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ONRA Members and Friends, The signs of autumn have begun to appear as the leaves display the brilliance of a kaleidoscope of colors. And with the onset of fall we will soon enjoy our Annual Banquet and Meeting in November at The Anderson House, historic home of Kelso and Judy Wessel. Details regarding ONRA’s 2016 annual dinner meeting can be found inside the newsletter. Vice President Elizabeth Reeb will begin her presidency in January 2017 as we continue to take the ONRA organization forward. We’ll vote on a new slate of officers to begin the 2017 year. As I reflect on my presidency and my term comes to a close, time certainly has passed quickly! It has been a busy two years! Dean Ringle, Chairman of the Mile Marker Grant Committee, continues to place new mile markers and repair those in need with our First Mile Marker Grant Program and will continue to do so with the Second Mile Marker Grant Program. The Interpretative Signs are being unveiled with more to come in the near future. On November 8, 2016 three will be unveiled in Guernsey County. The Corridor Management Plan update was completed and working with Gabe Hays we explored the possibility of a Sponsorship program. The Yard Sale Days along the National Road brought travelers across the state. Several ONRA members attended the Ohio Byways Links Conference that was held in Cadiz, Ohio and included a tour of the Tappan-Moravian Trail. Continued on Page 2….

Board of Trustees

Board Officers President:

Mary Ellen Weingartner—Muskingum Co. Vice President:

Elizabeth Reeb—Muskingum Co. Treasurer:

Marian Vance—At Large Secretary:

Nancy Campbell—Guernsey Co.

County Members Dr. John Mattox—Belmont Co. John Marshall—Belmont Co.

Bill Smith—Clark Co. Don Wallace—Clark Co.

Michael Peppe—Franklin Co. Dixie Wyler—Guernsey Co. Larry Bicking—Licking Co.

Kelso Wessel—Madison Co. John Kile—Madison Co.

Paul Seibel—Montgomery Co. Jeff Sewert—Preble Co.

Rodney Creech—Preble Co.

Members At Large Doug Smith Sylvia Miller

Richard Duncan Glenn Harper

Ex Officio Members

Jonathan Beard—Columbus Compact Corp Pat Henahan—Ohio Arts Council

Frank Quinn—Heritage Ohio Judy Williams—Preservation Consultant

Tom Barrett—ODOT

AN ALL – AMERICAN ROAD NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY

Ohio National Road Association

Byway Coordinators: Chris Harkness & Jerry Newton 20 South Second Street Newark, Ohio 43055

Phone: 740-670-5200 Email: [email protected] WWW.OHIONATIONALROAD.ORG

Fall 2016

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Inside this Issue

National Road Trivia 2

Upcoming Events 3

Belmont County News 4

National Cornhusking Contest 5

2016 Membership Update 6

National Road Trivia Answer 6

Continued from Page 1… Applications are being taken for the Harper Endowment Grants. And an archival procedure for ONRA is under advisement. Plans are underway for a motor coach trip from Muskingum County to Cumberland, Maryland and back for September 2017. It was very exciting to hear that the Headley Inn under new ownership, located west of Zanesville opened for business last spring. Belmont County hosted Interpretative Sign unveilings, a historic Blaine Bridge cleanup took place and The Benjamin Lundy House on Main Street in St. Clairsville will feature rotating historical displays for visitors. Thanks to each of you for your leadership in our endeavors! Membership is important to the ONRA organization. Please show your support with a tax-deductible mem-bership or a one-time donation to preserve the history of the Road. Take a trip along our scenic National Road and enjoy culture, history and recreation along the way! My best to each of you, Mary Ellen Weingartner, President Ohio National Road Association

Hint: An old brick section of “The Pike” which currently dead-

ends into a stream and a rail-road line.

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Do you know where it is?

(Answer on page 6)

National Road Trivia: “Where the heck is this?”

November 18, 2016:

ONRA Annual Banquet

6:00 pm: “The Anderson House”

1590 Cumberland Street, Lafayette Ohio.

This is the Kelso and Judy Wessel historic residence.

Their 1834 home originally served as a tavern,

stagecoach stop, hotel and a tourist home along the

National Road. They have updated and continue to

make progress on the home. Tours will take place

throughout the evening.

Please come join us for a time of fellowship, friendship, fun, and food. Our Annual Banquet is open to all

current Ohio National Road Association members. We’ll review the happenings of the past year and the plans

for the future.

Price: A suggested donation of $20 per person to cover the cost of the food and drink.

A Holiday Cocktail Buffet with finger-type foods.

