2024 archive

Chatt Grocery for Sale, 1903

Even though Chattanooga, Ohio, has always been a small town, it has been home to a number of businesses over the years…

Tombstone Tuesday-Luetta L. Baker

This is the burial compartment of Luetta L. Baker, located in the Chattanooga Mausoleum, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The compartment is inscribed…

Goldsby Alaska Bennett, Center Public School Teacher, 1905

A few months ago I wrote about Joe’s great-uncle, Goldsby “Alaska” Bennett, who was enumerated as a schoolteacher in Black Creek Township and Franklin Township, Mercer County, in 1900. Alaska taught for a few more years at Center Public School, Franklin Township…

Tombstone Tuesday-Forrest M. & Elvira L. (Baker) Ripley

This is the tombstone of Forrest M. and Elvira L. (Baker) Ripley, located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed…

Some Chattanooga Residents

Some residents of Chatt from days gone by.