TTHIGOHOLAND COUUUNTY 2012-2RR 013 Come home to Highland County Come Home to Highland County... Highland Country Convention & Visitors Bureau 1575 N. HIGH ST. SUITE 400, HILLSBORO, OHIO 45133 Highlandcounty.com 2 | y t n u o C d n a l h g i H | r u o T 2301092 Welcome in this issue | to our latest publication promoting our beautiful county. contents -Our efforts in this issue will be to highlight the best of Highland County and to encourage you to discover the wonderful attractions and sights right here Out and About 4 in our own backyard. Many times we overlook the great things to see and do because they are part of our own community but we encourage you to look The City of Hillsboro 5 at Highland County the way a visitor would see it filled with green fields, The Colony Theater 6 historic streetscapes and buildings and attractions and fairs to please any traveler. Inside this issue you might find a new destination that you can share Festival of the Bells 8 with friends and family on their next visit or rediscover one you’ve missed for Get Back to Nature 10 a time. Highland House Museum 13 We hope sharing this publication will also inspire you to “See Highland County First” and become partners in our efforts to promote all the wonderful Ohio’s Quilt Barn Trail 14 sights of our county. Green Living 16 If you have an attraction or know of one we should include in the next issue Explore Our Lakes & Waterways 18 please contact me at [email protected] and we will spread Tracing Your Roots 21 the word. Brush & Palette Art Guild Show 21 Bob Lambert Greenfield 22 Executive Director, Highland County Convention and Visitors Bureau Heritage Preserved 23 From Farm to Show Ring 24 Fort Hill State Memorial 26 | on the cover | HIGHLAND COUNTY Ancient Monuments 27 Community Garden Projects 28 Tour 20 12 Where in the World 31 HIGHLAND COUNTY 2012-2013 Events 32 CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU What to Do 34 1575 North High Street, Suite 400 937-402-4347 What to See 35 [email protected] Where to Eat 36 www.highlandcounty.com Where to Shop 37 President: Tom Horst A special thanks to Kim Slaughter, T o Jeff Gilliland, Todd Kessinger, Larry u Henry, Tim Pohlar, Judy Culberson r | Taylor and all other photographers, H i contributors and advertisers . g h l a Design by Amie Shumaker n The cover photo was taken in d Hillsboro, Ohio. C Published by the o u Hillsboro Times Gazette n t Photo by Judy Culberson Taylor 108 Governor Trimble Place, Suite 101 y Design by Amie Shumaker Hillsboro, OH, 45133 | www.timesgazette.com 3 A country drive close to home Take U.S. Route 50 East from Hillsboro to This charming old world settlement is not to be Rainsboro, turn right on Barrett Mill Road and missed and lunch is available at Crafts Unlimited. follow to Cave Road, then turn left. On this road you will see the remains of Barretts’ Mill. Continue on State Route 41 South to Fort Hill, with Continue on this road (you may have to stop for its mystical Indian earthworks, over 10 miles of a family of wild turkeys or peafowl to cross the nature trails, and a beautiful picnic area. road) to the Highlands Nature Sanctuary and its nature center, the Appalachian Forest Museum. Then follow State Route 41 South to Sinking There are two nature sanctuaries in the area Spring. Looking to your right, you’ll see the that offer spectacular scenery of the Octagonal Schoolhouse. Turn right at the street limestone/dolomite cliff formations of Rocky beside the schoolhouse and go two blocks. At Fork Gorge. Miller Nature Sanctuary is on the end of the street, look to your right to see Barrett Mill Road. Access is available only with the Governor Byrd Cemetery which has a written permit from the Ohio State Nature recently been restored. Governor Byrd is Preserves. considered to be one of the founding fathers of the State of Ohio. See wilderness in Ohio at Highlands Nature Sanctuary. The sanctuary is a nature preserve Continuing on State Route 41 South into Adams encompassing the pristine Rocky Fork Gorge. A County, be aware of the birding opportunities learning center and a number of lodging around you, especially at Woodland Altars, which options, including Beechcliff, are available to will be on your left. Be on the lookout for the couples, families, and groups for educational House of Phacops Rock nature retreats. Shop as you enter Locust Grove. Continue on Cave Road and it will bring you Before you turn right onto State Route 73 in back to U.S. Route 50. Turn right on Route 50, Locust Grove, look to your left ahead of you to go to Rapid