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99-655: Edwin Tappan Adney (July 13, 1868 – October 10, 1950), commonly known as Tappan Adney , was an American-Canadian artist, writer, and photographer. Edwin Tappan Adney was born in Athens, Ohio , the eldest child of William Harvey Glenn Adney (1834–1885) from Vinton, Ohio , a professor at Ohio University , and Ruth Clementine Shaw Adney. When Tappan was five, the family moved to Washington, Pennsylvania where his father taught at Washington and Jefferson College . In 1879, his father retired from that position for health reasons and bought
198-468: A Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) canoe-builder. He became interested in the language and culture and with Joseph's help, he built his first canoe, spending twenty months in Woodstock. In 1890, he wrote an article on canoe-building for a Harper's Young People supplement. He was credited with saving the art of birchbark canoe construction. He built more than 100 models of different types, which are now housed at
297-574: A large public research university with an undergraduate and graduate enrollment of more than 21,000 students. It is the principal city of the Athens micropolitan area . The first permanent European settlers arrived in Athens in 1797, more than a decade after the United States victory in the American Revolutionary War . In 1800, the town site was first surveyed and plotted and incorporated as
396-554: A man-made lake . Camping is available. Both Sells Park and Strouds Run State Park are part of The Athens Trail Network, a multi-use trail network branching out from Sells Park . The City of Athens has recently established the Strouds Ridge Preserve project, currently including some 345 acres (140 ha), to save land from development adjacent to the state park. This preserve includes an 85-acre (340,000 m ) old-growth forest known as "Hawk Woods", or, more formally,
495-543: A piano and singing student, who was one of his mother's tenants. Tappan attended Trinity School and after leaving school he worked in a law office. In the evenings he took art classes at the Art Students League of New York . He graduated from art school at the age of eighteen and provided 110 illustrations for The Handbook of the Birds of Eastern North America . His interest in birds continued when he immigrated to Canada and
594-430: A police force with about 25 officers. Each of these departments work well together and support each other. Both have additional help when needed by the county sheriff department. Athens Fire department founded in 1830 and became full-time in the 1930s has two stations, a staff of about 30. They work 24 on 48 hours off. The department not only covers the cities fire department needs but also that of Ohio University. The city
693-729: A registered dietician. Holzer Athens , (2131 East State Street) employs 42 health care professionals at its clinic. Their service line includes allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, audiology, breast health, cancer care, chiropractic care, ear, nose & throat, eye care, gastroenterology, gynecology, heart & vascular care, imaging & radiology, kidney care, lab services, low-dose CT, men's health, midwifery, occupational health & wellness, orthopedics, pain management, pediatrics, pharmacy, podiatry, pregnancy & birth, primary care, sleep medicine, sports medicine, surgery, therapy services, urgent care, women's health, and work health & wellness. Nome Gold Rush The Nome Gold Rush
792-510: A severe slip hazard when structures are built over it on hillsides. However, there are safe zones above sandstone beds, most notably the Connelsville Sandstone that outcrops high on the hillsides. The old Athens Mental Hospital grounds (now part of the university) was built on the top of a hillside in the late 1860s, and is completely stable due to its position atop the hill rather than on a slope. The recent University Courtyard Apartments
891-414: A skate park, fitness equipment, an indoor walking and running track, event rental facilities, and playgrounds. The Arts, Parks and Recreation Department actively supports a variety of community recreation initiatives. It sponsors adult summer and fall slow-pitch softball that is popular among residents in Athens and the county. The recreation department has organized men's, women's, and co-ed leagues, although
990-421: A small mall, several shopping strip centers, large box stores, car dealerships, hotels/motels and many local and national sit-down / fast food restaurants. On the north side of town is Columbus Road area with some shopping, car dealer, motels, eateries and office buildings. On the south side, Richland Avenue has large student housing apartment complexes. West Union St. has a hospital complex, some student housing and
1089-611: A tie vote. City Hall is located in uptown on Washington Street. Athens is also covered by the Athens County Department of Health, the Athens County Planning Office, and Athens County Job and Family Services. The city of Athens has a strict parking policy. The city has a professional Police Department since 1911 working 24/7 year round. Today the force is made up of about 30 Officers plus a like number of reserve officers and support staff. Ohio University also has
