Ladies and gentlemen, the year was 1860 – James Buchanan was president of the United States, though Abraham Lincoln won election to the office that year, future Supreme Court Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase started the year as Ohio governor, the United States was on the brink of the Civil War, and old farmer Brown bought 52.853 additional acres of land.

Ladies and gentlemen, as we wrap up this 175th celebration series of offerings on Scott House mansion and Highland House museum, we look at the uptown landmark built by William Scott since it’s been owned by the Highland County Historical Society.

Ladies and gentlemen, when Elizabeth Woodbridge Scott died in 1946, the Scott House on West Main Street in Hillsboro was bought at an auction with the intention of turning the property into a car showroom and sales lot, but the Hillsboro school board ended up purchasing the property. The Scott House was home of the Hillsboro library from the late 1940s until the library was relocated to its present location in the early 1970s.

Ladies and gentlemen, for more than a century, the Scott House mansion, which was built 175 years ago, was occupied by Scotts. For review (and there will be a quiz later), the Scott House, the three-story abode on West Main Street currently owned by the Highland County Historical Society, was completed circa 1844 by Hillsboro attorney William Scott.

Ladies and gentlemen, as William Scott reached his 70s in the 1880s, his health began to decline. The attorney who had the historic Scott House in uptown Hillsboro built 175 years ago died in the Scott House mansion about 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, 1886.

Ladies and gentlemen, when we chatted last time, the topic of conversation focused on the Highland House, a landmark in Hillsboro that has reached its 175th anniversary this year. Now, let’s get back to the Scott House, also celebrating 175 years in 2019.

Ladies and gentlemen, when we chatted last time, the topic of conversation focused on two of the landmarks in Hillsboro have reached their 175th anniversary this year – the Scott House and the Highland House. Let’s continue this week with a closer look at the Highland House.

Ladies and gentlemen, two of the landmarks in Hillsboro have reached their 175th anniversary this year – the Scott House and the Highland House. As a last-minute reminder, Highland County Pioneer Day is this Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Scott House Mansion at 338 West Main Street in Hillsboro.

In December 1971, Jack Hope became a full-time consultant to the White House office of Science and Technology under the Nixon presidential administration. In February 1974, General Electric Corporation requested Hope’s return to GE in order to manage the GE portion of a collaborative project between the United States and France, known as the GEISNECMA CFM56.

Arthur Milner was a legislator, educator, farmer and longtime leader in church, civic and Masonic organizations. As a young man, he helped excavate the area for the then-new Leesburg school building and then participated in the groundbreaking for the present Fairfield school.

McClain High School graduate and local philanthropist Dr. Wilfred Konneker was born Feb. 20, 1922 and grew up in Greenfield, then earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Ohio University. Along with his wife, Ann, Dr. Konneker is the namesake of the Konneker Education Museum in Greenfield, which is operated by the Greenfield Historical Society.

Ladies and gentlemen, many years ago the Highland County Historical Society created the Highland County Hall of Fame to recognize, honor and celebrate those who have made invaluable contributions to the county and/or the world beyond. By honoring and recognizing these people, the Hall of Fame serves to stimulate an interest in – and appreciation for – the value of the history of this county and its citizens. Further, the Hall reinforces to our youths that they can, and should, strive for excellence in any endeavor they may undertake.

Ladies and gentlemen, in our colloquies about the life and times of longtime Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard (1861-1933), we discussed last time how his wife, Clara, passed away in 1894 at the age of 28 shortly after giving birth to their son, Joseph, and how Joseph survived World War I, but died in a railroad accident in May of 1920.

Ladies and gentlemen, in our colloquies about the life and times of Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard (1861-1933), we’ve talked about how he specialized in horse dentistry, saved some cows who ate dynamite and how the uptown office he leased came tumbling down in 1909.

Ladies and gentlemen, in last week’s blast from the past, the colloquy was on the time Hillsboro veterinary surgeon Dr. Samuel Rogers “S.R.” Howard saved three cows that had eaten dynamite in 1899. About a decade later, Doc Howard was credited for saving human lives when part of the oldest building in Hillsboro came tumbling down.