Delaware Welcomes You
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 1)
Description
[page 1]
[corresponds to front cover of At Ohio's Crossroads Delaware Welcomes You]
AT OHIO'S CROSSROADS
DELAWARE
WELCOMES YOU
[corresponds to front cover of At Ohio's Crossroads Delaware Welcomes You]
AT OHIO'S CROSSROADS
DELAWARE
WELCOMES YOU
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 2)
Description
[page 2]
[corresponds to inside of front cover of At Ohio's Crossroads Delaware Welcomes You]
STATISTICALLY SOUND:
POPULATION: 14,300 (estimated 1956)
ELEVATION: 975 feet above sea level.
AREA: 4 square miles.
CLIMATE: Mean temperature 51 degrees.
RAINFALL: 38 inches, average.
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS: 254
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS: 22
RETAIL SALES: $27,000,000.00 (Approx.)
INDUSTRIAL PAYROLL: $7,000,000.00 (Approx.)
BANKS: Two, with assets and deposits of
over $19,000,000.00
HOSPITALS: (Combined Medical and Osteo-
pathetic) New addition is com-
pleted; 103 patient capacity.
UNIVERSITY: Ohio Wesleyan (co-ed)
2000 students. Rated as one of
the best Church-related colleges
in the nation.
UTILITIES: Municipally owned water and
sewage disposal plant,
Natural Gas, furnished by
Delaware Gas Company,
Electric, furnished by
The Electric Company.
Telephone, furnished by
Northern Ohio Telephone Co.
CHURCHES: 19
SCHOOLS: 6 public; 1 parochial.
RADIO STATIONS: WRFD (AM) at 800 Kilocycles.
WSLN (FM) at 91.1. M C
[photo of downtown]
SESQUI-CENTENNIAL YEAR
DELAWARE
1808-1958
TRAVELER'S GUIDE
RAILROADS: Chesapeake and Ohio (main line)
New York Central (Big Four Div.)
(Delaware-Springfield Division)
Pennsylvania R.R.
(Columbus-Toledo freight only)
BUSES: 32 trips daily.
CITY
AIRPORT: Located 3 miles southwest of City.
Longest runway 2,500 feet.
RACE EVENT: Grand circuit (the only county fair
in the U.S. having this program)
with the classic "Little Brown Jug,"
America's finest race for pacers -
a nationally known annual event.
LODGING: Fort Delaware Hotel; Campbell
House; Wheeler's Trailer Court;
El Siesta Motel; Hollywood Motel;
Mock's Motel; Shady Acres Motel.
[corresponds to inside of front cover of At Ohio's Crossroads Delaware Welcomes You]
STATISTICALLY SOUND:
POPULATION: 14,300 (estimated 1956)
ELEVATION: 975 feet above sea level.
AREA: 4 square miles.
CLIMATE: Mean temperature 51 degrees.
RAINFALL: 38 inches, average.
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS: 254
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS: 22
RETAIL SALES: $27,000,000.00 (Approx.)
INDUSTRIAL PAYROLL: $7,000,000.00 (Approx.)
BANKS: Two, with assets and deposits of
over $19,000,000.00
HOSPITALS: (Combined Medical and Osteo-
pathetic) New addition is com-
pleted; 103 patient capacity.
UNIVERSITY: Ohio Wesleyan (co-ed)
2000 students. Rated as one of
the best Church-related colleges
in the nation.
UTILITIES: Municipally owned water and
sewage disposal plant,
Natural Gas, furnished by
Delaware Gas Company,
Electric, furnished by
The Electric Company.
Telephone, furnished by
Northern Ohio Telephone Co.
CHURCHES: 19
SCHOOLS: 6 public; 1 parochial.
RADIO STATIONS: WRFD (AM) at 800 Kilocycles.
WSLN (FM) at 91.1. M C
[photo of downtown]
SESQUI-CENTENNIAL YEAR
DELAWARE
1808-1958
TRAVELER'S GUIDE
RAILROADS: Chesapeake and Ohio (main line)
New York Central (Big Four Div.)
(Delaware-Springfield Division)
Pennsylvania R.R.