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#17330926861631188-560: A tobacco farm near Pittsboro, North Carolina named Gum Spring Plantation. Tappan was exceptionally bright and entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the age of thirteen, where he remained for two years. After his father's death in a farm accident, his mother took him and his younger sister Mary Ruth to New York City to further their education. To earn a living, she ran a boarding house, where Tappan got to know his future wife Minnie Bell Sharp of Woodstock, New Brunswick ,
1287-483: A village in 1811. Ohio had become a state in 1803. Ohio University was chartered in 1804, the first public institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory . Previously part of Washington County, Ohio , Athens County was formed in 1805, named for the ancient center of learning, Athens , Greece. Ohio University in Athens was established with the first federal endowment of an educational institution in
1386-495: A visitor remarked on his relationship with the birds around his bungalow in Upper Woodstock. He would whistle bird-calls and the birds would flutter around him and sometimes land on his head. In 1887, Tappan and his sister visited Minnie's family at their home in Woodstock, New Brunswick. Adney intended to spend a month in Woodstock preparing for the entry examination for Columbia University . While in Woodstock, he met Peter Jo,
1485-770: A whole part of the OhioHealth system. In early 2021 a new 2 story Medical Office building opened. Between 2019 and 2021 a new ICU opened, numerous equipment and facilities upgrades, and major expansion and renovation of the ED. Hopewell Health Centers operate several health care facilities in Athens, including Athens Behavioral Health and Primary Care Clinic (90 Hospital Drive), Respite Adult Crisis Program (7976 Dairy Lane), Athens County WIC Program (215 Columbus Road, Suite 106), and Early Childhood Program (9 Kenny Drive). Hopewell Health Centers offer comprehensive behavioral health care, dental health care, and primary health care. A sliding fee scale
1584-429: A worker: $ 400, number of prospectors: 2,000. This yields 2.5-year of salary worth for each person. Also, saloon owners and other service providers made money during the rush. An example is Wyatt Earp , who is estimated to have returned from Nome with $ 80,000. A well-known prospector, Swiftwater Bill , made a fortune in both Klondike and Nome, but lost everything just as quickly. The people most affected were probably
1683-771: Is a multi-use trail network branching out from Sells Park at the end of Avon Place. A series of twelve trails and connectors branch out into the surrounding woods, heading eastwards to eventually connect with the trails of Strouds Run State Park. The trails are designed for hiking, running, and biking, although some sections are off-limits to bicycles. The trails provide scenic views of the East State Street commercial area and travel past and through notable features such as Sells Pond, Riddle State Nature Preserve (also known as Hawk Woods), Boulder Cove, Turtlehead Cave (also known as Blue Ash Rockhouse), Finger Rock, Pioneer Cemetery, and Dow Lake at Strouds Run State Park . The trail network
1782-594: Is a public university located in Athens (30,000+ students ) that is situated on an 1,800-acre (7.3 km ) campus. Founded in 1804, it is the oldest university in Ohio , oldest in the Northwest Territory , and ninth oldest public university in the United States. Known as the Bobcats, Ohio University hosts over 250 academic programs, 5,300 employees, and has been recognized by the John Templeton Foundation as one of
1881-406: Is also built on similar underlying geology across a small valley, but the hilltop was extensively removed in order to create a stable base. The city receives all its water supply from wells in unconsolidated river aquifers , and is reputed to be the largest city in the United States to do so. As of the census of 2010, there were 23,832 people, 6,903 households, and 1,842 families residing in
1980-448: Is associated with both rushes. As mentioned earlier, there was an overlap of prospectors between Klondike and Nome and, finally, the two rushes shared some of the same routes. Apart from the novel and the films The Spoilers filmed in 1955 with Jeff Chandler, 1942 with John Wayne, 1930 with Gary Cooper, and 1914 with William Farnum, and also North to Alaska (1960 comedy, starring John Wayne as well and also known for its theme song )
2079-406: Is available for dental health care, primary health care, and some behavioral health care services. Board Certified/Board Eligible health professionals include family practice physicians, dentists, adult psychiatrists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses. Hopewell also employs social workers, counselors, psychologists, chemical dependency counselors, and
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#17330926861632178-588: Is buried in the Upper Woodstock Cemetery, Woodstock, New Brunswick with his wife. Athens, Ohio Athens is a city and the county seat of Athens County, Ohio , United States. The population was 23,849 at the 2020 census . Located along the Hocking River within Appalachian Ohio about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Columbus , Athens is best known as the home of Ohio University ,
2277-737: Is currently the only osteopathic medical school in the state and offers the degree Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). The college is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association . In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., was appointed to the position of dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; she was the first African-American woman to serve as the dean of a U.S. medical school. The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has 814 students enrolled across three campuses in Athens, Cleveland, and Dublin. Ohio University partners with University Medical Associates (UMA), which
