Events

For a small town Blanchester has hosted some pretty exciting events. The Wright Brothers Flyer made an exhibition stop in 1910. The Clinton County fair was held in Blanchester until 1927 and featured everything from horse races, stock shows and everything you can image at a county fair. And in 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater made a whistle stop here to a crowd of around 6,000 people.

2020. Bindley Block, Blanchester. The building was gutted by a fire in 2020. The entire block was razed shortly after.

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1895. A group of townspeople pose for a photo standing on the charred remains of Blanchester's business district. after The Great Fire.

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1964. Barry Goldwater whistle stop, Blanchester.

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1947. W.S. Goodwin & Sons Clinton County Fair ad.

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1920. Clinton County Fair ad.

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1920. Clinton County Fair ad.

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1921. Blanchester Fair.

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1921. Blanchester Fair Auto Races.

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1922 Fair Week in Blanchester.

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1956. Ad for Blachester's 1956 Fall Festival. August 23, 24 & 25.

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1957. Blanchester Fall Festival ad

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1957. Blanchester Fall Festival Talent Contest winners.

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1913. Musicians parade down the streets of Blanchester for a street fair.

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1910. An exhibition of the Wright Brother's flyer at the Blanchester Fairgrounds.

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Darryl Heeg looking like the kid on the Cracker Jacks box. Outside of Snyder's Hardware on Broadway during the Blanchester Fall Festival.

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1908. Blanchester Band at the Blanchester Fair.

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1929. Daredevil Doherty newspaper article.

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1930. Daredevil Doherty performs his death defying jump at the Blanchester Fall Carnival.

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1946. Soapbox derby, Blanchester.

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1959. Bob Braun appears at the Youth Foundation, Blanchester.

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James A. Rhodes memorial glass created to celebrate Blanchester's 150th Anniversary.

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1913. "Blanchester Boosters" gather at the depot to welcome an unknown VIP.

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1912. Memorial Day ceremonies at the Blanchester I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

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The day after Halloween in Blanchester.

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1895. Townspeople survey the aftermath of The Great Fire, Blanchester.

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1895. Aftermath of The Great Fire, Blanchester.

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1895. Aftermath of The Great Fire, Blanchester.

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1911. Blanchester Auto Show, March 6-11, 1911 at The Sherry Motor Car Co.

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1912. Tornado hits Blanchester.

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1912. Tornado hits Blanchester.

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1918. Arcade roof in Blanchester collapses.

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1932. Blanchester bank robbed of $15,000.

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1860. Blanchester freight train robbery.

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Melba B. Wade death.

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1896. Murder of Giant Ben Brown, Blanchester.

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Circa 1918. Snowstorm, Blanchester.

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1967. Newpaper article about the razing of the Old Main Street School, Blanchester.

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1950. Major snowstorm hits Blanchester.

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1912. Big sale at P.E. Snyder's on south Broadway, Blanchester.

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1918. Blanchester celebrates the end of WWI.

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1912. Blanchester residence gather at P.E. Snyder's for a big sale.

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Rice Brothers sale, Blanchester.

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