East Liverpool High School - Keramos Yearbook (East Liverpool, OH)

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l 2 linramnu west end of Second street, Illustrations the old Methodist Tabernacle, which are also shown of thc: old home of the was built with pine boards on the lot 5: I- C Q CC' 2 C . 5 F o UQ D.- FD 3 Q - U1 FD 0 Q u-J G.. 5' :r FD 1 0 U Ti LT' DJ F go E. FD 5 I3 O s '1 FD U1 54 F0 Y' OOI. fi, , .. .W I 'l' LIVER? EAS 3 . 5 - ES 0 CAI. SCEN ij. 'OR :fi rv- 1 C 'C r-r 1 4 E ri 2 E. V II ffl v-4 4 ,... 4 91 bi '-4 RY' Q- 'T : 'T O '1 5 VD 1 O FV! '-1 2- I1 W' 71 O I D3 ..- ..a Z' fl O fll r-r 3 Q i... -1 U7 HIST c-r 1 G3 FD - U3 IJ ,YY now located, The doctor is seen stand- The Methgclist congregation worshipped ing, in the picture, at the head of his old in this tabernacle while the present large black horse. Another illustration shows brick edifice was being built on the oppo-

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jj .xg Keraninn 1 1 old time teachers wielded the birch and hickory wands, as long as that kind of discipline was necessary in securing good conduct and higher education, ending with Algebra and Geometry. The evolu- tion of East Liverpool schools from the old log school house on VVest Market erected, an illustration of which is shown in this number. This memorial stone is a tribute to the memory of Thomas Faw- cett, secured and paid for by the late james H. 'Goodwin and other descend- ants of the grand old pioneer, who was ever thoughtful for the education of the ' 'W ---K 0 fum HISTORICAL VIEWS OF EAST LIVERPOOL street to the coming of the new SlSI25,000 High School would make an interesting history of itself. I Fawcetfs Memorial Tablet. Thomas Faweett's remains were laid to rest in the old burying ground at the west end of Fifth street, where they rested until a few years ago, when they were removed to Riverview Ceme- tery, and a beautiful granite tablet was youth in this neighborhood. Mr. Fawcett also donated the two lots on XVest Fourth street for church purposes, now occupied by the St. Stevens Episcopal church and parish. Pioneer Pottery. Another illustration in this number of Keramos shows the Pioneer Pottery of James and Edwin Bennett, built in 1839, on the banks of the Ohio River, at the

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ilivramna 1 2 site corner. Other illustrations picture street views of the town, one being the Diamond, in days long gone by. One group shows picturesque Babb's Island and Line Islandg also i'East End,', made from photographs taken from the top of Huston's Hill, at the highest point above Reservoir No. I. Jethro Hollow Eillll the Uhio River looking west to Yel- low Creek is shown from photograph s i t rs 5 was a small, one story red brick building, and was torn down in the Fall of IQII, by order of the State In- spector of Buildings, as being unsafe and no longer habitable. It is to be re- gretted that this old landmark has been destroyed, for the walls were found to be still quite strong, and with a new roof and some repairs to the outside chim- neys, doors and window frames, it THE DIAMOND YEARS AGO taken from Lisbon Road, while a gen- eral view of East Liverpool is presented as it looks from Milligan's Hill, above Jethro. Ca1'11egie's Old H omestead. No historical sketch of East Liver- pool would be complete without refer- ence to the old home of Andrew Car- negie. The large illustration shows this old home where William P. Morris, an uncle of Andrew Carnegie, lived for many years. The illustration is from a photograph taken with Mrs. Morris, his wife, and son, Gaylor Morris, standing in the foreground. It would have been good for another hun- c'red yearsc- The illustration is from tl1e only photograph in existence show- ing this old landmark, and is loaned for this historical sketch by J. H. and Geo. C. Simms. Andrew Carnegie has never forgotten his boyhood residence in East Liver- pool, where he was a schoolmate of Col. H, R. Hill, Michael Fisher, Mrs. Susan Harker, Mrs. Esther Thomas, Daniel J. Smith and other old time residents, still living. Mr. Carnegie donated 350,000 for the erection of the Carnegie Library, opposite the present Central School building on East Fourth street, within