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A set of abandoned tracks once used by Industry in western Wooster. These are located just outside of the city dump.

A photograph of the memorial at DiGiacomo Green. It was dedicated in 2008 at the previous site of the DiGiacomo Building.

In this video, Charles Lepold, Chairman of the Military Committee at the Wayne County Historical Society shares the story of the Sultana Disaster

Relatives of Adelaide Critchfield are buried in Wooster Cemetery. She died tragically in a fire that destroyed her Wooster home in 1895.

The McDonald Masoleum was erected by Angus Burns McDonald (son of Angus McDonald, of McDonald Works in Wooster), and celebrates the legacy of the McDonald family.

Herman Freedlander was the proprietor of the immensely important Freedlander’s department store.

Elias Compton served as dean at the College of Wooster and had three sons, Karl, Arthur, and Wilson, who went on to gain distinction.

A Wooster Republican article (top) and a Wayne County Democrat article (bottom) reporting about Frederick Douglass' speech at Wooster's Arcadome in 1872.

Tombstone of James Hill. He was born in Scotland and fought for the British Army in the Crimean War. After moving to America, he served in the Civil War and survived Custer's defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn. (Paul Locher, "1st Sgt. James Hill…

The tombstone of Charles Follis, nicknamed "The Black Cyclone," who was the first professional African American football player.

The mausoleum of Aquila Wiley, who served as a colonel with the 41st Ohio during the Civil War and lost his leg during the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

Photograph of Lieutenant Charles Palmer, American volunteer in the British Army, from Wooster High School yearbook, 1911

Photograph of Masonic Temple in Wooster from Frontier Cornerstone.

This is a 1971 photo of the last passenger train leaving Wooster and Mayor Paul Tilford marching with a group of men as the railroad depot is being decommissioned.

Picture of the interurban car barn on the corner of north Grant and West Liberty Streets.

Photo of the Buckeye Aluminum Company showing railroad tracks on the side of the building. Photo taken in 1914.

Wooster Republican Newspaper clip announcing the leasing of space so that the Interurban line could be extended to Wooster.

Wooster Republican Newspaper Clip detailing the celebrations the town entered into once the Interurban line had finished construction and the first cars arrived to town.

Scene of the old B&O passenger and freight depot which was located on Columbus Avenue. Note there are no buildings in this scene. The fairgrounds were built to the west of the depot, and today this building is used as a barbershop.

Colored Postcard showing old Wooster railroad depot on the Pennsylvania Railroad line, which served passenger train riders for many years until it was hit by a train and demolished. The sign tells the miles to Pittsburgh and Chicago.

Work train on B&O trestle.

Forty-two Grange members working in Grange Hall preparing chickens for the 1957 Wayne County Fair.