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Photo of statue in Springfield, OH paying tribute to pioneer women of Ohio

Engraving of Sarah E. Lawrence

This is a photgraph of Aquila Wiley, who served as a colonel with the 41st Ohio duirng the war and lost his leg during the Battle of Missionary Ridge

Photograph from Picturesque Wayne showing a pioneer home.

A newspaper clip from the Wooster Republican. The activities of the Wooster Aid Society were a common sight in Civil War era papers.

Symbol for the Improved Order of Redmen

A picture of the Wooster Artificial Ice and Brewing Company. The company produced beer in Wooster from 1881 up until Prohibition.

Symbol for Fraternal Organization of Eagles

An image showing the symbol of the Grand Army of the Republic with Civil War soldiers in the background. Text at the bottom reads "Flag of Freedom, grand and glorious, 'Neath the flag we march victorious."

A masonic symbol with a G in the center representing God.

Battle flags, a drum, and a bugle from the 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which men from Wayne County served. This scene is from the old Memorial Hall on S. Buckeye Street.

A reunion of the 120th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, held at the Van Nest home in Wooster.

A photographic print of Ella Boole, President of the WCTU from 1925 to 1933. She attended the College of Wooster during the height of the temperance movement and was surely inspired by the efforts of the WCTU in the city.

Wooster's Civil War monument donated by businessman Jacob Frick in 1892. The monument also brought to Wooster a much needed public drinking fountain.

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic veteran's organization pledge allegiance to the flag in 1912. They stand beside Wooster's Civil War memorial in Public Square.

Background map for the Wooster Cemetery Tour Neatline exhibit.

An illustration of the Sultana disaster in Harper's Weekly. It shows the steamer in flames and dozens of men stranded in the Mississippi.

Modern photo of Kauke Hall, the College of Wooster's famous landmark.

Photo taken for a "Rep. for Frick," of the original Old Main Building. Presumably, this is one of the photos that encouraged Henry Clay Frick to donate money to build a library for the new, Christian school.

Artwork depicting the original Old Main academic building on the University of Wooster's campus.

A sketch of the original Old Main building, focusing on the awkward middle section that the townspeople nicknamed "Bitter's Bottle," because it looked so much like a pill bottle.

Portrait of Louis H. Severance, trustee of the University of Wooster, circa 1910

The photograph shows just how little remained of the campus’ main academic building after a fire ravaged the structure in 1901.

The main academic building on campus burned down early in the morning in mid December 1901. Students and faculty could only watch in horror as the fire destroyed the building.

1980s photo of a lot on West Liberty Street next to Fritz Amerson's House of Flowers

Students, faculty, and trustees paid for the monument that paid tribute to both sisters’ accomplishments and contributions to the University.

Photo of the town square in 1966

Shown here is a display at which homemade games were played before the days of the travelling carnival game trailers and kiosks we see at today's fairs.

Stock car races have long been a point of excitement at the fair. As seen here, these exciting events can and often do have high safety risks.