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 Step into this historic old farm homestead and be reminded of the courage of the pioneers who cleared, settled and cultivated wild forest land. The materials used in building came from the land on which it stands. Oak and walnut for the frame and floors, stone for the foundation and clay for the hand-pressed bricks formed the building as it rose beside a spring of clear water.
The doors are of double thickness, set in 14-inch thick walls as protection from the dangers of the wilderness and attack by Tecumseh's tribes who were on the warpath in 1810.
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The Stone House is located off State Route 239 in West Portsmouth. The home opens its door to many visitors each year who want a glimpse of home life in one of southern Ohio's few primitive homes remaining intact. The ancient blocks were carved from a ledge of rock only a stone's throw away and still bring attention more than two hundred years after they were laid. The building is available or meeting space and its features include: Full service Kitchen, Phone Service, Internet. Seats: approximately 40 people. Great Tour for motocoach operators! Contact City Visitors Bureau for more info 740-353-1116.
Go to the Official Website for the Philip Moore Stone House
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 The Southern Ohio Museum, located in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, has served as a center for cultural opportunities of all kinds since 1979 when it first opened in renovated headquarters donated by the city's largest bank. The 1917 Beaux Arts building, austerely handsome on its limestone exterior and classically uplifting in the colonnaded interior where ornate grids of ceiling friezes embellish the second floor galleries overlooking the soaring space of the main floor gallery below.
Southern Ohio Museum's Official Website (Click Here)
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Roy Rogers lived on Duck Run, in nearby McDermott, for a period of his youth and attended what was then McDermott High School. The Roy Rogers Hometown Memorabilia Exhibit, housed in the basement of the Portsmouth Post Office, exhibits posters, magazines, albums and photographs related to the life and times of this cowboy legend and Portsmouth-area native.
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 The first library was started in 1831. Mrs. Eliza DuPuy had written and had published her first book, the title of which was “Morton, Late OF Revolution.” Her circle of friends, which included Dr. Hempstead, Judge William V. Peck, Edward Hamilton, John Glover and Francis Cleveland, decided to donate books from their private collections to this early library which was located on the corner of Front and Market Streets. However, local residents did not show much interest, so the library was closed and the books donated to the YMCA. To offset the loss of the library, Mary and Maggie Peebles established “reading rooms” in their home on Front Street, assisted by David Ramey and his two daughters, Adella and Venetia, who donated books for the enterprise. A nominal fee was charged to help cover the cost of maintenance and upkeep.
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 Being as Scioto County was once inhabited by Shawnee Indians, there are many locations all throughout the area that act as a constant reminder of our heritage. Mound Park, which is now used as little league baseball fields and children's playground, has an ancient indian burial mound located at its center. Other historical attractions related to the Shawnee Indians are Tremper Mound and Raven Rock. Check out Portsmouth City's Website to learn more.
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 Timeless Raven Rock rears its rocky head northwesterly from the junction of the southerly flowing Scioto River with the westerly flowing Ohio approximately two miles west of Portsmouth, on U.S. Highway 52. From its crags, which are approximately 500 feet above the rivers and about three quarters of a mile across the broad Ohio Valley, the nature lover can see the twisting waters of the Ohio River for a distance of fourteen miles or so.
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