2376-456: Is just over 5,000 feet long with landing system, lighting and hangars. The nearest airports with commercial flights are Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport near Parkersburg, West Virginia and John Glenn Columbus International Airport and Rickenbacker International Airport near Columbus. Athens has a public bus system which is free to OU students & staff and at a reduced price for seniors & school age students. It has several routes inside
2475-510: Is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km ) (or 2.19%) is water. Large sections of Athens and Ohio University are located in the floodplain of the Hocking River. Over the last two centuries the town suffered from many destructive floods, including notable floods in 1832, 1873, 1907, 1937, 1949, 1964 and 1968. In 1969 the Army Corps of Engineers completed a major work that rerouted and expanded
2574-534: Is located in the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau about 47 miles from Chillicothe and 35 miles west of Marietta . Athens is surrounded by hills that rise about three hundred feet from river valley to the narrow ridge tops. The county extends west from the Ohio River , mostly centered around the lower Hocking River watershed. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 10.05 square miles (26.0 km ), of which 9.83 square miles (25.5 km ) (or 97.81%)
2673-437: Is located on the east side of Athens, near The City of Athens Ohio Community Recreation center. Sells Park comprises 22.5 acres (980,491.87 ft²), and includes Sells Pond, a 1,876.03 square yards (1,568.60 m ) pond. Strouds Run State Park is located just outside the city, bordering the city line. This park features 2,606 acres (10.55 km ) of wooded hills, including many bluffs and rock shelters , centered around
2772-498: Is maintained by community and university volunteers. Athens is governed by a mayoral-council form of government. Elected officials include mayor, auditor, treasurer, seven council members, and council president. The mayor, auditor, and treasurer are elected for four-year terms. Council members and council president are elected for two-year terms. Four council members represent each of the city's four wards. Three council members are elected at-large. Council president only votes in case of
2871-521: Is now an established poet and essayist in Mebourne. Bands hailing from Athens include The Headstone Circus , The Snapdragons , Appalachian Death Ride, She Bears, Southeast Engine , The Ridges and the metal band Skeletonwitch . Athens native Steve Reis, a founder of the Columbus, Ohio-based band McGuffey Lane named his band after a street in Athens. Several theater companies have operated in Athens over
2970-404: Is open year-round. Court Street has a number of small to large student apartment buildings. Ohio University 's main 'college green' entrance is located at Court & Union. The student center ( John Calhoun Baker University Center , coloquially "Baker Center") is at one end of Court Street. Several Athens shopping areas are located outside the uptown area; the largest is on East State Street with
3069-478: Is part of the county-wide Enhanced 911 system. This system is able to locate landline or registered cell phone users, and send a text or phone call message of alert to those who sign up. The city has a large number of rental homes/apartments which are inspected by the Housing Code Office. The city of Athens is the county seat making it the home of many county government offices and the county courthouse at
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3168-402: Is served by OhioHealth O'Bleness Memorial Hospital a 140+ bed non-profit community hospital founded in the early 1920s as Sheltering Arms Hospital. O'Bleness, built in the early 1970s, overlooks the Hocking River and is near the university campus. O'Bleness emergency department (as well as the lab & radiology) is open 24/7 365 days at year. The hospital has a helipad located near the ED. On
3267-523: Is the second largest skate park in Ohio. The City of Athens Ohio Community Recreation center (Athens Community Center), known simply as "The Rec Center" to locals, offers programming in athletics, childcare, sports camps, community events and more. Located in the East State Street area, the center is accessible from the Hockhocking Adena Bikeway . Recreation facilities include an outdoor swimming pool,
3366-658: The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia . From 1890 onwards, Adney earned his reputation as a writer and illustrator for numerous magazine's including Harper's Weekly , Collier's Weekly , Harper's Young People , Saint Nicholas , Outing , and Our Animal Friends . He authored the book, The Klondike Stampede about the Klondike Gold Rush . His photos of the Klondike Gold rush c. 1899 are available online via
3465-571: The Wolastoqey First Nation, was convicted of the theft of ash saplings. Tappan Adney had previously advocated MP John MacNicol , who was resolved to push a re-examination of the Indian Act , that such activity by a First Nation member was a right guaranteed by treaty. This was the beginning of a long legal debate that was only resolved in 1999 when the Supreme Court of Canada accepted that
