HISTORIC REFLECTION … Circa 1916, a group of students look ready for a picnic or field day.
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HISTORIC REFLECTION … 1911 Fayette High School Boys Basketball team.
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The School at Main Street and North Fayette was crowded with students of all ages in 1911.
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Fayette High School Circa 1909
HISTORIC REFLECTION … A creative shot of the Fayette High School students in 1908.
HISTORIC REFLECTION … This circa 1904 view is believed to be a picture of the old schoolhouse after the Normal…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Fayette High School in the early 1900’s
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The teacher of this one room schoolhouse in 1893 had 27 students ranging from grade 1 to…
Williams County history (June 22, 1957): The Dairywood Drive-In on the west side of Ohio Route 191, south of County…
This picture shows what people would gather around to do on a Saturday afternoon in Ottokee around 1911. Thank you…
This vintage image was taken looking northeast from the intersection of Bryan’s High and Main streets. The threestory brick structure…
WAGNER MOTOR SALES … A view of the Wauseon car dealership as it appeared in 1962.
Williams County History (May 31, 2007): St. Joseph Catholic School in Blakeslee closed. The first St. Joseph parish school was…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … Gabriel D. ‘G.D.’ Snow was the son of Elijah Snow, an early pioneer of Gorham Township, who…
Williams County History (May 24, 1864): John A. Bryan, founder of the city of Bryan, died. John Alexander Bryan was…
Williams County History (May 16, 1835): Springfield Township’s first election was held at the Sarah Luther residence. The Williams County…
Born in Burlington County, New Jersey in 1810, Nathan Borton was one of nine children born to Bethuel and Rebecca…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following picture shows the construction of the Church of Christ in Fayette, Ohio. The church’s construction…
When the topic of tornadoes crops up in Williams County, most people hearken back to the EF-3 event of March…
HISTORIC REFLECTION … The following photo shows students and staff in Metamora for the schools drivers education classes. The exact…
Williams County History (May 9, 1896): John Boman, founder of the village of Blakeslee, died. In reporting his death, the…
With an act similar to that of ‘La Boule Mysterieuse’ originator Leon LaRoche, French daredevil Achille Philion was a turn…
FAYETTE JUNIOR HIGH CHEERLEADERS … Barbara Sutherland, Judy Adair, Carol Borton and Ann Davis.
Williams County history (May 2, 1938): The wooden frame Cogswell one-room schoolhouse at the northwest corner of the intersection of…