At The Middle of the Bridge ~ Turn Left or Turn Right (Part 1)

A pictorial history of the "Y-Bridge City" (Zanesville), and Muskingum County, Ohio.

Learn about the founding fathers, and follow the growth and development of the area from 1803 through the 1970's - All in pictures.

It's one thing to read the history, but it's even better to SEE it.

Enjoy sketches, pictures, and vintage photos of the early leaders of the community; the businesses that helped Zanesville grow; the influence of river boats, trains, and the National Road; the colonial architecture and beautiful Civil War era homes. Read about the disasters that struck Muskingum County -- floods, tornados, train wrecks, and a coal mine cave-in......

See the postcard collections of Zanesville street scenes from the early 1800's to the 1960's. View the bridges, dams, mills, parks, and more.

This book is HUGE, with 324 pages of pictures and information. Because of its size, it has been divided into two parts.

The book includes the following:

PART 1

Acknowledgements
The Founding of Zanesville
Notable Citizens Who Helped Build The Community
Edward Tanner (1763 – 1831)
John McIntire (1759 – 1815)
Dr. Increase Matthews (1772 – 1865)
Moses Dillon (1745 – 1839)
Levi Whipple (1773 – 1845)
William D. Shultz (1868 – 1921)
Samuel A. Weller (1851 – 1925)
Cornelius Springer (1790 – 1875)
Early Growth and Development
Businesses That Helped Zanesville Prosper
Zanesville In Pictures – Old Street Scenes
The Spiritual Leaders of Old Zanesville
Directory of Zanesville Churches 1851
Pictures of Early Zanesville Churches
First Baptist Church built in 1852
First EUB on N. Seventh St.
Congregational Church
Immanuel Church of Christ
Market Street Baptist
Forest Avenue Church
St. James Episcopal Church
St. Nicholas of Myra – The German Catholic Church
Central Trinity Methodist
Brighton Presbyterian Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
Old M.E. Church
Grace Methodist
Putnam Presbyterian Church
Saint John’s English Lutheran Church
Unknown
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
Findley Ave. Temple
Early Education in Zanesville
Samuel Herrick – Zanesville’s First School Teacher
First Schools and Academies
West Zanesville
Springfield - The Stone Academy
The McIntire Academy
Zanesville High School
First Catholic School Established in 1830
Putnam Female Seminary
St. Columbia Academy
German Lutheran School.
Pictures of Zanesville & Muskingum County Schools – then and now