(Columbus-Toledo freight only)
BUSES: 32 trips daily.
CITY
AIRPORT: Located 3 miles southwest of City.
Longest runway 2,500 feet.
RACE EVENT: Grand circuit (the only county fair
in the U.S. having this program)
with the classic "Little Brown Jug,"
America's finest race for pacers -
a nationally known annual event.
LODGING: Fort Delaware Hotel; Campbell
House; Wheeler's Trailer Court;
El Siesta Motel; Hollywood Motel;
Mock's Motel; Shady Acres Motel.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 3)
Description
[page 3]
[corresponds to unlabled page 3 of Delaware Welcomes You]
WITH A RICH HERITAGE:
[photo]
Birthplace of Rutherford B. Hayes
Long before the first pioneers came, Indian
tribes had established a camp here on the trail
leading from the lower Scioto valley northward
to the Sandusky Bay area. It is believed that a
variety of medicinal springs may have been a
factor in their selecting this as a campsite.(One
of these springs is still productive on the Ohio
Wesleyan University campus.)
The City of Delaware was founded in 1808,
the same year that Delaware County was formed
by dividing Franklin County. It immediately be-
came the county seat, and because it is almost at
the geographical center of the State of Ohio, and
because then, as is true today, it was situated
conveniently on some of the main thoroughfares
of the state, is was seriously considered for the
site of the State Capitol before the City of Colum-
bus was selected.
In the early 1800's Delaware was one of the
most popular health resorts in what was then
known as the "west." Its Mansion House Hotel
with its sulphur springs were, in fact, pictured
on Staffordshire plates from England.
During the War of 1812, Delaware served as
the headquarters for General Harrison. But the
city's greatest historical distinction probably
stems from the fact that it is the birthplace of
our nation's 19th President, Rutherford B. Hayes.
Many relics of the city's past may be seen at
the Delaware County Historical Society Museum
at 157 East William Street.
[corresponds to unlabled page 3 of Delaware Welcomes You]
WITH A RICH HERITAGE:
[photo]
Birthplace of Rutherford B. Hayes
Long before the first pioneers came, Indian
tribes had established a camp here on the trail
leading from the lower Scioto valley northward
to the Sandusky Bay area. It is believed that a
variety of medicinal springs may have been a
factor in their selecting this as a campsite.(One
of these springs is still productive on the Ohio
Wesleyan University campus.)
The City of Delaware was founded in 1808,
the same year that Delaware County was formed
by dividing Franklin County. It immediately be-
came the county seat, and because it is almost at
the geographical center of the State of Ohio, and
because then, as is true today, it was situated
conveniently on some of the main thoroughfares
of the state, is was seriously considered for the
site of the State Capitol before the City of Colum-
bus was selected.
In the early 1800's Delaware was one of the
most popular health resorts in what was then
known as the "west." Its Mansion House Hotel
with its sulphur springs were, in fact, pictured
on Staffordshire plates from England.
During the War of 1812, Delaware served as
the headquarters for General Harrison. But the
city's greatest historical distinction probably
stems from the fact that it is the birthplace of
our nation's 19th President, Rutherford B. Hayes.
Many relics of the city's past may be seen at
the Delaware County Historical Society Museum
at 157 East William Street.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 4)
Description
[page 4]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Delaware Welcomes You]
A CULTURAL CLIMATE:
[photo of OWU campus]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Delaware Welcomes You]
A CULTURAL CLIMATE:
[photo of OWU campus]
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 5)
Description
[page 5]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 5 of Delaware Welcomes You]
For more than a century, Delaware has been
one of the oustanding cultural centers in the
state because it is the home of Ohio Wesleyan
University.
Founded in 1842 by Methodist pioneers who
believed that the highest type of academic train-
ing and the building of Christian character go
hand in hand, the University has an annual en-
rollment of approximately 2,000 students, almost
an equal number of men and women, who come
from homes in Ohio's 88 counties, and in most of
the other states of the nation, the District of Col-
umbia, Hawaii and several foreign countries.
