Image Gallery

This barn was built by David Sprong and the nails were hand-made by his brother-in-law Samuel Raymond. This barn was standing in 1940, but no longer in existence today.

This is a Revolutionary War receipt for payment of service in the American Revolution for David Sprong.

This is what the Dutch settlement looked like in lower Manhattan, New York, when David Sprong's 2nd great-grandfather, Johannis Sprong lived (about 1660).

This map shows the settlements in Finneytown during the early 1800's. It shows the location of the Finney and Sprong family homesteads as well as their relatives, friends and neighbors. Winton Ridge Lane is the old  Winton Road before Cincinnati paved a new road. Before the settlements, Winton Road was originally an Indian trail.

This drawing of a flatboat was typical of what David and E. W. Finney would have built to transport their families from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, Ohio, traversing the Ohio River.

This is a drawing of the original Finneytown school.

This is the original fireplace of David Sprong, Jr. (David and Lois Sprong's 6th child). Notice the cooking crane used to swing iron kettles in and out of the fire. This fireplace was built in 1865 by David Sprong, Jr.

This is the original home of David Sprong, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann (Harris) Sprong at 701 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. This house was built in 1865 and several additions were incorporated over time by subsequent owners.

There is a well in the front yard (now covered by grass) that has some interesting history to it. It was used during the great flood of 1937 in Cincinnati as a source of fresh drinking water for the community. It was also used during he Civil War to water horses.

The new headstones arrive at Schott Monument Co. on Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. Compliments of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A clearer view of the stones.

Revolutionary War Veterans Service Markers compliments of the SAR (Sons of the American Revolution).