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n 2013 a number of Adams County events are passing milestones. At Serpent Mound, The Lighting of the Serpent is going
on its tenth year as is the Adams County Amish Bird Symposium. Both events plan to mark that ten-year achievement.
The Seaman Street Fair is celebrating 100 years and still going strong. The Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society is 160
years old this year and this summer marks the 40th
edition of the Ramblin’ Relics Car Show.
In 1913, a future country-western star named Lloyd
Estel Copas was born in Adams County, later to be
known as Cowboy Copas. Ironically 50 years ago, in
1963, his life tragically ended in a plane crash that
also claimed the life of Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw
Hawkins. In remembrance of that event the fifth
annual Cowboy Copas Memorial Concert will be
held in August at the Red Barn Convention Center in
Winchester. The Adams County Historical Society,
which hosts the event, is planning something special
to honor that anniversary --- stay tuned.
Perhaps most importantly, 150 years ago Morgan’s
Raiders passed through Eckmansville, Winchester,
Jack Town and Locust Grove, bringing the Civil War
to Adams County soil. This year to commemorate that
historic event the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail
across Adams County, and Ohio, will be dedicated.
The 32-mile self-guided driving tour across Adams
County retraces the route Morgan’s cavalry followed in 1863. The Adams County trail starts in Winchester, crosses the
Harshaville Covered Bridge to Wheat Ridge, on to Wickerham Inn and Locust Grove. This year too the Harshaville Covered Bridge will undergo historic renovation with a planned reopening on July 15, the same date 150 years after Morgan’s
cavalry crossed it.
I’ll look forward to meeting you at the bridge.
Tom Cross
Executive Director Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau
(937) 544-5639, toll free at 1-877- ADAMS OH (232-6764)
info@adamscountytravel.org
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Welcome
Calendar of Events
Cowboy Copas Concert
Visitor Map
Chamber of Commerce
Wheat Ridge Herb Fest
Quilt Barns
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History
Recreation
Outdoors
Amish
Serpent Mound
Business Directory
Antiques
in cooperation with
Publisher & President: Eric Harmon
Managing Editor: Mike Boyer
Art Director: Laura Spencer
Production Coordinator: Keith Ohmer
Lead Sales Executive: Kurt Niemeyer
Contributing Photographers:
Tom Cross and Carl Staub (www.carlstaub.com)
4 ADAMS COUNTY VISITORS AND COMMUNITY GUIDE
Mineral Springs Lake Farm Resort
By Tom Cross
C
ircle on your map a little gem
called Mineral Spring Lake. It’s
over 100 acres of fishing, water
sports, family recreation and camping
that you don’t want to miss.
Mineral Springs, as the name suggests, is fed by over a dozen underground springs. A beautiful lake that is
complimented by a backdrop of mountains that bloom with redbuds and
dogwoods come spring. The shoreline
is a mix of bays, points and timbered
coves that fishermen find ideal for
wetting a line.
When owner Billy Smalley impounded these hollows in the early 1970’s he
left pockets of standing timber, which
greatly improved the aquatic habitat,
and subsequent fish population that followed. Over the years the lake has been
stocked with largemouth, smallmouth,
perch, rock bass, bluegill and catfish.
Harmless freshwater jellyfish, about
the size of a penny, inhabit the lake too
and can readily be observed during the
summer in the lakes clear water.
At 103 acres, it is the largest body of
water in Adams County. The lake averages 27 feet with a maximum depth
approaching 60 feet. Though water
clarity varies with the seasons visibility
is nearly 60 feet in August. To preserve
the unique purity and clarity of the
lake only electric motors are permitted.
The camping here is as relaxing as
rocking on grandma’s front porch
swing. Peacefulness and quiet inhabit
the campground for a refreshing stay.
Mineral Springs boasts more than 300
campsites, full hookups, and most with
a view of the water. The camp store is
stocked with everything campers need
for a weekend or a month long stay.
Hiking, picnicking, shelter house,
showers and ATV trails are on the 500
acres that surround the lake. For hunters only twenty minutes away is Brush
Creek State Forest, Shawnee State Forest and Tranquility Wildlife area. For
nature lovers nearby Davis Memorial
State Nature Preserve and Shoemaker
Preserve offer wilderness hiking and
spring wildflowers, and if you’re a history buff explore the remote settlement
of Mineral Springs.
Camping at its best in Southern Ohio!
Mineral Spring Lake
Farm Resort
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Canoeing
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Boat Rentals
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ADAMS COUNTY VISITOR’S AND COMMUNITY GUIDE 5
CALENDAR
2013 Calendar of Events
March
March 2
Adams County Amish Bird Symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on
Wheat Ridge Road. Contact the Adams
County Travel & Visitors Bureau at (937)
544-5639
March 16
Cabin Fever Arts Festival at Southern
State Community College Central
Campus in the Patriot Center Gymnasium, 100 Hobart Ave., Hillsboro.
Sponsored by the Appalachian Artisans Guild. Contact (937) 603-3128 or
(937) 393-3431
March 21-23
Spring Fling at Carriage Lane Antiques
from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 180 Werline Lane, West Union. Contact Anita
Vogler at (937) 549-4530
March 23
Open House at the Adams County
Heritage Center in West Union from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by the Adams
County Historical Society. Contact Lynn
Newman at (937) 587-3358
March 30
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt at Wilson
Children Home in West Union. Contact
Sharon Rivers at (937) 544-2511.
April
April 12-14
Annual Wildf lower Pilgrimage of
Southern Ohio. Choose among dozens
of field trips to botanical hotspots in
southern Ohio in Highland, Adams,
Pike, and Ross Counties. Contact the
Arc of Appalachia Preserve System at
(937) 365-1935 or highlandssanctuary.org
April 13
Third Annual Quilt Show, 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. at Stone Chapel United Methodist Church. 89 Trefz Road, West Union.
Contact Linda Copas at (937) 544-3438
April 20
Adams County History Bus Tour. Contact Lynne Newman at (937) 587-3358 or
Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
April 27
160th anniversary of the Bentonville
Anti-Horse Thief Society Banquet
at Burning Heart Camp at 7 p.m. in
Bentonville. Contact Verna Naylor at
(937) 549-3360.
April 28
Page One-Room School House event
at the corner of Page School Road
off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to
be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at
(937) 587-2043
May
May 3
Wheat Ridge Amish School Benefit
Auction & Supper. Supper starts at
4 p.m. & auction at 5 p.m. Located at
Ridge Way Lumber on Wheat Ridge
Road. For more information contact (937)
544-7566.
June 21-23
Summer Solstice Celebration at
Serpent Mound – all day. For more
information go to www.serpentmound.org
June 30
(937) 587-2043
May 3-5
Flora-Quest at Shawnee State Park
and Forest & The Edge of Appalachia
Preserve in Adams County. To learn
more go to.flora-quest.com
May 4
Explore the outdoors at Adams Lake
State Park. Call Bill Wickerham at (937)
544-1010
May 4-5
Free fishing weekend statewide, includes Ohio Brush Creek, Ohio River,
& Adams Lake.
May 9-11
Mother’s Day Celebration at Carriage Lane Antiques from 11 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. at 180 Werline Lane, West
Union. Bring mom or grandmother
and receive a free gift. Contact Anita
Vogler at (937) 549-4530
May 11
Ohio Brush Creek Sweep on Ohio
Brush Creek. Interested participants need
to contact Bill Wickerham at the Adams
County Soil & Water at (937) 544-1010
June 29-30
4 0 t h A n nu a l C o u nt r y R u n f o r
F u n-R a mbl i n’ R el ic s Ca r Show
at Adams County Fairgrounds in West
Union, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Contact Kenneth McCann at (937) 544-5266.
July
July 4
Fourth of July Celebration and Lion’s
Club Parade in West Union – 9 a.m.
line up time. Parade starts at 10 a.m.
next to Olde Wayside Inn. Contact Jud
Paul at (937) 544-1464 or Mel Pfistner at
(937) 549-3331
June
June 1
Louden One-Room Schoolhouse Ice
Cream Social from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
June 9
Jacksonville Reunion and Picnic at
Jacksonville on Old St. Rt. 41 from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. Contact Lynne Newman
at (937) 587-3358
June 15
Ohio River Sweep. Locations- Rome
Boat Ramp, Brush Creek Boat Ramp,
Manchester Island Boat Ramp, Manchester Riverfront Boat Ramp. For
information contact Sam Perrin at AdamsBrown Recycling at (937) 378-3431
July 14-20
122nd annual Adams County Fair at
the Adams County Fairgrounds, West
Union. For more information visit adamscountyfairground.com or call Darlene
Anderson at (937) 205-7141
CALENDAR
July 26 - 27
Indian Artifact Show at the Riverbarn
in Manchester. Showtime is Friday,
noon-10 p.m. and Saturday from 8
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Mike Evans
at (937) 549-1877.
September 5
Adams County Junior Fair Beef Barbecue from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio
Valley Career & Technology Center
in West Union. Contact Corbett Phipps
at (937) 544-2088
July 27
Adams County Genealogy Society
Reunion from noon to 4 p.m. at the
Heritage Center in West Union. For
more information contact the Adams
County Genealogy Society at (937) 5448522, Thursdays and Saturdays.
September 5-7
Fall Harvest Celebration at Carriage
Lane Antiques from 11 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. at 180 Werline Lane, West Union.
Contact Anita Vogler at (937) 549-4530
July 28
(937) 587-2043
August
August 2 - 3
Kinfolk Landing Days at Manchester. Celebrate the founding of one
of Ohio’s oldest villages. Contact Jane
Wilson at (937) 549-4074
September 6-8
Bentonville Harvest Festival. Friday
evening, Saturday and Sunday at
Bentonville. Contact Sue Naylor at (937)
549-3360.
September 7
Archaeology & Ohio Geology Day at
Serpent Mound – 10 a.m to 4 p.m. For
more information go to www.serpentmound.org
September 12-15
45th Annual Peebles Old Timers Days
at McCoy Park. For information contact
Marie Palmer at (937) 587-3749
August 17
17th annual Marine Corps League 5-K
Race and Walk. Contact Danny Blanton
at (937) 217-3516.
August 30-31 & Sept 1
Winchester Caramel Festival. For
information go to www.adamscountytravel.org
September
September 2
16th Annual Amish School Benefit
Cookout at Miller Bakery & Furniture
on Wheat Ridge Road. Contact Miller’s
at (937) 544-8524.
September 29
(937) 587-2043
October
October 5
36th Annual Miller’s Anniversary
Customer Appreciation Day and
Cookout at Miller Bakery & Furniture
on Wheat Ridge Road. Contact Miller’s
at (937) 544-8524.
August 16-17
5th annual Cowboy Copas Memorial
Concert Weekend at the Red Barn
Convention Center in Winchester.
Concerts at 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and
7 p.m. Saturday. Ticket information:
Contact Lynne Newman at (937) 587-3358
August 25
(937) 587-2043
September 28
2nd annual Adams County Half Marathon and 5K run through the rolling
hills of the Adams County Amish
Community, Race begins and ends at
Miller’s Bakery & Furniture on Wheat
Ridge Road. For more information contact
Louvina Duncan at (606) 831-3260 or
online at tristateracer.com
September 18-21
100 year anniversary of the Seaman
Fall Festival. Contact Doris Bailey at
(937) 386-2083.
