At The Middle of the Bridge ~ Turn Left or Turn Right (Part 2)

By Rhonda Yocom Gryspos

A pictorial history of the "Y-Bridge City" (Zanesville), and Muskingum County, Ohio.
Learn about the founding fathers, and follow the growth and development of the area from 1803 through the 1970's - All in pictures.
It's one thing to read the history, but it's even better to SEE it.

Enjoy sketches, pictures, and vintage photos of the early leaders of the community; the businesses that helped Zanesville grow; the influence of river boats, trains, and the National Road; the colonial architecture and beautiful Civil War era homes. Read about the disasters that struck Muskingum County -- floods, tornados, train wrecks, and a coal mine cave-in......

See the postcard collections of Zanesville street scenes from the early 1800's to the 1960's. View the bridges, dams, mills, parks, and more.
This book is HUGE, with 324 pages of pictures and information. Because of its size, it has been divided into two parts.

The book includes the following:
PART 2

How Transportation Shaped The City
First Roads – Zane’s Trace and The National Road
The Old Braddock Road Opened The Way To Ohio
Zane’s Trace
The Riverboat Era
The Railroad Era
B & O Fairs in 1883
Muskingum County Rail History In Pictures
A Pictorial History of Muskingum County Bridges
Muskingum County Dams and Mills
History of Zanesville’s Health Care Facilities in Pictures
Zanesville City Hospital
Margaret Blue Sanitarium
Muskingum County Infirmary
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bethesda Hospital
McIntire Children’s Home in Pictures
Zanesville Early Cemeteries and Some Little Known Facts
Muskingum County Early Architecture from 1800 to 1900
Notable Homes and Buildings from the Colonial Era
Notable Homes and Buildings from the Civil War Era
Blue Rock Mine Disaster, April 1856
Earthquake of 1811
Zanesville, OH Tornado, Jun 1912
Summerfield to Zanesville, OH Train Wreck, Apr 1895
Passenger Train Wreck, Feb 1896 – Near Crooksville, on its way to Zanesville
Pleasant Valley, OH Train Wreck, Oct 1890
Zanesville, OH Electric Train Accidents, Sep 1897
Frazeysburg, OH Train Wreck, May 1893
Muskingum County Historic Floods in Pictures
1880’s FLOOD
1907 FLOOD – And Missing Gold (newspaper story)
1913 FLOOD
1935 FLOOD
1937 FLOOD
1952 FLOOD
1959 FLOOD

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rhonda Yocom Gryspos
• Release date: Jun 23, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310481406

Rhonda Yocom Gryspos

I consider myself a "creative misfit" - I love to write and teach. Being the mother of four, has been a learning experience for me AND for my children. Now, as a grandmother... I'd like to give my grandchildren (and ALL children) something to stimulate their minds and make them eager to learn about their world.