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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.

Adam Foss: This man was the founder of Wooster Brush Works, now known as Wooster Brush Company. (Notestein book, 11)

Annie B. Irish: This woman served as the University of Wooster’s first female professor, starting in 1882.

A 1964 Daily Record article entitled, "Wooster Negro Buys a Home - Ten Year Story Has a Happy Ending," that tells the story of Richard "Dick" Morrison Jr. and his struggle to buy a home in Wooster

The building where Second Baptist was housed between 1955 and 1976

This 1964 Daily Record article, featuring an interview with Reverend Adams, in which he discusses his goals for the new church

1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist being razed in preparation for the construction of the new building

A 1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist's groundbreaking ceremony for the new church, featuring Rev. Leroy Adams and Rufus Thompson

A 1975 Daily Record article discussing the razing of Second Baptist in preparation for the construction of a new church building

Second Baptist Church's current building on Grant Street

2012 Daily Record photograph of the Bogner Construction Company dismantling the original Second Baptist building for storage

2009 letter from Lydia Thompson to the Wayne County Historical Society explaining the need to preserve Second Baptist's original building

1962 Daily Record article celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dick Morrison's barber shop

Portrait of Charles W. Follis, the first African American professional football player

1899 Wooster High School football team photo, featuring Charles Follis, who organized the team

1902 Shelby Blues team photo, featuring Charles Follis

Ed Abramson, the historian of the Knesseth Israel Temple, recounts his father's long journey to Wooster from Russia amidst the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.