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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2017.011.002 |
Object Name |
Book |
Collection |
Steve Edelstein |
Title |
The Buckeye Story |
Artist |
John M. Pittenger |
Date |
1957 |
Description |
This 82 page book chronicles some of the major points in Ohio's history, from European settlement to construction of the Ohio Turnpike, as well as state landmarks and symbols. This book covers these topics on the front cover, "WHY IS OHIO CALLED THE BUCKEYE STATE? / THE OHIO TURNPIKE / THE STORY BEHIND EACH SERVICE PLAZA NAME / EARLY OHIO FEATURES", as well as other stories relating to Ohio. "The Buckeye Story" was written by John M. Pittenger and published by The Travelers Press in Akron, Ohio in 1957. |
Dimensions |
H-10.687 L-8.125 inches |
Material |
Paper |
Notes |
John M. Pittenger was a member of Ohio Historical Society, Great Lakes Historical Society, and Ohioana Library Association. On Page 2, there is the following forward: "This is frankly a book designed for the turnpike traveler, whether he be a resident of Ohio or a visitor to our state. The names of the turnpike plazas provide the framework around which the book is written. / It is intended to provide a happy medium between a road-map or folder which gives the bare bones of the geography of the state and a History of Ohio: which provides more than the reader wants to know, in many cases. / It is somewhat like a fish-net, more holes than substance, bringing the reader a few choice (we hope) things that might have been mentioned had we made the volume larger. / The completion of the Ohio Turnpike in 1955 annually brings many thousand visitors to Ohio and through Ohio, -- visitors who have never seen the Buckeye State before and would like to know something of the background and history of the area." Also on Page 2, there are the following acknowledgements: "Many persons and organizations have helped in the preparation of both the text and the illustrations, too many to mention individually. The cooperation, in providing pictures and checking facts, of the Ohio Turnpike Commission, the Ohio Historical Society, the Great Lakes Historical Association, and the Ohio Development and Publicity Commission deserves a word of special thanks." |
Provenance |
Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center Volunteer, Steve Edelstein, donated this book to the Ohio Statehouse Museum collection in 2017. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
People |
Pittenger, John M. |
Search Terms |
Book Ohio Ohio Statehood Ohio Statehouse Ohio Turnpike Perry's Victory Memorial Put-in-Bay State symbols These Are My Jewels |
Subjects |
Books Guide Book Ohio Turnpike Turnpike roads |