coshocton westward. The legislature funded part of the project from land sale revenues. The article notes early licensed ferries and transport efforts tied to Coshocton County life and the era’s road and ferry improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Coshocten
Fryes
Cadiz
Cashocton
Aidty
Poids
Tesryimar Oat
Hncton
James MO Burts
Ch Siiton
Coshocton
Veterans training program helps WWII vets gain jobs
World War II veterans pursue diverse trades through the on the job training program of the Veterans Administration. Wages are supplemented monthly by government funds, while employers gain qualified beginners. The USES, Ohio Education, and local offices coordinate referrals and training plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran's Administration
United States Employment Service Office
Ohio Department of Education
USES
Bakersville quilting party hosted by Mrs Emmett Helmreich
Mrs Emmett Helmreich entertained a group of ladies at a quilting party in Bakersville. Guests included Mrs Charles Deibel, Mrs Ross Garver, Miss Pearl Garver, Mrs Emma Leech, Mrs Minnie Mozer, Mrs Mack Loveliss, Mrs Ella Kinsey, Mrs Dewey Bisler, Mrs William Store, Nora Schlarh and Mary Schumacher. Luncheon was served. Others visiting from nearby towns joined later gatherings and dinners with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersville
Floyd Garver
Charles Deibel
Ross Garver
Pearl Garver
Emma Leech
Minnie Mozer
Mack Loveliss
Ella Kinsey
Dewey Bisler
William Store
Emmett Hilmreich
Edna Mizer
Orpha Enditch
Charles Kilderman
Nora Schlarh
Mary Schumacher
Garver
Ferries Dominant Travel Then Overhorse Hacks in 1817 Region
Historical notes describe ferry operators thriving before 1817 along Tuscarawas Walhonding and Wills Creek, with Coshocton ferry at 16 cents and upper Tuscarawas ferry at 87 cents. Ferriage charged by the man, horse and wagon, and incidents show ferrymen neglected duties, including a man detained in the rain and a man delaying a ferry for a date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moborten
Vieins
Feneswee
Tusca Awas Walhonding
Fiskhingum Reef
Wills Creek
Cochocton
Newcomerstown
Kiloud Creek
Coshocton
Tuscaranas
Fantman
T Rice
Felryman
Youth Confesses to Babysitting Slaying in New York
13 year old Jack Turk admits strangling three year old Sibyl Gurfein while babysitting. Tur k arrived at a New York police station from Whippam after being found hitching a ride west. Sibyl Gurfein, only child of Mr and Mrs Jack Gurfein of Forest Hills, was found dead in a bath tub with the body hanging over the tub edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gere al Burns
Baltmore
Bowmans of
Brownsville
Columana
Ohio Life and Trust Commons
Walhending
Bachman Brothers
Coshocton
Warsaw
John Sarake
Novak
Oenge
NW W Bunton
JT W Davenport
Brdge
Mohican Creek
Bunton
Fuon
Oran
Buxton
Fetes Bridge Company
Marmis Ford
Coshacton
Robinsons Ford
Cammmis
Jack Turk
New York
Whippam
Sybil Gurfein
Jack Gurfein
Forest Hills
Rural Roads Improve Slowly in Coshocton County
Local officials report slow progress on rural road improvements in Coshocton County with some sections still uneven. Residents note limited access and ongoing maintenance needs as projects proceed.
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Killbuck
Coshocton City Hospital
Margaret Rowan
Coutts Prinoes
Goun Teeta
Emmett Helmreich
Lloyd Miller
New Philadelphia
Phoebe Miller
Loman Hawk
West Lafayette Road
Eugene Hawk
Fred Kilcherma
Mattie Kilcherma
Stone Creek
Charles Kilcherman
Charles Storck
Fiat
William Storck
Jimmy
Ruben Zimmerman
Columbus
David Zimmerman
Michael Denzer
Lorin Everhart
Mrs Lawson Everhart
Dover
Earl Troendly
West Lafayette
Tad
Wayne Smith
Mary Ann
Carl Kinsey
Dennis Hothern
Bob Sherrick
Twila Schumacher
Robert Thomas
Ian
Rmedalths
John H Hutchinson
Inez
Bill Os
Zanesville
Caserton
Samuel Morrison
Coshocton County
Lennox
Arnold
TIN Shop
Wal Fortune Tin Shop
Max H. Rusk
Texaco
Main
Heller Brothers Company
Heller Brothers Company of
Ohio
Appros Inc
Lloyd C. Smith
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