Completed in 2021 in Mentougou, China. Images by Yumeng Zhu, People’s Architecture Office. The Sky Light Gallery consists of a composition of abstract geometric forms that compliment the picturesque landscape of Mentougou on the outskirts.
One of Hillsboro’s 1st photographers
By Christopher Duckworth - For The Times-Gazette
This blurry daguerreotype portrait is purported to be of William Alexander Morrow.
Courtesy of Christopher Duckworth
Courtesy of Christopher Duckworth
Editor’s note Following are the recollections of Christopher S. Duckworth, a longtime Ohio Historical Society employee with family ties to Hillsboro and Greenfield, after he found a 108-year-old photo album belonging to his grandfather.
Alexander Morrow (1788–1827), the father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania and served during the War of 1812. His father, John, had fought in the American Revolution.
In 1815, in Highland County, to where the Morrow family migrated from Pennsylvania, Alexander Morrow married Mary Coffey. The couple had one child they named William Alexander Morrow. He was born in Greenfield on May 13, 1826. Less than a year and half later, Aexander died, leaving Mary to raise William. In her remaining 50 years,