| Ohio (Adams County), Bentonville — 10-1 — Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society |
| | Originally a vigilante group, the Anti-Horse Thief Society was formed here in March 1853 by area landowners to recover stolen horses and prosecute the thieves. Horse theft was a serious offense in the ante-bellum era. Trustees nominated a captain and riders who received a $10 reward upon the capture of a thief or a stolen horse. As horses lost their importance in society in the early 1900's, the organization evolved into a social club. It's annual banquet, held each April, celebrates the continuity of this Adam's County tradition. — Map (db m59584) HM |
| Ohio (Adams County), Manchester — Buckeye Station |
| | One half mile north of this monument the home of Gen. Nathaniel Massie, founder of Manchester in 1791, first settlement in the Virginia Military District. Residence of Charles Willing Byrd, Secretary and Acting Governor, Northwest Territory and first United States District Judge for Ohio. Israel Donalson, delegate from Adams County to, and last survivor of, the first Constitutional Convention of Ohio, was captured nearby by Indians in 1791. — Map (db m45344) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Beaverdam — Beaverdam & Vicinity World War II Memorial Liberty |
| | . . . — Map (db m29927) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Delphos — Miami and Erie Canal Lock 24 Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Division of Water |
| | Ohio Dept. Natural Resources
Division of Water
Miami and Erie Canal
Lock 24
<- .4 mile to
Jennings Creek
.8 mile Lock 23 -> — Map (db m29666) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Delphos — Miami and Erie Canal / Delphos Anthony Wayne Parkway |
| | [West Side of Marker]: Miami and Erie Canal
This marker is on the right-of-way of the old Miami and Erie Canal. Gov. DeWitt Clinton of New York broke ground for the canal on July 21, 1825 just below Middletown. Built in sections, the canal was opened from end to end in 1845. It was 248.8 miles long and here on the "Loramie Summit," rose to 512 feet above Lake Erie. It included 19 aqueducts, 3 guard locks, 103 lift locks, and 3 reservoirs. Navigation began November 28, 1827 and, . . . — Map (db m30160) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Harrod — 1905 Shay Engine Serial No. 1568 |
| | Built at the Lima Locomotive Works
Lima, Ohio
for Tioga Lumber Company
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Purchased by the Auglaize Township
Historical Society in 1996 — Map (db m29730) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Harrod — Harrod Veterans Memorial Park The Price of Freedom |
| |
[Front]
Dedicated to the memory of all
veterans of the Armed Forces of
the United States of America, who
unselfishly served their country
in time of peace or war. It is
because of this effort that we
enjoy the freedom that is
ours today.
Dedicated June 14, 1997
[Back]
Army, est. June 14, 1775
Navy, est. Oct. 13, 1775
Marine, est. Nov. 1775
Coast Guard, est. Aug. 4, 1790
Air Force, est. Sept. 18, 1947
Instruments of war remind us of
the price of . . . — Map (db m29732) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Harrod — Workman's Crew Caboose |
| | This caboose spent most of its working years in Lima and northwest Ohio and was renovated by the Auglaize Township Historical Society in 1994 — Map (db m29723) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), LaFayette — LaFayette - Jackson Township Civil War Memorial and Veterans Memorial Garden |
| |
Erected 1903 by the
Citizens of Jackson Tp. and
Dedicated to the
Memory of her soldiers of
1861. - 1865.
[Grand Army of the Republic emblem]
Ah! never shall the land forget.
How flowed the life blood of her brave
Gushed warm with hope and courage yet.
Upon the soil they fought to save.
Veterans Monument
This Civil War monument was erected in 1903 to honor LaFayette-Jackson Township's Civil War soldiers. Over the course of the twentieth century, it became . . . — Map (db m29718) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lafayette — 2-4 — McKee's Hill |
| | Following the American Revolution, the British Crown sought to retain possession of the Ohio Country by sending chief British Indian Agent Alexander McKee and others to establish trading posts with Native Americans and resist American settlement. In 1786, Colonel Benjamin Logan led an American force against the British posts and tribes. Warned of their approach, McKee and a band of Shawnee, took their possessions, including a large drove of hogs, and fled north from the Mackachack Villages . . . — Map (db m28686) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Allen County Veterans Memorial |
| | A tribute to honor
those who served
our country in the
armed forces — Map (db m22927) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Allen County, Ohio |
| | Allen County was originally Indian territory not opened for settlement until 1817, and was formally surveyed in 1820. County government was organized in 1831 and with the improvement of roads, settlers came and established communities in every part of Allen County. The soil was rich and there were natural springs and salt licks. The greatest single factor in its development was the discovery of oil in 1885 and for a time, the Lima oil fields were the nations [sic] most productive. Allen County . . . — Map (db m22930) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Circular Street |
| | This street follows the course of an Old Indian Trail that joined the Tawa Indian town on the Auglaize River to the Black Swamp Trail near Lafayette. At one time, this corner was the junction of Three Early Roads, Wapakoneta Rd. - Main St. - St. John's Rd. — Map (db m63077) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — D T & I Railroad's Uniopolis, Ohio, Station Lincoln Park Train Exhibit |
| | In 1964, the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad donated an equipped station to the Lincoln Park Railroad Exhibit. The depot behind you was moved from its original location at Uniopolis, Ohio ten miles to the south. It came complete with signal mast and telegraph equipment. The freight room is on the south end of the station, with the passenger waiting room and ticket office on the north.
The Lincoln Park Train Exhibit is maintained by the Lima Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Division and . . . — Map (db m29714) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 2-5 — Faurot Oil Well |
| | In 1885, 800 feet north of this marker, Benjamin Faurot struck oil after drilling into the Trenton Rock Limestone formation at a depth of 1,251 feet. This event marked the beginning of the great Oil Boom of northwest Ohio. The ensuing rush brought speculators who drilled hundreds of wells in the Trenton Rock (Lima) Oil Field that stretched from Mercer County north through Wood County in Ohio and west to Indiana. By 1886, the Lima field was the nations leading producer of oil, and by the . . . — Map (db m22931) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Historic House |
| | Erected in 1852 of handsome bricks, this house, still occupied in 1976, is one of Lima's oldest landmarks. Situated on part of Outlot No. Two of the original city addition, the residence now fronts Central Ave., known as Tanner Ave., before 1897. Chain of title appears in abstract on record at Allen County Museum. Designated a Bicentennial Landmark by the Lima Board of Realtors. — Map (db m29884) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — James Daniel's Cabin 1828 |
| | Built near this site, the cabin of this pioneer Allen County Commissioner was used for the first meetings of the Bath Township Trustees in 1829 and of the Allen County Commissioners June 6, 1831. Daniel's land adjoined the original 160 acre townsite and the name “Lima” was selected at a meeting held here in 1831. — Map (db m29874) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Korean War Memorial |
| | The Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
—————————
To honor those
who fought and died
to secure the freedom
of the People of South Korea
Forgotten Nevermore
by Dillon Staas
On looking back, recalling scenes of those sad days gone by
My heartbeat quickens, hands grow cold, a teardrop dims my eye.
So long ago, so far away, we traveled to that land
Where we were called in freedoms name to lend a helping . . . — Map (db m22929) WM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 1-2 — Lima Locomotive Works |
| | One of America's largest steam locomotive builders, the Lima Locomotive Works, built 7,752 locomotives between 1879 and 1951. It rose to success building the patented Shay geared locomotive, an innovative design that became the standard for railroad logging. In the early 20th century Lima began building mainline locomotives including the classic “Super-Power” 2-8-4 Berkshire. Later models included the Pacific, Mikado, and Allegheny. Diversification of the “Loco Works” . . . — Map (db m22935) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — NKP Berkshire Locomotive No. 779 |
| | Locomotive No. 779, built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1949, is the last steam locomotive manufactured in Lima. As a “Berkshire-type”, it represents the most advanced development of steam power. The Nickel Plate Railroad had a total of 80 such locomotive built between 1934 and 1949 at a cost of approximately $187,000 each. The tender, which was included in each order, carried 22 tons of coal and 22,000 gallons of water.
