Souvenir Book of Piqua: Sesquicentennial Celebration 1796-1946 Piqua, Ohio - Miami County

Title: Souvenir Book of Piqua: Sesquicentennial Celebration 1796-1946 Piqua, Ohio

Author: William M. Corry (editor)

Description: Staple bound in card covers. Light bit of soiling to covers. Pages clean. Illustrated. 55 pp. 11 x 8.5 inches. Five copies noted on OCLC.

Pictorial presentation of Piqua, Ohio from 1946. Features a few short articles on locales such as Fort Pickawillany, the Hilliard Home, Colonel John Johnston and the Johnston Home, Piqua Highlights 1880-1880. Many pictures of public buildings, schools, churches, Fountain Park, businesses and industrial buildings. Includes the program for the Historic Pageant of Piqua held at Roosevelt Field during the celebration held in August of that year. The final twenty-one pages show local advertising.

Laid in is a map of Piqua showing the sixty Fire Alarm Boxes in the city. There are some colored pencil markings on the map noting the location of the Chamber of Commerce, the high school, and the Board of Education office. The reverse side of the map provides instructions on how to report a fire and lists the fire alarm boxes with their locations.

Binding: Staple bound soft cover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: [Magee Bros. Co.]
Place: [Piqua, Ohio]
Year: 1946

Language: English

ISBN: n/a

Keywords: Dayton, Miami County, Ohio, history, ephemera,