September 27
Wheat Ridge Amish School Benefit
Auction & Supper. Supper starts at 4
p.m. & auction at 5 p.m. at Ridge Way
Lumber on Wheat Ridge Road. Contact
(937) 544-7566.
September 27-28
Adams County Heritage Days, Friday
evening and Saturday in Tranquility
at the John T. Wilson Homestead located at 92 Old St. Rt. 32, Peebles. Relive an era of time gone by and learn
about historical events of the time.
Contact the Wilson Homestead at (937)
386-0143 or johntwilsonhomestead.com
October 5-6
12th Annual Old Fashion Draft Horse,
Mule, and Pony Field Days at GlenDale Park, 2915 Fawcett Road, 6 miles
south of Peebles. Contact Dale Grooms
at (937) 544-3123
October 5-6
Caraway’s Fall Pumpkin Days at
Caraway Farms at 8450 Blue Creek
Road in Blue Creek. Contact Angela at
(937) 544-7292
October 11-13
Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair
& Harvest Celebration on Tater Ridge
Road. Contact Kim Erwin at (937) 5448252.
October 13
11th annual Jack Roush Day from 9
a.m.-6 p.m. at the Riverbarn in Manchester on U.S. 52. Contact Buster Ruark
at (937) 549-3628.
PRIMITIVE HOME
DECOR INCLUDING
Furniture, Curtains, Bedding, Pictures, Jewelry, Yankee
Candles, Purses, Outdoor & Garden Items
And Much Much More
800 Nathan Denton Road Seaman, OH 45679
CALENDAR
October 27
Page One-Room School House event at the corner of Page
School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
November
November 11
Veterans Day Parade starts at 11 a.m. in West Union.
Contact Sam Kimmerly at (937) 386-0293 or Wallace Boden
at (937) 217-1976
November 14-16
Christmas Open House at Carriage Lane Antiques from
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 180 Werline Lane, West Union.
Contact Anita Vogler at (937) 549-4530
November 16
Open House at the Adams County Heritage Center in
West Union from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. hosted by the Adams
County Historical Society. Contact Lynn Newman at (937)
587-3358
November 29
Miller’s Christmas Tree Farm 21th Anniversary. Open
daily except Monday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., until
December 24. Located west of West Union at 1600 Eckmansville Road. Contact at (937) 544-2220.
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Soda Fountain
November 30
Adams County Christmas at the Adams County Courthouse starting at 5:30 p.m., welcoming ceremony begins
at 6:30 p.m. Contact Marie Palmer at (937) 587-3749 or Sally
Cunningham at (937) 587-3078
December
December 7
Peebles Christmas Celebration lighting of the Christmas
tree and other events starts at 6 p.m. Contact Sharon
Malcom at (937) 587-2417
December 7
Old Fashion Christmas at the American Legion Post in
Peebles. Contact Mary Dunlap at (937) 798-1376
RadioShack
December 7 & 8
Page One-Room School House event at the corner of Page
School Road off Vaughn Ridge Road. Program to be announced. Contact Mary Fulton at (937) 587-2043
Blake Gift Shop
December 13
Manchester Hometown Christmas at the Manchester
community building from 6 to 9 p.m. Contact Heidi Huron
at (937) 549-2516
December 14
Adams County Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Contact
the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Edge of Appalachia Preserve
at (937) 544-2880.
Monday - Saturday 9AM - 8PM
Sunday 1PM - 5PM
Soda Fountain closed on Sundays
Visit us at all three locations!
December 21
Lighting the Serpent 10th anniversary at Serpent Mound
(Rain or wind date – Dec. 22nd), 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. For more
information go to www.serpentmound.org
For updated events visit
www.adamscountytravel.org. For Serpent Mound events see
the Serpent Mound page. For Red Barn concert dates go to
www.redbarnconventioncenter.com
GREAT FOOD
Located on the banks of the
Ohio River east of Cincinnati
AWARD
WINNING WINE
Moyer Winery & Restaurant
3859 US Route 52
Manchester, OH
937.549.2957
Mon. - Thur. 11:30 - 9:00
Fri. - Sat. 11:30 - 10:00
Open Sundays May - October
UNCOMPROMISED
RIVER VIEW
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CALENDAR
ROCK
Vacation Rental
COME VISIT AND RELAX
• Private lodging overlooking Ohio River
• Clean, attractive rooms with many
amenities
• Comfortably accommodates 10 adults
• Outdoor gas grill and fire pit with
firewood
• Quilt Trail square mounted in large
stone wall
• Miles of trails to hike
• Explore rock bluffs and outcroppings
Cowboy Copas
concert set
Contact Doug or Susan
(937) 549-4855
www.therockvacationrental.com
THE OLDE
WAYSIDE INN
Since 1804
Corner of Main & Cherry Streets in West Union
A registered Ohio Historic Landmark visited by
Statesmen and Presidents over two centuries.
Home-Cooked Meals and Comfortable Rooms
The Buffet is Back!
Join Us Tuesday – Friday & Sunday until 3 pm.
Groups Encouraged, Ample Motorcoach Parking
For Infomation Call 937 544 7103
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his year marks the 100th anniversary of the
birth Cowboy Copas, a county & western
legend who was born in Adams County
in 1913. Sadly, in 1963 his career ended in a plane
crash, which also claimed the life of Hawkshaw
Hawkins and Patsy Cline,
To memorialize the anniversary of his birth,
the Adams County Historical Society will be
presenting a special two-day Cowboy Copas
Concert Event at the Red Barn Convention Center,
Aug. 16- 17.
Entertainment will include The Kentucky
Express, The John Simon Band featuring Cathy
Copas Hughes, who is the daughter Cowboy
Copas, and local Copas relatives who will be
performing county classics. Saturday evening’s
concert will recreate the final performance of
Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and Patsy
Cline as preformed at Memorial Hall in Kansas
City on March 3, 1963.
For tickets pricing and more information go to
www.adamscountytravel.org.
“Something Better... At A Budget Rate”
“Budget Host Quality Assurance Award”
Award of Excellence 2005
T 937.695.0381
F 937.695.1215
18760 State Route 136
At Intersection of SR 32 & 136
Winchester, Ohio 45697
AAA Double Diamond Rated
Adams County Public Library
Don’t forget to visit our libraries while you’re here!
North Adams
Seaman, OH 45679
Phone: 937-386-2556
Moving Summer 2013 to
2469 Moores Road
Seaman, OH 45679
Manchester
401 Pike Street
Manchester, OH 45144
Phone: 937-549-3359
West Union
212 East Sparks Street
West Union, OH 45693
Phone: 937-544-2591
Photos courtesy of Tom Cross
Peebles
157 High Street
Peebles, OH 45660
Phone: 937-587-2085
www.adamsco.lib.oh.us
ADAMS COUNTY VISITOR MAP
AMISH BUSINESS
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Hillside Bird’s Nest, Fabric & Books
Keim Family Market
Miller’s Bakery & Furniture
Raber’s Shoes & Saddlery
Wheat Ridge Home & Energy
ANTIQUES
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As It Was In The Beginning Antiques
Barn Sale Antiques
Carriage Lane Antiques & More
Cherry Fork Trading Post
Panhandler Antiques & Gifts
Peebles Flower Shop & Antiques
ATTRACTIONS
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Adams County Fairgrounds
Blake’s Pharmacy on the Square
Brush Creek Motorsports Complex
Granny’s Place
House of Phacops
Land of the Singing Coyote
Locust Hill Farm
Miller’s Christmas Trees
Old Page Schoolhouse
Red Barn Convention Center
Sunshine Store
DINING
23 Cruiser’s Diner
24 Moyer Vineyards & Restaurant
25 Olde Wayside Inn
HERITAGE
26 Adams County Genealogical &
Historical Society
27 Buckeye Station
28 Dr. A.C. Lewis House
29 Gov. Thomas Kirker Home & Bicentennial Barn
30 Harshaville Covered Bridge
31 John T. Wilson Homestead
32 Kirker Covered Bridge
33 Moore’s Memorial Chapel
34 Paleo-Indian District
35 Treber’s Inn & Zane’s Trace Monument
36 Wilson’s Civil War Soldiers Monument
HISTORIC MARKERS
37 Bentonville Anti-horse Thief
Society Monument
38 Bradford Tavern
39 Cairn of Peace
40 Camp Hamer -Civil War Training Camp
41 Covenanter Church
42 Cowboy Copas
43 First Settlement of Virginia Military District
44 Israel Donalson & Founders Cemetery
45 Manchester
46 Massie Station
47 Old Mineral Springs Resort
48 Reverend John Graham-Abolitionist,
West Union Reform Presbyterian Church
49 Rome
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Seaman
Serpent Mound State Memorial
West Union Presbyterian Church
Wickerham Inn
Lafferty Memorial Funeral &
Carriage Collection
55 Winchester-Morgan’s Raiders
LODGING
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Budget Host Inn
Cave Hill Lodge
Cozy Hideaway Cabins
Comfort Inn
County Nights Inn
Dogwood Farm B&B
Hope Springs Institute
Manchester Motel
Murphin Ridge Inn
River Barn Village
RiverHaven B&B
Rooster’s Nest B&B & Antiques
Scenic View Cottage
The Rock Vacation Rental
Unity Woods Cabins
NATURAL AREAS & PRESERVES
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Adams Lake State Nature Preserve
Buzzard Roost Rock
Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve
Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve
Edge of Appalachia Preserve
Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve
Lynx Prairie
Shoemaker State Nature Preserve
The Wilderness
Whipple State Nature Preserve
RECREATION/OUTDOORS/CAMPING
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Adams County Country Club
Brush Creek Boat Ramp & Campground
Cedar Trail Retreat
Hickory Valley Campground
Hilltop Golf Course
Island Creek Marina & Campground
Mineral Springs Lake Resort
Sandy Springs Campground
Twin Island Park Campground
Woodland Alters Adventure Earth
PUBLIC LANDS/PUBLIC HUNTING
91 Brush Creek State Forest
92 Shawnee State Forest
93 Tranquility Wildlife Area
VISITOR INFORMATION
94 Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau
For more information please contact the
Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau
1-877-232-6764
info@adamscountytravel.org
Chamber of Commerce
Choose from our 20 floor plans or custom design your own!
Cambridge
1300 sq. ft.
$24,741*
Welcome from the Chamber of Commerce
The Adams County Chamber of Commerce proudly serves
its business community professionally and ethically. Established in 1989, this member-driven organization encourages
development, improvement, and conservation of the county’s
physical and economic environments. The Chamber staff
advocates for Adams county businesses and showcases
opportunities for growth.
The Chamber’s strength comes through service to its members and exposure of their businesses to the public. Member
businesses are first referrals for industry calls. The goal is for
every business in the county to be successful and prosperous, supported with collaborative networking, professional
training opportunities and guidance resources.
In 2012, the Adams County Chamber of Commerce participated in a regional Buy Local First initiative. Introducing the Buy Local Adams program provides any business
an avenue to reach consumers on a weekly basis through
emails offering discounts, specials and events. This program
is made available to all businesses. Learn more by visiting
ww.buylocaladams.com.