No. 779 was retired in 1958 after logging 677,095 miles. . . . — Map (db m29715) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — NKP Caboose No. 1091 |
| | Caboose No. 1091 was built in 1882 by the Lafayette Car Works of Lafayette, IN. It has been completely restored and equipped by the Allen County Historical Society. Although much of the structure has been replaced during its years of service, the corner posts, door posts, and wooden bows which support the roof are original. Inside the caboose are the coal stove used for cooking and heating, a built-in icebox, and bunks for the brakemen. Such wooden cabooses were gradually replaced by steel construction in the 1950' and 60's. — Map (db m29716) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 6-2 — Servicemen's Free Canteen |
| | The Lima Chapter of the American Women's Voluntary Services Organization established a community-based, free canteen during World War II for troops traveling on the Pennsylvania Railroad and adjacent Baltimore & Ohio-Nickel Plate Railroads. Meeting as many as forty trains a day, the ladies served 2.5 million troops between 1942-1945. Food, coffee, and other items were donated to the canteen from a twelve county area. The "AWVS" disbanded in 1945, but succeeding volunteers continued to provide . . . — Map (db m22951) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 3-2 — Solar Refinery |
| | Side A:
Oil became a valuable resource in Ohio when significant quantities were discovered in Lima in 1885. The discovery brought an economic boom to Lima and northwest Ohio. News of the Lima oil field spread, attracting the attention of John D. Rockefeller, co-founder of Standard Oil. Against the advice of his board, Rockefeller invested heavily in Lima crude, despite its high sulfur content and foul odor. Storage tanks and pipelines for the crude sprung up rapidly. Having great faith in . . . — Map (db m22961) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 2-2 — The Interurban Era |
| | In 1910, the Ohio Electric Railway Company opened this terminal, formerly the Interurban Building, which served interurban passengers until 1937. Along with offices, it contained space for express and baggage handling, ticket windows, a newsstand, a lunch counter, and waiting rooms. Three tracks were laid at the rear of the building. At its peak, Ohio Electric radiated from Lima to Springfield, Toledo (via Ottawa), Defiance, and Fort Wayne. Its competitor, The Western Ohio Railway (“Lima . . . — Map (db m22934) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — The Old Bell |
| | Cast in Cincinnati about 1840, this bell was brought to Lima by way of the Miami Erie Canal and horse drawn wagon, and placed in Allen County's 1842 Courthouse. It rang the hour, announced births and deaths, called citizens to church and town meetings, alerted volunteer firemen, and celebrated national holidays. During the 1876 Centennial of The American Revolution, an extra burst of zeal seriously damaged the bell after which it narrowly escaped the scrap heap. Placed here in 1992 to honor . . . — Map (db m22936) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — The Shawnee Indian Reservation |
| | Northeast corner of The Shawnee Indian Reservation of 25 square miles in present-day Shawnee Township. Home of the Hog Creek Shawnees from 1817 to their removal to Kansas in 1833. Granted to the Shawnees by treaty September 29, 1817. Ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Wapakoneta August 8, 1831. — Map (db m63069) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Veterans Freedom Flag Monument |
| | The Veterans Freedom Flag Monument dedicated May 22, 2010 to Veterans who made the sacrifice for freedom around the world, those who currently serve in the military and those who will serve in the future. Built entirely through the donations of men and women who understand the true cost of freedom they enjoy every day. — Map (db m63076) WM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Spencerville — Fort Amanda |
| | Erected by order of General William H. Harrison in October 1812 and became an important depository of army stores during the war. — Map (db m19821) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Spencerville — 1-6 — Fort Amanda Ohio Historical Marker |
| | [Marker Front]
After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the Northwestern Army, called up the Kentucky and Ohio militia. Rather than moving troops and supplies across the Black Swamp, he chose to use the Auglaize and St. Marys rivers. In November 1812 Harrison ordered Lt. Robert Pogue of the Kentucky . . . — Map (db m19826) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Spencerville — Miami & Erie Canal Deep Cut / Miami & Erie Canal Anthony Wayne Parkway |
| | Miami & Erie Canal, Deep Cut
You are on that section of the Miami and Erie Canal where the greatest excavation was made – a section that has been known over the years as “Deep Cut.” The huge ditch, 6,600 feet long and 5 to 52 feet deep, was dug and blasted through the tough blue-clay ridge which separates the St. Marys watershed from that of the Auglaize.
Strong-muscled farm boys, brawny Irishmen, and sometimes convicts, sentenced to hard labor, toiled here with . . . — Map (db m22848) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Spencerville — Miami – Erie Canal Lock 15 |
| | Miami – Erie Canal
From 1845 to about 1906 barges pulled by horses provided transportation from the Ohio River to Lake Erie through a system of locks which raised or lowered boats to the next level of the canal.
Locks often became sites of towns, beginning with a tenders house, followed by a stable, tavern and mill.
The canal was hand-dug to a minimum width of 26 at the bottom and 40 at the waterline.
The first boat to Toledo left Cincinnati June 27, 1845, with . . . — Map (db m22933) HM |
| Ohio (Allen County), Spencerville — Tawa Town |
| | The headwaters of the Auglaize are just south of you. You are on the old Auglaize-Miami portage trail, the most direct canoe route between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Here, long before white men arrived and until 1817, was an Indian settlement -- Tawa Town -- which, during the Indians Wars, became a rallying point and served as a base of operations for the Indian warriors. — Map (db m20080) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Courthouse Bell |
| | This bell was hung in the old court house in 1853 and for 75 years served Ashland County truly & well. It's vibrant tones rang out the news of Lee's surrender, tolled the passing of the immortal Lincoln, pealed forth the victory of Admiral Dewey, and joined in the glad refrain proclaiming the end of the World War. May its faithful voice, now hushed in silence, echo in our hearts forever. — Map (db m25829) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Pioneer Memorial |
| | To the heroic pioneers who braved the perils of the pathless wilderness to establish homes for their loved ones, and who laid the foundation of our commonwealth so broad and deep in this their new homeland that their descendants might freely enjoy the three-fold blessings of religion, liberty and justice.
This tablet is reverently dedicated to their memory by a grateful public. — Map (db m25832) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | To the Soldiers and Sailors of Ashland County, who in times of the nations peril offered their lives in defense of their country, that liberty, equality and justice, might be preserved.
This tablet is dedicated by the citizens of this county. — Map (db m25833) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Veterans Memorial |
| | We dedicate this memorial in honor of those Ashland County veterans who have served their country and also for all those who in the future will serve their country in the military forces of the United States of America
Dedicated November 1987 — Map (db m25808) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County Veterans Memorial Bridge |
| | To
the patriotic men
and women
of Ashland County
who served their
country
in time of need — Map (db m25831) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Ashland County World War Memorial |
| | To the World War veterans
in memory of
their deceased comrades
and those who remain to serve — Map (db m25834) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Freer Civil War Memorial |
| | Erected by
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Freer
to the memory of
Our Dead Soldiers — Map (db m25809) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Jones Memorial Terrace |
| | Erected in 1957 by George and Jessie Jones in loving memory of their son, Earl E. Jones, Ashland College student 1920-21, who died in 1921.
This terrace is dedicated to the pleasurable growth and development of the young people who attend Ashland College.
Located in front of Founders Hall, the terrace features three major events in the history of Ashland College:
A stone engraved “1881” commemorating the first class to graduate from Ashland College
A stone bench . . . — Map (db m25836) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Ashland — Studebaker |
| | On this site in 1835 John Studebaker erected his home and shop with this legend over the door:
"Owe no man anything but love one another"
Here were born three of his sons who later founded the Studebaker institution in South Bend, Indiana — Map (db m37726) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Hayesville — 1-3 — Hayesville Town Hall and Opera House |
| | This building was a center of community life from the time of its construction in 1886 to the late 1930s. Once common, such combinations of governmental offices and commercial and entertainment space are today rare. The second floor opera house retains many original features, including stage backdrops, dressing rooms, and seats. Vaudeville, theater companies, and entertainment of all kinds were hosted here and many performers signed the backstage walls: Buffalo Bill dated his signature October . . . — Map (db m24286) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Hayesville — PFC Terry L. Schaub |
| | “Remembering a Brother”
18 Nov 47 - 19 Feb 68
CoC 3rd Bn/60th Inf (Riverine)
9th Inf Div. U.S. Army
KIA southeast of Can Tho City
Phong Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam — Map (db m25838) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Loudonville — 7-70 — Clear Fork Gorge A Feature of Ohio's Forests |
| | Clear Fork Gorge was formed when glacial meltwater cut through the sandstone bedrock that forms its steep walls fourteen to twenty-four thousand years ago. The gorge is one thousand feet wide and over three hundred feet deep. Its seclusion has preserved a rare forest community that includes native white pine and towering eastern hemlock. A National Natural Landmark, the gorge displays a wide variety of other tree species more common throughout the state, with sycamore on the bottomlands, . . . — Map (db m24285) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Loundonville — 3-3 — Charles Franklin Kettering |
| | A pioneer in automotive innovation. Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958) was born three miles north of Loudonville. He attended local schools and graduated from Ohio State University in 1904. He organizaed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909, which later became a part of General Motors (GM). “Boss Ket” served as vice-president of research for GM until 1920 and held over 140 patents (including four-wheel brakes, safety glass, and ethyl gasoline), achieving . . . — Map (db m1341) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Mifflin — 2-3 — Frontier Violence During the War of 1812 |
| | Front Tensions between Native Americans and Euro-American settlers remained high on the Ohio frontier during the War of 1812. Grievances mounted rapidly following the removal of the Greentown Delawares to Piqua in the late summer of 1812. On September 10, British-allied Indians attacked and killed the Frederick Zimmer family and neighbor Martin Ruffner one mile north of here. Five days later, on September 15, Reverend James Copus and three militiamen - George Shipley, John Tedrick, and . . . — Map (db m28800) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Perrysville — 4-3 — Greentown Delaware Village |
| | A migration of Indians throughout Ohio began due to unstable conditions created by the American Revolution. The massacre of Christian Indians at the Moravian mission of Gnadenhutten in 1782 and Colonel William Crawfords expedition against Wyandot and Delaware towns along the Sandusky fueled insecurities. Delaware, including a small group of Mingo Indians, abandoned the village of Helltown, five miles southwest of this site, and settled Greentown as early as 1783. Greentown, situated on an . . . — Map (db m1340) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Perrysville — 7-3 — Johnny “Appleseed” Land Lease and Nursery |
| | John “Appleseed” Chapman (b. September 26, 1774—d. March 18, 1845) was the first lessee of this 160 acre tract (NW Ό, S 20, T 20, R 16), when he secured it for 99 years from the Virginia Military District School Lands on April 10, 1815. This $320 lease complied with the Ordinance of 1785 which stipulated that proceeds from the sale or lease of a 36th of all new land in the Northwest Territory be used to support public education. Perrysville author, Rosella Rice, knew . . . — Map (db m46337) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Polk — Polk Veterans Monument |
| | Front:
To honor our veterans who have served
POLK
Back:
To those who served and returned ...