3564-645: The Yukon Territory , Canada and therefore outside Alaska, but the two locations are connected by the Yukon River , which has its headwaters in northern British Columbia , Canada , and eventually flows through the Yukon Territory into Alaska . Klondike River giving name to the rush is a tributary of the Yukon River, which runs through Alaska and ends in Norton Sound opposite Nome. For that reason, Yukon River too
3663-455: The natives . Mining claims could only be staked lawfully by citizens. Since natives were considered to be uncivilized , they could not get citizenship. For them, the gold rush meant a drastic reduction in moose , caribou , and small game as prospectors hunted these for food. In many areas, gold mining resulted in destruction of salmon streams. Contact with white men also had consequences like drinking and disease. The original claim sites of
3762-491: The "American Western University" at Athens. The act was approved by Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory on January 9, 1802. However, no university with the name of American Western University would be established. Ohio became a state in 1803 and on February 18, 1804, the state legislature passed an act establishing the "Ohio University" in the town of Athens. Athens received city status in 1912, following
3861-492: The "Three Lucky Swedes" were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 (as " Anvil Creek Gold Discovery Site ", " Erik Lindblom Placer Claim ", and " Snow Creek Placer Claim No. 1 "). In 1978, these three places, plus a fourth critical to the gold rush, were designated a National Historic Landmark District , Cape Nome Mining District Discovery Sites . The fourth site is a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) stretch of
3960-557: The 1910 census showing the population had passed 5,000 residents, the requirement for city status in Ohio. Originally, large tracts of land in Athens and Alexander Townships were set aside through a contract between the Congress (under the Articles of Confederation) and the Ohio Company of Associates, a group of American Revolutionary War veterans. These lands were given to Ohio University by
4059-510: The Athens campus and over 28,000 for all campuses. The earliest industry in the area was salt production, followed by iron production and coal extraction. The largest employer in the county is Ohio University. In 1843, the Hocking Canal opened, enabling shipping from the Ohio River up the Hocking River , which passes through Athens, to Nelsonville, Ohio , and points beyond. However, the canal
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4158-589: The Company's early history by Edward Tappan Adney and Adam Sheriff Scott. Although the mural entitled Nonsuch at Fort Charles was removed in 1948 to allow the refurbishment of an escalator, The Pioneer at Fort Garry (1861) remained on display until 2014. Both murals have been donated to the Manitoba Museum . Fort Garry and Fort Charles were two important trading posts of the Hudson Bay Company. The Nonsuch
4257-668: The Dale & Jacki Riddle State Nature Preserve . Also adjacent to the state park is the 75-acre (300,000 m ) Blair Preserve, owned by the Athens Conservancy . The Hockhocking Adena Bikeway is a multi-use asphalt trail with its main hub (mile marker 0) at the Athens Community Center on East State Street. The trail extends 16.4 miles (26.4 km) northwest to Robbins' Crossing and Hocking College in Nelsonville and on to
4356-537: The Federal government. This was the first federal land grant for a university, pre-dating the Morrill Act by more than 70 years. At first, lands were mostly leased out, but the failure of many lessors to pay their rents resulted in most of the land being sold. The sale of these lands funded the growth of Ohio University. Today it is one of the largest institutions of higher learning in Ohio, with an enrollment of over 20,000 on
4455-641: The Maritime Aboriginals had ancient treaty rights that predated the formation of Canada. Tappan Adney's close association with Peter Paul resulted in a linguistic study of the Wolastoqey language. The lobby of the Hudson's Bay Company store on the corner of Portage Avenue and Memorial Boulevard in Winnipeg , Manitoba c. 1925 was decorated with two immense murals, 52′ long by 10′ wide, depicting scenes of
4554-738: The McCord Museum. He occasionally wrote poetry: THE MOOSE CALL Chippers to its dusky mate; From out the misty hill A night owl's lonesome cry is heard— A cry that sends a chill Of fear through beast and sleeping bird— Then all again is still. Hark! the hunter starts! A sound borne softly on the air The mighty stillness parts And makes the hunter's heart beat fast. Tender, low, it thrills The listening hunter's inmost soul: Yet resonant it fills The valley with an echo from The everlasting hills! EDWIN TAPPAN ADNEY He
4653-618: The Nome Gold Rush was the town of Nome at the outlet of Snake River on the Seward Peninsula at Norton Sound of the Bering Sea . The Iñupiat had camped for centuries in the Nome area before Russians came. In the 18th century, they established the port of St. Michael, 125 miles (201 km) to the southeast, for sailing on the Yukon River . Fur traders and whalers from many countries visited
