Bethel Ohio Flourishes on Routes 125 and 133
Bethel Ohio in Clermont County sits on high ground 30 miles from Cincinnati with easy access by road and bus. The town thrives as a farming community with corn wheat tobacco fruits and vegetables. key industries include the P Sullivan Ghee Factory Bethel Municipal Light Plant and the Grant Memorial Building. The village provides street lighting at no tax cost and operates three all night traffic signals.
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Bethel
Ohio
Clermont County
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Ohio River
Trough Felicity
Williamsburg
Grant
C. P
They Went on a Picnic Forty Years Ago
The fragmented account recalls a 1907 picnic journey using an old stage coach between Bethel and Cincinnati with Allen Harris as driver and many Bethel residents aboard. A blend of local names and places is noted, alongside historical transport and community changes over time.
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Allen Harris
Bethel
Williamsburg
Carroll Street
Linwood
Cincinnati
Miller
Diliman
Ata
R . Ae Nga
Im Berry
Madisonville
Imo Ferree
Imo Hutson
Amelia
Grace Stroup
Dave Jenéke
Bessie Fisher
Henry Faul
Lina Campbell
Frank White
Jessie Stroup
Frank’ Jenéke
Ervin White
South Pants Factory Faced with Manufacturing Consolidation
A fragment notes P Sullivan’s hosiery or pants factory tracing origins to Dublin sewing and a shift in production, reflecting consolidation in the local manufacturing sector and its impact on workers and regional trade.
Georgetown Factory Timeline Highlights Local Industry
Georgetown Ohio Industrial history shows P A Pathe Sr founding a wire loom factory in 1900. By now the firm employs about 450 with a monthly payroll near 36000. A 1928 power plant project led to revenue bonds and a public power system despite taxpayer suits. The Supreme Court upheld the village in all three courts.
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Georgetown
Ohio
P. A. Pathe, Sr
Board of Public Affairs
State Supreme Court
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By Faye I. Lanham
P.sullvan Ghee
Bethel Municipal Light
E. H
Sandwich Shop
Pearl and
Edith Keller
Bauer
South Pants Factory
C. G. & P. Railroad Co
Armstrong Motor CO
Forrest V. Armstrong
Hudson Agency
N. Charity St
Hutson, Beck
Beck
Bethel, Ohio
The
Clermont County Farm Bureau Co-op Association
Batavia
Felicity
Goshen
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