To those who served and were lost ...
Your contribution and sacrifice for our freedom is not forgotten.
We are eternally grateful.
All gave some
Some gave all.
Army - Navy - Marine
Air Force - MIA-POW - Coast Guard
National Guard - Reserves — Map (db m38799) HM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Sullivan — Sullivan Veterans Monument |
| | Front:
Erected 1906.
In memory of our dead heroes of Sullivan Township.
Back:
W.R.C. — Map (db m38955) WM |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Sullivan — Sullivan Veterans War Memorial |
| | 2nd World War
Korean War
Vietnam War
We dedicate this symbol to the men and women of this community who helped preserve the freedoms of humanity to keep forever living the freedom for which they died.
Let us forever remember and hold them in honored memory.
God bless America. — Map (db m38953) WM |
| Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — PA-OH Border Monument |
| | Erected in 1881 by a joint commission appointed by the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio to re-survey and re-mark the boundary line as established in 1786. — Map (db m24070) HM |
| Ohio (Ashtabula County), Orwell — 9-4 — Adna R. Chaffee |
| | Adna R. Chaffee was born in Orwell on April 14, 1842, and grew up on the family farm. He left home in 1861 to pursue a career in the military, enlisting first in the 6th U.S. Cavalry for service in the Civil War. Distinguishing himself in many battles, including Gettysburg, Chaffee rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He then fought in the Indian Wars of the West from 1867-1888, assisting in the capture of Geronimo and being promoted to the rank of Major. He also saw action in the Spanish . . . — Map (db m7238) HM |
| Ohio (Ashtabula County), Rome — 1-8 — Rome (Stout Post Office) |
| | A thriving riverport in the 19th Century founded in 1835 by William Stout. Elisha Stout, son of William, born and raised here, was one of the founding fathers of Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. Former site of Adamsville which served as the county seat of Adams County from Dec., 1797 to Dec., 1798. A log courthouse and jail were erected here to serve the public. — Map (db m45044) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Albany — 2-5 — Albany / Enterprise Academy |
| | Albany (Side A)
The village of Albany was established in 1838 as a market center for the surrounding agricultural area, which saw its first white settlement in the early years of the nineteenth century. Education was always a major concern of Albany's citizens. Since public schooling was minimal, private academies provided the community various levels of education from the 1840s to the 1880s. Anti-slavery sentiment also was strong in Albany, and many of its citizens participated in the . . . — Map (db m52872) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Ames Academy Bell 1852 - 1955 |
| | Over a century its clear tone carried from valley to hill beckoning all to learn — Map (db m15536) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Frank Henry Gifford 1880 - 1963 Farmer, Merchant, A Civic Minded Citizen of Our Community |
| | Over the years he contributed generously for the betterment of the village. His last bequest of land, building and money made the creation of this park possible. — Map (db m15538) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Historic Amesville |
| | Pioneers began arriving in Ames Township in 1797, making it one of the earliest settlements in the Northwest Territory. As early as 1804, the village purchased enough books to create a library. It is known today as the Coonskin Library because it was financed through the sale of animal pelts. Amesville was a center for commerce and education and was also an important stop on the Underground Railroad, as residents assisted countless slaves from the South on their way to freedom. — Map (db m15537) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — 5-5 — Western Library Association 1804 The Coonskin Library |
| | In the years leading to Ohio statehood in 1803, Ames Township citizens decided to establish a stock-owned circulating library. Since cash was scarce during Ohio's frontier era, some citizens paid for their $2.50 shares by the sale of animal pelts, which were taken to Boston for sale in the spring of 1804 by merchant Samuel Brown. There he acquired fifty-one volumes, primarily books on history, religion, travel, and biography, as the first accessions for the Western Library Association. Senator . . . — Map (db m15540) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m15558) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial |
| | To honor and commemorate
the Revolutionary Soldiers
buried in Athens County, Ohio
Daniel Anderson
Thomas Arnold
Isaac Barker
Ebenezer Barrows
Hopson Beebe
Alvan Bingham
Silas Bingham, Sr.
William Bodwell
John Bowman
Abraham Bowers
James Brice
Isaac Brooks
Benjamin Brown
Samuel Brown
Ebenezer Buckingham
Jeremiah Burnham
Nathaniel Burrell
Robert Calvert
Jesse Camp
Samuel Collins
Ashahel Cooley
Louis de la Colombe
Bezaliel . . . — Map (db m15544) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
the Athens County residents
who lost their lives in Vietnam
November 1990
Richard A. Anders
23
Joseph A. Bodnar
22
Charles L Boling
22
John W. Boyer
27
Ronald L. Calentine
20
Virgil L. Castle
19
Michael A. Deeter
23
Richard A. Dotson
29
Dennis K. Erdos
22
Baxter R. Erwin
19
Gary L. Fuller
21
Lowell R. Groves
18
Orville W. Heightland, Jr.
20
Larry. E. Herbert
19
Danny J. Huddy
21
Charles W. Jackson . . . — Map (db m15546) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens First Settlement - 1797 |
| |
In the spring of 1797, Rufus Putnam sent eleven “substantial men ... possessing firmness of character, courage, and discretion” to found a settlement on the bank of the Hockhocking River. In 1800 the territorial legislature named the community Athens and in 1811 the village was incorporated. In 1912 the population exceeded 5,000 and Athens officially became a city.
Athens Bicentennial Celebration - 1997
Bicentennial Steering Committee
Richard B. Abel, Mayor, City of . . . — Map (db m42163) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance Ohio University |
| | [Campus side of the marker]
In commemoration of the Bicentennial
of the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Ohio University, the first public university established in the Old Northwest Territory, was founded on the principles of the ordinance.
[Street side of the marker]
Ohio University 1804
Class Gateway
Religion morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. — Map (db m15635) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Cutler Botanic Gardens 1823–1973 |
| | On August 20, 1823, the Board of Trustees of Ohio University, of which Judge Ephraim Cutler was a leading member, set aside 300 acres “west of the College green” for a botanical garden and the site of a medical college, in memory of the co-founder of the University, Rev. Dr. Menasseh Cutler, who died July 26, 1823. The great Ginkgo Biloba nearby is a relic of these gardens, which are being commemorated this day August 20, 1973 by the planting of Franklinia Alatamaha by . . . — Map (db m10908) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — First Settlers in Athens County |
| | In Memoriam
Honoring the first settlers in Athens Co.
from the New England States
Alvan Bingman
Silas Bingman
Isaac Barker
William Harper
John Wilkins
Robert Linzee
Edmond Dorr
William Dorr
Barak Dorr
John Chandler
Jonathan Watkins — Map (db m15545) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Manasseh Cutler Hall Ohio University 1816 |
| |
Oldest building of the first institution for higher education of the Northwest Territory
This tablet is dedicated to honor
Manassah Cutler
1742 - 1823
Chaplain in the Revolutionary War
Minister, Physician, Scentist, Teacher and Statesman.
Through his efforts, the Continental Congress by a land grant in 1787, set aside "two complete townships to be given perpetually for the purpose of an university" to the end that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good . . . — Map (db m53820) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Memorial Auditorium |
| | Memorial Auditorium stands as a testament to the dedication of Ohio University alumni, who raised funds for its construction. Completed in 1928, Memorial Auditorium was erected to honor those who have died serving our country; this includes past and future alumni. — Map (db m53845) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Normandy Park At Ohio University |
| | In honor of the War Correspondents who landed in Normandy, France, on D Day, June 6, 1944, with Allied Invading Forces; and others who joined them to report the Crusade Across Europe to bring freedom to that continent and the eventual end of a worldwide conflict of proportions unmatched.
