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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.
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Indian Head Rock Visible
Hillsboro News Herald
Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Hillsboro News Herald on October 24, 1895.
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An Unknown Artist
Jeffersonville News
An article published in the Jeffersonville News on the Indian Head Rock from October 28, 1895.
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Items of Interest
Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
An article published in the Daily Town Talk of Alexandria, Louisiana from October 29, 1895.
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They Are Beauties
Portsmouth Daily Times
Article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 12, 1897
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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.
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Carved by Mound-Builders
Minneapolis Tribune
An article published in the Minneapolis Tribune on Indian Head Rock on September 12, 1898.
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Carved by Mound Builders
St. Lawrence Herald
Article published in the St. Lawrence Herald on the Indian Head Rock from September 23, 1898.
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Delightful Steam Boat Ride on the Ohio River
H. A. Barber
Postcard of steamships on the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio circa 1900.
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Ohio River Scene, Portsmouth, Ohio
H. A. Barber
Postcard of a steamship on the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Ohio.
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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.
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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.
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Photograph - Lady Standing on Indian Head Rock
Unknown
Photograph of a lady standing on the Indian Head Rock circa 1900.
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"Indian Head" to be Blasted
Portsmouth Daily Times
Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on August 8, 1901.
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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
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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.
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Ohio Lowest in 20 Years
Portsmouth Blade
An article published in the Portsmouth Blade on September 4, 1908.
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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.
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Throngs go to Kentucky Sunday
Portsmouth Daily Times
An article on the Indian Head Rock in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 5, 1908.
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Would Preserve the Historic Indian Rock
Portsmouth Times
Article on the Indian Head Rock published in the Portsmouth Times on October 8, 1908.
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1500 Visited Indian Rock
Portsmouth Daily Times
An article in the Portsmouth Daily Times from October 12, 1908 on the Indian Head Rock.
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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.
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Billy Button: The Times Weatherman
Portsmouth Times
Article published in the Portsmouth Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 17, 1908.
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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