One day while on my trip to Ohio, I spent the day with Sharon’s older brother Bob. Bob has a great car and loves to drive the back roads of Ohio and elsewhere. I invited myself to have Bob show me the “Little Cities of Black Diamond.” These little cities now little towns share a common growth – the growth of Ohio coal and the demise of Ohio coal. Some of these little cities are fighting to stay on the map.
A guided tour of Southern Ohio can start on U.S. Route 33 or several state routes including 555, 70, 13, 216, and 595. Some of the cities we visited were New Straitsville, Shawnee, Alabama Hill, Burr Oak., and Haydenville. You can enter Wayne National Forest; visit caves, but not alone; hike in Hocking Valley; sleep in historic waysides; or eat in some down home restaurants.
Bob introduced me to the director of the Black Diamond Council and we had lunch in Shawnee. For detailed information go to http://www.littlecitiesofblackdiamonds.org/ and to see a great documentary see Devil’s Oven a new film that Bob Singleton did the narration.
For some pictures from the area go to: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43409&l=c53f0&id=617928368
A guided tour of Southern Ohio can start on U.S. Route 33 or several state routes including 555, 70, 13, 216, and 595. Some of the cities we visited were New Straitsville, Shawnee, Alabama Hill, Burr Oak., and Haydenville. You can enter Wayne National Forest; visit caves, but not alone; hike in Hocking Valley; sleep in historic waysides; or eat in some down home restaurants.
Bob introduced me to the director of the Black Diamond Council and we had lunch in Shawnee. For detailed information go to http://www.littlecitiesofblackdiamonds.org/ and to see a great documentary see Devil’s Oven a new film that Bob Singleton did the narration.
For some pictures from the area go to: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43409&l=c53f0&id=617928368
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Looks like interesting stuff
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