Along with its usual contributions to the com-
munity in art, music, dramatics, and athletics,
the University is a "bright light" which draws
numerous celebrities - leaders in art, science,
government, and other walks in life - to the com-
munity. The Ohio Wesleyan Library is open to
all and serves residents of the city and county.
The Perkins Observatory, largest observatory
this side of Mississippi, is located just three
miles south of Delaware. It is open to the public
from 4 to 5 p.m. daily.
Ohio Wesleyan has many historic spots on
its main campus, including the Sulphur Spring,
the Mansion House Hotel, and a monument mark-
ing the former site of the Barber Tavern which
served as General Harrison's headquarters in
the War of 1812. Legend has it that it was at the
Sulphur Spring that President Rutherford B. Hayes
proposed to his bride-to-be, Lucy Webb, one of
Ohio Wesleyan's first coeds. The Mansion House
was built in 1833 in the boom period of President
Jackson to accommodate the stream of tourists
and health seekers. The first building to be occu-
pied by the University, today it is known as Elliott
Hall and houses offices and classrooms.
The University is now engaged in a building
program which already has seen construction of
two new residence halls for men and the Phillips
Building at the right and is looking forward to a
Science Center, a Communications building and
others.
[image of Phillips Building]
Phillips Building
[image of Selby Stadium]
Selby Stadium
[image of Elliott Hall]
Elliott Hall
[corresponds to unlabeled page 5 of Delaware Welcomes You]
For more than a century, Delaware has been
one of the oustanding cultural centers in the
state because it is the home of Ohio Wesleyan
University.
Founded in 1842 by Methodist pioneers who
believed that the highest type of academic train-
ing and the building of Christian character go
hand in hand, the University has an annual en-
rollment of approximately 2,000 students, almost
an equal number of men and women, who come
from homes in Ohio's 88 counties, and in most of
the other states of the nation, the District of Col-
umbia, Hawaii and several foreign countries.
Along with its usual contributions to the com-
munity in art, music, dramatics, and athletics,
the University is a "bright light" which draws
numerous celebrities - leaders in art, science,
government, and other walks in life - to the com-
munity. The Ohio Wesleyan Library is open to
all and serves residents of the city and county.
The Perkins Observatory, largest observatory
this side of Mississippi, is located just three
miles south of Delaware. It is open to the public
from 4 to 5 p.m. daily.
Ohio Wesleyan has many historic spots on
its main campus, including the Sulphur Spring,
the Mansion House Hotel, and a monument mark-
ing the former site of the Barber Tavern which
served as General Harrison's headquarters in
the War of 1812. Legend has it that it was at the
Sulphur Spring that President Rutherford B. Hayes
proposed to his bride-to-be, Lucy Webb, one of
Ohio Wesleyan's first coeds. The Mansion House
was built in 1833 in the boom period of President
Jackson to accommodate the stream of tourists
and health seekers. The first building to be occu-
pied by the University, today it is known as Elliott
Hall and houses offices and classrooms.
The University is now engaged in a building
program which already has seen construction of
two new residence halls for men and the Phillips
Building at the right and is looking forward to a
Science Center, a Communications building and
others.
[image of Phillips Building]
Phillips Building
[image of Selby Stadium]
Selby Stadium
[image of Elliott Hall]
Elliott Hall
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 6)
Description
[page 6]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 6 of Delaware Welcomes You]
SOUND IN BUSINESS:
You will find many up-to-the-minute retail
establishments in Delaware ready to serve you.
Two parking areas have been provided by the
city to make it easier for you to shop and park
near the business section.
The last ten years have seen a steady indus-
trial growth in Delaware and its environs. The
chief reasons for this have been the many advan-
tages we have been able to offer industries which
are looking for a city the size of Delaware in
which to locate.
Our rail transportation reaches out in all
directions. Many trucking companies also cover
Delaware with their nationwide services. Four
U.S. highways cross or are adjacent to Delaware.
We are near enough to a metropolis - Columbus -
to enjoy the advantages which such a city can offer.
With regard to utilities we are served by one
of the major electric power companies, an excel-
lent natural gas supply and an abundance of good
water. Our telephone exchange is new and has
all the latest dial operated equipment.