Gathering 37 years later on this campus, where foreign correspondence is taught and historical records on World War II are maintained, some thirty members of this intrepid Press Corps assembled to dedicate . . . — Map (db m53863) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — 4-5 — Ohio University |
| | [Marker front]
Manasseh Cutler, Rufus Putnam, Winthrop Sargeant, and Benjamin Tupper of the Ohio Company conceived Ohio University, which was encouraged by the Ordinance of 1787 and the Northwest Territorial Legislature in 1799, incorporated as the American Western University in 1802, and chartered by the Ohio State Legislature on February 18, 1804. The university is the first institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory, second west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the . . . — Map (db m15564) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — 9-5 — Ohio University Peden Stadium |
| | Ohio Universitys Peden Stadium is the oldest of the Mid-American Conference stadiums and one of the oldest of its type in the country. It was dedicated in 1929 with a victory over Miami University. The stadium served as housing for the influx of WWII veterans who enrolled at Ohio University following the war. On October 22, 1960, it was named in honor of former Bobcat head coach Don Peden who coached from 1929 to 1946 and compiled a record of 121 wins, 46 losses, and one tie. — Map (db m42162) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Ohio University 1915 Alumni Gateway |
| | The Ohio University Alumni Gate was built with funds contributed by many alumni, with the original intent of honoring the class of 1815, which was the first graduating class. The largest contribution, however, came from Edward C. Berry, a black man who owned Athens' largest and grandest hotel - the Hotel Berry on North Court Street. He wanted to honor John Newton Templeton, the first black graduate and a member of the class of 1828. Other major contributions came from Mary Boise Hurt of . . . — Map (db m15562) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Ohio University Sundial |
| | Site of first Ohio University
building erected in 1807
Here Hon. Thomas Ewing
was graduated in 1815
One of the first two graduates — Map (db m42164) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Ohio University's Distinguished Visitors |
| |
Susan Brownell Anthony
Woman Suffrage Leader
Visited October 19, 1878
"To secure both national and 'domestic tranquility,' to 'establish justice,' to carry out the spirit of our Constitution, put into the hands of all women....the ballot."
William McKinley
President of the United States
1897 to 1901
Visited October 3, 1891
"Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment."
William Howard Taft
President of the United . . . — Map (db m53838) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Student Voices |
| | College Green has served as a forum for the voices of Ohio University's students throughout its history. Whether supporting civil rights, advocating for the abolishment of women's curfews, or in protest, students have and will continue to play a vital role in shaping Ohio University. — Map (db m15570) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — The Elms |
| | The elm trees President McGuffey planted near this path in the 1840s stood for over 100 years. Their beauty is recalled each year when the community members gather for the Concerts under the Elms.
Dedicated by the Class of 2005 — Map (db m15571) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — The Kissing Circle |
| | The Kissing Circle holds fond memories for decades of Ohio University Alumni, and symbolizes our affection and dedication to one another. May it remind future students, as it has those of the past, of valued friendships formed here and inspire loyalty to our school. — Map (db m53075) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — The Silas Bingham House Circa 1805 |
| | Silas Bingham arrived in Athens in 1797. His home, originally built on South College Street, is the oldest house in Athens and one of the few remaining examples of a two-story log building in the area.
Since the commissioners held meetings in the home as early as 1806, the Bingham House is recognized as the countys first courthouse.
Ohio Universitys third president, R. G. Wilson (1824–39), and his family lived here; John Templeton, the Universitys first black graduate, . . . — Map (db m10909) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — Glouster Korea-Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Korea
For those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
Vietnam
For those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
“Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind”
John F. Kennedy, United Nations, 1961. — Map (db m15574) WM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — 3-5 — Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 |
| | Approximately 150 feet east stood the Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 tipple, in use from 1912 to 1925. The company name was derived from combining “Ohio” and “Pennsylvania,” home states of its founders. Coal came from the mine portal in small railcars, was cleaned and sized in the tipple, and loaded into gondolas for shipment. The Mine No. 22 tipple had a brick and concrete frame, likely the only one of this type in Ohio. When demolished in 2000, it was one of the . . . — Map (db m15573) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — Trimble Township War Memorial |
| | In Memory of the men who made the Supreme Sacrifice
1917 World War I 1918
James Cox
Frank McCann
Roy Sampson
1941 World War II 1945
Virgil Brooks
Robert C. Brown
Ernest Burdiss
Paul Byers
Cloyd Clemons
Andrew E. Covella
Joseph Dalton
Lawrence Frederick
Dillon Gill
Ernest Hawkins
Charles W. Hebert
Joseph Hooper
Lewis Jennice
Robert S. Jones
Torrine Kamento
Herman H. Kloh
Clyde L. Lowery
Donald Matyskella
Ernest Meeks . . . — Map (db m15575) WM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Hamley Run — Snake Ridge Lookout Tower |
| | Reconstructed on this site, this lookout tower once stood off S.R. 278 southwest of Nelsonville in Athens County. Known as the Snake Ridge Lookout Tower this tower was originally built in 1939.
Many of the lookout towers were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Construction included a 75-100 foot steel tower with either wooden steps or a steel ladder, a log guard station with outhouse and garage to provide housing for the lookout, and telephone lines to the tower. The towers were . . . — Map (db m28511) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Jacksonville — Todd and Tony Carr Memorial |
| | Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Department
In memory of
Todd Carr
Died June 27, 1989
and
Tony Carr
Died March 21, 1989
Volunteer Firemen
Always there when needed — Map (db m15610) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Millfield — Millfield Coal Mine Disaster November 5, 1930 |
| | Ohio's worst mine disaster occurred in this Sunday Creek Coal Company mine when an explosion killed 82 persons. Among the dead were the company's top executives who were in the mine inspecting new safety equipment. Nine hours after the explosion, rescuers discovered 19 miners alive underground, three miles from the main shaft. The disaster attracted national press coverage and international attention, and it prompted improvement of Ohio's mine safety laws in 1931. — Map (db m15611) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Millfield — Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 Disaster |
| | In memory of the Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 disaster Nov. 5, 1930
Roy Andrews
J. H. Bergin
Delmar Bower
John Bower
George Brown
Sam Brown
William Brown
Paul Burgess
Alex Burmich
Joe Butsko
John Butsko
Michael Clancy
William Clancy
Pr. R. Coen
Andy Cuba Bycofski
Frank Davis
Clyde Dean
Paul Erwin
Phil Erwin
Silas Erwin
Ben Fielder
James Genise
John Green
Charles Grimm
Miles Grimm
Thomas Harley
Walter Hayden
John Hillen
Charles . . . — Map (db m15614) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Camp Site of Lord Dunmore 1774 |
| | Rock weights were in drawbridge at Harper Street crossing of Hocking Canal. — Map (db m10892) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Daniel Nelson |
| | This tablet is erected in honor of
Daniel Nelson
founder of Nelsonville
who donated the ground for the
Fort Street Cemetery
the Public Square and this lot
for School and Meeting House purposes
This stone was a part of the doorway
of the first school building
Placed by the
Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution — Map (db m37040) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — E. M. Poston 1862-1931 A Native of Nelsonville |
| | Built the first A.C. electric generator, west of the Allegheny Mountains, on Myers Street in Nelsonville, Ohio, in 1888. — Map (db m37037) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Fort Street Cemetery Historical Site |
| | Land donated by Daniel Nelson
founder of Nelsonville
for a public burial ground
Earliest known interment was
Feb. 9, 1835 for Ruth Bason Bellows
followed by Daniel Nelson May 27, 1835
Last known burial was in 1953 — Map (db m37283) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Hocking Canal Site 1840–1940 |
| | This section of Route 33 in the City of Nelsonville is constructed on the site of the former Hocking Canal.
This early waterway, a tremendous factor in the industrial development of the Hocking Coal District of Ohio, was completed to this point in September, 1840, when the first boatload of “stone coal” was shipped by canal to market. Although succeeded by the railroad in 1869, the canal served a full half-century of usefulness before abandonment.
This section of the . . . — Map (db m34217) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — O-257 — Hocking Valley Railway |
| | The arrival of the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad in 1869 led to the decline of the Hocking Canal and assured Nelsonville's prominence as a major shipping point of coal and industrial products. The portion of the railway from Logan in Nelsonville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, along with steam locomotive #33 and caboose #90704. — Map (db m43240) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — 6-5 — The Hocking Valley Coal Strike 1884-1885 |
| | Side A:
Following a wage reduction from 70 to 60 cents per ton after many Hocking Valley coal mines consolidated in 1883, the Ohio Miners' Amalgamated Association struck on June 23, 1884. The operators responded by offering an even smaller tonnage rate and a requirement for returning miners to sign no-strike contracts. The strike idled three thousand miners in 46 mines at Nelsonville, Murray City, New Straitsville, Carbon Hill, Buchtel, Longstreth, and Shawnee.
(Continued on other . . . — Map (db m37019) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Unknown Soldier Monument |
| | In Memorial
to all Unknown Dead
in all Wars
Known Only to God — Map (db m37282) HM |
| Ohio (Athens County), Nelsonville — Veterans' Memorial |
| | Center marker:
In Honor and Tribute
To All Veterans of All Wars
Aug. 20, 1972
Presented by Parade of the Hills
Left marker:
In Honor and Memory
of the Vietnam
Conflict Veterans
Presented by Parade of the Hills Committee
May 18, 1991
Right marker:
In Honor and Memory
of the Korean
Conflict Veterans
Presented by Parade of the Hills Committee
May 18, 1991 — Map (db m37021) WM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Cridersville — 4-6 — Town Pond Reservoir Cridersville's Great Fire of 1918 |
| | Side A:
The Village of Cridersville was founded in 1856. With the discovery of oil in 1885 the village prospered and grew quickly. Its business district developed along Main Street in the first block east of the railroad. The Town Pond Reservoir was constructed here in the 1890s to provide water in the event of fire. At 3:00 p.m. on May 2, 1918, a rubbish fire was started across the street from this pond and blew out of control. The fire ignited a nearby barn, and, with the aid of strong . . . — Map (db m28668) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), New Bremen — Bowstring Girder |
| | Constructed in 1864, this is the oldest cast iron "bowstring girder" bridge in Ohio. Originally part of a three-span structure over the Auglaize River in Wapakoneta, the bridge was moved to Moulton Angle Road north of New Knoxville in 1904. In 1984, through the efforts of local citizens and business, the bridge was brought to New Bremen where it was restored and placed over the Miami and Erie Canal. It was built by David H. Morrison, founder of the Columbia Bridge Works in Dayton. — Map (db m22947) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), New Bremen — Loramie Summit |
| | The Miami Erie Canal, built 1825-1845, 244.5 miles long, was a transporter of passengers and freight between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. This section is Loramie Summit., a 21 mile plateau of water retained by Lock 1-N (this marker) and Lock 1-S at Lockington: water supplied by summit feeders from reservoirs Loramie and Lewiston (Indian Lake). Lock 1-N was one of 105 locks which lifted boats 513 from Cincinnati to the summit, lowered 395 to Toledo. Lock chambers of wood and stone were 90 by . . . — Map (db m22946) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), New Bremen — Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen |
| | Lockkeeper's House
The Lockkeeper's House was the residence of the Lockkeeper and his family. The Lockkeeper was on duty 24 hours a day, seven days per week, and was responsible for operating the lock as needed to move boats through the lock. This photograph is oriented to duplicate the view one would have had in 1910 of Lock One and the Lockkeeper's House while facing south at this location.
