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Amish Corn and Hay Field
This is an image of a corn and hay field taken at the Yoder's Amish home.
Local Roots - Interior
This is a photo of the interior of Local Roots Market & Cafe in Wooster
Local Roots
This is a photo of Local Roots Market & Cafe on South Walnut Street
South Market Bistro
This is a photo of South Market Bistro, a Wooster restaurant serving local, seasonal ingredients.
Wayne County Countryside
Wayne County countryside outside of OARDC
Detail of Administration Building on OARDC Wooster Campus 2013
The detail above the door shows the building was finished in 1896.
OARDC Wooster Campus Main Administration Building 2013
The old administration building, one of the first building’s completed on the Madison Hill, still stands today.
OARDC Wooster Campus Administration Buildings and Grounds 2013
OARDC’s Wooster campus is located just south of the town and features Secrest Arboretum, ATI, and BioHio Research Park.
Election of 1846 Votes
Table from the Ohio Senate Journal’s examination of the controversial election after Cox questioned the close results. It shows vote tallies for Cox, Willford, and Taggart in each of the twenty townships in the senatorial district.
Justin Smith Morrill
Image of Justin Smith Morrill, a Vermont Senator who supported the Land-Grant Agricultural and Mechanical College Act of 1862, also known as the Morrill Act, which established land-grant colleges.
Vendors at the Downtown Wooster Farmers' Market
This is a photo of vendors selling baked goods and produce at the Downtown Wooster Farmers' Market.
2011 Daily Record Article, "Local Roots, South Market Bistro Stops on Saturday's Farm Tour"
A Daily Record article describing the 2011 Wayne County farm Tour, featuring both Local Roots and South Market Bistro
Local Roots, South Market Bistro Stops on Saturday's Farm Tour
The Daily Record article describes the 2011 Wayne County farm Tour, featuring both Local Roots and South Market Bistro
ATI Wooster Campus Main Entrance Sign 2013
The sign shows the official partnership between ATI and OSU. OARDC also plays a role, because OSU evolved out of OARDC’s initial program in Columbus.
ATI Wooster Campus Buildings and Garden 2013
Although ATI was founded long after OARDC, they share a similar commitment to agriculture and the environment with their tie to OSU’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
ATI Wooster Campus Buildings 2013
ATI’s campus is located within the environs of OARDC, which provides easy access to their greenhouses, test plots, and livestock.
ATI Sign on Lamppost on ATI Campus 2013
ATI has updated its areas of study and majors to provide students the most updated options in agricultural learning and research including dairy cattle production and management and biotechnology.
Ohio Congress Lands
Plan of the Congress Lands of Ohio
John Deere
Photograph of John Deere, of Deere & Co., who was the first the patent the metal plow in 1837.
Hartzler Family Dairy and Ice Cream Shop
This is a photo of Hartzler Family Dairy and Ice Cream Shop, a producer of all-natural dairy products with a long history in Wooster.
Amish Horse-drawn Tractor
This is an image of an Amish man farming with a horse-drawn tractor in Mio, Michigan.
Notice for the Public Sale of Milch Cows
Dairies have been major agricultural businesses in Wayne County for over a century. This public sale notice of Milch Cows underscores the importance of these animals to the farming community.
Levi Cox Grave
Levi Cox’s grave in the Wooster Cemetery, where he was buried in 1862. His large gravestone is a testament to his legacy left as a rich, elite member of the Wooster community.
Section 9, Lot 235: Richard Redick
Richard Reddick: This man built the first three miles of the Pennsylvania Railroad track, before Wooster even had paved roads in 1851, which greatly impacted Wooster’s reach to outside markets.
Simon Rice Home
Photo of the Simon Rice Home, now the headquarters of the police at OARDC.
Barnhart Rice Homestead
Photo of the Barnhart Rice Homestead, currently located on the OARDC campus.
Notice for Public Sale at the D.Y. Roebuck Farm, 1901
This public sale notice emphasizes the diversity of crops on every small farm in Wayne County. The D. Y. Roebuck farm advertises their horses, cows, sheep, pigs, hay, corn, and seeds.
Early OARDC Wooster Campus Including Administration Building from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
The original buildings of Wooster’s OARDC campus included laboratories, a creamery, a dairy barn, and greenhouses.
Portrait of Charles E. Thorne, OAES's First Director from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
Charles E. Thorne became the first director of what eventually became OARDC from 1887-1921.