Forge Road, turn left. As you cross see the rock shop across from the Dairy Bar. the bridge overlooking Paint Creek (Paint Creek is the second longest creek in the world) to the Now turn right on 73, to head to Serpent right you will see an area of Paint Creek known Mound State Memorial, the largest and finest as the Chutes. This is where kayaks and canoes serpent effigy in North America. Serpent enter the water. Looking to your right, you will Mound undoubtedly symbolized significant see a large flat rock that is known as Turtle religious or mystical principle for its builders. Back Rock. After crossing the bridge turn right The details of that belief, however, are a on Falls Road, which follows Paint Creek. Keep mystery. There is a parking fee for this site. a sharp eye out for the Falls of Paint, a very scenic spot and also for bald eagles nesting You may follow State Route 73 north, a 19-mile along the creek. Also on Falls Road is the site of drive back to Hillsboro, through the beautiful the original settlement of Bainbridge, which foothills of Appalachia, with small villages and was called New Amsterdam Village. quaint country stores. Continue on Falls Road to State Route 41, turn right This is only one of the many scenic byways to 4 and this will lead you to Bainbridge. At the traffic be discovered in Southern Ohio. | y light, turn right on U.S. Route 50 West. Follow U.S. t n Route 50 West to State Route 41 South, turn right, u another scenic highway. FOR INFORMATION o C ALONG THE WAY d Continuing on, you will see the Mennonite Miller Nature Sanctuary Woodland Altars n a community. Be sure not to miss JR’S General l 937-544-9750 937-588-4411 h Store. This charming store features bulk food g i and candy. There’s also a nice selection of Highlands Nature House of Phacops Rock H crafts, books and handmade clothing. Driving Sanctuary Shop | r short distances within the community, you may 937-365-1935 937-558-2766 u visit the Country Crust Bakery, Crafts Unlimited, o T Pickett Run Plant Nursery and a produce auction. Fort Hill Serpent Mound 800-283-8905 800-752-2757 HILLSBORO PRESERVING IT'S HERITAGE AND BUILDING A FUTURE Founded in 1807, just 4 years after Ohio became a state, Hillsboro was plotted with wide streets and alleys in a plan that still serves the city well. New Market , south of Hillsboro was considered for the county seat but legend has it the town leaders got very intoxicated during discussions about building a courthouse that Hillsboro was able to raise the money first and since then has served as the Highland County seat of government. Hillsboro grew quickly, having 868 inhabitants in 1840. By the mid 1840’s the community contained three churches, two newspaper offices, fourteen stores, and an academy for men and a school for women. In 1880, 3,234 people resided in Hillsboro, with approximately one-third of the being children. The town became a center of agricultural and industrial trade with two railroad lines serving the town. Most of Hillsboro's manufacturing businesses produced flour, carriages, and lumber for this growing community. Hillsboro's largest employer was J.M. Boyd & Company, which processed flour. Manufacturing importance grew through the 19th and 20th centuries as companies like C.S. Bell, Gross-Feibel and others added industrial capacity to the town’s abilities. With an emphasis on learning and knowledge educational pursuits were encouraged in both men and women leading to many lawyers, governors and community leaders crediting Hillsboro for their accomplishments. Educated and empowered women began the Temperance Crusade here and were led by “Mother” Eliza JaneThompson the daughter of a governor and wife of an attorney. They left a mark on the town that exists today as few liquor establishments remain inside the city limits. The city still boasts an active civic life with a variety of festivals, parades and celebrations that are family friendly and display the beauty of our historic streets and heritage. The ‘uptown’ area, named that way because all the streets lead up to the center of town, has a wide variety of shops and services for residents and visitors alike. A drugstore is centrally located and still boasts the tin ceilings installed in 1895. Along the main streets of High and Main are a bookstore, appliance store, health food store, beauty shops, cosmetic shop, butcher, baker and even a candlestick maker just like in T towns of days gone by. Even a cobbler shop exists on S. High o u Street that has been in the same location since the early years r of the town.