Our climate is sufficiently varied, offering
us the four seasons, warm summers and mild
winters with enough rainfall and long growing
season which makes our surrounding agricultu-
ral countryside a rich and prosperous one.
[photo]
For Delaware Hotel
[photo]
Kroger's
[photo]
Ginn Pharmacy
[photo]
Worley Plumbing Co.
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SOUND IN BUSINESS:
You will find many up-to-the-minute retail
establishments in Delaware ready to serve you.
Two parking areas have been provided by the
city to make it easier for you to shop and park
near the business section.
The last ten years have seen a steady indus-
trial growth in Delaware and its environs. The
chief reasons for this have been the many advan-
tages we have been able to offer industries which
are looking for a city the size of Delaware in
which to locate.
Our rail transportation reaches out in all
directions. Many trucking companies also cover
Delaware with their nationwide services. Four
U.S. highways cross or are adjacent to Delaware.
We are near enough to a metropolis - Columbus -
to enjoy the advantages which such a city can offer.
With regard to utilities we are served by one
of the major electric power companies, an excel-
lent natural gas supply and an abundance of good
water. Our telephone exchange is new and has
all the latest dial operated equipment.
Our climate is sufficiently varied, offering
us the four seasons, warm summers and mild
winters with enough rainfall and long growing
season which makes our surrounding agricultu-
ral countryside a rich and prosperous one.
[photo]
For Delaware Hotel
[photo]
Kroger's
[photo]
Ginn Pharmacy
[photo]
Worley Plumbing Co.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 7)
Description
[page 7]
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PROGRESSIVE IN INDUSTRY:
[photo]
Sunray Stove Company
Approximately two-fifths of the 9,600 Dela-
ware County residents working in 1940 were
farming. About one-tenth held factory jobs.
Employment in plants within the county climbed
to a monthly average of 1,900 by 1945 and is 2000
today. Principal products manufactured in the
area include thermostatic controls, truck bodies
and cranes, gas ranges, screw-machine products,
hydraulic controls, instant coffee, canvas products
and chemical specialties and brick.
The labor situation is good. Most of our in-
dustrial labor is local, above average in intelli-
gence and skill, from which you can draw without
importing an undesirable class of workmen.
Besides being an ideal location for new in-
dustries, Delaware offers every opportunity for
expansion of existing industries, as is witnessed
by the present expansion of Sunray Stove Company
(see above) and the Denison Engineering Company.
[photo]
Hughes-Keenan
[photo]
Ranco
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PROGRESSIVE IN INDUSTRY:
[photo]
Sunray Stove Company
Approximately two-fifths of the 9,600 Dela-
ware County residents working in 1940 were
farming. About one-tenth held factory jobs.
Employment in plants within the county climbed
to a monthly average of 1,900 by 1945 and is 2000
today. Principal products manufactured in the
area include thermostatic controls, truck bodies
and cranes, gas ranges, screw-machine products,
hydraulic controls, instant coffee, canvas products
and chemical specialties and brick.
The labor situation is good. Most of our in-
dustrial labor is local, above average in intelli-
gence and skill, from which you can draw without
importing an undesirable class of workmen.
Besides being an ideal location for new in-
dustries, Delaware offers every opportunity for
expansion of existing industries, as is witnessed
by the present expansion of Sunray Stove Company
(see above) and the Denison Engineering Company.
[photo]
Hughes-Keenan
[photo]
Ranco
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 8)
Description
[page 8]
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WITH AMPLE INSTITUTIONS.... AND
[photo] [photo]
Carlisle School County Court House
[photo] [photo]
William Street Church Jane M. Case Hospital
SCHOOLS - This city is proud of its modern,
well-planned and operated school system. There
is an elementary school in each of the geogra-
phical districts of the community - East, West,
North, Northwest, and South. Willis Senior and
Junior High School is centrally located on West
William Street. Delaware also has one parochial
elementary and high school.
CHURCHES - The community is well served by
19 churches of many different denominations and
they provide numerous outlets for religious and
social needs.
LIBRARIES - The Ohio Wesleyan library, of
more than 180 thousand volumes, is open to all
local residents and, in addition, the city-owned
Carnegie Free Library in downtown Delaware
serves both city and county residents.
