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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 the Ohio Salt Company in the first part of the 1930s, adds not only to the plethora of industry and other businesses that were present in Wayne County during the early portion of the twentieth century, but also shows the magnitude that…

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 World War I monument in Doylestown, Ohio is described as Doylestown’s most distinctive feature. This feature might be considered Doylestown’s most distinctive because of their dedication to their veterans the massive amounts of veterans and…

This image of a parade of World War I veterans coming home after fighting overseas showing that having soldiers return to what was “normal” to them before the war would not be possible for all people and all soldiers. Soldiers were celebrated as they…

This image depicts the Ku Klux Klan marching through downtown Wooster. Segregation and overt racism is often thought to be a southern matter throughout the twentieth century, however that is not the case. By the early 1950’s, school segregation was…

This image of Union Station in Creston, Ohio as World War I depicts the importance of World War I soldiers to the economy and livelihood of a place. This image from 1916, before the United States had even declared war on Germany in 1917, shows that…

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 letter, written by Harold Freedlander of Wooster, Ohio during the four years in which he was enlisted in the Army during World War II, looks at why the Germans are still fighting, even when he (and he presumes the Nazis as well) know that there…