Author Bonnie Chapman

05/06/2026

Abandoned mine

05/06/2026

My new book out now.

04/29/2026

🛤️🚂 Pre-order alert: "NORTHWEST OHIO RAILROAD HISTORY: ECHOES OF STONE AND STEEL" by Author Bonnie Chapman is published in May.

Read more 👉🏼https://sut.pub/NW-Ohio

Northwest Ohio played a vital role in the rise of America’s railroad age. This book explores the region stretching from Tiffin to the Indiana state line and from Toledo to Lima, examining how railroads shaped the communities, industries, and growth of the area.

At its peak, northwest Ohio was served by more than twenty railroad lines and over 250 passenger and combination depots, along with freight houses, bridges, and other essential structures. These railroads supported rapidly developing lake port cities and connected rural towns to the wider world. Over time, however, many lines became obsolete with the rise of the automobile, and countless depots vanished.
Today, most remaining rail lines exist solely for freight transport, but traces of the past endure. Hidden in plain sight, abandoned depots, bridges, and rail corridors stand as quiet reminders of a once-thriving network of stone and steel. This book invites readers to rediscover northwest Ohio’s railroad heritage.

03/31/2026

Check out my newest book. Due out in May 2026.

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My newest book cover due out later this year.

03/30/2026

My new book out soon.

🛤️🚂 Pre-order alert: "NORTHWEST OHIO RAILROAD HISTORY: ECHOES OF STONE AND STEEL" by Author Bonnie Chapman is published in May.

Read more 👉🏼https://sut.pub/NW-Ohio

Northwest Ohio played a vital role in the rise of America’s railroad age. This book explores the region stretching from Tiffin to the Indiana state line and from Toledo to Lima, examining how railroads shaped the communities, industries, and growth of the area.

At its peak, northwest Ohio was served by more than twenty railroad lines and over 250 passenger and combination depots, along with freight houses, bridges, and other essential structures. These railroads supported rapidly developing lake port cities and connected rural towns to the wider world. Over time, however, many lines became obsolete with the rise of the automobile, and countless depots vanished.

Today, most remaining rail lines exist solely for freight transport, but traces of the past endure. Hidden in plain sight, abandoned depots, bridges, and rail corridors stand as quiet reminders of a once-thriving network of stone and steel. This book invites readers to rediscover northwest Ohio’s railroad heritage.

03/30/2026

🛤️🚂 Pre-order alert: "NORTHWEST OHIO RAILROAD HISTORY: ECHOES OF STONE AND STEEL" by Author Bonnie Chapman is published in May.

Read more 👉🏼https://sut.pub/NW-Ohio

Northwest Ohio played a vital role in the rise of America’s railroad age. This book explores the region stretching from Tiffin to the Indiana state line and from Toledo to Lima, examining how railroads shaped the communities, industries, and growth of the area.

At its peak, northwest Ohio was served by more than twenty railroad lines and over 250 passenger and combination depots, along with freight houses, bridges, and other essential structures. These railroads supported rapidly developing lake port cities and connected rural towns to the wider world. Over time, however, many lines became obsolete with the rise of the automobile, and countless depots vanished.

Today, most remaining rail lines exist solely for freight transport, but traces of the past endure. Hidden in plain sight, abandoned depots, bridges, and rail corridors stand as quiet reminders of a once-thriving network of stone and steel. This book invites readers to rediscover northwest Ohio’s railroad heritage.

02/18/2026

📚📷🏚️ in our Abandoned Union series: "ABANDONED SOUTHERN OHIO: UNKNOWN AND FORGOTTEN" by Bonnie Chapman

Read more 👉🏼 https://sut.pub/southern-ohio

Come along as photographer, Bonnie Chapman, takes readers on an exploration through Southern Ohio.

Explore unknown and forgotten locations most are unaware of. These photographs were taken to preserve history and serve as a reminder of what once was, allowing readers to look through this book and see the past. Many places are being lost to time and nature.

Eventually, this may be the only evidence that these buildings existed. There is an eerie beauty in decaying buildings. The voices of our ancestors echo through schools, industries, and businesses.

Catch a glimpse of how they lived and worked through these photos. The history detailed in this book is a small yet important piece of Ohio’s past.

02/03/2026

My newest book cover.

11/17/2025

I have 2 new books in the works. Should be published by the end of next year.