MUSEUM - The Delaware County Historical
Society recently opened its museum at 157 East
William Street.
HOSPITAL - The Jane M. Case Hospital, set in
a grove of oak and maple trees, west of the city,
has just been remodeled and expanded and has
a 103 patient capacity. It has both a medical and
an osteopathic section.
NEWSPAPER - During the past 136 years, Dela-
ware and the surrounding marketing area have
been served by The Delaware Gazette, a daily
newspaper with a circulation of almost 6,000.
Located in its modern publishing house, The
Gazette carries United Press wire service and
serves as an ideal advertising medium.
[corresponds to unlabeled page 8 of Delaware Welcomes You]
WITH AMPLE INSTITUTIONS.... AND
[photo] [photo]
Carlisle School County Court House
[photo] [photo]
William Street Church Jane M. Case Hospital
SCHOOLS - This city is proud of its modern,
well-planned and operated school system. There
is an elementary school in each of the geogra-
phical districts of the community - East, West,
North, Northwest, and South. Willis Senior and
Junior High School is centrally located on West
William Street. Delaware also has one parochial
elementary and high school.
CHURCHES - The community is well served by
19 churches of many different denominations and
they provide numerous outlets for religious and
social needs.
LIBRARIES - The Ohio Wesleyan library, of
more than 180 thousand volumes, is open to all
local residents and, in addition, the city-owned
Carnegie Free Library in downtown Delaware
serves both city and county residents.
MUSEUM - The Delaware County Historical
Society recently opened its museum at 157 East
William Street.
HOSPITAL - The Jane M. Case Hospital, set in
a grove of oak and maple trees, west of the city,
has just been remodeled and expanded and has
a 103 patient capacity. It has both a medical and
an osteopathic section.
NEWSPAPER - During the past 136 years, Dela-
ware and the surrounding marketing area have
been served by The Delaware Gazette, a daily
newspaper with a circulation of almost 6,000.
Located in its modern publishing house, The
Gazette carries United Press wire service and
serves as an ideal advertising medium.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 9)
Description
[page 9]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 9 of Delaware Welcomes You]
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:
SWIMMING - The Delaware County Swimming
Pool is located in North Delaware at the County
Fairgrounds. Season and family memberships
are available. During the colder months Ohio
Wesleyan permits many local organizations to
use its newly completed indoor pool in the Pfei-
ffer Natatorium on the campus.
FISHING AND HUNTING - Fishermen don't
have to go far beyond the city limits to make
their catches. Since the Delaware Flood con-
trol Dam gates were closed 3 miles north of
the city a few years ago, Delaware has had its
own lake which is stocked periodically. The
Scioto River, in the western part of the county
about 7 miles out of Delaware city also offers
good fishing. Boats may be rented at both loca-
tions, but all motors must be licensed. Much
of the area surrounding Delaware is rich with
game for hunters. One of the favorite spots,
though, is the hunting area near the Delaware
Dam which is maintained by the Conservation
Department.
BOATING - Sail Boating is a popular sport on
the Scioto River. Other small crafts are per-
mitted there, too. Many city residents perfer
boating on the reservoir north of the Delaware
Dam where private boats may be docked for a
reasonable rental. Water skiing is becoming
an increasingly popular sport at the reservoir.
TENNIS - Ohio Wesleyan University maintains
a dozen tennis courts on its East and West cam-
puses. These are made available to local resi-
dents during the summer when the students are
away.
GOLF - Several golf courses are within easy
driving distance of the city, but most local re-
sidents hold membership at the Delaware Country
Club, just three miles south of town. It is a
good nine-hole course.
PICNICKING - Two parks within the city limits,
Mingo and Blue Limestone, have picnic facilities.
Many residents drive to the Delaware Reservoir
area's picnic developments and others head west
to the Scioto River's east bank. Holiday Hill,
west of town, is the scene of many company and
community picnics and dinners the year round and
offers square and folk dancing.
