When word came to �Old� Walnut Ridge that the railroad was coming; Col. Willis Miles Ponder moved the entire settlement a few miles; cleared a site for a depot; and platted the new town in 1874. Not long after; Hoxie was formed when Henry and Mary Boas offered a right-of-way for another railroad through their land just south of Walnut Ridge. Born by the railroads; the towns have been joined at the hip ever since. By 1889; there was a mule-drawn streetcar connecting the two towns; replaced by an electric streetcar in 1904. Hit hard by the Depression; the towns were saved in part when Walnut Ridge was selected as the home of a World War II Army Air Field; resulting in an influx of 4;000 people. This facility is now used as a city airport; industrial park; and home of Williams Baptist College. Images of America: Walnut Ridge and Hoxie illustrates the boom times and the struggles of these towns through their first 100 years.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Mansfield That WasBy Franzfelder RootsDisclosure - I do not personally know the author or work for the publisher. I am not familiar with the series; so I cannot make any comparisons.While not officially; to me this is a kind of companion book to the Mansfield In Vintage Postcards book also by Timothy Brian McKee (Mansfield in Vintage Postcards (OH) (Postcard History Series)); which I have also reviewed and greatly enjoyed.This book is an interesting read to those who have spent any amount of time in Mansfield; Ohio. It provides a more in-depth glimpse of the Ohio town and its people through its stages of development and important points in history. If you grew up in Mansfield; you will find yourself in amazement at what some familiar places used to look like; and reading about how they came to be. This book helped me to reconnect; and to appreciate; the place I still feel is my home.Like the other review; the only reservation from the fifth star was that Im not sure this book would garner much appreciation from those not already connected to Mansfield in some way.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Erica DuvallSmall town and a beautiful town..best childhood ever!!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Refreshing my memory of homeBy DaleBorn and raised near Mansfield; I am learning a lot about parts of it I didnt know and refreshing my mind on things I was aware of. I have had Johnny Appleseed information in volumes. But; for example; the history; location and maintenance of the block house is new and interesting. This book will also give me something else to look at the next time I go back there.
