In the afternoon on Saturday, October 25, 1975, all eyes turned to Ohio. Well, not the whole state, exactly. Not even a city or a town or even a village. It was just … a parking lot. Well, at least it was a big one. Huge. Actually, the world barely saw more than 133 feet
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History
The city of Kirtland, Ohio, on the eastern portion of Cleveland suburbia, is usually noted for its historical significance, such as being an early headquarters for the Latter-Day Saints movement. Today, however, we’re going in a slightly different direction… According to legend, Kirtland was home to an infamous doctor, Dr. Crow (or Crowe, or Krow)
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History, Myths and Legends
Cincinnati-area resident John Stevens had a unique talent … well, a unique and uncanny resemblance to a certain, very well-known celebrity named Mark Hamill, perhaps best known for playing the role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies. Fluke Skywalker John developed an alter-ego, a character named Fluke Skywalker. Dressing up as Fluke, he
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History, People, True Crime
When Marcus Jackson Fiesel was born on June 24, 2003, the third child of his mother, Donna Trevino, it was clear he was a special child. He was “an awesome little guy” commented a neighbor who went on to describe how he loved flowers, bubbles, and Bob the Builder. He was also described as an
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True Crime
Today, George Street in Cincinnati doesn’t seem very notable. It is only a block long, and other than some brick walls, you won’t see much. The only real exception being a few trees and benches at the rear entrance of the Cincinnati Bell building. I would bet that most people who live in Cincinnati probably
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Places
Sometimes, while doing research for one article, I’ll run across something that isn’t exactly related to what I was looking into. History doesn’t happen in isolation, after all. I’ll write down some notes and come back to it later. On rare occasions, this leads me down one interesting rabbit hole after another, to the point where I have tottally forgotten the original reason I wrote the note
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Ohioans You Should Know, People
Sometimes, the simplest cases can turn out to be the most complex. The basic facts are surprisingly simple. On the evening of August 11, 2008, 24-year-old Sarah Widmer drew herself a bath in the suburban Cincinnati house she shared with her husband, Ryan. A short time later, he would make a 9-1-1 call, telling them “My wife fell asleep in the
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True Crime, Unsolved Unresolved
The date was February 8, 1844. The time was 1:30 in the afternoon. Location: the grounds of The Columbus Penitentiary. The event: Thousands of people filled the hill to witness the execution of two criminals because what else was there to do on a chilly afternoon in the middle of the nineteenth century. The first condemned was William Graham Young (or William Clark) who
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History, People
What do you think of when you hear the name John Dillinger? Perhaps you recall him as a depression-era bank robber and total badass gangster. Or maybe his name conjures up an image of him being shot to death by men from the Bureau of Investigations (what the FBI was before they added the “F”) as he came out of the Biograph
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History, Myths and Legends, True Crime
What do you think about when you think about Ohio? Perhaps it’s one of the great cities like Cincinnati, Columbus, or Cleveland? Could it be one of the hometown sports teams, be they the Reds or Bangles, Browns or Cavaliers? How about one of our educational facilities like Ohio State University or Kent State? Lest we forget other attractions like King’s Island or Cedar Point, the various Zoos and
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Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Places