SPECTATOR SPORTS - Besides their enthusi-
astic support of Willis High School teams, local
residents enjoy watching Ohio Wesleyan's "Bat-
tling Bishops" in action in intercollegiate com-
petition - football, basketball, cross country and
track, soccer, baseball, tennis and sailing.
[photo]
Delaware Country Club
[photo]
Delaware County Swimming Pool
[photo]
Holiday Hill
[corresponds to unlabeled page 9 of Delaware Welcomes You]
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES:
SWIMMING - The Delaware County Swimming
Pool is located in North Delaware at the County
Fairgrounds. Season and family memberships
are available. During the colder months Ohio
Wesleyan permits many local organizations to
use its newly completed indoor pool in the Pfei-
ffer Natatorium on the campus.
FISHING AND HUNTING - Fishermen don't
have to go far beyond the city limits to make
their catches. Since the Delaware Flood con-
trol Dam gates were closed 3 miles north of
the city a few years ago, Delaware has had its
own lake which is stocked periodically. The
Scioto River, in the western part of the county
about 7 miles out of Delaware city also offers
good fishing. Boats may be rented at both loca-
tions, but all motors must be licensed. Much
of the area surrounding Delaware is rich with
game for hunters. One of the favorite spots,
though, is the hunting area near the Delaware
Dam which is maintained by the Conservation
Department.
BOATING - Sail Boating is a popular sport on
the Scioto River. Other small crafts are per-
mitted there, too. Many city residents perfer
boating on the reservoir north of the Delaware
Dam where private boats may be docked for a
reasonable rental. Water skiing is becoming
an increasingly popular sport at the reservoir.
TENNIS - Ohio Wesleyan University maintains
a dozen tennis courts on its East and West cam-
puses. These are made available to local resi-
dents during the summer when the students are
away.
GOLF - Several golf courses are within easy
driving distance of the city, but most local re-
sidents hold membership at the Delaware Country
Club, just three miles south of town. It is a
good nine-hole course.
PICNICKING - Two parks within the city limits,
Mingo and Blue Limestone, have picnic facilities.
Many residents drive to the Delaware Reservoir
area's picnic developments and others head west
to the Scioto River's east bank. Holiday Hill,
west of town, is the scene of many company and
community picnics and dinners the year round and
offers square and folk dancing.
SPECTATOR SPORTS - Besides their enthusi-
astic support of Willis High School teams, local
residents enjoy watching Ohio Wesleyan's "Bat-
tling Bishops" in action in intercollegiate com-
petition - football, basketball, cross country and
track, soccer, baseball, tennis and sailing.
[photo]
Delaware Country Club
[photo]
Delaware County Swimming Pool
[photo]
Holiday Hill
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 10)
Description
[page 10]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 10 of Delaware Welcomes You]
ATTRACTIVE TO TOURISTS....
[photo]
Delaware Dam
DELAWARE DAM - Besides its scenic beauty
and park and picnic areas on both the east and
west banks, the Delaware Reservoir area offers
the tourist two other points of interest - the
Flood Control dam three miles north of the city
with its lookout points and the Wildlife Conser-
vation Reserve east of the reservoir.
HAYES HOUSE - Tourists find many points of
interest in the city limits. The site of the birth-
place of President Rutherford B. Hayes and also
the oldest house still standing, built in 1813,
which also was occupied by the Hayes family,
are located in the center of the city.
THE MANSION HOUSE HOTEL - Once a fashion-
able health resort hotel, The Mansion House still
stands on Ohio Wesleyan's East Campus. It is
now known as Elliott Hall and houses classrooms
and offices. The famous Sulphur Spring is down
the walk behind Gray Chapel, the building with
the high tower.
DELAWARE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MUSEUM - Here tourists will find many relics
of Delaware's past. The museum is located at
157 East William Street.
[photo]
Perkins Observatory
PERKINS OBSERVATORY - On Ohio Wesleyan's
South Campus at Stratford, three miles south of
Delaware, tourists may see the Perkins Observa-
tory. Its giant telescope contains a 69-inch mirror,
making it the largest telescope this side of the Miss-
issippi. Visitors to the observatory are welcome
from 4 to 5 p.m. daily.
