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Invisible Ground
by Aquabear Legion
Invisible Ground explores the history of Southeast Ohio communities by telling the stories of its people, places, and events.
Episodes
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Sam's Gym
For this episode, we recorded a visit to the country's oldest boxing gym, Sam's Gym, in Glouster, Ohio. I spent some time walking around there with Sam Jones, who has run the place since 1960, and Bob Garbo, talking about all the important stuff: boxing, baseball, hot dog sauce, family, and...
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Nelsonville
Our 20th episode is all about Nelsonville, Ohio, which is home to our two newest Immersive Historic Sites: the Nelsonville Brick Kilns and the city's historic Public Square. They join our previous site at Stuart's Opera House (featured in episode 15). We will talk about both places in this…
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Immersive Historic Sites II
For this episode of Invisible Ground, we spotlight the other big piece of this project, our series of Immersive Historic Sites, now at 17 sites around the region. Hear all eight of the newest audio pieces from the Invisible Ground app, one for each of the new markers since the last time we did...
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Athens Armory
This episode is all about the Athens Armory, covering everything from the National Guard's early days to the historic building itself and the people who passed through its walls. We learn about Black soldiers from southeast Ohio in World War I, go back to when the lot was part of the Athens Brick...
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Amesville
For this episode, we head to the village of Amesville in Athens County, where this small town boasts a significant history, including one of Ohio’s first libraries, the American Revolution, the Underground Railroad, and some fascinating stories of people, places, and events. MUSIC: Todd Jacops -...
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Rendville
In this episode of Invisible Ground we visit Rendville, a small town in Perrry County, Ohio a historic Black community. Hear about this community's story and the important people who called it home, and the work being done to preserve that legacy well into the future. MUSIC: Todd Jacops - "Rain...
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Stuart's Opera House
We head to Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville, Ohio, a 145 year old historic theater and performing arts center that is the cornerstone of that town's Public Square. Dedicated to the arts and its community for its existence, learn about George Stuart and his Opera House, and the incredible…
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Immersive Historic Sites
For this episode of Invisible Ground we spotlight the other big piece of this project, our series of Immersive Historic Sites at eight locations around Athens County. Hear all eight of the audio pieces from the Invisible Ground app, one for each of the markers. Each audio interpretation welcomes...
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Athens Asylum
For this episode, we head to a very special place: the grounds of the Athens Asylum. It has held its place on a hill overlooking Athens and Ohio University for over 150 years, and its grounds and buildings, as well as the people who called it home, have many stories to tell. We will just scratch...
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Chauncey
We head up to the village of Chauncey in Athens County for this episode. We talk about the coal mine and tipple once found where the Chauncey-Dover Community Park (and soon an Invisible Ground Immersive Historic Marker) is today and its impact on the landscape past and present. There's a huge…
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The Monument and Milton Holland
Invisible Ground heads over to Ohio University's College Green in Athens, Ohio to learn all about one of the most prominent backdrops to all who have lived in this town: the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. We learn about why it's there, what it means, and the times that have changed around it, on...
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Albany Enterprise Academy
Invisible Ground travels to the small town of Albany, Ohio to learn about its important connection to the Underground Railroad, and early Black education in the United States. We learn about the Albany Enterprise Academy, and its predecessor, the Albany Manual Labor Academy: the legacies they…
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Athens County Courthouse
Invisible Ground heads to the literal center of Uptown Athens to dive into the history of the Athens County Courthouse in this episode. The current Courthouse dates to 1880 and contains so many stories, we learn more about this building, the ones that came before it, and the connections inside…
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The Music of Invisible Ground
No history or documentary storytelling in this episode, this time it is all focused on The Music of Invisible Ground! To celebrate the pre-order of our compilation of the same name on vinyl, cd, and digital download (which you should make sure to go pre-order and support at...
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The Andrew Jackson Davison Club Presents
Learn a bit more about the Berrys, the Davisons, Mount Zion, and the Westside of Athens in these short stories. Students from the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part...
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Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: Athens Westside Neighborhood
Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about the Westside neighborhood in Athens and its West State Street Cemetery. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is…
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Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: Mount Zion
Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio and its historic importance to the Black community here in Athens and beyond. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their...
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Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: The Davisons
Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Andrew Jackson Davison and Eliza Brown Davison. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script, and recorded their narration in only a few weeks! This episode is part of a project for...
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Andrew Jackson Davison Club presents: The Berrys
Enjoy this special story courtesy of the Andrew Jackson Davison Club at Athens Middle School about Edward and Martha Jane Berry! Learn a bit more about the Berry's, their story, what their hotel was really like, and their important legacy. The students researched, interviewed, wrote their script,...
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Mount Zion Baptist Church
This episode is about the historic Mount Zion Baptist Church in Athens, Ohio, which is celebrating 150 years since the founding of its congregation. The church, the building, and the institution are a central part of the lives of the Black community in Athens County and beyond. A building that...
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Little Cities of Black Diamonds
We journey to the Little Cities of Black Diamonds, a collection of company towns, villages, mines, and settlements in a region around the borders of Athens, Perry, Morgan, and Hocking County. A region that powered America's industrial revolution and created the environment and foundation for the...
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Welcome to The Berry Hotel - Immersive Historic Marker Orientation
This is a bonus piece for Invisible Ground! It is the same audio orientation from Ada-Woodson Adams you will find in our Invisible Ground app (you can download it for Apple and Android!) for the first of our Immersive Historic Markers at the former site of The Berry Hotel at 15 North Court Street...
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The Berry Hotel
Music in this episode includes: Todd Jacops - "Rain Spring" Ummonumental - "Elephant" The Peel - "Lucy's Song" Weedghost - "Self-Indulgent" disjointed mike - "reflections of a dawn meadow" Yasmin Williams - "I Wonder (Song For Michael)" Weedghost - "Ghost of a Weed" Matthew J. Rolin - "Cabin"...
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Tablertown
In this episode of Invisible Ground, we head over to eastern Athens County to learn about Tablertown and the unique family history of David Butcher. In the middle, we have a short piece about a historical mystery in the backyard of some friends. And we wrap up this installment with a quick story...
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Mound Cemetery
Marietta, Ohio was the first permanent white settlement in 1788 was thought of as the Western frontier of the "Old Northwest". Founded by early settlers from the Ohio Company, who had received land from the United States after their service in the American Revolution, they were not the first…
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West State Street Cemetery
The history of Athens, Ohio and its neighborhoods and people told through the historic West State Street Cemetery. A public and immersive piece of history for Southeast Ohio that is the final resting place for veterans all the way back to the Revolutionary War, escaped slaves who came to Athens…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Invisible Ground explores the history of Southeast Ohio communities by telling the stories of its people, places, and events.
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Aquabear Legion
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Invisible Ground currently has 26 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Invisible Ground explores the history of Southeast Ohio communities by telling the stories of its people, places, and events.
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