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Education. Ohio Wesleyan University ( BA) Signature. Lucy Ware Hayes ( née Webb; August 28, 1831 – June 25, 1889) was the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes and served as first lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881. Hayes was the first First Lady to have a college degree. [1] She was also a more egalitarian hostess than previous ...
Renick House. / 39.32333°N 82.99056°W / 39.32333; -82.99056. The Renick House, also known as "Paint Hill", is a historic house in western Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Built in 1804, [1] it is a two- story stone structure in the shape of the letter "L". Among its most prominent features are gables and large chimneys on each end, a ...
The Anthony and Susan Cardinal Walke House is a historic residence on the west side of Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Erected around 1812, it is a Colonial Revival house built in the style of the early post-independence period of the United States. [1] Its builders, like many other early residents of Chillicothe, were natives of Virginia who ...
Chillicothe ( / ˌtʃɪlɪˈkɒθi / CHIL-ih-KOTH-ee) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. [6] Located along the Scioto River 45 miles (72 km) south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio. It is the only city in Ross County and is the center of the Chillicothe micropolitan area.
70000515 [1] Added to NRHP. November 10, 1970. The Adena Mansion is a historic house museum in Chillicothe, Ohio. It was built for Thomas Worthington by Benjamin Latrobe, and was completed in 1807. [2] The house is located on a hilltop west of downtown Chillicothe. The property surrounding the mansion included the location of the first mound ...
Grandview Cemetery (originally spelled Grand View as two words) was established around 1841. [2] The ground the cemetery stands on looks down upon the valleys of the Scioto River and Paint Creek, with a panoramic view of the city of Chillicothe. [2] The land for Grandview was purchased outside of the city limits of Chillicothe in order to ...
It is often referred to in historical writing as "Old Chillicothe", in order to distinguish it from the modern Ohio city of Chillicothe. Settlement of the village began in 1774. Located on the Little Miami River, the area is now known as Oldtown, near present-day Xenia. Chillicothe was the home of Blackfish, war chief of the division.
Among their known villages were Eskippakithiki in Kentucky, Sonnionto (also known as Lower Shawneetown) in Ohio, Chalakagay near what is now Sylacauga, Alabama, Chalahgawtha at the site of present-day Chillicothe, Ohio, Old Shawneetown, Illinois, and Suwanee, Georgia. Their language became a lingua franca for trade among numerous tribes. They ...