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This image of the Creston Mill depicts not only Wayne County’s commitment to agriculture and farming, but also their commitment to the fast changing industrial world that was every present during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Creston, a…

This image of a train wreck in in Orrville, Ohio depicts the aftermath of a train wreck that occurred in 1917. The image depicts the wreck with people strolling around, attempting to figure out what happened and in some cases, attempting to clean up…

This image of the Smithville Depot in the early 1900s depicts the rise of Wayne County as a center for transportation. The main reason for much of the county was because it was a good stop between Columbus and Cleveland, as well as Cincinnati and…

This image from 1910 of the Wooster Brush Company, founded in 1851 by Adam Foss, shows the new building that was built in 1909, which is still the Wooster Brush Company’s headquarters today. The Wooster Brush Company originally was a door-to-door…

This article taken from the November 7th, 1913 edition of the Wayne County Democrat describes an incident between trains that would lead to the death of an engineer. The engineer was killed in a crash after, two trains collided, showing the…