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      Original Ohio

      David W Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker

      "Every community begins with a dream--a dream of a better life."

      Home to thousands of settlements extending as far back as 13,000 years ago, Ohio has seen most of its…

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      Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking Valley

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,Nyla Vollmer

      As early as 1755, explorers found coal deposits in Ohio s Hocking Valley. The industry that followed created towns and canals and established a new way of life. The first…

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      Carrying Coal to Columbus: Mining in the Hocking Valley

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,Nyla Vollmer

      As early as 1755, explorers found coal deposits in Ohio’s Hocking Valley. The industry that followed created towns and canals and established a new way of life. The first shipment…

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      Murder in Amish Ohio: The Martyrdom of Paul Coblentz

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      In the summer of 1957, a young Holmes County farmer was gunned down in cold blood. There was little to distinguish this slaying from hundreds of others throughout the United…

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      Reverse Underground Railroad in Ohio

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      Prior to the Civil War, thousands escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. Untold others failed in the attempt. These unfortunate souls were dragged into bondage via the Reverse Underground Railroad…

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      The Reverse Underground Railroad in Ohio

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      Prior to the Civil War, thousands escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. Untold others failed in the attempt.

      These unfortunate souls were dragged into bondage via the Reverse Underground Railroad…

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      Lynching and Mob Violence in Ohio, 1772-1938

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      During the period 1771-1938, hundreds of acts of mob violence took place within the bounds of Ohio. Many of these acts were attributed to well-known and respected men - and…

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      Ohio’s Black Hand Syndicate: The Birth of Organized Crime in America

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of…

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      A Murder in Amish Ohio: The Martyrdom of Paul Coblentz

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      In the summer of 1957, a young Holmes County farmer was gunned down in cold blood. There was little to distinguish this slaying from hundreds of others throughout the United…

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      Wicked Columbus, Ohio

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,Elise Meyers Walker

      Ohio’s capital city once teemed with crime bosses, rampant corruption and unpunished perversion. The Bad Lands of Columbus was a nationally recognized slum controlled by Smoky Hobbs. Columbus native Dr…

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      Historic Black Settlements of Ohio

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      In the years leading up to the Civil War, Ohio had more African American settlements than any other state. Owing to a common border with several slave states, it became…

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      Historic Columbus Crimes: Mama’s in the Furnace, the Thing & More

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      In Historic Columbus Crimes, the father-daughter team of David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker looks back at sixteen tales of murder, mystery and mayhem culled from city history. Take the…

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      Wicked Columbus, Ohio

      David Meyers,Elise Myers,Elise Meyers Walker

      Ohio’s capital city once teemed with crime bosses, rampant corruption and unpunished perversion. The Bad Lands of Columbus was a nationally recognized slum controlled by Smoky Hobbs. Columbus native Dr…

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      Look to Lazarus: The Big Store

      David Meyers,Beverly Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker

      For more than 150 years, F&R Lazarus & Company was the heart of downtown Columbus. Headed by the first family of American retailing ? with an eye for flair and…

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      Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,Jeff Chenault

      Inspired by Florida’s famed Mai-Kai restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. They set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended…

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      The Kahiki Scrapbook

      David W Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker, Jeff Chenault

      The Church of Tiki To aficionados of Polynesian Pop, the Kahiki Supper Club was and remains the touchstone for all things tiki. The epitome of a fad that started at…

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      Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,Jeff Chenault,Doug Motz

      Look back at the history of Columbus, Ohio’s Kahiki Supper Club, a unique culinary landmark.

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      Inside the Ohio Penitentiary

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,James, II Dailey

      Chronicles the history of the Ohio Penitentiary, focusing on life inside, executions, escapes, riots, fires, legends and the experience of the inmates.

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      Inside the Ohio Penitentiary

      David Meyers,Elise Meyers Walker,James Dailey, II

      As animal factories go, the Ohio Penitentiary was one of the worst. For 150 years, it housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the United States, including murderers, madmen…

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