4752-414: The Nome district is at least 3.6 million ounces or 111.6 metric tonnes. Among the Nome prospectors at least the three "Three Lucky Swedes" made a fortune. Around 1920 their mining company had made $ 20,000,000. An attempt to calculate how much the average beach prospector earned in 1899 gives the following figure: Estimate of gold value recovered: $ 2,000,000, (~$ 61.9 million in 2023) annual wage for
4851-591: The OFCC CFAP, construction will begin in 2025 and be completed within an estimated 18 to 30 months. On the city's east side, Athens has a public library, a branch of the Athens County Public Libraries . Railroad came to the city in the 1850s, with the last passenger train ending in 1981. That left a few freight trains passing near the city. Until 1981, Amtrak's Shenandoah (Cincinnati - Washington, D.C.) stopped at Athens station . In earlier years,
4950-629: The Rocky Brands complex near the Public Square, and approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) further east along East State Street and US Route 50 to South Canaan Road (Athens County Road 24A). Access points with parking are located at mile 4 at the West State Street Park, mile 10.2 off Rt. 682 in The Plains, and mile 16.4 at Robbins' Crossing and Hocking College. The trail, which generally follows
5049-760: The United States. In July 1787, the Congress of the Confederation gave to the Ohio Company of Associates "two townships of good land for the support of a literary institution" in the newly created Northwest Territory . During The First Session of the Second Territorial General Assembly, held in Chillicothe from November 23, 1801, to January 23, 1802, the General Assembly passed an act establishing
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#17330926861635148-424: The age of 18 living with them, 20.5% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 73.3% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age in
5247-437: The area. A few church missions were established beginning in the 1880s. Gold was found in smaller amounts at Council 1897, the year before Nome, and subsequently other places in the area. In September 1898, the "Three Lucky Swedes": Norwegian-American Jafet Lindeberg , and two American citizens of Swedish birth, Erik Lindblom and John Brynteson , discovered gold on Anvil Creek and founded Nome mining district . News of
5346-400: The average family size was 2.72. In the city the population was spread out, with 6.7% under the age of 18, 66.7% from 18 to 24, 13.7% from 25 to 44, 8.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the city
5445-500: The beach on the eastern edge of the city, extending from the seawall to East Limit Road. The legacy of the Nome gold rush is somewhat obscured by the fame of Klondike. The two gold rushes, however, should not be confused. Both Klondike and Nome are often thought of as Alaska gold rushes, even though only Nome is actually in Alaska. The center of the Klondike gold rush was near Dawson City in
5544-415: The beach, and finally from around 1902 big companies took over. The season wasn't long. Due to ice, the beaches could only be worked from June to October. Local police forced people with inadequate shelter to leave for the winter. Panning creeks for gold in Alaska is slow and cold. As in Klondike there was a layer of permafrost just below the surface. In Nome different kinds of equipment were used to thaw
5643-471: The channel of the Hocking River, for a stretch of several miles around the town, moving the river hundreds of feet to the south. That project and the ongoing efforts to maintain the channel have greatly reduced the negative effects of seasonally high river levels. Athens is located mostly on and around a south-jutting ridge bordered by a loop in the Hocking River. The underlying geology is mostly sandstone and shale , including " redbed " shale that presents
5742-523: The city and one to The Plains . OU has a bus system that links with a city bus system. Many student apartment complexes have their own bus shuttle. Athens also has an inter-city bus line from Athens to Columbus , Cincinnati , Marietta, Ohio , and Cleveland –the GoBus –running twice a day with stops in-between. At Ohio University the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine was established in 1975. It
5841-404: The city was 21.6 years. 5.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 67.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.4% were from 25 to 44; 7.9% were from 45 to 64; and 4.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 21,342 people, 6,271 households, and 1,906 families residing in the city. The population density
5940-442: The city. Multiple US army regulars became drunk and were arrested by National Guard Provosts for causing disturbances. The arrests angered the regulars; on Friday a large contingent set out from camp to free an arrested comrade. The armed regulars were stopped by provosts and the ensuing quarrel quickly escalated into a shoot-out on Washington Street, during which one guardsman was killed and five others were wounded. By 1935, Athens
6039-477: The city. The population density was 2,424.4 inhabitants per square mile (936.1/km ). There were 7,391 housing units at an average density of 751.9 per square mile (290.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.4% White , 4.4% African American , 0.2% Native American , 6.1% Asian , 0.6% from other races , and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population. There were 6,903 households, of which 11.8% had children under
