Indian Head Rock | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

The Indian Head Rock Project was initiated by Steve Middleton during the filming of his documentary Between the Rock and the Commonwealth in the summer of 2016. The collection consists of documentation and images on the history, and folklore, of the Indian Head Rock that was located in the Ohio River across from Portsmouth, Ohio. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, photographs, and videos interviews with individuals associated with the removal of the rock from the river and the political and legal actions that followed.

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The Ohio River Lower Than Ever Before

Maysville Public Ledger

Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Maysville Public Ledger on October 23, 1895.
Indian Head Rock Visible

Hillsboro News Herald

Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Hillsboro News Herald on October 24, 1895.
An Unknown Artist

Jeffersonville News

An article published in the Jeffersonville News on the Indian Head Rock from October 28, 1895.
Items of Interest

Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)

An article published in the Daily Town Talk of Alexandria, Louisiana from October 29, 1895.
They Are Beauties

Portsmouth Daily Times

Article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 12, 1897
Indian Head Rock: Curiously Carved Bowlder in the Ohio River Near the Mouth of the Scioto

Kansas City Journal

An article published in the Kansas City Journal on the Indian Head Rock from August 21, 1898.
Carved by Mound-Builders

Minneapolis Tribune

An article published in the Minneapolis Tribune on Indian Head Rock on September 12, 1898.
Carved by Mound Builders

St. Lawrence Herald

Article published in the St. Lawrence Herald on the Indian Head Rock from September 23, 1898.
Delightful Steam Boat Ride on the Ohio River

H. A. Barber

Postcard of steamships on the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio circa 1900.
Ohio River Scene, Portsmouth, Ohio

H. A. Barber

Postcard of a steamship on the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio.
Image of Indian Head Rock, circa 1900

Charles E. Molster

Image of Indian Head Rock found in an photo old album owned by Charles E. Molster.
Image of Indian Head Rock, circa 1900

Charles E. Molster

Image of Indian Head Rock found in an photo old album owned by Charles E. Molster.
Photograph - Lady Standing on Indian Head Rock

Unknown

Photograph of a lady standing on the Indian Head Rock circa 1900.
A History of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio, page 640

Nelson W. Evans

Page 460 of Nelson W. Evans, A History of Scioto County, Ohio, together with a Pioneer Record of Southern Ohio
Death Claims Fine Young Man: Mr. Roy I. Drew Dies at His Home Saturday

Portsmouth Times

An article in the Portsmouth Times on the death of Roy I. Drew from March 14, 1904. His name is believed to have been carved on Indian Head Rock.
Postcard of Indian Head Rock, 1907

C. Ackerman

Postcard of Indian Head Rock taken in 1907.
Ohio Lowest in 20 Years

Portsmouth Blade

An article published in the Portsmouth Blade on September 4, 1908.
Indian Rock

Portsmouth Blade

An article published in the Portsmouth Blade on September 10, 1908.
One Thousand Visited the Indian Rock

Portsmouth Daily Times

Article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from September 29, 1908.
Throngs go to Kentucky Sunday

Portsmouth Daily Times

An article on the Indian Head Rock in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 5, 1908.
Would Preserve the Historic Indian Rock

Portsmouth Times

Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Portsmouth Times on October 8, 1908.
1500 Visited Indian Rock

Portsmouth Daily Times

An article in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 12, 1908 on the Indian Head Rock.
Fine Photo of Indian Rock

Portsmouth Daily Times

An article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 13, 1908 on the Indian Head Rock.
Billy Button: The Times Weatherman

Portsmouth Times

Article published in the Portsmouth Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 17, 1908.
Indian Rock is Visible

Portsmouth Daily Times

An article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from September 9, 1909.