BARBER TAVERN MARKER - A monument mark-
ing the former site of Barber Tavern which served
as General Harrison's headquarters in the War of
1812 is located on the Ohio Wesleyan East Cam-
pus opposite Selby Field.
[photo]
Delaware County Museum
[corresponds to unlabeled page 10 of Delaware Welcomes You]
ATTRACTIVE TO TOURISTS....
[photo]
Delaware Dam
DELAWARE DAM - Besides its scenic beauty
and park and picnic areas on both the east and
west banks, the Delaware Reservoir area offers
the tourist two other points of interest - the
Flood Control dam three miles north of the city
with its lookout points and the Wildlife Conser-
vation Reserve east of the reservoir.
HAYES HOUSE - Tourists find many points of
interest in the city limits. The site of the birth-
place of President Rutherford B. Hayes and also
the oldest house still standing, built in 1813,
which also was occupied by the Hayes family,
are located in the center of the city.
THE MANSION HOUSE HOTEL - Once a fashion-
able health resort hotel, The Mansion House still
stands on Ohio Wesleyan's East Campus. It is
now known as Elliott Hall and houses classrooms
and offices. The famous Sulphur Spring is down
the walk behind Gray Chapel, the building with
the high tower.
DELAWARE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MUSEUM - Here tourists will find many relics
of Delaware's past. The museum is located at
157 East William Street.
[photo]
Perkins Observatory
PERKINS OBSERVATORY - On Ohio Wesleyan's
South Campus at Stratford, three miles south of
Delaware, tourists may see the Perkins Observa-
tory. Its giant telescope contains a 69-inch mirror,
making it the largest telescope this side of the Miss-
issippi. Visitors to the observatory are welcome
from 4 to 5 p.m. daily.
BARBER TAVERN MARKER - A monument mark-
ing the former site of Barber Tavern which served
as General Harrison's headquarters in the War of
1812 is located on the Ohio Wesleyan East Cam-
pus opposite Selby Field.
[photo]
Delaware County Museum
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 11)
Description
[page 11]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 11 of Delaware Welcomes You]
AND TO THOSE WHO STAY LONGER:
[photo]
Delaware Meadows
Being a long-established community, Delaware takes great pride in its
green lawns and shady streets and the impressive homes which line
those streets. But while some of its mansions attest to its age, its
new housing developments speak for the youth and vigor of this growing
community.
[photos]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 11 of Delaware Welcomes You]
AND TO THOSE WHO STAY LONGER:
[photo]
Delaware Meadows
Being a long-established community, Delaware takes great pride in its
green lawns and shady streets and the impressive homes which line
those streets. But while some of its mansions attest to its age, its
new housing developments speak for the youth and vigor of this growing
community.
[photos]
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 12)
Description
[page 12]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 12 of Delaware Welcomes You]
WITH ACTIVE CIVIC....
[emblems for Altrusa, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions]
ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL
Meets second Tuesday of month,
September to June inclusive, at
Women's City Club. Dinner at
6:30 p.m.
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meets first and third Tuesday of
each month in Council Room, City
Building. 8:00 p.m.
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
Meets 6:00 p.m., Monday at
Bun's Restaurant. Dinner meeting.
LIONS CLUB
Meets first and third Thursday at
6:30 p.m. Surrey Lounge. Dinner.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Meets 12:00 Noon, Monday at
Bun's Restaurant. Luncheon.
[corresponds to unlabeled page 12 of Delaware Welcomes You]
WITH ACTIVE CIVIC....
[emblems for Altrusa, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions]
ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL
Meets second Tuesday of month,
September to June inclusive, at
Women's City Club. Dinner at
6:30 p.m.
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Meets first and third Tuesday of
each month in Council Room, City
Building. 8:00 p.m.
KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL
Meets 6:00 p.m., Monday at
Bun's Restaurant. Dinner meeting.
LIONS CLUB
Meets first and third Thursday at
6:30 p.m. Surrey Lounge. Dinner.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Meets 12:00 Noon, Monday at
Bun's Restaurant. Luncheon.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 13)
Description
[page 13]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 13 of Delaware Welcomes You]\
AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
[photo]
City Hall
A Chamber of Commerce is a forceful,
aggressive part of every business. It is a
partner of every citizen. It is a department
of each business doing work which the indivi-
dual or enterprise could not do alone, but
which must be done collectively with all other
interests in the community.
