{"product_id":"around-malvern-9781467161824","title":"Around Malvern","description":"Through historic images, explore how Malvern, Ohio grew from an isolated area to a desirable destination in the Sandy Valley. The first pioneers, Moses Porter and Richard Vaughn, arrived in this isolated area, now known as Malvern, Ohio, in 1806. Later, Rev. William Hardesty had a vision of a community at this spot, laying out the village of Troy in 1834. This was followed by the creation of another small community nearby named Lodi in 1836. By 1840, Troy was renamed as Malvern, and it was later incorporated in 1869. It is the birthplace of telephone industry pioneer Theodore Vail and nationally known artist Clyde Singer and home to early major-league baseball pitcher Edward Poole. As commerce developed here, a total of five clay product industries were delivering materials across the United States at approximately 1,000 tons daily. Paving brick, building brick, hollow building tile, sewer pipe, and fire brick from Malvern, Ohio, was widely recognized and desired. The superiority of the product from this small village earned gold medals at world fairs. \u003cbr\u003e Author Jason N. Lombardi, former caretaker of the Hardesty family cemetery, previously served as historian for the Malvern United Methodist Church and cofounded the Malvern Historical Society. Photographs from the author's personal collection and the archives of the Malvern Historical Society, along with images gathered from community members, have merged to produce the first formal publication of Malvern, Ohio, history in more than 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467161824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128","brand":"Jason N. Lombardi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44493186760885,"sku":"9781467161824","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_52298618-a612-4068-9a05-c865e0c033e1.jpg?v=1721747401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/around-malvern-9781467161824","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}