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July 11, 1872: The Herald and Tribune reported, “On last Thursday, the new Hotel at Johnson City, was struck by lightning. Several persons were severely shocked, but no one seriously injured. The lightning struck several other points in the city and vicinity.” The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, is a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead of the paper in 1872. Inside the pages of the paper, readers could also see the town spelled as Jonesboro’. July 11, 1906: The Chattanooga Daily Times, with a dateline from Johnson City, reported ...

R. Burgoon / Courtesy of Doreen Uhas Sauer Ohio played an important role in Union efforts during the Civil War. Over 300,000 Ohioans served in the Union Army and over 35,000 died during the war.  While no major battles were ever fought in the state, Ohio was home to many military sites. In Central Ohio, Camp Chase is perhaps best known because it contained a prison camp for Confederate soldiers and a cemetery that can be seen today on the city’s west side. But Columbus was home to another Union army camp as well. This led one resident to write into WOSU’s Curious Cbus to ask, "Where...