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Marysville Ohio Post Office

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Marysville OH Post Office 43040
Marysville OH Post Office 43040

ADDRESS: 202 North Main Street, Marysville, Ohio 43040
ARTIST: James Egleson
TITLE: The Farmer
MEDIUM: Fresco (Mural)
STATUS: The Worthington post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall near the south entrance/side entrance.
YEAR: 1940

I was happy to get this one as one of the very last stops during my October 2022 road trip. However, the sun was behind the building so it was a challenge to get a good photo. I dislike it when the pictures are dark and it’s hard to see the front of the buildings.

David W. Gates Jr.

Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Left
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Right
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Signature
Marysville OH Post Office 43040
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Vestibule
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Full
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Full
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Mural Center
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Lobby
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Eagle
Marysville OH Post Office 43040 Cornerstone
Marysville OH Post Office 43040

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Worthington Ohio Post Office

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Worthington OH Post Office 43085
Worthington OH Post Office 43085

ADDRESS: 597 High Street, Worthington, Ohio 43085
ARTIST: Vernon Thorwald Carlock (Vernon T. Carlock)
TITLE: Scioto County Settler?
MEDIUM: Terra-cotta (relief)
STATUS: The Worthington post office is still an active, operating facility, and the relief can be viewed by interested members of the public. It resides in the lobby on the wall near the south entrance/side entrance.
YEAR: 1939

The newer sign above the front entrance is ugly for this historic building. The remodel done in the past also took away the charm and character of the building.

Sometimes buildings should just be left alone. Cleaned up but otherwise left alone. This is one of those cases where it would have been better to leave the existing building as it was meant to be.

Add the addition and all the new updates per regulatory requirements, but leave the old building alone and put the relief where it was meant to be. Ok, I’m done venting now.

David W. Gates Jr.

Update:

Readers should be aware the title of this one may be titled incorrectly. The Democratic Vista’s book. Park & Markowitz list the title as: Scioto Company Settler, where the original photographed pulled from the National Archives list the title as Scioto County Settler. What is the official title? We’ll need to investigate further, but the artist may have intended the title to reference the founders who were known as the Scioto Company. Interesting indeed.

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Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Center
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Center
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Left
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Full
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Plaque
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Relief Right
Worthington OH Post Office 43085
Worthington OH Post Office 43085
Worthington OH Post Office 43085 Cornerstone
Worthington OH Post Office 43085

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Pomeroy Ohio Post Office

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Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769

ADDRESS: 212 East 2nd Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769
ARTIST: Seth Mark Velsey
TITLE: Coal and Salt
MEDIUM: Wood (carving)
STATUS: The Pomeroy post office is still an active, operating facility, and the wood carvings can be viewed by interested members of the public. They resides in the lobby on the wall above the retail counter.
YEAR: 1939

I was here early as the sun was rising, You can see the heavy shadow towards to bottom of the image. I actually wanted around a bit for two reasons. I wanted the shadow to dip below the cornerstone and second, there as a postal car to the left side that was in thew way.

When the postal clerks moved the car, and the un was up higher, this made the perfect chance to get the photograph. I hop you like it.

David W. Gates Jr.

Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Coal Detail
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Coal Full
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Salt Detail
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Cornerstone
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carvings Both
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Salt Signature
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Salt Signature
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Carving Salt Full
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Cornerstone
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Lobby
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769
Pomeroy OH Post Office 45769 Lobby

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