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Download or read book Ohio Curiosities written by Sandra Gurvis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Ohio's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Ohio residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Download or read book Ohio Curiosities written by Sandra Gurvis and published by Insiders' Guide. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Buckeye State has to offer! Walk among 109 human-size ears of corn; through a collection of some 1,000 autographed hot dog buns; and over perfectly good subway tunnels that have never been used. Cross a bridge to stay on the same side of the river; traverse state lines without leaving a pharmacy; or give a drive-by high five to a 62-foot-tall Jesus. Meet Juno, the transparent, talking woman; see Pretty Boy Floyd's fate immortalized in a death mask; or examine three pickled and preserved fingers. Whether you're a born-and-raised Ohioan or a recent transplant, author Sandra Gurvis will have you laughing out loud as she introduces you to the neighbors you never knew you had and takes you to places you never knew existed--right in your own backyard.
Download or read book Ohio Oddities written by Neil Zurcher and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Buckeye State has no shortage of strange, silly, goofy, quirky, eccentric, and just plain weird places, people, and things--if you know where to look. Discover the World's Largest Cuckoo Clock, the nation's only vacuum cleaner museum, Balto the Wonder Dog, the "bottomless" Blue Hole of Casalia, and lots more hard-to-believe stuff!
Download or read book Ohio Oddities written by Neil Zurcher and published by Gray Publishers. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ohio -- a bland and ordinary Midwestern state, right? Ha! Only if you never get off the highway. The Buckeye State has no shortage of strange, silly, goofy, quirky, eccentric, and just plain weird places, people, and things -- if you know where to look. Well, nobody has looked in more places for Ohio's oddities than Neil Zurcher, the popular Fox8 TV travel reporter who makes his living on the road seeking out the unusual. This book collects his most remarkable finds, including ... Mysteries. Like the "bottomless" Blue Hole of Castalia and Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken -- who lived without a noggin for 38 days. Big things. Like the World's Largest Crystal Ball ... Gathering of Twins ... Cuckoo Clock ... Strange collections. Like the objects swallowed by citizens of Lima, the nation's only vacuum cleaner museum, and the world's largest collection of popcorn poppers. Peculiar claims to fame. Like the "Oldest concrete road in America," and the "World's fastest pumpkin carver." Extraordinary citizens. Like Balto the Wonder dog, cheesemaking firewalker Komar the Magnificent, and Buckeye Chuck, the weather rodent. The just-hard-to-explain. Like the Wellington ATM shaped like a Victorian horse and buggy or Ohio's strange attachment to the bathtub from the U.S.S. Maine. And lots more -- look inside! Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Strange Tales from Ohio by : Neil Zurcher
Download or read book Strange Tales from Ohio written by Neil Zurcher and published by Gray & Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ohio history can get pretty strange! Meet Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days. Was Ohio really bombed by the Japanese in WWII? Introducing the inventor of disposable diapers . . . For anyone who enjoys history with a twist, here are 75 tales of the Buckeye State's most unusual people, places, and events.
Download or read book Weird Ohio written by James A. Willis and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ah, Ohio, so nice and normal. We have apple pie heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, and Doris Day. Our state bird is the jaunty and ever popular cardinal, and our state flower is the carnation, found in the buttonholes of politicians and bridegrooms everywhere. We started America rolling by opening the country's first gas station, and we have a museum dedicated to America's music, rock and roll. Why, we're just so all-American normal, it can bring a tear to the eye. But there's something else we have a whole lot of, and that's...weirdness. Yes, the Buckeye State has lots and lots of strange people and unusual sites, and they burst forth from every page of this, the biggest, most bizarre collection of Ohio stories ever assembled: Weird Ohio.
Download or read book Haunted Ohio written by Chris Woodyard and published by Kestrel Publications (OH). This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Ohio ghost stories and ghostlore from Native American tales to contemporary haunted houses.
Book Synopsis Historical Collections of Ohio by : Henry Howe
Download or read book Historical Collections of Ohio written by Henry Howe and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Book of Ohio by : Bill O'Neill
Download or read book The Great Book of Ohio written by Bill O'Neill and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to learn more about the state of Ohio? How much do you really know about the Buckeye State? There's so much to learn about the state that even natives don't know! In this trivia book, you'll learn more about Ohio's history, pop culture, folklore, sports, and so much more! In The Great Book of Ohio, you'll find the answers to the following questions: Why is Ohio called the "Buckeye State"? Why is Ohio known as the "Mother of Presidents"? Which superhero originated from the state? Which Ohio musicians went to high school together? What urban legends haunt the state? Which national sports league was formed in Ohio? And so much more! This book is packed with trivia facts about Ohio. Some of the facts are surprising, some of them are strange, and some of them are goosebumps-inducing, but all of them are fascinating. You'll learn everything you could have wondered about Ohio and then some. Whether you're just learning about Ohio or you already think you're an expert on the state, you're bound to learn something new in each chapter. Your friends will be amazed at your knowledge during your next trivia night. Even your history teacher will be impressed! So, what are you waiting for? Dig in to learn all there is to know about Ohio!
Book Synopsis Historical Collections of Ohio... by : Henry Howe
Download or read book Historical Collections of Ohio... written by Henry Howe and published by Heritage Books. This book was released on 1902 with total page 1002 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historical Collections of Ohio by : Henry Howe
Download or read book Historical Collections of Ohio written by Henry Howe and published by Cincinnati, The author. This book was released on 1847 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory by : Sherri Brake
Download or read book The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory written by Sherri Brake and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paranormal expert Sherri Blake takes readers on a terrifying tour of Ohio’s infamous prison, where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually grew to house the most dangerous criminals. By the time the Mansfield institution closed, the prison was hosting a thousand more prisoners than it was designed to hold in “brutalizing and inhumane conditions.” Within the dark corridors made famous as the backdrop for The Shawshank Redemption, ghostly presences linger, from the dungeons of solitary confinement to the West Wing showers, where a bent pipe marks the place where a prisoner hanged himself. Venture behind the walls of this notorious prison with ghost tour guide Sherri Brake to discover the history and spirits that forever haunt these halls . . . if you dare. Includes photos!
Download or read book State Oddities written by Nancy Hendricks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes. State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through the nation's fun side. It offers a compelling look at the character of America through the individuality of 50 very distinct states that together form the USA. This book paints a picture of the broad sweep of the American story, offering a gateway to the country as it developed into one nation filled with individual states that can be remarkably different from each other, yet unified under such national symbols as the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The author of State Oddities has become known as a master of "painless history," telling America's story in a sparkling style along with the historian's eye for fascinating detail. On the book's cross-country journey, the reader will find that it differs from other works by taking a fresh look at stories we think we know.
Book Synopsis Indiana Curiosities by : Dick Wolfsie
Download or read book Indiana Curiosities written by Dick Wolfsie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hoosier State has to offer!
Book Synopsis Nebraska Curiosities by : Rick Yoder
Download or read book Nebraska Curiosities written by Rick Yoder and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Nebraska's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world's largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.
Download or read book Iowa Curiosities written by Eric Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!
Book Synopsis Little Known Facts about Ohio by : Donald DuMont Whitacre
Download or read book Little Known Facts about Ohio written by Donald DuMont Whitacre and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
