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One more early industrial site from my recent trip to Northeast Ohio. Leetonia is a small town about 35 miles south of Youngstown. It was settled, and the ovens began being constructed, in 1865. An…

Sorry it’s taken so long to get this post out. Things have been very busy of late. After visiting the Butler Museum of Art in Youngstown, meeting up with a long time friend I hadn’t see…

Now, I’m going to be fully transparent here. Everything I know about Youngstown, I learned from the Bruce Springsteen song. Unfortunately, due to some crazy bad weather that day (including a …

Big Muskie must have been a sight to see. Big Muskie was a machine called a dragline excavator. These excavators were used for many purposes, from clearing massive amount of land for road construct…

Within sight of the Voice of America Museum (which we visited a few years ago) is a striking new memorial to a piece of Cold War history: The USS Cincinnati Memorial and Peace Pavilion. The USS Cin…

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Apologies for the long break, I’ve actually been sitting on this post for a couple of months. With holidays, and work, and all that fun stuff… I got busy. Hopefully, it won’t be t…

As I write this on December 1, 2025, Caesar Creek Flea Market near Wilmington has officially closed permanently. It may not seem like a big loss to most people…I mean, flea markets are pretty…

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In the mid-to-late 1800’s, Ohio had become a central location for much of the industrial growth in the country, thanks to its abundant natural resources. There was a great need for bricks at …

Dusting off the mildly interesting blog to write about a weird older board game. Of course, there is backstory. About 9-10 years ago, when I was working at a board game store, a friend came in, bur…