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#17330926861636138-399: The claim jumpers agreed to share their invalid claims with influential U.S. politicians. One of these, Alexander McKenzie , a Republican from North Dakota, took interest in the gold rush and seized mining claims with the help of a crooked judge, Arthur H. Noyes . Mckenzie's claim-jumping scheme was eventually stopped by the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; however, the episode provided
6237-624: The co-ed leagues have seen strongest participation in recent years. Soccer leagues are organized year round, with programs offered through the Community Recreation Center, Ohio University and the Athens Soccer Academy. Youth sports, such as soccer leagues, summer camps and little league, are also supported by local residents. Programming for the arts are facilitated through Arts West, the Dairy Barn, and Ohio University. Sells Park
6336-419: The coast could still be covered with ice. In that case passengers would be put off on the ice and brought ashore by dog sledges. In 1901 a loading crane was built and in 1905 a wharf. This was by 1907 replaced by or combined with a tramway. Together with the tramway, which was 1,400 feet long, people and freight were brought ashore by wire-pulled lighters. In 1904 and 1905, gold was found in old beaches above
6435-473: The corner of Court and Washington streets. Each of Athens County's three commissioners are usually from the city of Athens. Athens is a stronghold of the Democratic Party . President Barack Obama visited the city and Ohio University late during the 2012 re-election campaign. The city and Athens County have voted Democratic during all presidential elections since 1972 except for 1984. Ohio University
6534-514: The county fairgrounds. Athens has a long musical tradition that includes local acts and events for touring musicians, performing at Ohio University and festivals in Athens. The folk song "Athens County" - words by Joe Dolce ; music by Jonathan Edwards - refers to Athens, Ohio, where Edwards & Dolce attended college in the late 60s. Edwards went on to have a Number 2 hit song nationally with 'Sunshine' while Dolce moved to Australia and had an international Number 1 hit with Shaddap You Face . Dolce
6633-578: The county. They became a minor source after the best and most available coal had been extracted and cheaper brick-making became available outside the area. A former manufacturing company was the Midget Motors Corporation , makers of the small automobile, the King Midget . Ohio University is the largest employer in Athens County. In addition to direct employment through the university, much of
6732-534: The course of the Hocking River, provides access to the East State Street commercial areas, Ohio University's campus (at South Green and Peden Stadium ), The Plains, and Hocking College. It is designed for walking, running, biking, cross-country skiing, skating, and wheelchairs. Additionally several city streets are marked as bike lanes. Athens is a qualified Tree City USA as recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation . The Athens Trail Network
6831-419: The daily B&O trains, Diplomat (St. Louis - Jersey City, NJ) and National Limited (St. Louis - Jersey City, NJ) stopped at the station. The first 4-lane road into and out of the city came in the early 1970s. SR 32 from Athens to Cincinnati was completed in the early 1980s. Four lanes from Athens to Belpre / Parkersburg was completed in the late 1990s on US-50, SR-32 & 7 hooking up with I-77. In
6930-445: The discovery reached the outside world that winter. By 1899, Nome had a population of 10,000 many of whom had arrived from the Klondike gold rush area. In that year, gold was found in the beach sands for dozens of miles along the coast at Nome, which spurred the stampede to new heights. Thousands more people poured into Nome during the spring of 1900 aboard steamships from the ports of Seattle and San Francisco . More gold seekers from
7029-435: The distant city of Adelaide, Australia set out for Nome aboard the schooner Inca in 1902. By 1900, a tent city on the beaches and on the treeless coast reached 30 miles, from Cape Rodney to Cape Nome . Many late-comers were jealous of the original discoverers, and tried to "jump" the original claims by filing claims covering the same ground. The federal judge for the area ruled the original claims valid, but some of
7128-575: The duration of the war. After the war, he created a set of three-dimensional coats-of-arms of the Canadian provinces, then numbering nine, and one Territory that adorn Currie Hall at Royal Military College of Canada . In Montreal , Quebec he created heraldic art, worked for the Museum of McGill University as a consultant on aboriginal lore, and consulted to McCord Museum on canoes 1920–33. In 1946 Peter Lewis Paul , friend of Tappan Adney and member of
7227-410: The early 2000s, SR-33 'Super-2' highway was complete, linking Athens to I-77 at Ravenswood , WVa. In October 2013, the last section of the 4-lane highway was completed, bypassing Nelsonville's two lane road on SR-33, linking Athens with Columbus . Ohio University has a modern regional airport about 15 miles southwest of the city near Albany off US-50/SR-32 called Gordon K. Bush Airport . The runway
7326-418: The ground and suck up gravel. The mining methods used were extensive meaning that the amount of soil processed was more important than the efficiency of the equipment that separated gold from sand. By hydraulic methods soil was washed off the creek banks and into sluices either by gravity or suction. Dredges and in some cases mine shafts were used. To facilitate digging the ground was softened with steam. Steam
