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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born on June 24, 1842 in Meigs County, Ohio. His parents, Marcus Aurelius Bierce and Laura Sherwood Bierce, had thirteen children, and Ambrose was the tenth of the thirteen. Ambrose’s idiosyncratic father decided to start the names of all thirteen of his children with the letter A. His family was poor, so his parents decided to move to Ohio, like many other families, in hopes that the westward expansion might help them financially. When they realized the riches they
Cleveland, Ohio has been in existence for 203 years. There are more than 500,000 people living in Cleveland, yet few know about its past. In this paper, I am going to take you along as I tell you the history of Cleveland. On July 4th 1796 the Connecticut Land Company sent out a search party to find new land. General Moses Cleaveland headed this search party, and on July 22nd of 1796 they found their new land, naming it Cleaveland after the leader of the search party. The beginning of the population
announced that it would be closing its U.S. air freight hub in Wilmington, and since then, this small Ohio community has been facing an economic crisis of unprecedented proportions. Last year, when applying for this same grant, we only had estimates of the challenges that would arise from this crisis. Today, we are feeling it in full force. In just the past two months, the unemployment rate in Clinton County has nearly doubled from 10% to over 19%. Unemployment and severance benefits have run out for
seeing who's the next presidents or new laws that can one day be very affected not just you but for everyone else. In the city of Montgomery County, in Takoma Park Community Center, booths are being held. On the other hand, this is the first ever location in the United States that are going to allowed 16-years old and up to vote. Many of those who go to Montgomery Blair High School are excited and fill with rush to be allowed to vote. In the article, Takoma Park 16-years old savors his history-making
Thank you for your interest in joining the Junior League of Columbus (JLC). We invite you to become part of an organization committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Columbus has been serving the greater Columbus area for more than 90 years and currently has more than 500 active and sustaining members
The Montgomery County Fairgrounds “When people arrived in the morning on the 17th there was a display of horses, cattle and farm products” (Drury 807). “The first Montgomery County Agricultural Fair was held in Dayton at Swaynie’s Hotel on East First Street October 17th and 18th, 1839” (Drury 807). 1853, the state fair was held on Washington Street, the same year the county fair was held there (Drury 807) then in 1874, “the Southern Ohio Fair Association began having fairs on the Montgomery County
Station did. It was one of the many depots that connected the city of Dayton, Ohio with the rest of the country before highway systems even existed. During the time of its existence it was part of a movement that helped shape a nation to become one of the top powers of the world. Union Station was visited by many and helped change the face of a city. In 1851 Dayton heard its first train whistle, after the first Ohio railroad company, Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company, completed a line from
The decision of whether a child should be removed from the home where the father has repeatedly beaten the mother, the child witnessing these offenses; however, the father never abusing the child is argumentative. In my perspective, the child should be removed immediately from the household where there is any domestic violence taking place regardless if the child is involved or not. Parents are supposed to support their child, ensuring the safety of their child in their happy, safe, loving environment
allowed to have the right to sue? In Ohio alone, 800 inmate lawsuits were filed in 1995. To defend those lawsuits it cost taxpayers $1.7 million dollars. In Ohio an inmate sued the state when he was denied soap on a rope. Another Ohio inmate filed charges after eating a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving. He sued on religious grounds saying the stuffing had turkey bits in it and eating the meat was against his religion. Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery has teamed up with other officials to pass
overcoming his sickness, he still remained popular in New Jersey. He was able to hold local offices and sittings in the assembly during 1814-1815. He was laid to rest at St. John's Episcopal Church in his hometown. Dayton owned 250,000 acres of Ohio land between the Big and Little Miami Rivers, the city of Dayton, was named after him which is now the
10 Wilmington Place (Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum) The Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, a sanatorium in which a melting pot of the state’s criminally insane, daft and demented were housed, was later effectively named the Dayton State Hospital, ultimately named 10 Wilmington Place, which completely “derails” past notions of the previous named building, and has now become a retirement home for the elderly. “It must be remembered that popular thinking at this time had by no means entirely removed from
or have them now. As you can see tattoos are growing and are going to continue to grow as these teens start to get older. Most teen like to express their selves and they see this as an easy opportunity. In Ohio, the Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, which is a large firm in Montgomery County has “no explicit policy regarding visible body art” said David Pordy (Tattoos). Most companies are not bothered by tattoos unless they are well known, they do not want just anyone representing
not be any more important in this day and time. In the present day, our nation lives in the social media era, where everyone has something to say. Just recently in 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to ban gay marriages Ohio case, Obergefell v. Hodges. (4) The Supreme Court ruling that allows same-sex couples do have the right to marry is another example of separation of church and
a twenty-six year old man who was protecting his mother from the police. Civil rights leaders planned a fifty-four mile march from Selma to the capital of Montgomery. They started to march across the steel bridge that was constructed over the Alabama River, but a wall of state troopers stood on the other side. Behind the troopers was the county sheriff and a crowd of white spectators waving Confederate flags. The troopers advanced towards the marchers, and they knocked them to the ground, hit them
You constantly see your parents worry about making ends meet. They wonder will they be able to make their paycheck reach to the next paycheck. Being young and watching your mother struggle is something you do not understand. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised there until I was 5. In 2005 I move south to live in Abbeville, Al. By this time my mother and father separated and I was being raised by my mother, a single parent. Having moved to a smaller town from the big city was one of my very first
Louisiana, and Texas. President James Buchanan, in the last days of his administration, declared that the federal government would not forcibly prevent the secessions. In February 1861, the seceding states sent representatives to a convention in Montgomery, Alabama. The convention, presided over by Howell Cobb of Georgia, adopted a provisional constitution and chose Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as provisional president and Alexander Hamilton Stephens of Georgia as provisional vice president. The
Sexting In 2015, Raychelle Cassada Lohmann is a school counselor and coauthor of “The Bullying Workbook for Teens and described to us what is sexting. Lohmann says that sexting is sending, receiving and forwarding sexual pictures through text message or email. Lohmann says that the word “Sext” had been around since 2005. In her article, it says that before internet was established there were historical drawings sexually. Resent researchers have done studies and tested 606 students from ages 14-18
sings, and plays the guitar and fiddle. He has many names he has been called such as Luke the Drifter, The Hillbilly, Shakespeare, The Singing Kid, and Timber Snake. Hank Williams was born on September 17, 1923. He was born at Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama. His full name is Hiram King Williams. His parents were Elonzo Huble and Jessie Lillybelle Skipper Williams. His father actually left him and his family when Hank was little. Williams loved music as a child. According to ( https://www
standing Theater still in existence in Dayton, Ohio. The theater cost 225,000 dollars when first opened. The Turner Opera House on 138 North Main St. caught the attention of Daytonians and the rest of the country. The Victoria Theater has definitely had its ups and downs and trials and tribulations over the last 146 years. Having survived floods, fires and tragedies the Victoria Theater is still standing and is a prominent historical building in Dayton, Ohio. Fire Struck the Turner Opera House. Arson