Street Name Dedication Ceremonies Honoring Dr. James F. Scott

ID: 864 ~ Source: Community Common (September 1984), Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History Community Archives, Clark Memorial Library, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ~ Date: September 1984
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The original caption for the photograph, published in the Community Common (September 1984), reads: ""Several local and state official attended dedication ceremonies Saturday, honoring Dr. James F. Scott by renaming portions of 12th Street and 52 West and East to Dr. James F. Scott Place and Dr. James F. Scott Drive. Official taking part in the ribbon cutting ceremonies were: Senator Cooper Snyder, Congressman Bob McEwen, County Commissioner Bob Cross, Commissioner Paul Griffith (for Speaker Vern Riffe) and Second Ward Council Woman Jo Ann Aeh (also representing Mayor Richard Grimm who was unable to attend because of his father's death). Dr. and Mrs. Scott are also surrounded by others taking part in the program and their three children, Dr. James F. Scott, Jr., Robert Scott and Mrs. June Matthews."

This file appears in: Dr. James F. Scott, the First Elected Black County Coroner in the United States