7425-432: The high-tide mark. The discovery of a second and then a third beach renewed mining close to Nome. These strikes, however, were short-lived. Between 1900 and 1909 Nome's estimated population reached as high as 20,000; in the census of 1909 the population at Nome had dropped to 2600. The rush was over, but gold mining continues to the present (2015) and every year prospectors arrive to look for gold. Total gold production for
7524-497: The hospital grounds is the Cornwell Center, which houses a catheterization lab, cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation program as well as medical offices. The Castrop Center houses Athens Cancer Center, medical offices plus a public pharmacy. A new 2 story Doctor's Park building open in 2021 with doctor offices, including exams and Lab. O'Bleness was in a management agreement with OhioHealth from 2010 until early 2014 when O'Bleness became
7623-510: The hospital was the town's largest employer. The state hospital was eventually decommissioned and the property was deeded to Ohio University. It is now known as The Ridges . Much of the building space has been renovated for offices and research space or demolished, and most of the grounds have been set aside as open space, including a land lab . In 1904, the U. S. Army and the Ohio National Guard conducted joint training exercises near
7722-458: The late 1840s. Currently it consists of 5 schools: East Elementary (PK-3), Morrison Gordon Elementary (PK-3), The Plains Intermediate School (4-6), Athens Middle School (grades 7–8), and Athens High School home of the 'Bulldogs' and Joe Burrow Stadium. East Elementary and Morrison Gordon Elementary were replaced with new buildings on the same locations, and opened in Fall 2021, and The Plains Intermediate
7821-832: The local economy depends on tourism and events related to the university, through local restaurants, bars, stores and hotels. Manufacturing and technology related businesses, including Quidel Corporation (formerly Diagnostic Hybrids ), Stewart-MacDonald, Sunpower, Mitchell Electronics , Fastenall, and Gorman-Redlich. Since the 1970s Athens has earned a reputation as one of the more progressive (liberal) communities in Southeastern Ohio . That reputation includes Democratic political leaning, presence of some international communities, support for use of alternative energy, calling for ' smart growth ' development, development of small farms emphasizing sustainable and organic-produced crops, and support for local businesses . The Athens Farmers Market
7920-428: The mines at Council City rode in heated stages. In 1904 the first wireless telegraph in the United States to transmit over a distance of more than 100 miles began operating in Nome. Messages could be sent from Nome to St. Michael and from there by cable to Seattle. Nome had no harbor for ships during the rush, only one for local boats. Ships anchored offshore and people were shuttled ashore in boats. In early summer
8019-1087: The piano with dance bands in Montreal and the United States. He retired in 1966 from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in New York, where he had worked as an actuary , and died in 1983 in Ramsey, New Jersey . In 1916, he joined the Royal Canadian Engineers. He became a British subject in 1917. During the First World War he was as an engineering officer at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario (1916–19) constructing scale models of fortifications for training purposes. His duties were non-combative and he remained in Canada for
8118-506: The place where his wife was born. He learned the Maliseet language of the native Canadians of New Brunswick. Adney married Minnie Bell Sharp on September 12, 1899, at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Woodstock, New Brunswick. They had one child, Francis Glenn Adney, born in Woodstock in 1902. He graduated from McGill University in 1923 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. He played
8217-401: The plot for Rex Beach 's best-selling novel The Spoilers (1906), which was made into a stage play and movies, most famously The Spoilers (1942) starring John Wayne . Because of the unrest, Fort Davis was established 1900 at the mouth of Nome River, 4 miles east of Nome City. Claim jumping was mostly a problem before the beach gold was found, since it could not be claimed and there
8316-407: The population. There were 6,271 households, out of which 12.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 69.6% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and
8415-503: The top character building institutions in the country. In addition to its main campus in Athens, Ohio University also operates regional campuses in Chillicothe, Cleveland, Dublin, Ironton (Ohio University - Southern), Lancaster, Pickerington, Proctorville, St. Clairsville (Ohio University - Eastern), and Zanesville. Outside of Ohio University, the residents of Athens are served by the Athens City School District, founded in
8514-554: The years. Studio for Young Actors, aka Drama Club Youth Academy was a youth theater which operated from 2000 to approximately 2010. They performed both original and published plays and musicals featuring young actors. Their main venue was Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio They subsequently moved their performance venue to Arts/West a community arts space in Athens, Ohio, operated by the City of Athens. A university park on Richland Ave
