The ship was built in Maryport in June of 1890 by R. Ritson & Co Ltd. The ship measured 285 feet in length, fashioned from steel plates on an iron frame.

One of the numerous things I love about Ohio is that it holds so many hidden gems. Sometimes these gems are just small spots within towns, while other times it can be the entire town itself. East Liverpool is one of those interesting Ohio towns you can visit numerous times, and still seem to always find something new each time

Only thirteen years after Mentor, Ohio was officially established, the Gothic Revival style Read (Reed) House, as it’s known today, was constructed.

The home where Rock and Roll legend Chuck Berry wrote his first hits now sits abandoned, falling to pieces.

The Federal Style home was built for the family of Daniel Sawyer in 1843; not long before Mentor was formally established in 1855.