According to a study done by The Shapiro Group of Atlanta:
“When consumers know that a small business is a member of
the chamber of commerce, they are 44 percent more likely to
think favorably of it and 63 percent more likely to purchase
goods or services from the company in the future.”
The Chamber plays an active role on the various boards
in the county, including Leadership Adams, a community
service, leadership development organization. This county
leadership program develops and prepares emerging leaders to focus on common community issues and to collectively improve the quality of life for all who live and work
in Adams County.
The Chamber of Commerce also sponsors the AdamsBrown Counties Safety Council, providing free educational
training to businesses, which leads to discounts and bonuses
available through the Bureau of Workman’s Compensation. Currently over 30 companies from the two counties
participate with the Safety Council and membership continues to grow.
The Adams County Chamber was recently instrumental
in bringing the regional local United Way organization into
the county, replenishing much-needed funds for community
non-profit organizations.
Adams County Chamber welcomes inquiries and questions. The office number is 937-544-5454 and office hours
are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Wednesday. Hours on
Thursday and Friday are by appointment. We encourage
and welcome visitors and new businesses to Adams County.
Welcome to Adams County, we are glad to have you here!
McKay
2041 sq. ft.
$34,285
Gwynn Cabin
725 sq. ft.
$18,500*
We now offer 10”, 12” and 14” Round Diameter Logs
Call for a FREE Plan Packet and Pricing
1-800-287-9639
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PLACES
Wheat Ridge Festival
HERB FEST CELEBRATES
TRADITIONAL SKILLS,
CRAFTS
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ne of Adams County’s largest
annual events, the Wheat Ridge
Olde Thyme Herb Fair & Harvest Celebration, brings together about
150 artisans for three days of crafts,
herbal products and other natural
items.
The fair is the creation of Herb and
Kim Erwin along with their son Brad
on the family’s Grindstone Farm, at 817
Tater Ridge Road, between Wheatridge
Road and State Route 32, in West Union.
Last year the event drew an estimated
25,000 visitors.
It is a working farm complete with
beef cattle, 60 peacocks, hay fields and
pumpkin patches on 110 acres, but for
three days in early October, the Erwins
turn it into a celebration of farm life and
the nearby Amish country side.
“We enjoy it, but it’s a year-round
effort and we’re always trying to improve it,” says Kim. For example, this
year they hope to add glass-blowing to
blacksmithing and other skills demonstrated at the fair.
The year-round effort involves finding
true craft vendors. “We check out every
one to make sure they’re not just selling
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stuff imported from China,” says Kim.
The Erwins get a lot of help from the
nearby Amish community. “It feels
like the whole community is involved,”
she says.
The Erwins launched the festival
five years ago after a similar familyoriented farm festival ended after more
than 20 years.
An antique auctioneer and collector
as well as former dairy farmer, Erwin
said he wanted to keep the familyoriented event going.
“An event like this portrays a positive
and true image of what Adams County
really is,” Herb Erwin said a couple
The Adams County Travel & Visitors
Bureau is pleased to announce two new
visitor information kiosks are up and
conveniently located at Keim Family
Market in Seaman and at Miller’s Bakery
& Furniture on Wheat Ridge.
Inside each kiosk is a map, a list of
lodging facilities, information on events,
and directions and phone numbers to
some of the more popular tourist destinations like Serpent Mound, Moyers
Winery & Restaurant and the Edge of
Appalachia Preserve. The information
will be updated as needed.
The kiosks were paid for with a grant
from the Ohio Chapter of The Nature
Conser vanc y/Edge of Appalachia
Preserve.
years ago.
The nearby Amish community is
heavily involved in the festival baking
from scratch, pressing fresh apple cider
and preparing home-cooked meals to
support Amish schools. Two barns on
the farm encompassing 18,000 square
feet contain an assortment of eccentric
and unusual antiques.
Herb and lavender growers, herbal
and medicinal teas, soaps and other
concoctions are also offered.
The artisans on hand typically offer
unique metal yard art, wood-crafted
items from bowls to walking sticks,
hand-made pottery and sewn items
from quilters, weavers and knitters.
Special classes and demonstrations
such as shrubbery trimming, medicinal teas, natural art, and cooking with
herbal food and spices are featured.
There’s also plenty of music from groups
performing Creole, Celtic, Country and
other genres.
Another feature is the pumpkin cannon, acquired a couple years ago from
a man who makes them in Clarence,
N.Y. The air-powered canon can send
a six-inch gourd up to a half-mile from
the ridge.
“The boys really like the backyard
ballistics,” says Kim.
This year’s festival dates are Oct. 11- 13,
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
TOURING
Bureau “Quilt” Adorns Barn
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ne of Adams County’s newest
quilt barns is located at 5400
Graces Run Road, Seaman,
near the Harshaville covered bridge.
The quilt pattern is the new Adams
County Travel & Visitors Bureau logo
which consists of nine icons, each icon
representing a unique aspect of Adams
County.
The quilt logo measures 12 feet high
and nine feet wide and was hand painted by Manelius Miller of Winchester.
Allen Miller and his sons hung the
mural in late September.
“The idea was conceived over a year
ago but finding the right barn at the
right location took some time,” said Tom
Cross, Executive Director of the Adams
County Travel & Visitors Bureau. “The
Bureau finally settled on a barn located
on Graces Run Road that is owned by
Linda Fennell. Ms. Fennell was very
cooperative and liked the idea of having
a quilt pattern adorn her barn.
“What makes the location unique
is the Harshaville Covered Bridge will
soon be undergoing historical renovation, plus the barn sits right on the
upcoming John Hunt Morgan Heritage
Trail. Graces Run Road also serves as
a gateway to the Amish Community.”
The project was paid for with a grant
from The Ohio Chapter of The Nature
Conservancy with funds to be used
toward the enhancement of tourism
in the county. LPK Brands of Cincinnati donated time and expertise to the
Bureau to design the logo.
Adams County has nearly 40 quilt
barns throughout the count y. The
Adams County Clothesline of Quilts
was originally conceived by Donna
Sue Groves whose idea has now spread
across the United States and Canada.
“I expect the Harshaville bridge renovation will draw visitors and with the
Morgan’s Raid Heritage Trail markers on
Graces Run and Wheat Ridge Road the
new quilt barn will get a lot of attention
from sightseers and visitors,” said Cross.
To view one of Adams County’s newest quilt barns, take Graces Run Road
east into Harshaville, just off St. Rt. 247
south of Seaman.
Allen Miller and his crew hanging the final piece of the new Adams County Quilt logo.
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Doug and Sue Ruehl’s quilt rock wall.
One of Adams County’s most unique quilt squares
is not on a barn, but rests on a massive rock wall built
by Doug and Sue Ruehl. The stone wall supports a
unique “Pineapple” quilt painted by Randi Gish Smith
of Kentucky. A heavy equipment operator, Ruehl constructed the 100 -foot wall using 100 stones weighing
between one and five tons each. The “Pineapple” quilt
is located on 672 St. Rt. 247, Manchester.
The artful display of quilt barn murals that started
in Adams County has spread coast to coast and into
Canada creating nearly 100 dedicated driving trails. In
Ohio alone there are 17 counties with quilt barn trails.
That first quilt square, the Ohio Star, was dedicated
in 2001 at Lewis Mountain Herbs south of West Union.
Today about 40 quilt squares adorn barns and buildings across Adams County along a 120-mile driving
route called the “Clothesline of Quilts.” Sometimes
the barns have to be searched for, but finding them
is half the fun.
Read about it in “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt
Trail Movement” by Donna Sue Groves and Suzi Perron. Groves sparked the phenomenon, searching for
a way to honor her mother, an accomplished quilter.
A copy of the book may be purchased from the Adams
County Travel & Visitors Bureau office in West Union.
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HISTORY
Morgan’s raid terrorized Adams County
Morgan’s Raiders
By Tom Cross
150
years ago the dark
shadow of the Civil
Wa r w ou ld c ome
to Adams Count y when Gen. John
Hunt Morgan with more than 2,500
Confederate cavalrymen crossed the
Cumberland River into Kentucky in
July, 1863. Thirteen days later, the raiders
rode into Winchester and Eckmansville
where they shot a man and pillaged the
town. Behind Morgan was Union Gen.
Edward Henry Hobson with a force of
3,000 mounted soldiers.
What unfolded was a thousand miles
of panic and fear across three states before finally ending on July 26. Estimates
of the number of Morgan’s men varied
widely with some accounts saying there
were as many as 8,000 raiders. Morgan’s
cavalry would have stretched for miles
along rural country roads. It was the
longest raid of the Civil War and was
undertaken to pull union troops north
to take pressure off the Confederate
Army in the south.
Lester Horwitz’s book “The Longest
Raid” describes Morgan as a man who
looked danger in the eye and danger
blinked. Morgan was nick named
“The Confederate Thunderbolt”, and
according to Horwitz, his command
attracted young, adventurous soldiers
from across the South who wanted to
share in the glory.
Two days before arriving in Winchester, Morgan’s raiders crossed the
bridge over the Whitewater River from
Indiana into Ohio with the last man setting fire to the structure. The bridge over
the Great Miami was burned too. Moving swiftly and throughout the night
Morgan skirted the northern suburbs
of Cincinnati making Clermont County
by daybreak on July 14. After resting his
troops at Williamsburg, Morgan crossed
the East Fork Creek then burned the
bridge that spanned it and followed a
scout across northern Brown County.
Morgan split his cavalry outside of
Williamsburg with his brother Col.
Richard Morgan taking a regiment
south through Georgetown and Decatur.
Morga n’s ma i n colu m n passed
through Mt. Orab and Sardinia, burn-
ing the bridge that crossed White Oak
Creek. After passing through Fincastle,
Morgan’s arrival in Adams County that
morning was heralded in by a young
man named Will McClanahan who
rode through Winchester yelling “The
rebels are coming!”
At Decatur, Col. Morgan’s regiment
turned northeast toward Eckmansville where they were not welcome as
Dr. Van Meter shot at the rebels then
quickly hid. Unfortunately William
Johnston, who was mistaken for the
shooter, was shot and killed by the
raiders. Once the raiders realized their
mistake they wanted the real shooter
brought before them and threatened
to burn the town to find him. They took
Rev. David McDill, pastor of the Cherry
Fork Presbyterian Church, captive. He
would not talk, perhaps saving the life
of Van Meter. Rev. McDill was released
the next day at Locust Grove. Johnston
was buried at Cherry Fork Cemetery;
his headstone reads “William Johnston,
came to his death by a ball in the head
fired by a rebel guerrilla in the village of
Eckmansville July 15, 1863. Aged about
HISTORY
60 years.”
The arrival of thousands of Confederate cavalrymen with galloping horses
and pistols blazing terrified the 475
residents of Winchester.
At the Bunn Hotel Morgan set up his
command headquarters and waited on
the stagecoach that carried the mail
and newspapers with information
of militia activity and Gen. Hobson’s
whereabouts. Meanwhile, the raiders
pillaged the town and nearby farms
for food and fresh horses. W hite’s
restaurant was pressed into service
fixing meals for Morgan and his staff.
The rebel’s camp was set up near the
town’s cemetery.