Members of Chambers of Commerce are
told that they do not make contributions to the
Chamber, but that membership dues are a part
of the fixed overhead of each business. They
are a part of the payroll for that silent em-
ployee who works steadily to improve each
business and the community as a whole.
A Chamber of Commerce seeks new metho-
ods of assisting citizens, plans for tomorrow's
progress and guarantees the city an extra divi-
dend of courteous, enthusiastic, efficient service.
Write or phone: Delaware Chamber of
Commerce, Peoples Building, Phone 3-4711.
[corresponds to unlabeled page 13 of Delaware Welcomes You]\
AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
[photo]
City Hall
A Chamber of Commerce is a forceful,
aggressive part of every business. It is a
partner of every citizen. It is a department
of each business doing work which the indivi-
dual or enterprise could not do alone, but
which must be done collectively with all other
interests in the community.
Members of Chambers of Commerce are
told that they do not make contributions to the
Chamber, but that membership dues are a part
of the fixed overhead of each business. They
are a part of the payroll for that silent em-
ployee who works steadily to improve each
business and the community as a whole.
A Chamber of Commerce seeks new metho-
ods of assisting citizens, plans for tomorrow's
progress and guarantees the city an extra divi-
dend of courteous, enthusiastic, efficient service.
Write or phone: Delaware Chamber of
Commerce, Peoples Building, Phone 3-4711.
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 14)
Description
[page 14]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 14 of Delaware Welcomes You]
CITY MAP and STREET GUIDE of DELAWARE, OHIO
[map]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 14 of Delaware Welcomes You]
CITY MAP and STREET GUIDE of DELAWARE, OHIO
[map]
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 15)
Description
[page 15]
[corresponds to unlabeled page 15 of Delaware Welcomes You]
Delaware County
[map of townships and towns]
A. Perkins Observatory
B. Public Park
C. Columbus Zoo - O'Shaughnessy Dam
D. Olentangy Caverns
E. Delaware Dam and Reservoir
F. WRFD
G. Sunbury Golf Course
H. Delaware Airport
[corresponds to unlabeled page 15 of Delaware Welcomes You]
Delaware County
[map of townships and towns]
A. Perkins Observatory
B. Public Park
C. Columbus Zoo - O'Shaughnessy Dam
D. Olentangy Caverns
E. Delaware Dam and Reservoir
F. WRFD
G. Sunbury Golf Course
H. Delaware Airport
Title
Delaware Welcomes You (p. 16)
Description
[page 16]
[corresponds to back cover of Delaware Welcomes You]
[photo of Little Brown Jug race]
Persons visiting Delaware in the latter part of September
have an opportunity to see Grand Circuit Harness Racing
at the Delaware County Fair (the only county fair in the
U.S. having this program). The highlight of the race
program is the world-famous "Little Brown Jug," Amer-
ica's finest race for pacers.
[corresponds to back cover of Delaware Welcomes You]
[photo of Little Brown Jug race]
Persons visiting Delaware in the latter part of September
have an opportunity to see Grand Circuit Harness Racing
at the Delaware County Fair (the only county fair in the
U.S. having this program). The highlight of the race
program is the world-famous "Little Brown Jug," Amer-
ica's finest race for pacers.
Dublin Core
Title
Delaware Welcomes You
Subject
Celebrations--sesqui-centennial--City of Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio
City of Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio
Promotional Materials--City of Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio--1958
City of Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio
Promotional Materials--City of Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio--1958
Description
This is a book published in Delaware County's Sesquicentennial year, 1958. The book discusses the history, population statistics, business, industry, education, medical facilities, recreation and tourism in Delaware County as it was in 1958.
Creator
Delaware Sesquicentennial Committee
Date
1958
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Book
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Text
Text
Identifier
22221020
Collection
Citation
Delaware Sesquicentennial Committee, “Delaware Welcomes You,” Delaware County Memory, accessed October 13, 2024, http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/items/show/186.