Recent Stories
Dr. James F. Scott, Scioto County Coroner
James Forrest Scott was born in Porter, Ohio located in Gallia County, on July 29th, 1903. He graduated from Bidwell Porter High School in 1921. Despite being the only Black member of his class, he was elected class orator by his peers. Mr. J.F.…
Trinity Lodge No. 9
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Booker T. Washington School and the History of School Segregation in Portsmouth, Ohio
The Lincoln Theater and the Old North End
Coming soon! The story of Portsmouth's Lincoln Theater and life in the North End in the 1920s and 30s.
Allen Chapel & the Fifteenth Amendment
Coming soon! The story of Portsmouth's African Methodist Episcopal Church - Allen Chapel.
The Iron Man Game
Packers coach Curly Lambeau entered the game with the NFL’s best record, 10-1-1, with only two games left in the season. If the Packers defeated the Spartans they would clench their fourth league championship. The Spartans sat at 5-1-4 in the…
Featured Stories
Mackletree Road Bridge & the CCC Stone Memorial
In 1934, a segregated, all-black Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) unit of enrollees, known as Company 1545, dammed the waters of Mackletree Run and Turkey Creek, creating Roosevelt Lake, the…
Sole Choice & the Portsmouth Shoe Industry
Explore the history of the sole-surviving remnant of Portsmouth, Ohio's once mighty shoe industry, Mitchellace, Inc. This "narrow fabrics" company emerged from the Panic and Great Recession of 2008…
Dr. Chaboudy & the Origins of the Portsmouth Floodwall Murals
Visit the Scioto County Welcome Center and view Robert Dafford's large canvas portrait of Ava and Louis Chaboudy.
Dr. Louis Chaboudy is remembered as "the person who originated the idea of having…
Featured Tours
Frontier Conflict in the Scioto Valley
8 Locations ~ Curated by Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D.Three-Cs in the Shawnee Forest
11 Locations ~ Curated by Andrew Feight, Ph.D.Portsmouth's Floodwall Murals
11 Locations ~ Curated by Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D.Settling the Scioto Valley
11 Locations ~ Curated by Andrew Feight, Ph.D.Along the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail
12 Locations ~ Curated by Andrew Lee Feight, Ph.D.Scioto Historical
A project by Andrew Feight, Ph.D.Scioto Historical is an educational mobile app and website that puts the history of southern Ohio at your fingertips. Learn about American and local history through map-based, interactive, multimedia presentations and experience professionally curated virtual historical tours on your laptop, tablet, or on a screen in your classroom. With its mobile app, Scioto Historical can guide you to historical locations and augment any walking or driving tour. Read more About Us