Pike Heritage Museum

Pike Heritage Museum Serving Pike County Ohio & Sharing Our History & Heritage Since 11 Aug 1983, in the former German Evangelical Church, Built in 1859.

Open: Friday 5p-8p & Saturday 1p-4p
& By Appointment
Phone: 740-947-5281 - Leave a Message Pike Heritage Foundation was incorporated on 10 Aug 1983. It is a non-profit organization that runs the Pike Heritage Museum. The Foundation is governed by a board of twenty Trustees from across Pike County. The museum is located in the Waverly Canal Historic District, designated on 20 Dec 1978, in the National Register of Historic Places, by the National Park Service of the US Department of the Interior.

On this Day In History, 1846, George W Flinn is Appointed Postmaster of the Piketon, OH, Post Office.George W Flinn is A...
06/02/2026

On this Day In History, 1846, George W Flinn is Appointed Postmaster of the Piketon, OH, Post Office.

George W Flinn is Appointed Postmaster of the Piketon, OH, Post Office, 2 Jun 1946. He replaced Benjamin F Crow, who was appointed 4 Jun 1945. George served until 4 Apr 1849, when Myron H Peck was appointed. His father George Flinn also was appointed Piketon Postmaster 20 Jun 1843 and served until 4 May 1844.

George W Flinn was born in the portion of Virginia that became West Virginia, on 8 Sep 1828, to George & Martha (Boggess) Flinn. The Flinn family arrived in Ohio, sometime in the early 1830s.

Mr. Flynn moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, at twenty one and held the offices of Circuit Clerk and Justice of the Peace. After a time he moved to Camargo, Illinois. and accepted the position as teacher of a school near Bourbon.

George W Flinn married Catharine Virginia Hamilton 26 May 1853, in Coles County, Illinois, and had three children, Laura, William and a female infant, who died very young.

After his wife, Catherine sadly passed, he moved to Tuscola, IL and was again united in marriage 8 Dec 1860, to Isabelle Nelson, daughter of the late Valentine McNear. Three children also blessed this union, Ward, George and Alice.

She too died 20 Sept 1871, and on 17 May 1872, he married Martha Green of Mt. Pulaski, IL and with the exception of an adopted daughter, Pearl, there were no children.

George died 1 Feb 1911, in Tuscola, IL, and was buried there in Tuscola Township Cemetery.

George W Flinn, Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, Postmaster 2 Jun 1846.

On this Day In History, 1900, Latham Physician, Dr Samuel Edmond Windle, Dies at the Age of 32.IN MEMORIAMSamuel Edmond ...
06/02/2026

On this Day In History, 1900, Latham Physician, Dr Samuel Edmond Windle, Dies at the Age of 32.

IN MEMORIAM
Samuel Edmond Windle MD Permanent Member of the Pike County Medical Society, Latham, OH

At a special meeting of the Pike County Medical Society, 1 Jun 1900, the following resolution was passed:
Whereas, Our esteemed friend and fellow-practitioner, S E Windle, MD was taken from our midst by the silent hand of death.

The profession and especially the Pike County Medical Society has lost one of its influential and honored members.

Resolved, That we express to the bereaved wife of the deceased our sincere and heartfelt sympathies in this her hour oh sorrow.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to the family of the deceased; that a copy of same be placed on the records of the society and a copy be furnished the county papers for publication.

W S Jones
W H Hoover
O C Andre

Samuel Edmond Windle was born 23 Jun 1867, in Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, OH, to Dr. Jacob Hillyard & Sarah Ellen (James) Windle, the eighth of eleven children, six boys and five girls.

Dr. Windle married Effie Jane Downey 30 Aug 1892, in Minford, Scioto County, OH. The had no children.

He died in Saint Anthony's Hospital in Columbus, Franklin County, OH, and was buried 2 Jun 1900, near Peebles, OH in Newman Cemetery. His wife Effie Jane, who died 1 Aug 1943, at the family home in Latham, was buried beside her husband, Samuel Edmond Windle MD.

