miner – Tuscarawas County Stories

Bullet in the Night: The 1928 Murder of Charles Eggan

AI depiction of Charles Orland Eggan lying on the floor of the Midvale Mine #4's stable as his killer looks in the window.

On a September night in 1928, a stable boss at Midvale Mine #4, was found dead with a bullet wound to the head—setting off a decades-long mystery. Charles Orland Eggan (1898-1928) was the son of James Early Eggan (1872-1939) and Olive Matbell Ryan (1870-1940), a farming couple rooted in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Raised on theContinue reading “Bullet in the Night: The 1928 Murder of Charles Eggan”

One House’s Story: The Wilkinson Family

The Wilkinson House on Fourth Street NW in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2018. (Source: google.com)

The man who built this home in New Philadelphia was the son of an immigrant and started out as a small town Tuscarawas County coal miner. Eventually he moved to New Philadelphia where he became a successful local businessman and built a home that stands today. A note about addresses: House numbers and street namesContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Wilkinson Family”