Impatiently waiting arrival of the
mail Morgan sent a detail to intercept
the coach. Upon retrieving the mail
Morgan ordered it brought to his room
in the hotel where Postmaster John
Frow suddenly appeared announcing
he represented the U.S. government
and he would sort the mail. Morgan,
who seemed momentarily taken aback
by his boldness, told the postmaster he
was the government that day and would
assist Frow down the hotel stairs with
his boot.
During the confusion and destruction of the raid a captured but wounded
Union officer named Hines managed to
escape with the help of Mrs. Rebecca
DeBruin who led him to a cellar where
he hid under the floorboards until the
raiders left.
Morgan, discouraged by the news
reports, ordered his entire command
assembled at the cemeter y east of
town and rode out to address the men
on their situation. Morgan’s army
now replenished with fresh supplies
and horses plundered from the town
and farms, hurriedly left Winchester
late that afternoon following Graces
Run and Wheat Ridge into Unity and
Duncansville, then turning north to
Jacksonville and Locust Grove.
Seven miles east of town the raiders
crossed the Harshaville Covered Bridge
on Graces Run, which they did not burn,
and is still in use. The following day Gen.
Hobson’s cavalry arrived in Winchester.
Hearing of Morgan’s advance the men
of Jacksonville quickly hid their horses
in a nearby sheltered rock hollow as the
raiders were always on the lookout for
fresh horses. The hollow is still known
today as “Horse Heaven.”
Heritage Trail marks Morgan’s raid
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Morgan’s route
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Just south of Locust Grove Morgan’s
Calvary spent the night of July 15 encamped on the grounds of Wickerham
Inn which was abandoned to the rebels.
The following morning the raiders rode
into Locust Grove for breakfast and
confiscated two fine horses belonging
to Edward Hughes. Hughes pleaded for
his horses but Morgan was in no mode to
return them. Hughes decided to throw
in with the rebel force and guide them
across Pike County and into Jackson
County in the vain hope of getting his
horses back. While in Jackson, Hughes
got drunk and became disorderly
causing Morgan to discharge him and
leave him horseless. When Hobson’s
forces arrived they promptly arrested
Hughes for treason and sent him to jail
in Hamilton County. Later, Hughes fled
the country for Canada.
Morgan’s raid almost ended at Buffington Island, the only Civil War battle
to take place in Ohio. Morgan escaped
the battle only to surrender seven days
later in Columbiana County.
References: Winchester Pioneer History, A History of Adams County OhioEvans & Stivers, and The Longest Raid
by Lester Horwitz.
To commemorate Adams County’s role in Morgan’s
raid, the Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau and
the Ohio Civil War Trail Commission have created the
John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail, a 32-mile self-guided
driving tour tracing Morgan’s route across Adams
County. A dedication ceremony is planned July 15, the
150th anniversary.
Among the sites on the Trail:
Winchester- Ohio Historical Marker –Morgan’s Raid
swept through the village.
Harshaville Covered Bridge – Located on Graces
Run Road at Harshaville (bridge to undergo historical
renovation this summer).
Wickerham Inn – Ohio Historical Marker – Morgan’s
raiders encamped here, 1.5 miles south of Locust Grove
on St. Rt. 4, on July 15. Not open to the public.
William Johnston gravesite – Located in the Cherry
Fork Cemetery. Johnston was the only Adams County
fatality in the raid.
HISTORY
Historic John T. Wilson
Homestead dedicated
After nearly six years and countless
hours of work, Ralph and Patricia Alexander have completed renovation of
the historic John T. Wilson Homestead
in Tranquility. The two-story brick
home built in the 1840’s was known as
“Prominence” and was a stop on the
National Underground Railroad. The
homestead is a nationally registered
historic landmark.
Wilson, who lived from 1811 to 1891,
was a local merchant and fervent abolitionist, according to the Alexanders.
At age 50, Wilson gathered the initial
62 men of Company E, and as part of
the 70th OVI, led the men into battle at
Shiloh. Wilson later served in the Ohio
Senate and U.S. Congress.
When the Alexander’s purchased
the Wilson Home in 2006 the structure
was in disrepair. During reconstruction the goal was to ensure history was
preserved. At the homestead dedication,
the couple received a commendation
The historic John T. Wilson homestead dedication
from the 129th Ohio House by State
Rep. Danny Bubp, and recognition from
The Friends of Freedom Society. The
state flag raised at the dedication was
donated by then State Senate President
Tom Niehaus.
The future of the John T. Wilson
Homestead includes a Bed & Breakfast
and tours. For information about lodging and to schedule a tour go to www.
johntwilsonhomestead.com.
Adams County Historical Society & Adams County
Genealogical Society
West Union
(937) 544-8522
House of Phacops
29894 St. Rt. 41, Locust Grove
(937) 558-2766
Lafferty Memorial Funeral & Carriage Collection
West Union
Museum open by appointment, please call ahead.
(937) 544-2121
The Adams County Heritage Center
Adams County Museums &
Historical Societies
Adams County Heritage Center
Noon to 4 p.m. Thursday and Saturday.
West Union
(937) 544-8522.
Page One Room School House
Check events calendar. Closed during winter. Located
at the intersection of Page School and Vaughn Ridge
Road.
West Union
(937) 587-2043
Serpent Mound Museum
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Memorial Day through Labor
Day; weekends April- May, and September-October.
(937) 587-2796
PLACES
Hiking to Buzzardroost Rock
View from Buzzardroost Rock (above). Trailhead (right)
T
he trail to Buzzardroost Rock is
the most popular hike in Adams
County and for good reason. The
3.2 mile round trip takes hikers past
dolomite rock outcroppings and cliffs,
along hillsides covered with trilliums
in the spring and breathtaking foliage
in the fall.
The trail is not difficult but it can be
taxing, however senior hikers in their
80’s tackle the trail every year so don’t
be discouraged. The key is taking your
time and be sure of your footing. Allow ample time in your schedule to
hike the trail as it can take a couple
of hours just to navigate the hillsides.
The trail is well maintained, the folks
who manage the Edge of Appalachia
Preserve (EOA) see to that because an
estimated 2,000 visitors a year hike the
trail to Buzzardroost Rock.
At sensitive areas, wetlands, streams
and crevices, boardwalks and bridges
have been built so as not to damage the
ecosystem the preserve is trying to prowww.adamscountytravel.org
tect. On the hills, trails are carefully
laid out to avoid erosion and steps are
built into the trail winding up steep
hillsides. Hikers will pass through a
number of plant communities and see
diverse geologic history. The forest is
comprised primarily of oak, maple,
red cedar and poplar.
Buzzardroost Rock was named for
the turkey and black vultures that are
frequently seen riding the air currents
above the rocks and cliffs. The summit
is 500 feet above Ohio Brush Creek
offering those make the trek an outstanding view of the valley below and
the surrounding forest.
To get to the trailhead parking area
take Weaver Road (County Road-26) off
St. Rt. 125, approximately 7 miles east of
West Union. The parking area is on the
south side of the road. The trail head is
clearly marked. Hikers have to cross St.
Rt. 125 as the trail picks up on the opposite side of the road. After crossing the
road proceed to a foot bridge over Easter
Run Creek to a sign-in box, hikers are
encouraged to fill in the information.
According to the sign-in sheet hikers
from as far away a Japan, Norway and
Australia have hiked the trail.
The trail is self guided however occasionally there are guided hikes with
naturalists or local guides who know
the lay of the land. Check the Adams
County Travel & Visitor Bureau website
for information about guided hikes.
The EOA preserve has other hikes too
including the 2.5-mile Wilderness Trail
Loop and 1.5-mile Lynx Prairie.
For information about hiking in Adams County visit adamscountytravel.org
HUNTING
Fishing
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The Great Outdoors
For the sportsperson Adams County has many opportunities
from smallmouth bass fishing to hunting trophy whitetails. Adams County is renowned for its quality deer hunting, attracting
hunters from all over the nation to the farm county that is home
to some of worlds biggest whitetails. Here’s a list of public hunting and fishing opportunities.
Hunting
Tranquility Wildlife Area offers over 4,250 acres of public
hunting. Weedy fields, cedar thickets and crops create a variety
of habitats for deer, turkey, grouse and rabbits.
Shawnee State Forest is Ohio’s largest state forest at 63,250
acres. Good deer, turkey, squirrel and some grouse hunting. Other
places of interest would be the 8,000-acre Shawnee Wilderness
Area and the adjoining 8,000-acre Back Country Management
Area. The combined 16,000 acres form the largest block of backcounty hunting available in Ohio.
Brush Creek State Forest in northeastern Adams County is
over 12,000 acres and offers deer, turkey and some grouse hunting.
The Edge of Appalachia Preserve allows public hunting on
2,300 acres of preserve property by permit only. Permits are
free and are valid for both the archery and deer gun season.
For more information contact the Edge of Appalachia Preserve
at 937-544-2880.
Hunting information packets with maps are available from
the Adams County Travel & Visitors Bureau office, to request one
call 877-232-6764.
Fishing
The Ohio River in Adams County offers good fishing for all
river species. Fishing for hybrid stripers, white bass, black bass
and catfish is good throughout the summer. Public boat ramps
are located at Manchester, Brush Creek, and Rome.
Ohio Brush Creek has an excellent spring white bass run
in late April. Smallmouth fishing is good on Brush Creek from
late April through July. Anglers will also find good numbers of
channel and flathead catfish, rock bass, bluegills and sunfish.
Brush Creek has five public canoe launches: Serpent Mound,
Jacksonville, Twin Bridges, Waggoner Riffle, and Beasley Fork
Bridge.
Adams Lake is a 47-acre lake and one of the first lakes in Ohio
to be stocked with trout each spring. Adams Lake also has catfish,
bluegills and good size largemouth. A boat ramp is located across
from park headquarters and is limited to electric motors only.
Winchester Lake is approximately a 30-acre body of water
located just west of Winchester on Tri-County Road. It contains
crappie, bass, bluegill and catfish. A ramp is available for small
boat launching. The lake is limited to electric motors only.
Tranquility Wildlife Area ponds are kept stocked with
largemouth, channel catfish and bluegill by the Ohio Division
of Wildlife.
CANOEING
Boating
Office: 937.544.3123
Home: 937.587.3293
Fax: 937.544.3795
313 East Main Street
Public Boat Ramps, Canoe Launches
Ohio Brush Creek Canoe Access Sites - All public canoe access
sites are clearly marked except Beasley Fork Bridge.
Serpent Mound Canoe Access - on St. Rt. 73 at Serpent Mound
(15- mile float trip to Jacktown access)
Jacksonville Canoe Access - south of Peebles on St. Rt. 41
(10- mile float trip to Twin Bridges access)
Twin Bridges Bridge Canoe Access - east of West Union on
St. Rt. 348 (three- mile float trip to Waggoner Riffle access)
Waggoner Riffle Canoe Access - east of West Union at St. Rt.
125 Bridge (three- mile float trip to Beasley Fork access)
Beasley Fork Bridge Canoe Access - southeast of West Union
on Beasley Fork Road.
( five-mile float trip to the Ohio River)
For a complete listing and map of Ohio Brush Creek canoe access sites please visit the Ohio Division of Watercraft website at
ohiodnr.com/watercraft/streams/ohbrush.
