Compiled for Big Walnut Area Historical Society by Polly Horn

Compiled for Big Walnut Area Historical Society by Polly Horn

* Articles ran in The Sunbury News in the Because You Asked column

Local History is a collection of facts and stories gleaned from newspapers, histories and individuals who lived the events.  I have made every effort to be sure the incidents are accurate but errors do happen so please contact me if you have proof of errors and we will work together to correct the errors. 

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General Big Walnut Area History is followed by Townships and Villages

                         Assistance Needed
                       Identification of Photos
             Most Recently Added to this Site

Big Walnut Area History
Prehistoric
   
Glaciers
Early Settlers
   
Forests, Prairie. Bridges
Community Library

   Also see:
         Community Library Ohio's 200th Display

Schools
   
Big Walnut,  Center Village / Harlem, Galena,   
     Sunbury
Transportation
    Maps, Stagecoach, Railroad
Wars
  
American Revolution,   War of 1812,   Civil War,
    WWI,    WWII,    Vietnam,   War on Terror
    Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial

Outstanding Historical Figures
 
  Curtis, Ben - golfer
    Lane, Foster - aviator
    Rosecrans, William Starke - Major General
    Sherman, Everett - bridge builder
    Southworth, Billy - baseball manager
    Willis, Governor Frank B. - Ohio governor
Townships
   Berkshire
   Genoa
   Kingston
   Porter
   Trenton

Villages
   Galena Village History
       
Galena School
   Sunbury

          Businesses
          Churches
          Clubs and Organizations
          Doctors and Health
          Military
          Post Office
          Recreation and Sports
          Schools
          Town Hall and Village Square
          Weather
         
FIRSTS:
Nescafe - First Instant Coffee and Instant Food
NestlesNestea - First instant tea
RFD - First in the nation    
  

          

 

Your Assistance is Needed
Do you have a photo of the old Sunbury Firetruck
? We would like to add it to the story of the fire department.

Also looking for a photo of the jail cell which was inside the east door of the Town Hall.
contact me

Do You Know about the Railroad School #9,
Victory Camp on Big Walnut Road
or Franklin Station
?  We would like photos to post  contact me


Do you know when the Greyhound bus stopped picking up people at the Grill in Sunbury?   contact me

Still Looking for Information About the Quilt
1919 Genoa Township Quilt of Soldiers and Sailors research by Carolyn Maruggi
Franklin Railroad Station in Genoa Township contributed by Florobel Lacher

Looking for identification of these photos
Berkshire 1894 - photo from T
erry Easton
Galena 7th and 8th Grades - Harold Roof Teacher
Galena School Grades and Year Unknown- Harold Roof, teacher
Service Station
Help Us Identify These Photos
East Side -postcard circa 1909   Help!
1919 Genoa Township Quilt of Soldiers and Sailors research by Carolyn Maruggi

Baseball Players  AND other teams?  need identification
Condit Cornet Band - 1890 photo from Ken Crowl
Employees of Sunbury Manufacturing Company - photo from Ken Crowl
Nestles Sunbury Picnic, July 4, 1921

 Sunbury 1920 Basketball Team

Sunbury School Photo 1923 - Photo from Don Edwards
Sunbury School Primary Students about 1924

Ross Dent Road School 19071913,  1914,  1915,  1916,  1925 or 26

Trenton Township Special School 1886-7

Most Recently Added
Added in February 2012

American Legion Post 457 by Gene Fuller
Otis Kimball Baker's Dress Uniform in the Newsletter

Postcard from Farmer's Bank in 1914 - Photo from Don Edwards
John W. Shultz Sales and Service - From Gene and Joan Fuller and Jane Davisool

Added in March 2012
Sunbury School Primary Students about 1924

Added in May 2012
a Berkshire School c 1894 - photo from T
erry Easton
 

Big Walnut Area History

Prehistoric: Galena:
Glacier Boulder*
       Biggest Rock - ODNR
Ancient Ohio Trail - Plan to travel through
        Ohio's ancient past
Also see:
Community Library Ohio's 200th Display
 
Early Settlers:

Big Walnut Area: SUNBURY:
 

AROUND THE SQUARE:

BUSINESSES:

CHURCHES:

CLUBS:

HEALTH AND WELL BEING:

LANDMARKS:

MILITARY

RECREATION

WEATHER:

Schools:  

   Centralized Schools

CENTER VILLAGE - HARLEM;

GALENA SCHOOL:

SUNBURY SCHOOL:

   Consolidated School: 
        Big Walnut Local Schools 1950-

 

 
Transportation:  

 

 
Wars:      

American Revolution

War of 1812

Civil War

   

  World War I

World War II

Vietnam Conflict

War on Terrorism


 

BIG WALNUT AREA TOWNSHIPS
also see Thumbnail History Sketches and Maps

Berkshire Township:   Kingston Township:
 
Genoa Township:   Porter Township:

 

 
Harlem Township:   Trenton Township:

 

 

 

Community Library Displays
for Ohio's Bicentennial

Famous People with
            Big Walnut Ties

Displays by Margaret Arnold

Prehistoric Ohio in Big Walnut - January 2003
Community Library - February 2003
Berkshire Township - March 2003
Trenton Township - April 2003
Harlem Township - May 2003
Genoa Township - July 2003
Kingston Township - September 2003

This is a work in progress. 
More History articles will be added
 as time and money permits.

Porter Township - November 2003
 

Other Sites with History or Photos from the Big Walnut Area
BigWalnutMemory.org - Community Library site
Greeting from Delaware, Ohio - Picture Postcards of Delaware County, Ohio
 

See What was Happening in the World in the Year You were Born?
See
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