Impact of the Canal
New Bremen became a prosperous community due to the canal. . . . — Map (db m22781) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), New Bremen — Miami and Erie Canal, New Bremen |
| | Locking Through
Lock One North is one of 105 locks used to raise and lower boats traveling between Lake Erie and the Ohio River. Large wooden gates were built at each end of the lock to hold water in the lock. A boat, pulled by a team of mules would enter through an open gate, which was closed when the boat was fully in the lock. A wicket gate, or opening in one of the gates, would be opened and allow the water in the lock to raise or lower to the same level as the next stretch of . . . — Map (db m23062) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), New Bremen — 2-6 — The Miami & Erie Canal and New Bremen |
| | Begun in 1833, the Miami Extension linked the Miami Canal in Dayton to the Wabash & Erie Canal at Junction. Engineering difficulties, epidemics and the Panic of 1837 delayed completion of the Extension until June 1845, when the packet boat Banner first navigated the almost 250 mile distance from Cincinnati to Toledo in three days. New Bremen was the northern terminus for a period while work continued northward on the Extension. Designated the Miami & Erie in 1849, it served as the . . . — Map (db m20023) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Saint Johns — Catahecassa Blackhoof Memorial |
| | Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock at Ft. Pitt in 1755, opposed Col. Lewis at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, served under British Capt. Bird in 1780. He lead his people against the campaigns of Harmer 1790, Saint Clair 1791, and Wayne in 1794. He signed the Greenville Treaty . . . — Map (db m16971) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Saint Marys — Saint Marys River |
| | To the right is the Saint Marys River. This waterway was used by the Indians for generations as a route to hunting grounds in Kentucky. French, and later English traders traversed its course with trade goods in exchange for furs. James Girty, a British trader, had a station near here until he fled in advance of Mad Anthony Wayne. This settlement became known as "Girty's Town." Following the Saint Marys Treaty with the Indians in 1818, this area was opened to settlers. The town of Saint Marys . . . — Map (db m30258) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), St Marys — The "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal |
| | To the left is the "Short Level" of the Miami and Erie Canal. The canal extension from Dayton to Toledo was completed in 1837. Linking the Great Lakes to the Ohio River. Travel took only five days to Toledo and six days to Cincinnati. The canal quickly became an important line of transportation. It led to the development of the wilderness and to many prosperous towns along its course. The huge Grand Lake Saint Marys was constructed as a reservoir of water to float the boats to their . . . — Map (db m29673) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), St. Johns — Blackhoof's Last Home |
| | Blackhoof: Born in Florida about 1721. Arriving in this vicinity 1783 - Surnames: Cut-The-We-Ka-Saw or Catahecassa - Principal Chief of Shawnee Indian Nation - erected here in 1822. In a clearing of the vast forest a two story 18'x24' log house - His body lay in state here before removal to a nearby ridge for burial - Outside the house were placed many deer and wild game for the funeral feast.
Saint Johns: Site of a former Indian Village was initially called Blackhoofs Town. — Map (db m29631) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), St. Marys — Fort St. Marys |
| | Erected here in 1795 by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, probably after the signing of the Greenville Treaty, on land ceded by the Indians. This area was also the site of the signing of the Treaty of St. Marys in 1818 (the Indian campsites being to the south and west of this spot). Located here prior to, and a little south of the fort, was the dugout and cabin of James Girty, of the notorious Girty Brothers, giving rise to the area's original name "Girty's Town." — Map (db m19855) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), St. Marys — Miami and Erie Canal Lock 13 Ohio Dept. Natural Resources, Division of Water |
| | Ohio Dept. Natural Resources
Division of Water
Miami and Erie Canal
Lock 13
<- .1 mile Canal Tumble
.1 mile Lock 12 -> — Map (db m30260) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), St. Marys — C 18 — Near here were located |
| | Near here were located
Fort St. Marys
Built by Gen. Wayne-1794
— —
Fort Barbee
Built by Gen. Harrison-1812
— —
Girty Town
So named for the renegade
Girtys, whose home it was. — Map (db m29605) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups |
| | Apollo Command Module Mock-up
The command module carried the three astronauts to the moon and back during the Apollo missions 1969-1972. The spacecraft is 10 ft. 7 in. tall and 12 ft. 10 in. diameter. It weighed 13,000 lbs.
Gemini Spacecraft Mock-up
The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts into earth orbit. This is the type of craft that carried Neil Armstrong and David Scott into space in 1966. The spacecraft is 19 ft. long and 10 ft. in diameter. It weighed 8360 lbs.
. . . — Map (db m20930) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Auglaize County |
| | United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Auglaize County Civil War
Cpl Christian Schnell Mississippi 1863 — Map (db m12416) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — 5-6 — Dayton and Michigan Railroad |
| | Side A The Dayton and Michigan Railroad provided the single most important impetus to the growth and development of Wapakoneta. Although Wapakoneta had been platted in 1833, at the time of incorporation (1848), "the town was still without any material improvement worth the name of enterprise, save in the erection of residences and opening of small retail stores and shops." On March 15, 1854, in its first ordinance, the village council of Wapakoneta voted unanimously to grant a . . . — Map (db m12406) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — F5D Skylancer |
| | This Douglas F5D Skylancer was one of four originally constructed, and is the only example still in existence. It was flown by Neil A. Armstrong from September 1960 to September 1962 to simulate the flight characteristics of the space vehicle planned for use in Project Dyna-Soar. The Dyna-Soar program called for the launch of a winged craft which could re-enter the atmosphere and glide to a conventional landing following a mission in space. — Map (db m20920) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — 6-6 — The Shannon Stock Company |
| |
Side A:
The Shannon Stock Company, also known as Shannon's Famous Players, was a traveling theatre company based in Wapakoneta from 1913 until the Great Depression. Founded by Harry Shannon, the group included his wife Adelaide, their children, Harry Jr. and Hazel, and a company of twenty people or more. The Company performed in theatres in southern states during the winter and in a tent in Ohio, Indiana, and other Midwest states during the summer. When not performing, the Shannons . . . — Map (db m29924) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta (Wapaughkonnetta) |
| | Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832 — Map (db m12413) HM |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial |
| | Erected by the
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 73
Wapakoneta, Ohio
to their departed comrades
and in memory of
all veterans of all wars — Map (db m12414) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — American Legion Post 168 Veterans Memorial |
| |
In Memory of
All American Veterans
Lest We Forget — Map (db m26745) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — B&O Railroad Tunnel |
| | You are standing over a 423 foot man-made sandstone tunnel built by the railroad between 1864 and 1870. Located on the Pittsburgh-Columbus main line, up to 37 trains a day passed under East Main Street during the railroads heyday.
The station, rail, tunnel, and grounds were purchased by the community in 1991 after the line was abandoned. They are on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m21012) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — Barnesville Veterans Memorial |
| | To honor those
who have served
to preserve this nation — Map (db m26752) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — Barnesville War Memorial |
| | Lest We Forget Those Who
Gave Their All For Our Country
Our Honored W.W. I K.I.A.
Wm. S. Bowen Mansel E. Kaiser George R. Higgins
Our Honored W.W. II K.I.A.