Ohio River Public Boat Ramps
Manchester Village Boat Ramp at Kinfolk Landing in Manchester. Offers public boat launching and parking. No fee charged.
Island Creek Marina & Campground- One mile east of
Manchester on U.S. 52. Boat launching, camping, gas, marina,
restrooms, ice. Attendant on-hand to assist with launching if
needed. Fee charged for launching and camping. Call (937)
549-1430 for more information.
Brush Creek Boat Ramp & Campground- Nine miles east
of Manchester on U.S. 52. Boat launching, camping, restrooms,
ice, bait. Attendant on-hand to assist with launching if needed.
Fee charged for launching and camping. Call (937) 549-3380
during the season for camping information. Call (440) 784-1684
during the off season.
Rome Village Boat Ramp- 13 miles east of Manchester in the
village of Rome. Public boat launching but limited parking. No
fee charged.
Hunting Outfitters
and Supplies
Adams County Outfitters
www.adamscountyoutfitters.com,
(530) 307-8660
Brush Creek Adventures of Ohio
www.bcaofohio.com, 1-800-3963181
Crawford Farms
www.crawfordfarmshunting.
com, (937) 544-2885
Real McCoy Outdoors
www.realmccoyoutdoors.com,
(937) 430-4999
Seraphim Ranch
www.SeraphimRanchOhio.com,
(888) 777-8252
The Rock-Vacation Rental and
Hunting Outfitters
www.therockvacationrental.
com, (937) 549-4855
Riverhills Whitetails
www.riverhillswhitetail.com,
(937) 549-4433
Clough Farms Hunting
www.cloughfarmshunting.com,
(937) 587-5077
Sulpher Creek Outfitters
www.sulphercreekoutfitters.
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The Adams County Amish Community on Wheat Ridge
had its humble beginnings in 1976 when seven families
looking for a fresh start relocated from Melroy, Indiana.
Perhaps encouraging the move was the late Bill Lafferty of
West Union who often visited the Amish harness shops in
Melroy and spoke favorably of the area. It is often repeated
that when the Amish first settled in Adams County the first
thing they did was raise a stink as many were originally
hog farmers.
The Wheat Ridge Amish gradually evolved from a farming
community into a merchant, industrial, and service community that now consists of nearly 100 Amish households.
The Amish community has three parochial schools
each with approximately 40 to 60 students. The students
attend school only through the eighth grade. Students
are employed soon afterwards in the various businesses
learning trades long after the school bell is no longer heard.
Today’s Wheat Ridge Amish Community is no different
from those early days in the 1970’s when the sound of horse
and buggy clip-clopped on the pavement was heard and
school children pushed scooters and commanded the reins
of small buggies guiding them to one-room school houses
where baseball is the preferred sport. Clothes still dry on
backyard clotheslines and women still wear the white sun
bonnets and tend to large, perfectly manicured family
gardens that are the envy of all who pass.
Travelers to Wheat Ridge still have to navigate narrow,
winding uphill roads, perhaps a covered bridge if coming
in from the west, all the while keeping a sharp eye out for
horse and buggy’s, and the scooters children push and
ride. Once atop the ridge the beauty is evident as the rural
surroundings haven’t change much over the past 30 years.
At the Wheat Ridge Amish Community the slower pace
of life is evident; a way of life that moves at a buggy’s pace.
Amish Business Directory
The Wheat Ridge Amish community offers many shops
and services from furniture, dry goods stores and bakeries to builders and craftsmen. All Amish businesses are
closed Sunday.
Brush Creek Meats Deer Processing
Deer season only.
1423 Wheat Ridge Road, West Union
(937) 544-2592.
Hillcrest Fencing
2260 Bailey Road, Peebles.
(937) 386-9990.
Hillside Birds Nest, Fabric & Books
Monday –Saturday.
35 Port Road, West Union
(937) 544-9983.
Hilltop Cabinet
1553 Tater Ridge Road, West Union.
(937) 387-1908.
Hochstetler Construction & Home Improvement
Wheat Ridge Road, West Union
(937) 544-9083.
Keim Family Market
8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday – Friday. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday.
2621 Burnt Cabin Road, Seaman.
(937) 386-9995.
Miller’s Furniture
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday –Saturday.
960 Wheat Ridge Road, West Union.
(937) 544-8524.
Call 877-687-7446
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Miller’s Bakery & Gifts
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday- Saturday.
(937) 544-4520
Miller’s Bulk Foods
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday- Saturday.
(937) 544-8449
Miller’s Small Engine Repair & Sales
(937) 544-7831
Murphin Ridge Building Supplies
Monday-Saturday.
67 Murphin Ridge Road, West Union.
(937) 544-8010
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215 North Cross Street; Suite 101, West Union, Ohio 45693
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Raber’s Shoes & Saddlery
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday. Closed Thursday.
5212 Unity Road, Peebles.
(937) 386-9927
Wagler’s Roofing & Construction
Tater Ridge Road, West Union
(937) 544- 1720
Wheat Ridge Construction
(937) 544-3061
Wheat Ridge Home & Energy:
8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. - to 3 p.m. Saturday.
(937) 544-0898
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Serpent Mound is the largest --stretching over a quarter mile
-- and most impressive of the few animal effigy mounds still in
existence in North America.
From the observation tower, one can see the raised earth clearly
depicting the winding coils of a giant snake overlooking the bluffs
above Ohio Brush Creek.
Archaeological evidence is limited, but Serpent Mound was most
likely built at least one thousand years ago by Native Americans.
It is likely that people from various cultures have been making
pilgrimages to the site ever since. The awe and wonder that the
mound must have elicited in its original architects still stirs
viewers today.
Was the Serpent a ceremonial construction, or a celestial
calendar? You can learn what archaeologists have discovered at
the site of one of North America’s most enigmatic earthworks,
and one the few sites in the nation on the list for UNESCO World
Heritage Site nomination.
Archaeology & Natural History Museum: A small interpretive
museum includes displays of artifacts, including shards of pottery and handsomely crafted weapon points left behind by early
Native American cultures. The fascinating geological history of
the area is also interpreted. The Serpent Mound was built within
a rare geological disturbance known as a crypto-explosion zone.
You can learn what that means to geologists today, and what it
might have meant to the ancient peoples. Park staff is available
at the museum to answer questions.
Park, Nature Trail, & Picnicking: Bring a packed lunch with
you to enjoy in the historic picnic shelter, or spread your blanket
on the grass beneath one of the ancient trees rimming Serpent
Mound. A leisurely footpath winds around the perimeter of the
earthworks and overlooks the valley. For nature lovers, an additional half mile trail hugs the cliff bordering Scioto Brush Creek.
Here you can see scenic outcrops of the same dolomite limestone
that is found throughout much of Adams County. The highly
alkaline soils derived from these unglaciated bedrocks support
both hardwood forest and a rare short-grass prairie eco-system.
Serpent Mound is noted for its unequaled display of wildflowers
in the spring and impressive fall color. Field Guides to the area’s
natural and cultural history are available in the gift shop.
Information
Parking: $7 per car
Grounds: Open every day of the year from sunrise to sunset,
except during severe snow or ice.
Museum Hours: March: Weekends 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; April - October:
Every Day 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Nov. 1 – Dec. 20: Weekends 10 a.m. 4 p.m.; Dec. 20 through February: Museum Closed
For information call 937-587-2796 or go to: www.arcofappalachia.org.
Serpent Mound Events
John T Wilson Homestead B & B
Nationally Registered Historic Home & Underground Railroad
Site Built in the early 1800’s over looking the Tranquility Valley. A
place to relive history, relax and enjoy memorable hospitality.
johntwilsonhomestead.com • 937•386•0143
March 20: Spring Equinox - all day
June 21-23: Summer Solstice Celebration, sunrise to sunset.
July 13: Reptile Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aug. 10: Perseids Meteor Shower, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Register at
www.beautiful-lights@serpentmound.org
Aug. 24: Serpent Mound Mysteries Day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sept. 7: Archaeology & Ohio Geology Day, 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
Sept. 22: Autumn Equinox, all day.
Dec. 21: Lighting the Serpent 10th anniversary, 4 p.m . 8 p.m.
Visit www.serpentmound.org for a complete list of speakers and schedule
for events listed above or call 1-937-587-3953.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Lodging
Bed & Breakfast
Cedar Trails Nudist Retreat
Tent & RV sites with electric. Rental cabins
with showers
11 Cow Run Road, Peebles,
(937) 764-1365,
www.cedartrailnudistretreat.com.
Heart by Nature Retreats
Group and indiv idual spir it ual
retreats for women at Prairie Pond
Woods. A destination for artists,
writers and nature-watchers. Located between Shawnee State Forest
and The EOA Preserve.
(937) 532-6688,
www.heartbynature.com.
Hickory Valley Campground
Camping on the banks of Ohio Brush Creek.
Hot showers, electric and restaurant. Docking and launching facilities for campers.
Waggoner Riffle Road, West Union,
(937) 544-5344,
www.hickoryvalley.webs.com.
Great for small or large groups, a
tranquil setting throughout the
guesthouse, cabins, and trails.
4988 Mineral Springs Road, Peebles,
(937) 587-2605,
www.hopespringsinstitute.com.
Dogwood Farm B&B
Enjoy one of four rooms in this stylish B&B
on a scenic farm just outside of West Union.
7070 S. R. 125, West Union,
(937) 544-5227,
www.dogwoodfarmbb.com.
Mound View Farm
Get away from it all at this secluded cabin
in the woods, the perfect place for a family
vacation or weekend hunting retreat.
188 Thomas Drive, Peebles,
(937) 205-1113.
John T. Wilson Homestead B&B
Historically renovated two-story brick home,
a nationally registered historic landmark.
Fully modernized, with 3 antique bedrooms,
2 baths, living room, and large dining room,
and adjoining cabin.
92 Old S. R. 32, Peebles,
(937)-386-0143,
www.johntwilsonhomestead.com.
River Barn
Located on the river front, they offer cabins
and camping.
7021 U.S. 52, Manchester,
(937) 549-3033,
www.adamscolumber.com.
Murphin Ridge Inn & Cabins
Located in the beautiful Amish Wheat
Ridge area of Adams County. This historic
landmark offers 10 rooms, 9 cabins, a pool,
and fine dining.
750 Murphin Ridge Road, West Union,
(937) 544-2263,
or 877-687-7446,
www.murphinridgeinn.com.
RiverHaven B&B
A beautiful B&B on the riverfront offering 6
antique-filled rooms to stay in.
407 W Front St., Manchester,
(937) 509-6086 or
(937) 549-3649,
www.ohioriverhaven.com.
Rooster’s Nest B & B & Antiques
A perfect get-a-away situated on twenty-five
acres of natural woodlands with a 1- acre
stocked pond, walking trails and serenity
unsurpassed.
2658 Coon Hill Road, Winchester,
(937) 386-3302
or (877)-386-3302,
www.roostersnest.net.
Cabins/Retreats
Cave Hill Lodge and Cabin
Offers all the amenities in a quiet wooded
setting at the end of a private road.
778 Cave Hill Road, Winchester,
www.cavehilllodge.com.
The Rock Vacation Rental
A rental home away from home overlooking
the beautiful Ohio River hills.
1069 S. R. 247, Manchester,
(937) 549-4855,
www.therockvactionrental.com.