Latham Physician, Dr. Samuel Edmond Windle Dies at the Age of 32, Courier Watchman, 6 Jun 1900.
Dr. Samuel Edmond Windle, OH Death, 1900.

On this Day In History, 1937, Tom McLean Kept Busy, Fish Story With Friends and Later Life Saving.Dr Howard Stitt, of Ci...
06/01/2026

On this Day In History, 1937, Tom McLean Kept Busy, Fish Story With Friends and Later Life Saving.

Dr Howard Stitt, of Cincinnati, OH and his wife, Margaret Lorena, were the guests of Thomas McLean and his wife, Pauline, at their Lake White summer home. Dr Stitt managed to reel in an exceptionally large "Crappie", measuring fourteen inches in length.

Previous to this catch, the largest one reported here, was brought by Frank Elliot, a retired Pike County mail carrier, whose catch measured thirteen inches.

But that wasn't their only excitement, as later Tom heard a person in Lake White, screaming for help.

McLean horridly ran from the porch of their summer cottage, and jumped into his boat, and rushed to the aid of a drowning man.

The man who was not identified by McLean, gasped for breath as he grabbed hold of the boat, and was towed safely to the shore.

McLean and his wife's cottage was one of the first new ones built there along the lake.

Tom McLean Kept Busy Fishing and Life Saving, Waverly Watchman, 3 Jun 1937 1.
Tom McLean Kept Busy Fishing and Life Saving, Waverly Watchman, 3 Jun 1937 2.

Who remembers the Western Star Motel on East Emmitt Avenue along US Route 23 in Waverly, OH?It was situated next door to...
05/31/2026

Who remembers the Western Star Motel on East Emmitt Avenue along US Route 23 in Waverly, OH?

It was situated next door to Schmitt's Dairy & Restaurant and later was purchased by former Pike County Coroner, Dr Jose Benutto, and he converted it into his doctor's office, for patient care.

Former Waverly Band Director, William Everal Tetrick & his wife Hazel Doris (Stone) Tetrick, opened the new local over-night hospitality establishment in Pike County for weary travelers, along US 23, as well as, guest of locals, needing extra space.

Western Star Motel, Waverly News and Republican Herald, 28 May 1953.

On this Day In History, 1926, Lucretius Allen, is struck and killed by a bolt of lightning, while attending church in Al...
05/30/2026

On this Day In History, 1926, Lucretius Allen, is struck and killed by a bolt of lightning, while attending church in Allen Chapel, in Jackson Township.

Lightning Bolt Cause Of Death During Services At The Jerusalem Church. Flash Through Window. Service was continued after the excitement.

Death in the form of a bolt of lightning, Sunday afternoon at 2pm, invaded the Memorial services in progress at Allen Chapel in Jackson Township, five miles northeast of Beaver, and snapped out the life of Lucretius 'Kirk' L Allen, a young farmer from near Linn.

He and his cousin, George Clifford Parmer, a young man of about the same age, were sitting side by side in the church, when the bolt of lightning struck a tree at the corner of the church, ran down the side of the building and flashed through an open window, striking Allen, and killing him instantly, while his companion, Palmer and two other young men, John Kite and Nelson Overly, who occupied the nest seat, were attended to by Dr Wayne Bronough, of Stockdale.

The victim, days short of his twenty third birthday, was the son of James Carl & Nora Jane (McLaughlin) Allen, well known residents of this area. Kirk is survived by his parents, and his younger brother, Clarence Oliver.

Everyone sitting nearby the bolt's path were shocked severely. Even those standing in the rear of the chapel felt the force of the shock. The bolt was followed by a deafening crash of thunder. It was several minutes after the lightning struck that it was discovered that Allen had been killed.

Palmer was taken to the home of his parents, Phillip Sheridan & Amanda E (Allen) Palmer Sr. Amanda Palmer was young Kirk's Aunt, his father's older sister. Services were continued briefly and then dismissed, with a short prayer by the pastor.

Two windows and the casements were shattered.

Funeral services were held at the same church, where Allen met his fate, Tuesday afternoon at 2pm. He was buried there, in the churchyard cemetery.