Edmund Bradfield Wayne A. Thomas
Wm. O. Cordner Lewis Wade
Paul Orwig Clare Burbacher
Wm. G. Burcher George Hilles
H. R. Collins Kenneth Yannacci
Paul Hunkler Roy E. Mann
John W. Heaney Harold Burkhart
Charles Marmie Donald Skinner
Eugene Morton Ray Nichols
Charles McBride Harold . . . — Map (db m26864) WM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — 7-7 — Governor Wilson Shannon 1802-1877 / Barnesvilles Shannon Family |
| | Governor Wilson Shannon (1802–1877),
Ohio, first native-born governor, Wilson Shannon was born in February 1802 in the Mt. Olivet area near Barnesville. After attending Ohio University and studying law in Kentucky, he returned to Belmont County to practice and was elected county attorney in 1833. Shannon served two terms as governor of Ohio, from 1838 to 1840 and again from 1842 to 1844, resigning to accept a presidential appointment as minister to Mexico. After participating in the . . . — Map (db m21055) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — September 11, 2001 |
| | We will never forget
the tragic events of
September 11, 2001
nor the lives that
were lost
Dedicated May 30, 2005 — Map (db m26862) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — The Village Bell |
| | Dedicated to all veterans
with appreciation for your
service and sacrifice
2 August 2008
Home of the Free Because of the Brave — Map (db m26860) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — VFW Post 2792 Veterans Memorial |
| | For
God and Country
in honor of those
who served in all wars
Lest We Forget
Memorial Day 1979 — Map (db m26749) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Barnesville — 19-9 — Watt Car and Wheel Company |
| | Joseph Watt and son James H. started a small foundry in 1862 making plow points, window sash weights, and heating stoves. Later, brothers Stewart, Ross, and John W. joined and the name became J.H. Watt and Brothers. Securing a patent for a self-oiling mine car wheel, the business expanded to this 27-acre site. In 1891, Ohio gubernatorial candidate, and later U.S. president, William McKinley, dedicated the buildings. By 1901, over 135 were employed by Watt Mining Car Wheel Company producing . . . — Map (db m26750) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Bellaire — 9-7 — Imperial Glass Gem of "The Glass City" |
| | With ready access to raw materials, fuel, skilled labor, and transportation, the Ohio Valley became the center of the American glass industry during the late 1800s. Among dozens of local manufacturers, the Imperial Glass Company, founded in 1901 by river man and financier Edward Muhleman, first made glass in 1904 and distinguished itself for mass production of attractive and affordable pressed glass tableware using continuous-feed melting tanks. One of the largest American handmade glass . . . — Map (db m28439) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Bellaire — 14-7 — The Great Stone Viaduct |
| | Construction of this Great Stone Viaduct began in 1870 at Union Street as an Ohio approach to the railroad bridge spanning the Ohio River. It was completed to Rose Hill in April 1871, and the entire bridge span connecting Ohio to West Virginia, of which the Viaduct is a part, was opened to rail traffic on June 21, 1871. Jointly constructed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Central Ohio Railroad, its sandstone piers rise in varying heights 10 to 20 feet above the streets, from which are . . . — Map (db m28436) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Belmont — 5-7 — Harley E. Warrick (1924–2000) |
| | The last barn painter for the Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company of Wheeling, West Virginia, Harley Warrick painted thousands of barns with the familiar Mail Pouch Tobacco logo over his 48-year career. Mail Pouch transcended advertising to become a fixture of nostalgic Americana, emblazoning barns across fifteen states with the “Midwestern imperative,” Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco — Treat Yourself to the Best. Once a common form of advertising through the early 20th century, . . . — Map (db m1035) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Blaine — 11-7 — Blaine Hill "S" Bridge / Blaine Hill Viaduct |
| | Blaine Hill "S" Bridge
The first Blaine Hill Bridge was constructed in 1828 as part of the National Road, the nation's first federally funded highway. This three-arch S-shaped structure, 345 feet in length, spans Wheeling Creek (a tributary of the Ohio River) and is the longest original "S" bridge in existence on the old National Road. At a gradient of approximately 6.3 percent from east to west, it significantly eased, for the first time, the arduous 500-foot western climb out of the . . . — Map (db m12618) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Bridgeport — 4-7 — Historic Bridgeport |
| | Colonel Ebenezer Zane, one of the founders of Wheeling, laid out the village that became Bridgeport in 1806 on the site of Fort Kirkwood (1789). Originally named Canton, it acquired its present name after the bridge to Wheeling Island was built. The arrival of the National Road in 1818 made the growing town a major portal into the state of Ohio for westbound emigrants, adding to its importance as a port for Ohio River traffic. With the advent of railroads and, later, transcontinental highways, . . . — Map (db m515) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Elizabethtown — 2-7 — Mile Marker |
| | The earliest highway signs along the National Road (Route 40) in Ohio were milestones located at one-mile intervals along the north side of the roadway. Each stone indicated the distance to Cumberland, Maryland, the eastern terminus of the National Road, and to the nearest cities and villages for both east and westbound travelers. — Map (db m21058) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Martins Ferry — Elizabeth Zane |
| |
In memory of
Elizabeth Zane
whose heroic deed
saved Fort Henry in 1782
Erected May 30, 1928 — Map (db m28446) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Martins Ferry — Martins Ferry Pioneers |
| |
To the sturdy pioneers
who made their homes here
as early as
1785
giving to Ohio
it's first organized government and
to the city of
Martins Ferry
the honor of being
the oldest in the state — Map (db m28447) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Martins Ferry — 3-7 — Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| | Side A:
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is the burial place of members of the Zane and Martin families. Their graves lie within the brick enclosure. The cemetery is also the resting-place of many early Martins Ferry residents, including veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. The Zane and Martin families were significant in the pioneer history of the region. Betty Zane's legendary heroism at Fort Henry (now Wheeling, West Virginia) helped . . . — Map (db m28444) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Martins Ferry — 12-7 — William Dean Howells / James Arlington Wright |
| | Side A: William Dean Howells
"The Dean of American Letters"
Author, editor, and social critic William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was born in Martins Ferry, the son of an itinerant printer and publisher. Self-educated, Howells learned the printer's craft early and took up journalism, rising to city editor of the Ohio State Journal (Columbus) in 1858. From 1871 to 1881, he was editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine, a position of enormous influence in American literary . . . — Map (db m28477) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), Morristown — 10-7 — Morristown |
| | Platted in 1802 by John Zane and William Chapline along the old Wheeling Road. Morristown was named for Duncan Morrison, an early settler, innkeeper, and Justice of the Peace. Older than the state itself. Morristown prospered into the mid-1800s, nurtured by trade along the National Road, the first federally funded highway project in the United States. The National Road was a major overland route to the West in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Federal style brick and frame . . . — Map (db m287) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), St. Clairsville — Belmont County Revolutionary War Veterans |
| | This memorial plaque was placed by the Zane's Trace Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in grateful memory of those buried in the soil of Belmont County who loved country more than life and served in the American Revolution - 1775 - 1783.
Dedicated July 4, 1976 — Map (db m26739) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), St. Clairsville — Belmont County Veterans Memorial |
| | This memorial
erected by the
people of
Belmont County
dedicated to
the veterans
of all wars — Map (db m26742) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), St. Clairsville — Home of Benjamin Lundy |
| | Here in 1815 he organized the Union Human Society, the first abolitionist society in the U.S.
Born 1789 N.J. Died 1839 Illinois.
Edited The Genius of Universal Emancipation 1821-1838. Devoted his life to the abolition of slavery. — Map (db m4955) HM |
| Ohio (Belmont County), St. Clairsville — Milestone Marks where Extension of National Road... |
| | Milestone marks where extension of National Road west of Ohio River was started July 4, 1825.
Stone relocated 1964 — Map (db m5027) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Bethany — 45-31 — First Jain Temple in Ohio / History of Jainism in Ohio |
| | Side A: First Jain Temple in Ohio
"Souls render service to one another"
The Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton was established on April 22, 1979 as a non-profit tax-exempt organization under the laws of the United States and the State of Ohio. The foundation stone of the Jain temple, the first of its kind in Ohio, was laid down on August 21-22, 1994. The temple was dedicated on September 2-4, 1995 when more than one thousand people from all over Ohio and many other states . . . — Map (db m24073) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Busenbark — 8-9 — Busenbark / Dr. Charles F. Richter 1900 - 1985 An originator of the Richter Scale |
| | Side A: Busenbark
In 1833, Robert Busenbark deeded land to the directors of School District No. 6 for Busenbark School. Twenty years later, Robert and son David granted a right-of-way on their property for a station on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad (CH&D). One of eleven depots in Butler County, Busenbark station attracted the Kinsinger-Augspurger Warehouse and the Kennel Grain Elevator to the area in the 1860s. The railroad also enabled the cross-roads settlement to host an . . . — Map (db m28533) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 22-9 — Butler County Courthouse |
| | Side A:
Butler County was created on March 24, 1803, about three weeks after Ohio became a state. Hamilton won the competition for the county seat, thanks to Israel Ludlow, Hamilton's founder. Ludlow's donation of the public square secured the county seat. The first Butler County trial court met in July 1803 in a tavern before moving to a two-story military building located at what had been Fort Hamilton (1791-1796). The county built the first courthouse on this public square in 1810. . . . — Map (db m28546) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 3-9 — Champion Hamilton Mill |
| | Side A:
The Champion Coated Paper Company began production here April 15, 1894, with nine employees under the direction of Peter G. Thomson (1851-1931), a Cincinnati businessman, who had incorporated the firm in November 1893. Thomson, previously a bookseller and publisher, recognized that recent progress in half-tone printing would increase the demand for coated paper. In 1891 he purchased 187 acres west of the Great Miami River to develop into subdivisions. When a recession contributed . . . — Map (db m28547) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — C9 — Fort Hamilton |
| | Built by General St. Clair in 1791, on his campaign against the Indians.
It was enlarged in 1792 and used by General Wayne in 1793, on his march to Fallen Timbers. — Map (db m30661) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — Founding of Fort Hamilton |
| | On this spot in the year of our
Lord 1791 General Arthur St. Clair
founded Fort Hamilton. Here, in 1793
General Anthony Wayne organized his
expedition against the Indians which
gave to this Republic five great states.