Scenic-View Cottage
Located across the road from the Ohio Brush
Creek, visitors will enjoy the quaint valley
in a private cottage.
20913 S. R. 41, Peebles,
(937) 587-2874,
www.scenicviewcottage.com.
Unity Woods Cabins
Experience life like the Amish by staying
in one of three non-electric/gas run cabins,
next to 196-acre state nature preserve, with
pond and miles of walking and birding trails.
1095 Marjorie Johnson Road, West Union,
(937) 544-6908,
www.unitywoods.org.
Camping
Brush Creek Boat Ramp & Campground
Boating, fishing, & camping, launch ramp,
food, picnic areas, and fuel on lower Ohio
Brush Creek. Open April through September
weather and river permitting. Boating access
to Brush Creek Island.
17085 U.S. 52 at Brush Creek at the mouth
of the Ohio River.
(937) 549-3380
or (440) 748-1684 off-season,
w w w.f reewebs.com / br ushcreekcampground.
Island Creek Marina & Campground
Offering camping and picnic area along the
Ohio River, with a boat launch and fueling
dock. Perfect view and access to the Ohio
Islands National Wildlife Refuge.
8801 U.S. 52 at Manchester,
(937) 549-1430,
www.islandcreekmarina.webs.com.
Mineral Springs Lake Resort
Offering cabins, seasonal camping with
electric hook-ups, a beach, a mini putt-putt
golf course, and a 100-acre lake.
162 Bluegill Road, Peebles,
(937) 587-3132,
www.mineralspringslakefarmresort.com.
Sandy Springs Campground
40 campsites located along the banks of the
Ohio River. Tent camping and full RV hookup,
restrooms & showers. Daily, monthly, & seasonal rates. Ramp for small boat launching.
27719 U.S. 52, Sandy Springs,
(740) 464-8092
or (937) 549-3457,
sandyspringscampground@yahoo.com.
Twin Islands Park & Campground
Camping on the Ohio River close to the Ohio
River Islands.
9947 U.S. 52, Manchester,
(937) 549-2701,
twinislandpark@yahoo.com.
Hotels/Motels
Budget Host Sunset Inn
Reasonable rates and clean rooms, located
at the intersection
state routes 32 and 136. 18760 S.R. 136,
Winchester,
(937) 695-0381
toll free 800-BUD-HOST.
Comfort Inn
Relax in one of 34 rooms, with an outdoor
pool. Conveniently located at the intersection of S. R. 247 and S. R. 32.
55 Stern Drive, Seaman,
(937) 386-2511
or (888)-386-2511.
Country Nights Inn
Offering 19 rooms in the heart of West
Union’s business district. A short walking
distance to many restaurants.
11255 S. R. 41, West Union,
(937) 544-9761.
Manchester Motel
Offering 11 rooms all on ground level, conveniently located at
607 W Second St., U.S. 52, Manchester,
(937) 549-4110.
LODGING
Rooster’s Nest B&B in Winchester
Cozy Hide-a-Way Cabins
Choose from t wo cabins in the
mountains of eastern Adams County.
415 Cozy Lane, Lynx,
(513) 315-3334,
www.cozyhideaway.org.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Dining
DINING
Peebles
Giovanni’s Pizza
24 N. Main St.,
(937) 587-3308.
Hometown Pizza
91 N. Main St.,
(937) 937-5000.
J&J Village Inn
87 N. Main St.,
(937) 587-1046.
White Star Restaurant
38 N. Main St.,
(937) 587-1046.
Seaman
Moyer Winery & Restaurant overlooking the Ohio River
Fine Dining
Moyer Winery & Restaurant
Fine dining with breathtaking views of the
Ohio River
Hours: Monday –Thursday 11:30 -9 p.m.,
Fri-Saturday 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m,, Sundays
noon to 5 p.m. Closed in January. 3859 U.S.
52, Manchester, (937) 549-2957.
Murphin Ridge Inn
The historic 1826 dining house is open
Tuesday through Saturday evenings for
dinner, 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Reservations recommended. 750 Murphin Ridge Road, West
Union, (937) 544-2263 or 877-687-7446.
Unique Dining
Blake Pharmacy
Five-cent Coke’s served from a 1961 soda
counter. Enjoy sandwiches and milkshakes
from an old fashion pharmacy. Soda fountain open every day except Sunday. 209 N.
Market St., across from the courthouse in
West Union, (937) 544-2451.
Cruiser’s Diner
Dine in an old fashioned 1950’s style dinner.
Conveniently located off S. R. 32. Open 7-days
a week. 155 Stern Drive, Seaman, off St. Rt.
32, (937) 386-3330.
Olde Wayside Inn
Home cooked meals at the historic “Bradford
Traven” built in 1804, a registered
historic landmark. Hours: Tuesday through
Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m,, Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Closed Monday & Saturday. 222 Main St.,
West Union, (937) 544-7103.
Familiar Franchises
Dominos Pizza
708 E Main St., West Union,
(937) 544-4242.
Frisch’s
S. R. 41 south in West Union,
(937) 544-8985.
Gold Star Chili
1708 S. R. 247, Seaman,
(937) 386-1397.
KFC/Taco Bell
(937) 544-9019.
Long John Silvers/Rax Roast Beef
(937) 544-3032.
McDonald’s
3 locations
West Union, Peebles & Seaman.
Snappy Tomato Pizza
3 Locations in Adams County,
West Union- (937) 544-5583,
Peebles- (937) 587-1717, Seaman- (937) 3861010.
Subway
2 locations
Winchester at intersection of S. R. 32 & S.
R. 136,
(937) 695-0405.
West Union inside Wal-Mart, S. R. 41 south,
(937) 544-3000.
Wendy’s Old Fashion Hamburgers
S. R. 41 south in West Union, (937) 544-4646.
Local Fare
Blue Creek
Knauff Grocery
21309 S. R. 125,
(937) 544-5147.
Locust Grove
Locust Grove Dairy Bar
29913 S. R. 41,
(937) 587-2760.
Manchester
Aggie’s Steakhouse
6973 U.S. 52,
(937) 549-4044.
Ayer’s Eat & Treat Dairy Bar
400 E. Second St.,
(937) 549-2236.
Eight Ball Pool Hall
26 E. Second St.,
(937) 549-3080.
Giovanni’s Pizza
403½ S.R. 136,
(937) 549-2291.
Crossroads Dairy Bar
S. R. 247, south of Seaman,
(937) 386-2574.
Giovanni’s Pizza
Downtown Seaman,
(937) 386-2121.
Little Star Diner
Located downtown Seaman,
(937) 386-2181.
West Union
El Habanero Mexican Restaurant
11452 S. R. 41 S.,
(937) 544-5711.
Giovanni’s Pizza
12153 S. R. 41 S.,
(937) 544-7100.
Happy Turtle Soup Tureen
106 N. Manchester St.,
(937) 544-8946.
JT’s Stovetop Barbeque
123 N. Washington St.,
(937) 544-7447.
Mikey’s Restaurant
803 N. Main St.,
(937) 544-7103.
Prather’s IGA- Deli
107 E. Walnut St.,
(937) 544-2228.
Sunset Bowl
4949 S. R. 125 (at panhandle),
(937) 544-5205.
Taste of China
11588 S. R. 41 S.,
(937) 544-4068.
Wheat Ridge/ Amish Community
Kiem Family Market- Deli
2621 Burnt Cabin Road,
(937) 386-9995.
Miller Bulk Foods- Deli
960 Wheat Ridge Road,
(937) 544-8449.
Winchester
S&S Dairy Bar
1973 Tri-County Road,
(937) 695-8019.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Accounting Service
Paul E. Scott, CPA
310 N. Market St.
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-2280
Agriculture products/
Feed & Farm Supply
Caraway Farms
8495 Blue Creek Road
Stout OH 45684
937-544-7292
Crawford Farms
1295 Crawford Road
West Union, OH
Crawfordfarmshunting.com
Hillger Farm LLC
1169 Horner Chapel Road
Peebles. OH 45660
(937) 588-3601
JZN Goat Farm & Cheese
12287 S.R. 136
(937) 544-6735
Locust Hill Farm
Wool Products
1499 Hackleshin Road
Peebles, OH 45660
937-587-2394
www.lhfarm.com/home
S & J Ellis Farms Inc.
5949 S.R. 136
(937) 544-3588
WC Milling LLC
100 Opal St.
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-2282
Antiques
As It Was In The Beginning
4192 Unity Road
(937) 544-2867
Barn Sale Antiques
817 Tater Ridge Road
(937) 544-8252
Carriage Lane Antiques
180 Werline Lane
(937) 549-4530
Granny’s Place
2586 Burnt Cabin Road
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-1890
The Panhandler
632 Panhandle Ave.
(937) 544-3491
Attorneys
John Lawler Company LPA
14088 SR 41
(937)544-8907
Law Office of David E. Grimes
108 E. Mulberry St.
(937) 544-3900
Rothwell Law Office
124 North Cherry St.
(937) 779-4354
Shelton Law Office
217 West Main St.
937-779-0588
Tanya M. DrinnonAttorney at Law
532 Oak St.
(937) 544-2581
Auto Sales & Service
Barry’s Chev Olds Buick, Inc.
11380 SR 41 S
(937) 544-2331
www.barryschevroletbuick.com
Bob Malcom ChryslerDodge-Jeep
33 Dodge City Drive
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2621
www.bobmalcom.com
Banks & Financial,
Investment
Adams Co. Bldg. & Loan
201 W. Main St.
(937) 544-2842
Farm Credit Service
100 Grieshop St.
Mt. Orab, OH 45154
(937) 444-0905
www.E-farmcredit.com
Fifth Third Bank
500 E Main St.
(937) 544-5536
www.53.com
Young & Caldwell LLC
225 N. Cross St.
West Union, OH
(937) 544-2152
First State Bank
19230 SR 136
Winchester, OH 45697
(937) 695-0331
www.fsb4me.com
Auto Parts, Service &
Repair
HNL Company
105 W. Main St.
(937) 544-8659
A.C. Glass
9 CIC Blvd.
(937) 544-4091
www.acglassservice.com
National Bank & Trust Co.
7110 Bachman Road
Sardinia, OH 45171
(937) 446-4058
www.nbtdirect.com
Hedrick’s Garage & Service
100 S. Main St.
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-1605
National Bank of Adams Co.
218 N Market St.
(937) 544-2361
Huntley Auto Supply, Inc.
