HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SMITHFIELD OHIO

SMITHFIELD, OH

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The Historical Society of Smithfield Ohio is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Smithfield, Ohio, a small village located in Jefferson County. The society was established in 1975 and has been an active presence in the community ever since.

The society maintains a museum located in the former Smithfield High School building, which houses a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the history of the village and its surrounding area. The museum is open to the public on weekends from May through October.

In addition to the museum, the Historical Society of Smithfield Ohio also hosts a variety of events and programs throughout the year, including historical reenactments, lectures, and tours of local historic sites. The society also publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Smithfield Sentinel, which provides updates on the society's activities and features articles on local history.

Overall, the Historical Society of Smithfield Ohio serves as an important resource for those interested in the history of the village and the surrounding area, and plays a vital role in preserving and promoting the area's rich cultural heritage.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SMITHFIELD OHIO is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in SMITHFIELD OH. US MID #8403900751

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

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Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Built in the 1920s as the foundation of a planned residence and clinic by Dr. Andrew J. Harness, prior to his arrest and conviction of illegal drug sales in 1925, this structure has since become a public overlook with sweeping views of the city of Wheeling below.
View from Mount Wood Overlook, Mount Wood Road, East Wheeling, Wheeling, WV Founded in 1769 by Ebenezer Zane as a frontier settlement in the western reaches of the state of Virginia, known as Zanesburg, Wheeling was renamed in the 1790s to its present name, derived from the Lenni-Lenape term “Wih Link” or “Wee Lunk,” meaning “place of the head.” The city, incorporated as a town by the Virginia Legislature in 1805, grew rapidly following the completion of the National Road to the Ohio River at Wheeling in 1818, allowing for goods to pass by land from the east coast to the Ohio Valley. In 1849, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge was completed, allowing for the road to continue west across the Ohio River without the need for a ferry crossing, creating an unbroken transportation link between Vandalia, Illinois and Washington, DC. The city became connected to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1853, and developed a large mercantile class and industrial base, leading to it becoming culturally and politically distinct from most of Virginia. In 1861, Wheeling was the site of the Wheeling Convention, in which representatives from counties in the western mountainous portion and Ohio Valley region of Virginia voted to secede from Virginia, which had seceded from the United States to form part of the Confederate States of America. The city became the first capital of West Virginia, until the state government moved to Charleston in 1870. Despite losing the status of being a state capital, the city continued to grow due to industry and trade along the Ohio River, facilitated by its close proximity to other manufacturing centers and a large supply of coal within Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The city regained its status as the state capital in 1875, in part due to its status as the richest and most populous city in the state of West Virginia, but lost its status once again to Charleston in 1885, this time permanently. The city was a major manufacturing center for steel and iron products, especially nails, a major transportation hub, as it sat at the intersection of the Ohio River and the National Road, and several major tobacco companies. The city’s population and industrial prowess peaked in the 1930s, but the effects of the Great Depression, worsened by the 1936 Ohio River Flood, which inundated Wheeling Island and many other areas of the city, led to the population and economy to begin to stagnate, before facing a downward trend. The loss of jobs and population has continued ever since. Today, despite having lost two-thirds of its population since its peak, the city is in a beautiful location, nestled between tree-covered mountains and the Ohio River, and maintains many historical buildings, including many wonderful Victorian houses, Beaux Arts-style skyscrapers, walkable neighborhoods, and a charming public market. These factors give it a promising setup for revitalization and future growth. The city is very underrated for how beautiful of a place it is, and it is much less polluted than it did during its peak almost a century ago.

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THEHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SMITHFIELD OHIO INCORPORATED
PO BOX 32
SMITHFIELD
OH
43948-0032

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MID # 8403900751
Name THEHISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SMITHFIELD OHIO INCORPORATED
Alternate Name HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SMITHFIELD OHIO
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 311563063
NTEECC A82
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 40.270679, -80.78116
CODES FIPS State Code: 39
FIPS County Code: 081
US Census Tract: 012000
US Census Block: 1051