Only In Ohio

Only In Ohio (Part III)

The Murder of Actress Annie Von Behren  It’s Thanksgiving  Day, 1882, and for many of the residents in Cincinnati, there’s one thing that is going to make that day extra special – the famous Broadway actress Annie Von Behren is in town with her fiancé Frank I Frayne. The show had been a bit hit.  

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Highland County Ohio

What’s In A Name: A Highland County Double Feature: Samantha, Boston and Dallas

In today’s “What’s in a name?” we’ve got a special, Highland County double feature. We’re going to look at two towns: Samantha, Boston, and Dallas. You heard me. Two towns. Lemme explain. Samantha Usually, when a town is named after a particular person, it’s someone noteworthy. Many of our earlier settlers named the towns they

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Only In Ohio

Only In Ohio (Part II)

For our “Only in Ohio” series, we select shorter topics we really want to cover, but that don’t really fit anywhere else.  That Legendary 1895 Car Crash According to several different sources (you’d be surprised how many) in 1895, there were only two cars anywhere in the state of Ohio, and one day they crashed

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