Let's play an Ohio trivia game (East Liverpool, Campbell: train, farm, electric)

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Originally Posted by rrtechno

James Ritty of Dayton invented the cash register in an effort to keep the employees of his bar "honest" by recording the transactions so they couldn't just pocket the money.

You got the 'bonus" points on the "Great Locomotive Chase". Anyone have information on who and what?

bingo.............. hard to imagine a dishonest bartender!

[paintballer1708]

Originally Posted by rrtechno
James Ritty of Dayton invented the cash register in an effort to keep the employees of his bar "honest" by recording the transactions so they couldn't just pocket the money.

You got the 'bonus" points on the "Great Locomotive Chase". Anyone have information on who and what?

Very interesting. Didnt know that.

[htlong]

Originally Posted by paintballer1708

^Canton???

Did you know that Steven Speilberg (spelling) was from Ohio? I had no idea he was.

the first pop top was in kettering ohio

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this is very controversial but what was the town the first hamburg was served?

[paintballer1708]

^ Was it Akron or someplace near Akron?

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the summit county fair akron

[paintballer1708]

^LOL i did some research on it.

[South Range Family]

That's a very interesting story on hamburgers. This is one of the pages I researched on it. http://www.geography.ccsu.edu/harmon...s/burgers.html

I guess we'll never know where it really originated.

Just so there isn't any confusion 100 years from now, I'll state for the record that three years ago my wife was the original inventor of the "Smore Stick".
It's a pretzel rod with marshmallows dipped in chocolate. We have been selling them in our concession stand ever since. She woke me up at 2 in the morning because the idea popped into her head. They are labor intensive, and a true pain in the butt to make. If you ever see us at the fairs and festivals, give one a try.


We need to go through the last 7 pages and see how many open trivia questions we have. Anybody want to volunteer? I should have time on Christmas day if nobody gets to it by then.

[rrtechno]

OK. New question...Where was the first hanger to be built on the first New York to San Fancisco airmail route located? Incidently, it also was the last one to remain standing until it was torn down several years ago.

[South Range Family]

As a Federally licensed aircraft mechanic working for the soon to be largest airline in the country, I get to answer this one.

Bryan, Ohio is the town I believe you are talking about. Here's a small quote from an article I found. " An article ran in the paper Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1998 stating that the last airmail hanger in the United States (and, incidentally, the first ever constructed) was going to soon be torn down by its owner, one Putman Pierman Jr. Mr. Pierman (who still owns the property), only wanted $175,000 for the land, otherwise he was going to tear the place down. The steep cost, incidentally, was because, from what I've learned, Pierman won't sell the hanger without selling all the land that goes with it.


This is the link to the entire article with some really good pictures.

http://www.airmailpioneers.org/histo...orabilia8.html

I also have to correct the Times reporter on the spelling of hangar.
A hanger is a wire upon which you hang your clothes.
A hangar is a garage to park your airplane.