8613-430: Was $ 17,122, and the median income for a family was $ 53,391. Males had a median income of $ 35,849 versus $ 28,866 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 11,061. About 14.8% of families and 51.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over. From the mid-1800s until the 1950s, coal and brick -making were major sources of employment in
8712-412: Was 2,560.4 people per square mile (988.6 people/km ). There were 6,715 housing units at an average density of 805.6 per square mile (311.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 89.16% White , 3.82% Black or African American , 0.15% Native American , 4.47% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.60% from other races , and 1.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of
8811-484: Was a gold rush in Nome , Alaska , approximately 1899–1909. It is separated from other gold rushes by the ease with which gold could be obtained. Much of the gold was lying in the beach sand of the landing place and could be recovered without any need for a claim. Nome was a sea port without a harbor, and the biggest town in Alaska. Together with the Klondike Gold Rush (1896–1899) and Fairbanks Gold Rush (1903–1911), Nome
8910-477: Was also used for collecting dumps of gravel in the winter. The gravel was sluiced the next summer. By 1905 Nome had schools, churches, newspapers, a hospital, saloons, stores, and a post office, an electric light plant and other businesses. A hothouse on the sand-spit across the Snake River provided fresh vegetables. Some of the first automobiles in Alaska ran on the planks of Front Street. Travelers going to
9009-463: Was among the biggest gold rushes north of 60 degrees latitude on the North American continent. It shared prospectors with both Klondike and later rushes like Fairbanks . It is memorialized in films like North to Alaska . Nome City still exists and the area is mined as Nome mining district and by tourists . Total production of gold from the area is estimated to be 112 metric tons. The center of
9108-466: Was closed during cold winters when it froze over. The first railroad reached Athens in 1857. In the late 19th century, an interurban line opened between Athens and Nelsonville and operated for some years. The Athens Lunatic Asylum , later named the Athens State Hospital, opened in 1874. This was on high ground to the south of town and to the south of the Hocking River. In the late 19th century
9207-531: Was designed by Athens' own Maya Lin . Athens recreation facilities include a community recreation center, several city parks and play grounds, public gardens, soccer fields, an arts center called Arts West, two off-leash enclosed dog parks, and an extensive scenic trail system in the city lands, adjacent Strouds Run State Park, and the Blair Preserve owned by the Athens Conservancy. The Athens Skate Park
9306-425: Was founded in 2003, and is a wide-ranging medical service provider in multiple locations around the Athens area, both on campus and off. UMA's mission is to deliver health care services to the residents of southeastern Ohio while providing clinical training opportunities for future osteopathic physicians. Ohio University also runs Campus Care, which is an on-campus clinic for enrolled students. Additionally, Athens
9405-476: Was known as a coal and fruit-producing region and a state center of higher education and psychiatric care. The major manufactured goods included stoves, lumber, parquetry flooring, caskets, and flooring. The university (and in turn, the city) saw large growth during the post-World War Two era and again during the Vietnam War era. Growth slowed in the 1980s with small increases in growth into present times. Athens
9504-568: Was one of the first photojournalists to pass safely through British Columbia . As a writer for Harper's Weekly , he was sent with his camera to the Yukon from 1897 to 1898. His classic illustrated book concerns his experiences in the Yukon , of which numerous editions have been printed. He returned there to briefly report on the Nome Gold Rush in 1900. He retired first to Montreal, then to New Brunswick,
9603-466: Was plenty of it. As a matter of fact, the beach gold seems to have been more important than the claimed gold in the creeks. The mining of Nome beach is a good example of gold rushes going through phases of increasing use of machinery and capital. The very first gold on the beach was found with a pan. Later in the summer of 1899 human powered equipment like sluices and rockers were present. In 1900 small machines together with hoses and pumps were seen at
9702-469: Was significantly remodeled for a re-opening in Fall 2022. In 2019, a new Athens High School was scheduled to begin design and construction in 2024 with a planned Fall 2026 opening. As a result of COVID and other work-related delays, work has not yet begun, but as a result of a tax-funded levy passed in November 2023 giving a $ 24 million bond to the Athens City School District (ACSD), as well as $ 28.5 million from
9801-483: Was the first trading vessel that sailed into Hudson Bay in 1668–1669 and The Pioneer was the first steamboat on the Red River . His photos of rural Ontario c. 1930 are available online via the McCord Museum. He then moved to Montreal , Quebec 1920–33 where he created heraldic art, worked for the Museum of McGill University as a consultant on aboriginal lore, and consulted to McCord Museum on canoes. He
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