Background The Hockhocking Adena Bikeway is a 21-mile rail trail that runs from Athens, Ohio to Nelsonville, Ohio. It is named after the Hockhocking River, which it parallels for most of its length, and the Adena people, who were indigenous to the area. The trail was built on the former right-of-way of the Hocking Valley…
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Pontifical College Josephinum
The Pontifical College Josephinum is a theological college that helps men prepare for the priesthood. The founder of the Josephinum, Joseph Jessing was an immigrant from Germany. He was ordained as a priest in 1870 and assigned to the Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy, Ohio. Father Jessing had deep concerns for the orphans at the…
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