11540 SR 41
(937) 544-2341
Convention Center/
Conference Facilities
O.K. Auto Parts
123 N. Main St.
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-3970
4988 Mineral Springs Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2605
www.hopespringsinstitute.com
RPM Performance LLC
33 Spruce Lane
(937) 544-9800
Shuperts Tire Service
136 Lick Run Road
(937) 544-2031
Wisecup Towing
1021 Ralston Road
(937) 544-1390
Murphin Ridge Inn
750 Murphin Ridge Road
(937) 544-2263
toll free 877-687-7446
www.murphinridgeinn.com
Red Barn Convention Center
2223 Russellville Road
937-695-8003
www.RedBarnConventionCenter
.com
CAVE HILL LODGE
Unique handcrafted
home in the woods
of Adams County
Cedar Trails
Nudist Retreat
Social Family Nudist Retreat Since 1989
Tent & RV Sites | Rental Cabins
Pool | Hot Tub | Sauna
Fishing & Boating Lake
Nature Trails | Food Services
Entertainment Pavilion
11 Cow Run Rd.
Peebles, OH 45660
937.764.1365
www.cedartrailsnudistretreat.com
ACCOUNTING – CONVENTION CENTER/CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Jeffrey D. Newman, CPA, LLC
106 N. Second St.
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-1272
Rooster’s Nest B&B and
Antiques
2658 Coon Hill Road
(937) 386-3302
(877) 386-3302
www.roostersnest.net
DRIVING SCHOOL – MANUFACTURING/INDUSTRY
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
River Barn
7021 US 52
(937) 549-3033
www.adamscolumber.com
ECO Unlimited, Inc.
20 Oakwood Ave.
Lebanon, OH
(513) 265-5999
www.ecunlimitedinc.com
Driving school
Funeral services/
monuments
A & G Driving Academy
2035-B Tri-County Road
(937) 695-5001
Education
Adams County/ Ohio Valley
Local School District
141 Lloyd Road
(937) 544-5586
www.ovsd.us
Manchester Local School
130 Wayne Frye Drive
(937) 549-4777
Ohio State University-Extenson
215 N. Cross St.
(937) 544-2339
adams.osu.edu
Ohio State University South Campus
1864 Shyville Road
Piketon, OH 45661
(740) 289-2071
www.southcenters.osu.edu/
Portsmouth City Schools
724 Findlay St.
Portsmouth, OH 45662
740-354-4810
Shawnee State University
940 2nd St.
(740) 351-3208
(740) 351-3470
www.shawnee.edu
Shawnee State Development
Foundation
940 2nd St.
(740) 351-3284
(740) 351-3198
www.shawnee.edu
Southern State Community
College
12681 U.S. 62
Sardinia, OH 45171
(937) 695-0307
(937) 695-1440
www.sscc.edu
Environmental
Services
Adams Co. Waste & Recycling
4400 Haskell Lane
Batavia OH 45103
(513) 732-7745
http://www.oeq.net/
Lafferty Funeral Home, Inc.
205 S. Cherry St.
937)544-2121
Peebles Monument Company
172 N. Main St.
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2210
Wilson Home for Funerals, Inc.
35 W. Second St.
(937) 549-3363
Hospitals/Clinics &
Healthcare
Adams Co. Cancer Center
285 Medical Center Drive
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-0000
(937) 386-0009
Adams Co. Regional
Medical Center
230 Medical Center Drive
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-3400
www.acrmc.com
Dr, Anthony Harless DDS
818 N. E. Main St.
(937) 544-3239
Richmond Ins. Agency, Inc.
212 N. Market St.
(937) 544-2326
www.richmond-insurance.com
Cornerstone Remodeling &
Construction
137 Regiment Drive
(937) 544-3595
Genesis Oxygen &
Home Medical Equipment
720 E Main St.
(937) 544-2783
www.genesisoxygen.com
Kelly’s Southern Ohio Classics
7560 Eckmansville Road
(937) 725-2431
Lute Supply Inc.
3920 US Hwy 23
740-353-1447x10009
Pioneer Timber Framing
1054 Coon Hollow Road
Blue Creek, OH 45616
(937)587-5144
pioneertimberframing.com
Robert A. Wilson
Construction, LLC
6556 St. Rt. 770
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-2007
Ruehl Construction, LLC
672 S.R. 247
(937) 549-4855
Swayne A/C & Heating
2030 Conaway Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-3825
Link Insurance Service, LLC
1465 Graces Run Road
(937) 695-0611
www.motoristsgroup.com/link
Mitchell Ins. Agency
103 S. Main St.
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2430
Eagle Creek Nursing Center
141 Spruce Lane
(937) 544-5531
Daniels HVAC, LLC
883 Bethany Ridge Road
(937) 544-5616
www.danielhvacllc.com
The Insurance Exchange
213 W. Main St.
(937) 544-5505
www.tieoh.com
Best Choice Home Care
508 E. Main St.
(937) 544-5656
Home Improvement,
Building, &
Maintenance
Campton’s Cabinetry LLC
635 Pence Road
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 695-0477
Hazelbaker Ins. Agency, LLC
100 E. Mulberry St.
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-5544
Greene Chiropractic Center
133 Elliott Ave.
Peebles OH 45660
(937) 587-2613
Health Source of Ohio
218 Stern Drive
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-1379
www.healthsourceofohio.com
Leading Respiratory Services
75 S. Main St.
Peebles OH 45660
(937) 587-3384
Seaman Life Squad
17955 S.R. 247
Seaman OH 45679
(937) 386-2242
SOMC West Union
Family Practice
126 North Cross St.
937-544-8989
www.somc.org
Southern Hills Eye Care
125 S. Manchester St.
(937) 544-3325
Insurance
Bowling Insurance Group, LLC
6909 Tri-County Road
Seaman, OH 45679
937-205-2323
www.BowlingInsuranceGroup.
com
Roush Insurance Agency
313 E. Main St.
(937) 544-3123
State Farm Insurance
12149 S.R. 41
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-0922
www.statefarm.com
Libraries
Adams Co. Public Library
157 High St.
Peebles OH 45660
(937) 587-2085
www.adamsco.lib.oh.us
Manufacturing/
Industry
American Cylinder Inc.
3481 Conaway Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(800) 396-3181 or (937)588-3481
Arrick’s Bottled Gas Service
1627 Jacksonville Road
Peebles, OH 45648
740-259-6533
Columbus Industries
11545 St. Rt. 41 West Union,
OH 45693
(937) 544-6896
www.colind.com
General Electric
1200 Jaybird Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2631
MACA Plastics
3455 Cross Road
(937) 544-8618
www.macaplastics.com
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
S & D Enterprises
20 E. 7th St.
(937) 549-2602
http://www.s-denterprises.com/
Venture Productions, Inc.
11516 SR 41
(937) 544-2823
www.ventureproductions.org
Media
Cincy Magazine
30 Garfield Place #440
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 421-2533
www.cincymagazine.com
Adams Co. Arts Council
PO Box 38
(937) 544-2363
Adams County Chamber
of Commerce
509 E Main St.
P.O. Box 398
(937)544-5454
www.adamscountychamber.org
Adams County Genealogy
Society
POB 231
West Union OH 45693
937-386-2309
Appalachian Artisans Guild
4651 Bennington Road
Hillsboro, OH 45133
937-393-2747
www.appartguild.com
City Directory, Inc.
Lubbock, TX 79490
(800) 374-4691
Friends of Serpent Mound
186 Horner Chapel Road
Peebles, OH 45660
937-205-0094
www.serpentmound.org
P&M Publishing LLC
2225 8th St.
740-353-3300
www.brbpages.com
Good Cheers Riding Center
510 Fox Ridge Road
937-779-7174
www.goodcheersriding.org
Peoples Defender
229 North Cross St.
(937) 544-2391
www.peoplesdefender.com
John T. Wilson Homestead
92 Old St. Rt. 32
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 386-0143
johntwilsonhomestead.com
Natural Areas/
Preserves
Karma Points, Inc.
P.O. Box 486
(937) 549-1870
Cincinnati Museum Center/
EOA Preserve
4274 Waggoner Riffle Road
(937) 544-2880
www.cincymuseum.org
The Arc of Appalachia
Preserve/Serpent Mound
7660 Cave Road
Bainbridge, OH 45612
937-365-0101
www.arcofappalachia.org
Peebles Area Business Assoc.
123 N. Main St.
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-3970
Scioto Foundation
303 Chillicothe St.
(866) 774-7223
www.sciotofoundation.org
Organizations
United Way
1671 Grant St.
740-353-5121
http://www.uwsciotocounty.org/
Adams County Bee Keepers
PO Box 692
937-544-8920
West Union Lions Club
PO Box 555
(937) 544-3331
Adams County Historical
Society
One Heritage Way
937-544-8522
ach-ohio.org
Access & Success for Adults
406 West Plum St.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-3564
Professional Services
G.H. Wallingford Co. Surveying
47 North Main Street
Peebles OH 45660
937-587-3428
Group Five Management Co.
31500 W. Ten Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
(248) 474-9500
www.groupfivemgt.com
Hunter Consulting Company
6600 Cough Pike
Cincinnati OH 45254
(513) 231-4023
www.hunterconsulting.com
Accepting New
Accepting
New Patients
Patients
Call for
for an
anCall
appointment!
appointment!
Batavia Family Practice & Ob/Gyn
2055 Hospital Drive, Suite 130
(513) 732-0870
Goshen Family Practice
1507 St. Rt. 28
(513) 575-1444
New Richmond Family Practice
1050 Old US 52
(513) 553-3114
Eastgate Pediatrics
Real Estate
4357 Ferguson Drive, Suite 150
(513) 753-2820
Erwin Realty & Auctions
817 Tater Ridge Road
West Union OH 45693
937-544-8252
www.healthsourceofohio.com
Find us on: Facebook
Stone Wall Land Management
116 South 2nd St.
(937) 549-2561
Wilson Realtors
418 E Main St.
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-2355
Recreation/Leisure
Brushcreek Motor Sports
203 W. Main St.
937-544-3344
www.brushcreekmotorsports.
com
JZN Goat Farm
937-544-6735
www.JZNgoatfarm.com
Cedar Brook Farm Stables
4228 Unity Road
W. Union, OH 45693
(937) 544-1463
Hilltop Golf Course
1649 Brown Hill Road
(937) 549-2904
Kentucky Gateway
Museum Center
215 Sutton St.
Maysville, OH 41056
(606) 564-5865
www.kygmc.org
Traditional Homemade Amish
Treats, Furniture & Gifts
Located on the
Appalachian Highway at
Burnt Cabin Road
Seaman, OH
937-386-9995
Retail
M-F 8AM - 6PM Sat. 8AM - 5PM
1st Stop Inc. /
Cantrell Companies
PO Box 175
937-695-0518
www.1ststopinc.com
Adams Co. Beverage Barn
410 E. 2nd St.
(937) 549-3200
Barnhill’s Hardware
117 1st St.
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-2353
www.barnhills.doitbest.com
Bakery & Gifts
Bulk Foods
Discount Grocery
MEDIA – RETAIL
Ryan Development Corp.
1 Ryan Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-2266
http://www.ryandevcorp.com
SAWMILLS/WOOD PRODUCTS – STATE & COUNTY AGENCIES
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Blake Pharmacy &
Hallmark Cards
206 N. Market St.
West Union OH 45693
937-544-2451
Tadlock’s Trailer Sales
5645 SR 125
West Union OH 45693
(937) 544-2851
www.tadlocktrailersales.com
Carpet Outlet
9641 Tri County Road
Winchester OH 45697
(937) 695-0764
www.winchestercarpetoutlet.
com
Wal-Mart
11217 S.R. 41 S.
(937) 544-7198
www.walmart.com
Cashland
11592 St. Rt. 41
(937) 544-7701
Coffee Hollow Sportswear
276 Saylor Road
Peebles, OH 45660
(937) 587-3444
Keim Family Market
2621 Burnt Cabin Road
Seaman, OH 45679
937-386-9995
Land of the Singing Coyote
Indian Center
17992 Main St., SR 247
Seaman, OH 45679
937-386-0222
Miller’s Bakery & Furniture
(937) 544-8524
Miller’s Christmas Trees
1600 Eckmansville Road
937-544-2220
Mosier Furniture & Appliances
217 West St.
(937) 544-2711
www.mosierfurniture.com/
Prather’s IGA
107 East Walnut St.
937-544-5488
Rent-2-Own
105 W. Main St.
(937) 544-8112
www.r2o.com
Rick’s Hometown T. V. &
Appliance Center, Inc.
