Waldo, Ohio

Waldo, Ohio, a small town of 320 is located about 25 miles north of the Columbus outlying north bergs of the Capital City. The sprawl has taken almost all of Delaware County on the north...Waldo, once located in Delaware County, is now just over the line in extreme southern Marion County, and has been spared from the blight of overgrowth from yuppies trying to get out of the city.

Waldo's claim to fame is the G&R Tavern and it's world famous Bologna Sandwiches. Other than that, Waldo has a few stores, a Village Hall, and a couple of gas stations. US 23, now a 4 lane from Columbus to Marion, sets just off the east side of the town, but no longer passes through Waldo itself.

The Houseworth Clan, led by Solomon, Frederick, and George, the 3 sons of Israel moved there about 1850...Israel lived with Solomon until he passed away around 1863. Houseworths continued to live in Waldo until 1944 when 98 year old Civil War Veteran Maish Houseworth(son of George and Lizzy) died. For more on Waldo, go back to the early posts on this blog...the interesting lives of the Houseworth clan, living in Waldo, can be found there.

This past Tuesday I stopped at the cemetery for a few minutes, then headed to Millwood....I then caught more of Waldo with a stop at G&R on the way back. I had my usual fried baloney with sweet pickle and pepper jack cheese, top with mustard. They will fix em' anyway you like them however.

Here are a few of the photos from the day trip through and around Waldo:







Top to Bottom: The grave of Ursula Schribner Houseworth(1820-1882). View #1 of my Baloney Sandwich. The graves, top to bottom of Andrew, Ursual, John Presley, and Ben C Houseworth...Andrew who died at 19 from an accidental fall, and John were Ursual's son, Ben was her grandson and son of John P. More food at G&R and a beer to top it off. Main Street(Ohio 47) looking north in Waldo. G&R Tavern, famous since 1962. The Waldo Village and Town Hall. And a small church on Highway 47 somewhere in Union County, somewhere between Bellefontaine, and Waldo. Small rural churches and small abandon rural school houses are 2 of my favorite photo subjects.

Early Fall in Millwood, Ohio

Millwood, Ohio, located in eastern Knox County, is northeast of Columbus in the rolling hills of central Ohio....it was to become the 4th known stop in the life of Israel Houseworth. Census records show that Israel, his wife Catherine, the 3 sons and at least 4 daughters, were in Wayne, County in northeast Ohio, in the 1820 census records....they were in Millwood, buying lots #15 and #16 from town founder John Hawn(or Haun) in 1828. History of Knox County shows Israel building the second log cabin in town.

Marriage records of the time show that Israel and Catherine were in Knox County as early as 1824....daughters married in the county early on...Hetty in 1824, Susanna in 1825, Polly 1826, and Elizabeth in 1827. By 1831 the Houseworths had sold their lots and moved on to Delaware County, the next county to the east....Israel and sons Solomon, George, and Fred, were listed in the 1835 census of Delaware County, as Hasworth.

Back to Millwood...on Tuesday I made my annual trek to Waldo, stopped at the cemetery, and moved on down the back roads to Millwood. The town has not changed since my first visit in the fall of 2000...this time the colors were not yet in full mode. I stuck around for 90 minutes and took photos around the town and Kokosing River...as I said, not much has changed, but here is some of what I got.

Photos-top to bottom(1) Highway 36 heading east into Millwood.(2) The Bridge Street Bridge south out of Millwood, taken from the river bed(3)The River wandering west from the Bridge(4) A Woolly Worm getting ready for weather to come(5)A horse grazes on a farm west of Millwood located along the river(6)A sepia photo of a dead tred resting in the Kokosing(7)The Highway 62 Bridge across the river(8)The Millwood town Cemetery, no Houseworth found here(9) "Downtown Millwood" now consisting of a Marathon Gas Station, a Restaurant, and the local Antique Store(10)The Kokosing wandering between the towns of Millwood and Howard, and through Knox County.

Tomorrow we head back to Waldo.....more photos then.