Ohio History Web Resources

The Buckeye Chronicles
The Buckeye Chronicles explore the regional cultural landscape with vignettes of Ohio history–its people and places.

Cincinnati Fire Department History
Site includes firehouse location information from various times periods as well as vintage photos of the firehouses and personnel. Includes a page listing all fire cheifs through the ages with their pictures!

Cincinnati Street Railway History
Cincinnati had streetcars? Yes! Find out all about the history of street railway transportation in the Queen City.

Cincinnati Vintage Baseball
Home of the 1869 Cincinnati Redstockings and the Cincinnati Buckeyes vintage baseball clubs.  The teams play at Heritage Village in Sharon Woods, north of Cincinnati.  Schedules are available on the team sites.

Civil War Archives – Ohio
Union Regimental Histories.

Discover Ohio – OPLIN
Discover Ohio is the place to learn about our vital, diversified state and people. Topics range from Arts to Travel. Looking for Ohio’s state symbols? Choose “Ohio Facts” for that or other such diverse subjects as Ohio census information, voter information, various biographies, Ohio Trees, archaeology, environment, climate, and buildings.

Earthquake History of Ohio
Historical information on the earthquakes of Ohio provided by the National Earthquake Information Center.

The Evolution of Ohio
This site provides information about the eleven major territories in Ohio

History of the Cincinnati Reds
Find out more about Major League Baseball’s oldest team.

History of Dayton, Ohio The Montgomery County Historical Society provides a history of Dayton.

History of Lebanon, Ohio
A brief history of Lebanon from the city’s homepage

History of Ohio
A brief history of Ohio includes a timeline.

History of Warren County
A brief history of Warren County from the Warren County homepage

History of WLW Radio
Read about the nation’s first 50kW radio station

Hopewell Culture National Historic Park
The Hopewell Culture National Historic Park is located in Chillicothe, Ohio.

The Naming of Ohio’s Counties
Learn how the counties of Ohio got their names.

Ohio Biographies
Biographies of many famous Ohioans.

Ohio and the American Revolution/
Fort Laurens was Ohio’s only Revolutionary War Fort.

Ohio Appalachian County Fun Facts
A listing of interesting facts about Ohio’s Appalachian counties compiled by Kent State University Magazine from the Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education.

Ohio: First Capital, Chillicothe
Learn more about the first capital city of Ohio.

Ohio: First Settlement
A history of Ohio’s first settlement. Includes the names of the first 48 settlers.

Ohio General Information
An omnibus of general Ohio information including state motto, state bird, state flower, famous Ohioans, and more.

Ohio Historic Sites
A listing and information about some of Ohio’s historic sites.

Ohio Historical Society Home Page
The official site of the Ohio Historical Society.

Ohio History
OPLIN’s Omnibus of Ohio historical information!

Ohio History Central
An online encyclopedia of Ohio History from the Ohio Historical Society.

Ohio History – Ohio Kids
A site for kids created by kids.

Ohio House of Representatives History
Learn about the history of this Ohio branch of government.

Ohio in the Civil War
Learn more about Ohio’s part in the Civil War.

Ohio Indians
Learn about Blue Jacket, Tecumseh and more.

Ohio Magazine – Online
Ohio’s premiere magazine.

 Ohio Medical History
This Web site tells you where you can find exhibits and research collections on the history of medicine.

Ohio Presidents
Brief bios of the eight presidents from Ohio/

Ohio Underground Railroad Resources
This site by the Ohio Underground Railroad Association lists some great resources for Ohio’s historical part in the Underground Railroad.

Ohio Vintage Baseball Teams
Discover the celebration of “old-time” baseball. Vintage Base Ball is base ball (yes, it was two words originally) played by the rules and customs of any earlier period. Ballists don period uniforms and recreate the game ‘as it was meant to be played.’

Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum
Visit the birthplace museum of Ohioan Thomas Edison, one of America ’s greatest inventors.