520 Harry Sauner
Hillsboro OH 45133
(937) 393-5468
Sunshine Store
3232 Logans Lane
West Union OH 45693
937-544-5685
www.sunshinestore.net
SVH Global Enterprises
134 Cedar Hill Drive
Blue Creek OH 45616
937-544-8920
www.MyCountryGifts.com
Young’s IGA
200 N. Main St.
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-2911
Sawmills/ Wood
products
J.McCoy Lumber Co. Ltd.
6 North Main St., PO Box 306
Peebles, OH 45660
937-587-2555
Sizzle Sticks
7601 St. Rt. 348
Blue Creek, OH 45616
(937) 544-7159
Services
Adamson Fire Protection, LLC
5071 Tri-County Highway
Mt. Orab, OH 45154
513-297-0957
www.adamsonfire.com
ADCO Printing
51 McMillan St.
Peebles OH 45660
(937) 587-1997
All Ways Green Lawn &
Landscaping
1856 Greenbrier Road
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 764-1312
Bullis Rehabilitation &
Employment Services
2272 Logan’s Lane
(513) 256-9837
Cook & Co. Photography
50 Lawler Road
(937) 544-4444
www.gocookandco.com
Cocoa Rose Photography
2126 Nichols Ridge Road
Seaman, OH 45679
(937) 386-2016
Debra’s Creations,
Photography & Fine Art
822 Old Cincinnati Pike
(937) 544-7328
DS2 Architects
107 West Second St.
Maysville, KY 41056
(606) 564-0961
www.DS2architects.com
EVIS LLC
(937) 779-2217
www.evis-usa.com
FRS Counseling
509 East Main St.
(937) 779-3021
Goodseed Farm & Landscaping
5228 Old SR 32
Peebles OH 45660
(937) 587-7021
www.goodseedfarm.com
RWK Services Inc.
5807 E Sprague Road
Independence, OH 44131
440-526-2144
The Wonder Wand LLC
509 B. East Main St.
740-250-4456
State & County
Agencies
Adams-Brown Co. Economic
Opportunity
ABCAP
406 W Plum St.
Georgetown, OH 45121
(937) 378-6041
Adams Co. Economic Dev.
215 N. Cross St.
(937) 544-5151
www.adamscountyoh.com
Adams Co. Flood & Bldg.
Administrator
215 N. Cross St.
(937) 544-9956
Adams Co. Job & Family
Services
482 Rice Drive
(937) 544-2371
Adams County Travel &
Visitors Bureau
509 E. Main St.
P.O. Box 577
West Union, OH
(937) 544-5639
877-232-6764
Area Agency on Aging Dist. 7
F32 URG
P.O. 500
Rio Grande, OH 45631
(800) 582-7277
www.AAA7.org
Courthouse/Commissioners
110 West Main St.
(937) 544-3286
Village of Seaman
17806 SR 247
Seaman OH 45679
(937) 386-2980
The place for starry nights,
delicious dinners, warm fires,
and gracious hospitality.
877-687-7446
www.murphinridgeinn.com
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Workforce Connections
P.O. Box 188
(800) 233-7891
(937) 695-0316
Telecommunications
Frontier Communications
241 S. Nelson Ave.
Wilmington, OH 45117
(937) 382-7464
www.frontier.com
AT&T
525 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 277-4655
Horizon Telcom
68 E. Main St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
www.horizontel.com
Website design &
maintenance
SolTerra Communication
PO Box 213
(800) 658-1786
www.solterra.us
Individual
memberships
Dr. & Mrs. James Abbott
Larry Anderson
Commissioner Brian Baldridge
Russ Brewer
Friday thru Sunday,
October 11-13, 2013
10am - 5pm
Enjoy the fall harvest along with
quality products of 150 artisans and
craftspeople located in the
Wheat Ridge Amish area at
817 Tater Ridge Road,
West Union, Ohio
For more information, call
Kim Erwin at 937-544-8252
or visit
www.wheatridgeherbfestivals.net
Barbara Campbell
Commissioner Steve Caraway
Tom Cross
THE OLDE
WAYSIDE INN
Since 1804
Donna Sue Groves
Myrna Hixson
Diane K. Lewis
Doug McClellan
Carol Motza
Adams Co. Regional Water
District
9203 SR 136
(937) 544-2396
http://www.acrwd.com/
Tom Niehaus
Charles Newman
Judson B. Paul
Tuesday – Friday & Sunday until 3 pm.
Groups Encouraged, Ample
Motorcoach Parking
For Infomation Call 937 544 7103
Commissioner Paul Worley
Mike & Paulette Roberts
the
Jim Schlueter
ROCK
Don Sommers
John White
Vacation Rental
&
AEP Ohio
701 Hardin Drive
Chillicothe OH 45601
(740) 774-7188
http://www.aep.com/
Hunting Outfitters
937.549.4855
www.therockvacationrental.com
Dayton Power & Light and
DPL Generation
401 Starks Ave.
Manchester, OH 4514 4 937331-3825
www.dpandl.com
www.dplgenerationcenter.com
Duke Energy
92 South 4th St.
Batavia, OH 45103
(513) 287-5610
(513) 287-5643
www.duke-energy.com
Rumpke Waste Collection
9427 Beyer Road
Georgetown OH 45121
(937) 378-4126
www.rumpke.com
55 Stern Drive, Seaman, OH
937.386.2511
Danny Bubp
Utilities/Waste
pickup
Adams Rural Electric
SR 136 & 247
(937) 544-2305
www.adamsrec.com
Wheat Ridge
Olde Thyme Herb Fair
& Harvest Celebration
Minutes from the heart of Amish
Country in Adams County
PRIMITIVE HOME
DECOR INCLUDING
Furniture, Curtains, Bedding, Pictures, Jewelry, Yankee
Candles, Purses, Outdoor & Garden Items
And Much Much More
TELE-COMMUNICATIONS – INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
Winchester Village
24 W. Washington St.
(937) 695-0880
ANTIQUES
Antique Shops Abound
As It Was In The Beginning features
furniture, collectibles, glassware,
and linens, plus custom rug weaving
available.
Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday; other times by chance
or appointment. 4192 Unity Road, West
Union. (937) 544-2867
Barn Sale Antiques specializes in
grinding wheels, antique machinery,
furniture, country collectibles, potbelly
stoves and much more.
Open most days. 817 Tater Ridge Road,
West Union. (937) 544-8252
Carriage Lane Antiques offers antiques, collectibles, glassware, home
decor, unique country, festive seasonal
accents, huge selection of A.I. Root
Candle & accessories, plus crafts and
gifts.
Open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday or by chance or appointment. 180 Werline Lane, West
Union. (937) 549-4530
Cherry Fork Trading Post is a hard
shop to find, but it’s one-of-a-kind in
terms of the unusual items it offers.
Open usually on weekends. Located
in downtown Cherry Fork on State
Route 136.
Granny’s Place features wallpaper,
locally made furniture, quilt squares,
primitives and antiques items, Adams
County memorabilia and local crafts.
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, evenings by appointment. 2586 Burnt Cabin Road, Seaman.
(937) 386-1890
Main Street Antique Mall has a little
bit of everything from antique furniture
to primitives.
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday – Friday, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 31 North
Main St., Peebles. (937) 587-3786
Peebles Flower Shop & Antiques
specializes in depression-era glassware
and country items but offers everything
from small antiques and antique furniture to cut flowers and planters.
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 25905 State
Route 41, Peebles, and in West Union on
Main Street. (937) 587-3044
The Panhandler, a country store with
a wide variety of primitives, antiques,
and handcrafted items, many by local
crafters.
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. 632A Panhandle
Ave (State Route 125), West Union. (937)
544-3491.
Rooster Nest B&B and Antiques
features a variety of antique furniture
and hard-to-find items.
Open daily or by chance. 2658 Coon
Hill Rd, Winchester. (937) 386-3302 or
(877) 386-3302.
Shop marks 20 Years
As It was in the Beginning, Carol
Ward’s antique shop, last year celebrated 20 years in the antique business.
Carol and her late husband Don decided
an antique shop would give them something to do during their retirement years
and purchased a house in Manchester
that was built in 1896. Carol and Don
dismantled the house and rebuilt it on
their farm just off Unity Road near the
Wheat Ridge Amish Community, opening for business in 1992. “We decorated
with antiques and called it ‘Early Attic,’”
said Carol.
Among the more interesting antiques
Carol has come across was a 1700’s “Wig
Dresser,” a man’s dresser for holding
white wigs that were in fashion then.
“Most of the antiques I sell are from
the early 1900s and some in
the late 1800s,” said Carol.
“Interestingly what is selling now are 1940s and 1950s
retro furnishings.”
She notes that tastes in
antique shoppers var y:
“Folks like old stoneware, Carol Ward in her shop.
kitchen utensils, old books
including school books, children and three feet long and prefers old cotton
cook books, and linens.”
denim from blue jeans. “It makes the
To fill her shop she finds antiques at best rugs,” said Carol.
various yard sales, auctions and thrift
Carol said one of the best things about
sales, looking for “interesting and un- her business is meeting people and the
usual items.”
wealth of knowledge they share.
The antique shop also has a loom
“That’s how I learn,” said Carol. “I
and Carol creates and sells woven rag think antiques are therapy because
rugs at her shop. She can weave a rug people reminisce about the things they
anywhere from 22 to 32 inches wide and grew up with.”
ERWIN REALTY & AUCTIONS
Specializing in listing & selling farms, vacant land, recreational and homes
Herbert Erwin, Broker - Sales - Auctioneer
Office: 937.544.8252 or Cell: 937.205.4862
817 Tater Ridge Road, West Union, OH 45693
44 Years of Auction Experience
Antiques Farm Real Estate Household Business Surplus Items
Inventory Reduction Target Advertising Professional Auction Set Up Tent Rentals
Let Expe r i e nc e Wo r k Fo r Yo u!
Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair
& Harvest Celebration
Friday thru Sunday, October 11-13, 2013
10am - 5pm
Enjoy the fall harvest along with 150 artisans,
craftspeople, antiques, fall harvest decorations, herbs and
herbal products, locally produced and from-scratch
foods, and the shooting the pumpkin cannon.
Located in the heart of the Wheat Ridge Amish community.
817 Tater Ridge Road, West Union, Ohio
For more information and booth rental,
call Kim Erwin at 937-544-8252
or visit www.wheatridgeherbfestivals.net
Come To Wheat Ridge Where The Pace Is A Little Slower
Amish Owned | Amish Operated | Authentic Amish-made
40,000 SQ FT. of Inside Shopping
Over 5,000 Different Handmade Items in Stock
West Union, Ohio
Monday - Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
937.544.8524

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