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Section 9, Lot 265: Gen. Cyrus Spink
Gen. Cyrus Spink: This man served as the Deputy County Surveyor for many years under Joseph Larwill. He is most well known, however, as the person who organized the first fire company in Wooster in 1827, which was located at Every Woman's House on…
Section 9, Lot 268: Joseph Larwill
Joseph Larwill: It is curious that Joseph Larwill was not buried in the Mausoleum with his two brothers, as he too was one of Wooster’s first residents and part of the initial surveying party. However, according to letters found at the Ohio…
Knesseth Israel Temple Today
Photo of the front of the Knesseth Israel Temple.
Knesseth Israel Temple Today
Photo of the front face of the Knesseth Israel Temple.
Knesseth Israel Temple Today
Photo of the door of the Knesseth Israel Temple.
Knesseth Israel Temple Today
Photo of the exterior of the Knesseth Israel Temple.
Plaque at the Knesseth Israel Temple
Photo of a plaque by the door of the Knesseth Israel Temple commemorate the cornerstone of the building in 1950.
Location of First House Built in Wooster by John Larwill in 1808
John Larwill was among the first surveyors and also holds the title of constructing the house in Wooster, which once stood in a space now occupied by a paint store.
Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
Photo the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery in Franklin Township.
Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
Photo of the Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation in Franklin Township.
Across the Street from the Remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church
Photo taken across the street from the remnants of Jacob's Lutheran Church, featuring the junction signs.
Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery.
Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery and Foundation
Photo of Jacob's Lutheran Cemetery
August Imgard Residence
Modern photo of August Imgard's house, the man credited with bringing the Christmas tree to Wooster. The building is now the rectory of St. Mary's Church.
Plaque Outside the Salem Lutheran Church
Plaque outside of the Salem Lutheran Church stating that the congregation was founded in 1828 by Reverend Weygandt.
Front of Salem Lutheran Church
Photo of the front of Salem Lutheran Church, one of the oldest German Lutheran congregations in Wooster.
Front of Trinity United Church of Christ
This is what the Trinity United Church of Christ, a congregation that merged the Evangelical Lutherans and English Reformed Church in 1953, looks like today.
Old Facade of Evangelical Christ's Church
In the interior lobby of the Trinity United Church of Christ stands the original facade of the church.
Simon Rice Home
Photo of the Simon Rice Home, now the headquarters of the police at OARDC.
Barnhart Rice Homestead
Photo of the Barnhart Rice Homestead, currently located on the OARDC campus.
The front of Knesseth Israel Temple
The facade of Knesseth Israel Temple on Cleveland Road, with the front sign in view
The Plaque on Knesseth Israel Temple's door
Plaque on Knesseth Israel Temples door, detailing the founding of the Temple
Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center Exterior
The exterior of the Buckeye Agricultural Museum and Education Center shows that the building is still in development.
B&O System Map, 1940's
A Systems Map of the operational Baltimore & Ohio railways during World War II.
Ed Abramson on his Father's Long Journey to Wooster in 1917
Ed Abramson, the historian of the Knesseth Israel Temple, recounts his father's long journey to Wooster from Russia amidst the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
Adelaide Critchfield
Engraving of Adelaide Critchfield
Illustration from Ten Nights in a Bar-Room
An illustration from an 1861 edition of Timothy Shay Arthur's 1854 temperance drama, Ten Nighs in a Bar-Room and What I Saw There. This story was presented in play form in the Quinby Opera House at the height of Wooster's activity in the temperance…
Reverend Kevin Franklin on Early Religious Divisions in the German Community
The Reverend of Trinity United Church of Christ, Dr. Kevin Franklin, talks about early divisions in Wooster's German community.