Here our forefathers first bridged the
Great Miami River. Here in the year of
1914 the People of Butler County builded
this bridge of enduring materials and
dedicated it to the use and enjoyment of
future generations.
Esto Perptua — Map (db m30657) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 7-9 — Lane-Hooven House |
| | Side A:
James Elrick, a local carpenter, built the Lane-Hooven House in 1863 for Clark Lane (1823-1907), a Hamilton industrialist and philanthropist. Lane, who first came to the area at age twenty-one as a blacksmith, resided in the house for more than eleven years. In 1866, Lane built the library, also originally an octagon, across the street. In 1868, he conveyed the library to the city. The C. Earl Hooven family resided in the house from 1895 to 1942. In 1943, Bertrand Kahn purchased . . . — Map (db m28775) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — Old Log Building |
| | This log building, which was erected while this part of the country was still a wilderness, is a silent tribute to the courageous and hardy Americans who preceded you who read this. This tribute symbolizes the strength and character of which we are all so proud.
The building was erected sometime about 1804 on the west side of Hamilton then called Rossville. It sat on the south side of Boudinot Street between Second and Third Streets, since renamed “C” and “D” . . . — Map (db m30660) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 10-9 — Rossville Historic District |
| |
Side A:
Rossville was settled in April 1801 shortly after the U.S. Government initiated land sales west of the Great Miami River. Its original proprietors--John Sutherland, Henry Brown, Jacob Burnet, James Smith and William Ruffin--named the town in honor of Pennsylvania Senator James Ross (1762-1847), who favored Ohio statehood and advocated free navigation of inland rivers. These founders envisioned Rossville as a shipping port for the rapidly growing population of farmers settling . . . — Map (db m28790) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 25-9 — Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument "Victory, the Jewel of the Soul" |
| | Side A: Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument
The Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument was planned and promoted by Butler County Civil War veterans and financed by a county levy in 1899. The monument, built of Indiana Limestone, is near the center of the site of Fort Hamilton, built in 1791 and named in honor of Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury in President George Washington's cabinet. Featured, are two large, colorful windows that recognize the contributions of . . . — Map (db m30705) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — The Old Well |
| | of the
original Fort Hamilton
was located 31 feet west
of this marker
In memory of
Carl E. Margedant — Map (db m30662) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Hamilton — 12-9 — William Dean Howells |
| | Author William Dean Howells (1837-1920) spent his boyhood from 1840 to 1848 in Hamilton. Called the "Dean of American Letters," Howells wrote 35 novels, 35 plays, 34 miscellaneous books, 6 books of literary criticism, 4 books of poetry, and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. He shaped the destiny of fellow writers by editing their works for Atlantic Monthly and Harper's. His autobiography entitled A Boy's Town fondly recalls growing up in Hamilton. Throughout . . . — Map (db m28772) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Butler County Civil War Memorial |
| |
In memory of our
Soldiers and Sailors
by the People of Butler Co.
Statue the gift of
Hon. Paul J. Sorg — Map (db m29977) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Canal Boats Port Middletown Plaza |
| | Canal boats were designed to haul freight up to 80 tons. Pulled usually by mules, they traveled at approximately three miles per hour.
[Photos] Left, freighters on the Miami & Erie Canal just south of Third Street (now Central Avenue) in 1910. Below, the line boat Ohio at Woodsdale in 1900. — Map (db m30422) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Canal Locks Port Middletown Plaza |
| | Canal locks were built to raise and lower boats as the elevation of the land changed. There were 106 locks on the Miami & Erie Canal to overcome a difference in elevation of 512 feet.
The Excello Lock, left, was the first lock completed on the original Miami Canal in 1826. The Doty Lock, below, was the original Lock #1. — Map (db m30423) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Middletown Korean Conflict Memorial |
| |
This memorial is dedicated in memory of
those men and women who served so gallantly
for their country during the Korean
Conflict, may this living memorial serve
as a constant reminder for their struggle
for freedom and to the ones who never came
home. May they never be forgotten.
Dedicated 25th day of May, 1987
Korean Conflict
June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953
[U.S.] Casualties 140,546
U.S. Servicemen MIA 8,100
Middletown Men KIA
Robert Tibbs Robert Williams . . . — Map (db m29990) WM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Middletown Veterans Memorial |
| | Honoring all Veterans
in times of peace and war
[Includes an Honor Roll of]
Area Veterans Who Died in the
Service of Their Country
Dedicated July 4, 2004 — Map (db m29991) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Middletown War Memorial Flagpole |
| |
Honoring Middletown's Veterans
who gave their lives
in the nation's wars
Dedicated June 14, 1995 — Map (db m29668) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Middletown World War II Memorial Chapel & Plaza |
| |
Dedicated by the grateful citizens
of Middletown to the members
of the armed services who gave
their lives to preserve the
American ideals of liberty
justice and democracy
World War II Memorial
This plot contains a cross for
each service man or woman
who died while serving his
country during World War II
Dec. 7, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945 — Map (db m29979) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Ohio Canals Port Middletown Plaza |
| | Canals were built in Ohio to provide a better way to transport goods to the eastern markets. Two major canals were built connecting the Ohio River to Lake Erie - the Ohio Erie & [sic Ohio & Erie] Canal running from Portsmouth to Cleveland and the Miami & Erie Canal from Cincinnati to Toledo.
On July 21, 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York State broke ground in Middletown for the Miami Canal. Two years later on July 1, 1827, water from the Great Miami River was let into the canal and . . . — Map (db m30375) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Port Middletown Port Middletown Plaza |
| | Port Middletown, located at Third St. (Central Ave.), was the main port along the Miami & Erie Canal. A scale was located there and tolls were collected.
[Photos] Left, a fire in 1881 at the Ben Smith Livery at Port Middletown has just been extinguished. Below, a line boat docked at Port Middletown in 1881. — Map (db m30418) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Remembrance Rock |
| | About 20,000 years ago this pink granite boulder was brought from Canada by the Wisconsin Glacier and deposited near here, along the Great Miami River. — Map (db m29625) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Start of the Miami and Erie Canal 1825 - 1929 |
| |
In emulation of those who, July 21, 1825,
here began the building of the
Miami & Erie Canal,
this Ohio property was rededicated
November 2, 1929, to its original purpose -
transportation, with the confident hope
that a super-highway soon would follow — Map (db m29665) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — The Miami & Erie Canal in Middletown Port Middletown Plaza |
| | Ohio's canal system was the most effective between 1827 and 1850, before the introduction of the railroads. In Middletown, the canal was still used well into the 20th century but in 1913 a devastating flood destroyed much of the canal. In 1929 water was drained from the canal and the canal bed was filled in, paved and dedicated in 1938 as Verity Parkway.
[Photo] Left, in 1906 the line boat Excello, captained by Earl Winter, was the last regular canal boat taken out of Middletown. — Map (db m30430) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — The Miami & Erie Canal Lift Bridge |
| | The lift bridge built in 1899 across the Miami & Erie Canal at Third Street (now Central Ave.), was the third bridge at this site since the canal began in 1825. An electric motor was used to raise the west portion of the floor of the bridge up the iron superstructure to allow canal boats to pass. The total cost was $8,450 and the lift bridge was recognized as one of the finest in the state. The bridge ws removed in 1914.
[Photo] Left, Spanish-American War troops from Company L, First . . . — Map (db m30431) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — Underground Railroad Route 1830 - 1860 |
| |
Verity Pkw. once Miami-Erie Canal
an Underground Railroad route
1830 - 1860
Those traveling along Underground
Railroad found safe stations
in N. Main St. homes of
African-Americans
listed on other side
Rice Hawkins Colston
Burget Miller Hardy
Edwards Nutter Davis
Smith Robison Merrit
Armstead Mitchell
Census 1830--1860
— Map (db m29667) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Middletown — World War II Veterans Memorial Bench Dedicated to All Veterans |
| |
Lest we forget their generation
Honoring the men and women who have served
But let us be glad that such heroes have lived
and mourn those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
“Battle of the Bulge”
800,000 soldiers fought, 12,000 were killed
62,000 were wounded, captured or missing in action.
The greatest land battle in history of the US Army — Map (db m29669) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Miltonville — Bambo Harris Grist Mill |
| | In c1795 Bambo Harris a freed black slave built and operated the first Water Driven gristmill in the area on Elk Creek. For fifty years his Millstones ground wheat and corn. A member of the Prairie Baptist Church, he was highly respected in the community. Bambo Harris lies at Rest in the Miltonville Cemetery.
