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Christ On The Ohio

February 28, 2026, 11:03 pm

Note: This story is from my book Highway History And Back Road Mystery. Poised high on a hill overlooking the Ohio River in the tiny Indiana town of Troy stands a beautiful testament to love that was...

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A Family Obligation

December 26, 2025, 11:03 pm

Note: This story is from my book Highway History and Back Road Mystery. The long, horrible war was finally over and the weary men of the 70th Ohio Infantry Regiment were headed home. These...

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The President’s “Mobile” Home

December 19, 2025, 11:03 pm

When it comes to supplying men who would go on to hold the highest office in the land, only the state of Virginia has been the birthplace of more future presidents than Ohio. Seven men from the Buckeye...

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The Little Drummer Boy

July 10, 2025, 12:14 am

Note: This story about the youngest Civil War soldier in the Union Army is from my book Highway History And Back Road Mystery II. When President Abraham Lincoln called for 100,000 volunteers to fill...

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Maybe Not A Horsethief, But Close

February 14, 2024, 9:35 pm

More than once I have joked that I come from a long line of horse thieves, card sharks, shady ladies, and other assorted riffraff. I’ve always claimed that in jest, but it appears I wasn’t that far off...

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Discover History And Mystery In Point Pleasant

August 25, 2023, 9:52 pm

Located along the bank of the majestic Ohio River in the foothills of the rugged Appalachian Mountains, Point Pleasant, West Virginia is a charming little community with a lot to offer visitors. The...

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Trip Home, Day #1

November 12, 2019, 9:06 pm

Note: I have already shared some of our activities while we were in Ohio and the trip there from Florida in previous blog posts. Now I will do several posts telling you a bit about our trip home. I...

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The Village of Spires

August 5, 2019, 9:44 pm

Note: Since most of yesterday was taken up with doctor appointments and then a long MRI that started at 6:30 p.m., I’m too tired to write a blog. So here is a repeat of one from 2012 that visitors to...

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Maybe Not A Horsethief, But Close

March 8, 2019, 9:47 pm

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Cincinnati Police Museum

January 23, 2019, 9:01 pm

First settled in 1788, the rough frontier outpost where the mighty Ohio River and the Licking River come together grew to become a major industrial boomtown and shipping port for riverboats, earning it...

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“Mad” Anne Bailey

October 21, 2018, 9:03 pm

Note: This story is from my book Highway History And Back Road Mystery II, available on Amazon. In the charming little town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, located on the bank of the wide Ohio River,...

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The President’s “Mobile” Home

August 10, 2018, 10:50 pm

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The Worst 175 Miles Ever!

July 24, 2018, 9:06 pm

Ever since I first heard John Denver sing about West Virginia I always wanted to go there and see those beautiful mountains and green valleys he sang about. While I always enjoyed the man’s music,...

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Driving Along The River

July 23, 2018, 9:05 pm

We had a great time in the Cincinnati area and came away with several stories to share with you about some of the interesting places you can visit on your next trip to the Queen City in future blog...

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My Old Kentucky Home

July 21, 2018, 9:02 pm

Except for the eight weeks I spent at Fort Knox for basic training when I first joined the Army, way back in 1971, and several visits during our RVing days, I have never lived in Kentucky. Yet I feel a...

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A Visit To Sin City

July 19, 2018, 10:11 pm

Back when we were teaching at Life on Wheels we spent a lot of time in southern Kentucky since one of our venues was at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. So it kind of felt like old home...

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Just A Short Post

July 16, 2018, 9:02 pm

Just a short blog post today. Terry and I got home last night from an eleven day road trip that took us from our home in Edgewater, Florida to Alabama to visit my son Travis and his wife Geli, and then...

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A Reprieve For Steve

July 11, 2018, 9:05 pm

Well, I had hoped that by now Steve the computer would be a piece of gutted history collecting dust on a shelf in the garage, or better yet on its way to a recycling place or wherever condemned...

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