Lucretius Allen struck and killed by lightning attending church in Allen Chapel, Jackson Township, The Republican Herald, 3 Jun 1926.

On this Day In History, 1971, Mrs. Doris Opal Veach is appointed postmistress of the Stockdale Post Office, in Marion T...
05/29/2026

On this Day In History, 1971, Mrs. Doris Opal Veach is appointed postmistress of the Stockdale Post Office, in Marion Township.

Doris Opal (Keller) Veach was born 12 Nov 1928, in Stockdale, Ohio, to Ora Jacob & Margaret Almeda 'Meda' (Warren) Keller, the second of two children, with one older brother, Oris.

She married Alva Nelson Veach in 1946, and they had 3 boys and one girl.

Doris retired from the US Postal Service, and was a member of the Daughters of the American Legion, a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eastern Star of Lucasville, Ohio, and a member of the Church of Christ and Christian Union in Stockdale, Ohio.

Opal was an Herbalist and Kinesiologist, and enjoyed spending time line dancing and square dancing.

She died 6 Aug 2021, at SOMC Hospice Center, Portsmouth, Ohio, with funeral services Tuesday, August 10th, at the Stockdale United Christian Church, with Pastor Ed Johnson and Chaplain Jason Coriell officiating. Opal was buried in Scioto Cemetery, Stockdale, along with her husband, Alva, who predeceased her in 1969.

Mrs. Doris Opal Veach Appointed Stockdale, Pike County, Ohio, Postmaster, 29 May 1971.

05/28/2026

Passing along that the new Pike County Park District has its inaugural meeting Monday, June 1st, at 6:00 PM. The museum is hosting the first meeting. This is a public meeting and all are welcome.

Pike County Park District

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On this Day In History, 1928, Grocery Owner and Farmer, George Lafayette Wickline, Dies at the age of 80.Beaver area Mer...
05/28/2026

On this Day In History, 1928, Grocery Owner and Farmer, George Lafayette Wickline, Dies at the age of 80.

Beaver area Merchant and Farmer, George Lafayette Wickline, dies at his home, Monday afternoon, May 28th.

George Lafayette Wickline was born 12 Apr 1848, in Patriot, Gallia County, Ohio, to David & Phoebe (Wiseman) Wickline, the tenth of eleven children, six daughters and five sons.

He married Christina Carol Quincel on 17 Apr 1870, in Pike County, Ohio, and together they had seven children, four boys and three girls. Sadly, Christina died in 1891, and with five children under the age of 13, George married Caroline Siemon, 17 Jul 1892, in Jackson County, Ohio. Together the couple were blessed with five additional children, three girls and two boys, although the older son passed just two weeks after birth.

Funeral services for Wickline were held at his home at 2pm, Wednesday, with Rev William Reisinger, of Beaver, conducting the services. He was buried in Allen Chapel cemetery, in Jackson Township, along with his first wife, Christina Carol, and their sons David and Lewis, and his infant son from his second marriage. His second wife, Caroline, died in 1942 and was buried there as well.

Grocery Owner and Farmer George Lafayette Wickline Dies at the age of 80, The Republican Herald, 7 Jun 1928.

Omega School & Grange Hall erected late 1800's.The building, which was erected in the late 1800s, was made from brick th...
05/28/2026

Omega School & Grange Hall erected late 1800's.

The building, which was erected in the late 1800s, was made from brick that was formed and fired in Waverly. The supplier of the brick was Bauersach's Brick Yard, which was located near the area where the present day "El charro" restaurant stands in Green Acres.

The structure has seen many uses over the years, and was utilized as a school where John R. Teichart, former Waverly City School superintendent, once taught before the students were moved to Waverly in the 1930's. It was used as a community Grange Hall for several years hosting public dinners and social gatherings.

An article from the Waverly News in 1900 mentions the meeting of the Tenth Annual Possum Supper and Campfire of Joseph Crimer Post 602 GAR (Grand Army of the Republic, Civil War veterans of the Union Army) at the hall in Omega.

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