Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society

April Events

March 15, 2022April 3, 2023 Annette Stewart

April open hours at AWTHS will change from April 2 to April 9 from 2-4pm. We will welcome AHS alumni for the Homecoming weekend as well as the general public. House tours will be conducted on the half hours with the last tour at 3:30. Please follow our AWTHS FB page and event for updates.

Gordon and the Families

February 26, 2022May 25, 2022 Annette Stewart

One cannot tell the complete story without mentioning the Gordon family and history since we read about the naming of Gordon being from the “wife’s father” who was Phillip Gordon 1788-1857. From the Greenville Advocate, Friday, April 28, 1967 we read Gordon’s name originally came from France and was pronounced Gourdon. Due to troublesome times

County Roads

February 18, 2022May 25, 2022 Annette Stewart

Midway on Rt. 49. Photo courtesy of the Archer family. County Roads from newspaper clips. Route 9 will become a Federal Highway, part of the national highway system and will be known as No. 127. The last pavement was laid, making a completely paved road from Cincinnati to the Michigan line. (Arcanum Times March 26,

March Events

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Annette Stewart

March 5 from 9am-noon will be AWTHS regular Open First Saturday hours. Located at 123 W. George Street in Arcanum, the historic saloon and hotel later known as Beck’s Hotel and lastly the Wayne Trail Grange, became home to Arcanum Wayne Trail Historical Society. The house is open to tour with displays from Arcanum and

Part Two The Blizzard

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 awths

Now the rest of the story by C. Wayne Davis Shortly after John left our house, there was a knock at the kitchen door. Mother was in the kitchen and went to see who would be out on a night like this. She knew that no car could come up the lane because of the

The Blizzard

January 17, 2022May 25, 2022 awths

Greenwood or Greenbush One Room School House on McCool Road This story was written by C. Wayne Davis and given to Normal Rhoades, his teacher. Later it was given to AWTHS by Janet Rhoades. THE WINTER STORM OF 1936 by C.Wayne Davis I remember the day. It was Wednesday, January 22, 1936. I was thirteen-years-old

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