STORE … The Mossing Brothers Store in Caraghar is shown here, circa 1915. Thank you to the Fulton County Historical…
Browsing: Local History
BASEBALL … Williams County residents have enjoyed playing and watching baseball games since the 1860s. Nearly every town and country…
COURTHOUSE… The historic Paulding County courthouse in Paulding, Ohio, was completed in 1888. The structure was designed by architect…
METAMORA … Aerial view of Metamora captured between 1940 and 1950, offering a rare overhead glimpse of the town during…
DELTA … Believed to be the oldest photograph of Delta, taken around 1880. Thank you to the Fulton County Historical…
FEED BARN … This two-story concrete block structure stands at the southeast corner of Bryan’s Butler and Beech streets. At…
<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-403282″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1910-James-Elders-Livery.jpeg” alt=”” width=”1172″ height=”746″ /> <div class=”mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0″ data-sentry-component=”P” data-sentry-source-file=”p.tsx”>This circa 1910…
<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-403279″ src=”https://thevillagereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mid-1900s-Metamora-Fire-Department-1.jpeg” alt=”” width=”2041″ height=”1131″ /> SERVICE STATION … The Metamora Fire Department poses for a group…
POST OFFICE … The Bryan Post Office building at the southeast corner of Main and Bryan streets was formally…
SERVICE STATION … The Girdham and Beard Service Station on Main Street in Swanton, circa 1940, was owned by Art…
R. Clarence Adair sold the Cooney tile mill property in Northwest Township, ending operation of the once-thriving business enterprise. Draining…
TORNADO … On April 1st, 1920, Easter weekend, a tornado struck downtown Swanton. Thank you to the Fulton County…
ICE … In 1917, Ed Frappier and Olin Gleason founded the Bryan Ice and Ice Cream Company (later known as…
Dr. Henry Shaffer of Tedrow drives his 1910 Zimmerman automobile with passenger Mr. Kreighbaum of Tedrow. Thank you to the…
MACHINE … A 1915 steam engine ditching machine with Louis A. Simon standing in front. Thank you to the Fulton…
MILL … By October 1911, John William Russell operated a steam-powered mill in this wooden frame structure on the north…
The Ponderosa Steakhouse at 1120 East High Street in Bryan opened for business with much anticipation. According to a…
GROCERY STORE Pictured is Corbin’s Grocery Store at 221 Main Street in Delta, circa 1932. Left to right: I. B.…
DEPOT — Metamora’s depot and telegraph office, circa 1915 to 1920, reflect the town’s once vital role in regional rail…
The village of Pioneer was surveyed in 1853. The following year, Andy Irwin built the Pioneer Hotel—a two-story wooden frame…
FIRE … The 1945 fire destroyed Sauder Woodworking but not Erie Sauder’s determination. Thank you to the Fulton County Historical…
BROTHERS … This reflection centers on the memory of three brothers from Williams County whose lives were claimed by the…
CHIEF … Fire Chief Otis Pifer, identifiable by his white helmet, leads a fire drill conducted between 1947 and 1948,…
On New Year’s Day 1887, Albert Spangler took a team of six horses hitched to six bobsleds to Bryan’s courthouse…
HOMESTEAD … The Johnston Homestead, built circa 1890 at Road R and Road S, has since been lost to fire.…
GARBAGE TRUCK … In 1946, the City of Bryan purchased this “Refuse-Getter” garbage truck at a cost of $4,754. According…
POWERS STATION … Powers Station and Store, early 1900s, was located at the corner of State Route 20 and County…
Classes began in the southern section of the Kunkle school. The first schoolhouse in the Kunkle area was a wooden…
EXPLOSION… This week’s photo shows the Wauseon School explosion at the corner of Clinton and Elm Streets on March 19,…
MASSIVE SNOWFALL … In January 1978, following the blizzard, Patrick, Chrissy, and Dennis Finney enjoy the snow in Metamora. Thank…