new philadelphia history – Page 5 – Tuscarawas County Stories

One House’s Story: The Glatfelter Family

The Glatfelter House on 2nd Street SW in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2014. (Source: google.com)

This house’s history is associated with the family of a Pennsylvania-born Civil War veteran and his family of bricklayers who contributed to the construction of New Philadelphia, Ohio in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Why Solomon Glatfelter (1838-1912) left his home in York County, Pennsylvania in the late 1850s and moved to NewContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Glatfelter Family”

Runaway to Hero: The Life of Henry T. Danforth

Advertisement placed by William Shear for his runaway apprentice, Henry T. Danforth, March 1842. (Source: newspaperarchive.com)

I stumbled across a runaway apprentice advertisement from 1842 and my curiosity got the better of me. I wanted to find out what happened to the apprentice whose master only offered one cent for his return. I was surprised by what I found. If we are to believe the 1842 advertisement for runaway saddler apprenticeContinue reading “Runaway to Hero: The Life of Henry T. Danforth”

One House’s Story: The Maurer Family

The Maurer House on West Ray Street, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2023. (Source: google.com)

This house’s story is connected to the son of a prominent Tuscarawas County German immigrant who’s work impacted the New Philadelphia school system and countless late 19th and early 20th century New Philadelphia students. The parents of Jacob Maurer (1824-1901) immigrated, along with their six other children, to Tuscarawas County around 1840. The family ofContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Maurer Family”

One House’s Story: The Teichman Family

The Teichman House on East Avenue in New Philadelphia, 2019. (Source: google.com)

You may have seen this simple home as you travel into New Philadelphia on East High Avenue. It was occupied in the late 19th and early 20th century by the son of an immigrant who earned a reputation as a capable shoemaker and respected resident of New Philadelphia. There is very little information on when,Continue reading “One House’s Story: The Teichman Family”

One House’s Story: The Ditto Family

The Ditto House on North Third Street in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2023. (Source: google.com)

This modest home located near New Philadelphia High School was the home of a painter and his family. A working-class tradesman who became a pillar of the New Philadelphia community. Joseph Ditto (1814-1889) arrived in Ohio around 1840 from his birth state of Pennsylvania. A painter by trade, he originally settled in Summit County whereContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Ditto Family”

The Hensel Skeletons and A Wife’s Revenge

Schoenbrunn Mission Church and School, from a postcard, 1941. (Source: archive.org)

A discovery in 1875 on land just south of New Philadelphia helped prove the veracity of a one-hundred year legend from the era of the American Revolution and the mission at Schoenbrunn. In the spring of 1875 Josiah Hensel (1825-1919) was busy trying to determine if there was any iron ore to be mined onContinue reading “The Hensel Skeletons and A Wife’s Revenge”

One House’s Story: The Metzger Family

The Metzger House on North Avenue NE in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2023.

This New Philadelphia home is difficult to see from the street, almost like its hiding from you behind the trees on its quiet back street. Nonetheless, the home’s history is connected with a family who, at the time, were respected members of the city’s community. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names oftenContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Metzger Family”

One House’s Story: The Brown Family

The Brown House on West Front Street in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2018. (Source: google.com)

I have always said that every house tells a story no matter how modest the house may be or what it’s modern appearance may be. This small, working-class house on the west end of New Philadelphia is an example of just that truth. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change overContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Brown Family”

One House’s Story: The Horning Family

The Horning House on East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2018. (Source: google.com)

This large brick home on East High Avenue in New Philadelphia, one of many large homes on that stretch of road, was home to one New Philadelphia’s most successful businessmen and his wife. The son of an immigrant, the home stands as a testament to the immigrant goal of achieving a better life in AmericaContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Horning Family”

One House’s Story: The Campbell Family

The Campbell House on Tuscarawas Avenue in New Philadelphia, Ohio, 2019. (Source: google.com)

This New Philadelphia home, located on Tuscarawas Avenue, once belonged to an Irish immigrant who became one of Tuscarawas County’s most prominent and respected educators of the late 1800s. A note about addresses: House numbers and street names often change over time. The Campbell family immigrated to the United States from County Down, Ireland atContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Campbell Family”