• The Fable of the Flivver at the John Hay Center

    Posted on April 28, 2021

    The Fable of the Flivver at the John Hay Center By: Jeremy Elliott, JHC Executive Director 2020 **Read the complete article in the upcoming Historian! Through a recent rotation of display items, our impressive 1910 Model T has made a durable return to the interior of the Stevens Museum, and is now sitting ‘pretty’ in […]

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  • New Underground Railroad Display

    Posted on January 8, 2020

    The Stevens Museum at the John Hay Center is happy to announce the opening of our new display, in the main gallery, over the county’s involvement with the Underground Railroad. Assuredly, soon after the settling of this area, certain factions of our pioneers were assisting runaway slaves on their trek to freedom. Large groups of […]

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  • Washington Co. Land of the Indians Pt. 2 – The Blue River Legend of the Shawnee Princess Eva

    Posted on February 14, 2016

    As previously mentioned, in segment 1 of the Indian history, we do not have very much information on the era of time the Shawnee Indian tribal bands occupied the southwest sections of our county.  It is believed they migrated north prior to the end of 1810, so there would not have been much of a pioneer population […]

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  • The Legend of Dead Man’s Holler

    Posted on October 27, 2015

    There’s a hollow out along Cox Ferry Road that many generations of county residents say will inspire eerie and foreboding feelings, even if you visit during daylight hours.  Something about the location is just a little off or creepy.  Some claim it is haunted by a horrible, unspeakable spirit of a bygone era, while others will tell […]

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