Several Meats—shrimp, meat balls, buffalo wings and ham

Assorted vegetables

Fresh fruits

Cheese and crackers

Dessert variety

Beverages include coffee, tea, beer and wine

Please RSVP no later than November 14th using the form

below.

RSVP ONRA Annual Banquet

NAME(S) _______________________________________

ADDRESS_______________________________________

PHONE_________________________________________

EMAIL _________________________________________

TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ _____________ ($20 PER PERSON)

Thank you for supporting ONRA!

Please send form and payment to:


c/o Chris Harkness - Byway Coordinator

20 South Second Street

Newark, Ohio 43055

Guernsey County Interpretive Sign

Unveilings

On Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 two new National Road interpretive signs will be unveiled. A sign explaining the historic mile markers has been installed near the Peters Creek S-Bridge. Another sign has been placed in Middlebourne identifying the history of that pike town. Please join us in a celebration of the newest National Road interpretive signs and the National Road community in Guernsey County.

Upcoming Events (Check the ONRA website for more details on upcoming events)

1:00 PM Middlebourne

2:00 PM Peters Creek

S Bridge

Belmont County Rubberneck Tour The annual Belmont County “Rubberneck Tour” was Sunday, Oct. 9 with stops along the Historic National Road. This self-guided tour, sponsored by the Tourism Council of Belmont County, offers motorists the opportunity to travel the Rubberneck route, stopping at pre-determined spots. Stops included:

the Benjamin Lundy House in downtown St. Clairsville, hosted by Dr. John S. Mattox

the Underground Railroad Museum

the Belmont County Courthouse

the Belmont County Sheriff’s Museum

the historic pike town of Morristown, where the Morristown Preservation Society offered numerous activities.

ONRA, the Tourism Council and others provided displays at Valley View Campgrounds.

National Road News From Belmont County

Thanks to Justin Gallagher of Randall Gallagher Memorials of St. Clairsville, for installing the bronze plaque on the historic Blaine Bridge

(Ohio’s Bi-Centennial Bridge), commemorating its inclusion in the National Register of Historic

Places.

Mile Marker #134, which was located in Lansing for years, has been found! Missing for many years, the marker was extensively damaged in an auto crash. It was retrieved by Rick Kolb of Brookside, who has stored the marker in his garage. Rick is in the

process of restoring the marker. Many years ago, Rick also restored Mile Marker #132 in his hometown of Brookside, which ironically, was also damaged by an auto crash. Thank you, Rick!

ONRA, Belmont, extends its appreciation to ODOT District 11 and employee Stacy Agnew, for installing 7 “Historic National Road” road signs close to mile markers in Belmont County, in anticipation of the Rubberneck Tour. These signs will hopefully draw attention to the mile markers along the road during the Rubberneck Tour.

One of ONRA’s Belmont County representatives, Dr. John S. Mattox, has been selected to the 2016 class of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame!

The induction ceremonies will be in Columbus Nov. 2 & 3. John served in the US Air Force from 1959-1963.

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was established in 1992 and honors veterans who after serving their country with dignity, continue serving in their communities, each making significant a impact. Each class is selected by the executive committee composed of leaders of different veterans organizations, who can select up to 20 individuals each year. To date, more that 400 veterans are members of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.

The 1936 National

Cornhusking Contest

This November 10th will

mark the 80th anniversary

of the National

Cornhusking Contest that

took place on the National

Road in Luray, OH. In

1936, TIME magazine

declared corn husking

"...the fastest growing

sporting spectacle in the

world." Celebrating agrarian

values in a festival atmosphere, annual national corn husking contests each attracted over 100,000 spectators

during the 1930s and early 1940s. Contests were broadcast live to radio audiences across the country and the

winners became national heroes. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, these huge events

were abruptly halted.

On Tuesday, November 10, 1936, many eyes from around the country were on the Alva Oyler farm in Luray,

Ohio (today located near the intersection of U.S. 40 and St. Rt. 37), as the National and State Husking

Contests were held there. Farmers from throughout Licking County and Ohio became heavily involved and

looked upon it as one of the great agricultural events of their time.

A newspaper account of the day said, “The contest was held under extremely adverse circumstances, as the

fields were seas of mud and water. The policing was exceptionally good, although pickpockets were in

evidence. Several lost their rolls.” The newspaper also reported that approximately 160,000 people attended

the event. It also mentioned that “State patrolmen on horseback parked over 45,000 cars” the day of the

event.

