Little Ohio: A Nostalgic Have a look at the Buckeye State’s Smallest Cities (Tiny Cities)

Ohio’s small cities have nice tales.

Little Ohio presents 100 of the state’s tiniest cities and most miniature villages. With populations underneath 500, these charming and distinctive areas dot the complete state—from Lake Seneca within the Northwest nook to Neville, bordering the Ohio River and the state of Kentucky. Little Ohio even ventures into Lake Erie, telling the story of Put-in-Bay.

The chosen areas assist readers to understand the broader historical past of small-town life in Ohio. But every featured city boasts a definite narrative, as distinctive because the residents who name these locations residence. Some villages supply a whole bunch of years of historical past, reminiscent of Tarlton, laid out earlier than Ohio had even gained statehood. Others had been constructed with extra expedience, reminiscent of Yankee Lake, a city that was included in order that its founder might host dances on Sundays with out breaking state legislation.

With full-color pictures, enjoyable details, and interesting particulars about each locale, it’s virtually as in the event you’re strolling down Foremost Road, waving howdy to people who know you by identify. These residents are innovators, exhausting staff, and—most of all—good neighbors. They’re individuals who have piled into small college homes to attend out roaring flood waters, rebuilt after disastrous fires took their houses, and captured bandits straight out of the Wild West.

Little Ohio, written by lifelong resident Karen Robertson, is for anybody who grew up in a small city and for everybody who takes satisfaction in being known as an Ohioan. It’s one guide with 100 locations to like.