interstate 77 – Tuscarawas County Stories

One House’s Story: The Kazmaier Family

The Kazmaier Farm, Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, 2023. (Source: earth.google.com)

I always notice this farm on the west side of the road just northeast of Strasburg whenever I drive north to Canton on Interstate 77. The large red barn is really hard to miss! This is just one story from that farm’s history. The Kazmaier name is spelled many different ways in the historical record.Continue reading “One House’s Story: The Kazmaier Family”

One House’s Story: The Hogue Family

The Hogue House east of Newcomerstown, Ohio along Interstate 77, 2023. (Source: google.com)

Every time I drive down Interstate 77 south of Newcomerstown I always notice this small farmhouse off to the east. I thought it was about time to tell some of this Oxford Township farmhouse’s history. This branch of the Hogue family (sometimes spelled Hoge) immigrated from Scotland to Virginia in the early 18th century. ItContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Hogue Family”

“Everyone Thinks I Am Crazy”: A UFO Sighting in Tuscarawas County

Sometimes when you are doing research on a subject, you accidently stumble upon the unexpected. This is one of those cases. While researching a fallen hero, and unrelated to his story, I came across a document on a UFO sighting that occurred in New Philadelphia, Ohio in 1968. There was no way I was notContinue reading ““Everyone Thinks I Am Crazy”: A UFO Sighting in Tuscarawas County”