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0025 - The Ohio Story: "The Telephone Comes to Ohio"
The story of Alexander Graham Bell and the first telephone call ever made in Ohio in 1877. The first phone was located I in Cleveland at the offices of Messrs. Rhodes and Company, coal dealers.
0028 - The Ohio Story: "What's In a Name?"
Background on how some of the more unusual place names in Ohio were derived.
0125 - The Ohio Story: "Captain Mary"
History of Mary Greene who piloted fiver steamers for over 60 years and the Queen Mary riverboat on the Ohio River at Cincinnati Ohio.
0133 - The Ohio Story: "Dentistry's First Home"
History of dentistry in Ohio and Dr. John M. Harris, originally of Cincinnati and later of Bainbridge.
0138 - The Ohio Story: "The Ivory Palaces"
History of the founding and growth of the Procter & Gamble Company of Cincinnati Ohio.
0146 - The Ohio Story: "The Cary Sisters"
The story of Alice and Phoebe Cary of Mt. Healthy, Ohio who sang sad, sweet songs back one hundred years earlier.
0153 - The Ohio Story: "Dickens Didn't Like Us"
The story of Charles Dickens, famous English novelist, who visited Ohio in 1842.
0197 - The Ohio Story: "Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts"
The story of Stephen Foster's tie to Ohio and his legacy of music still heard today.
0211 - The Ohio Story: "The Immortal J. N."
The story of J.N. Free (The Immortal J.N.)who traveled Ohio for over 45 years doing as he pleased.
0222 - The Ohio Story: "The Third 'R' - - "Rithmetic Ray"
The story of Joe Ray and his contribution to American education along with McGuffey and Spencer.