The contest was won by Carl Carlson, a 38-year-old bachelor farmer of Audubon, Iowa, who “picked” 21.04

bushels of corn in the 80 minute contest. Second place went to 27-year-old Adam Byczyuski of Le Moille,

Illinois with 20.9 bushels, third to Laurence House of Kansas at 20.63 bushels, and fourth to Ted Balko of

Minnesota, the 1934 winner, with 19.93 bushels. Carlson’s brother, Elmer, established a world record at the

1935 contest of 41.52 bushels under more favorable conditions. He was present for this contest, but did not

enter.

Article from the Columbus Dispatch on November 11, 1936.

Business Members

Belmont County Tourism Council

Cambridge/Guernsey County CVB

Muskingum County CVB

Greater Licking County CVB

Licking County Area Transportation Study

Heritage Ohio

Hays Landscape Architecture Studio, St.

Clairsville

Bushnell Investment Company, Springfield

Doug Smith Realty & Auction Co., Outville

Johnson's Lamp Shop, South Vienna

Merchants National Bank, Springfield

Nelson T. Gant Foundation, Zanesville

Ohio Pottery, Norwich

Pennsylvania House Museum, Spring-

field

Sylvia D. Miller – National Road Audio,

Columbus

The John & Annie Glenn Museum

Foundation, New Concord

The Village of Lewisburg

The Village of Hebron

Bethel Township Trustees

Eastmoor Civic Association

Conroy Funeral Home

The Turner Foundation

Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society

American Heritage Insurance Group,

LLC

Bridgeport Rotary Club

Crossroads Coins, Inc.

Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society

Great Western School

Preble County Commissioners

Membership Update 2016

Members by County

Belmont

*John Marshall

Dr. John Mattox

Gabe Hays

Virginia Helms

Guernsey

Eleanor Mcintire

Liz Sperandeo

*Drew & Barbara Hansen

Muskingum

William & Theresa Over-

holser

Elizabeth Reeb

Richard & Sally Brixner

Ross & Tiffany Pattison

Alan & Katherine King

Richard & Joanna Duncan

Theresa Overholser

Betty Smith

Licking

Ralph & Charla Devine

William & Elizabeth Bicking

Elizabeth Hullinger

Gail & William Lane

Ruth Ann Church

Franklin Michael Peppe

Harry & Nancy Campbell

Mrs. James Finney

Judith B. Williams

Pat Henahan

Raymond E. Thompson

John Kreitzburg

William Flood

Mark Hall

James & Sue Heilman

Pat Kenyon

Madison

Kelso & Judy Wessel

James Gilkey

Darlene Steele

Clark

Walter Szczesny

William & Karen Smith

Michael & Mary Manoloff

J. Wesley & Rebecca

Baker

Robert Clark

Miami

Virginia Kinney

Cyndie Gerken

Montgomery

*James H. Eidemiller

*Glenn Harper

Ronald Patrick

Paul Seibel

Joanne Brady

Preble Barbara & David Cox

Members Around

Ohio

Larry & Marian Vance,

Delaware

*Gregory Williamson,

Steubenville

David Kullman, Oxford

Frank & Eileen Field,

Cuyahoga Falls

Gary Heffner, Rushville

Guy Merryman, Cadiz

Jean M. Baliga,

Tallmadge

Patrick Shepherd,

Cleveland

Paul Schubert, Bath

Dennis Gibson, Cincin-

nati

Eric Jones, Delaware

Gerald Perry, North

Baltimore

Benno Rosenthal,

Beachwood

Mary Starbuck, Akron

Members from Other

States

Bruce Jones & Cathy

Corley, New York, NY

Mark & Martha Sink-

horn, Okatie, SC

William & Jan Hill,

Centereach, NY

Lee Bracken, Medford,

MA

Nancy Smith, Grand

Rapids, MI

*Denotes Weekend

Rovers ($100)

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Trivia Answer from page 2:

Where the Heck is This? This is another intact segment of the original 1917 brick pavement, located just east of the National Road and Zane Grey Museum and west of Norwich, on the south side of U.S. 40, which crossed the nearby B&O Railroad track at grade, just to the east of this location in Muskingum County, prior to the building of a new bridge that bypassed this segment, car-rying U.S. 40 over the tracks and eliminating the grade crossing. It now serves as access to and dead ends at the adjoining private property. At the time the brick National Road was completed, it was 75 miles in length, and was the longest continuous section of brick pavement in the United States.


Chris Harkness & Jerry Newton—Byway Coordinators


Newark, Ohio 43055

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becoming a Member of the Ohio National Road Association and

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