Millstones donated by Charles Wesco & Family — Map (db m28779) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Miltonville — 5-9 — Village of Miltonville |
| |
The village of Miltonville, located along the banks of Elk Creek, was platted in 1816 by George Bennett, Theophilus Eaglesfield, and Richard V. V. Crane. The creek served two grist mills, one built around 1804 and operated by a free black, Bambo Harris, and the second built by George Bennett in 1815. An Indian burial ground was located on the east bank of Elk Creek near the site of Huff's Ferry. Eagle Tavern, the area's first three-story brick inn, was a stopover for stagecoach lines . . . — Map (db m28776) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Okeana — 26-9 — 1858 Morgan Township House / Copperheadism in Butler County |
| | Side A:
1858 Morgan Township House
On April 20, 1857, the trustees of Morgan Township met in Okeana to obtain a lot for the township house. From a quarter mill tax levy, $850 was budgeted for a house and lot. Money expended on the project included $50 for the lot, $650 for the construction of the building, $41 for fencing, $12.60 for twelve chairs, and $10.25 for a table. Since its completion in 1858, this meeting house has been used for trustee meetings, a voting precinct, village . . . — Map (db m24000) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Okeana — 1-31 — Birthplace of William Bebb Governor of Ohio 1846-1848 |
| | Edward Bebb, father of William Bebb and first Welshman to settle in Paddy's Run, Morgan Township, Butler County purchased this cabin in 1801. Originally the cabin stood four miles southeast of this site on the Dry Fork of the Whitewater River. It was here that William Bebb was born on December 8, 1802, the first white child born in Butler County west of the Great Miami River.
At the age of twenty, after attending district schools, William Bebb became a teacher. In 1826 he became the first . . . — Map (db m24001) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Okeana — Founding Members of the Morgan Township Fire Department |
| | Our Founding Members
Earl Bennett
Zelotes Brown
Homer Davis
Leonard Fagaly
Robert L. Kimball
Fred Mabis
Eli Parkhurst
Stanley Scheering
Carl Skjoldager
Frank L. Tompkins
This Fire Station is
dedicated in memory of
Chief Frank L. Tompkins
For his 34 years
of dedicated service
to the community of
Morgan Township
Served 1948 - 1982 — Map (db m24782) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — 15-9 — Langstroth Cottage / Lorenzo Langstroth "The Bee-Man of Oxford" |
| | Side A: Langstroth Cottage Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth, renowned as "The Father of American Beekeeping," lived in this simple two-story, eight-room house with his wife, Anne, and their three children from 1858 to 1887. Unchanged externally, the Greek Revival cottage features brick pilasters and pediments and a fan-shaped front window. In his garden workshop, Langstroth made experimental beehives, established an apiary, and on the ten acres that surrounded his home, grew buckwheat, clover, . . . — Map (db m24009) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — Oxford Veterans Memorial |
| | In honor of all veterans
who proudly served
our country and flag
Gratefully dedicated
to those who offered their lives
in the cause of freedom
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Park
“When people get caught up with
that which is right and they are
willing to sacrifice for it, there is
no stopping point short of victory.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — Map (db m24783) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — 13-9 — The DeWitt Family / The DeWitt Log Homestead |
| | Side A: The DeWitt Family
Zachariah Price DeWitt was born of a Dutch family in New Jersey in 1768. With brothers Jacob and Peter, he migrated to Kentucky where, in 1790, he married Elizabeth Teets, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1774. By 1805 all three brothers had settled in Ohio near Four Mile (Talawanda) Creek. Here Zachariah and Elizabeth raised corn, hogs, and eventually, nine children. Zachariah became a prominent community leader, operating a sawmill, building houses in Oxford, . . . — Map (db m24064) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — 27-9 — The Doty Settlement / The Pioneer Farmstead |
| | Side A: The Doty Settlement
As Oxford Township was developing in the mid-1800s, a cluster of farmsteads near its northern border was designated the "Doty Settlement." As was the custom, the community took its name from a prominent family in the area. In or near the settlement were a church and cemetery, a school, a blacksmith shop, a sawmill, a distillery, a furniture shop, and a fulling mill for cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth. With the frontier spirit of self-reliance, it . . . — Map (db m24015) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — The Legend of the Baby in the Well |
| | This original dug well relates to one of the several fascinating legends of Zachariah and Elizabeth DeWitt. As reported by Ralph McGinnis in The History of Oxford, Ohio, from the Earliest Days to the Present, Zachariah heard Elizabeth's screams as she discovered that their baby was gone:
“Finally, when the despairing mother had about given up hope, a thin, but indignant wail was heard proceeding from the vicinity of the open well in the cabin yard. Mrs. DeWitt knew the voice . . . — Map (db m24072) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — 23-9 — The Restoration Movement / Doty Settlement Cemetery |
| | Side A: The Restoration Movement
In the early years of the nineteenth century, a religious unrest known as the Second Great Awakening spread across much of the American frontier. Among the most influential of the evolving religious organizations were the Campbellites, or Disciples of Christ, founded in the 1820s by Thomas and Alexander Campbell. The Campbellite movement sought to "restore" New Testament Christianity by calling for a return to the primitive church revealed in the gospels. . . . — Map (db m24051) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — The Verlin L. Pulley Tower |
| | The life of Verlin L. Pulley was
long intertwined with Miami University.
A member of the class of 1925
A trustee from 1959 to 1965
A resident orf Oxford since graduation
and mayor of Oxford from 1936-1940
The founder of Capitol Varsity Cleaning Company
one of the largest dry-cleaning companies in the United States.
Verlin and his wife, Corola Wood Pulley '25,
were the parents of three Miami graduates:
William W. Pulley, MBA '58
Robert W. Pulley '52
Thomas W. Pulley . . . — Map (db m25006) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — William Holmes McGuffey 1800 - 1873 |
| | Who, while professor in Miami
University compiled the famous
McGuffey Readers which established
the social standards of the Great
Middle West of the United States
for three-quarters of a century.
Professor of Miami University 1825-36
President of Ohio University 1839-43
Professor of University of Virginia 1845-73
Eminent Divine and Philosopher
Peer of Great College Teachers
Inspirer of Young Men
The First Lesson of
The First McGuffey First Reader
1836 . . . — Map (db m24781) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Oxford — 14-9 — William Holmes McGuffey House |
| | Side A: William Holmes McGuffey (1800-1873) was a Miami University faculty member in 1836 when he compiled the first edition of the McGuffey Eclectic Reader in this house. His Reader taught lessons in reading, spelling, and civic education by using memorable stories of honesty, hard work, thrift, personal respect, and moral and ethical standards alongside illustrative selections from literary works. The six-edition series increased in difficulty and was developed with the help of . . . — Map (db m24012) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Shandon — 17-9 — Paddy's Run |
| | Side A:
The foundation for the first Welsh settlement in Ohio was laid on June 29, 1801, when William and Morgan Gwilym purchased land in what is now Morgan Township at the Cincinnati Land Office. The Welsh, who settled in Pennsylvania beginning in the late eighteenth century, moved westward and settled here in 1802. This area was also the major terminus for the 1818 migration from Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire in Wales. In 1803 a Congregational Church was organized and services were . . . — Map (db m23991) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Trenton — Founder's Park |
| | Site of the home of Trenton's founder, Michael Pearce, and his wife, Phebe Squier Pearce. The family migrated from New Jersey in 1801, purchased 1,500 acres, and settled in this location. Michael Pearce and David Enyeart platted the village of 33 lots in 1816 under the name of Bloomfield. The name was changed to Trenton in 1820 upon application for a Post Office. — Map (db m29681) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), Trenton — 18-9 — The Village of Trenton / The Elk Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery |
| |
Side A: The Village of Trenton
Platted 1816. Incorporated as Village 1895. Became a city 1971
Trenton's founder, Michael Pearce, came to the area in 1801. The original village of 33 lots was named Bloomfield. When the post office was established in 1820, it was named Trenton to honor the founder's home state of New Jersey. Pearce's son-in-law, Squier Littell, was the first resident doctor in Butler County. Originally settled by the English, Trenton saw a migration of Germans by . . . — Map (db m28792) HM |
| Ohio (Butler County), West Chester — 20-9 — The Voice of America Bethany Station |
| | During the height of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt turned to the innovative engineers of the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation to build powerful short wave radio transmitters capable of delivering broadcasts overseas. On farm fields near Crosley's WLW facility, six 200 kilowatt transmitters and 24 directional reentrant rhombic antennas were built and on September 23, 1944, the Voice of America Bethany Station was dedicated. The first broadcast was directed at Nazi Germany and began . . . — Map (db m23994) HM |
| Ohio (Carroll County), Carrollton — “Fighting McCook” Home |
| | Build 1830 by Maj. Daniel McCook, Sr. Birthplace of four younger of his nine sons, eight of whom with the father served in the Civil War. All commissioned officers except one. Surg'n Latimer A.; Gen. George W.; Maj.-Gen. Robert L.; Maj.-Gen A. McDowell; Brig.-Gen. Daniel, Jr.; Maj.-Gen. Edwin S.;'Priv. Charles M.; Col. John J. — Map (db m291) HM |
| Ohio (Carroll County), Carrollton — 1-10 — The Fighting McCooks and the Civil War |
| | Major Daniel McCook of Carrollton and his 9 sons and their cousins, the 5 sons of Dr. John McCook of Steubenville, won popular acclaim for their outstanding service in the United States Army an Navy.
“TRIBE OF DAN”
Maj. Daniel: mortally wounded at Buffington Island.
Maj Latimer: a surgeon.
Brig. Gen. George: early regimental commander
Midshipman John: died at sea.
Brig. Gen. Alexander: commander of the 20th Corps.
Brig. Gen. Daniel Jr.: mortally wounded at Kennesaw . . . — Map (db m290) HM |
| Ohio (Carroll County), Carrollton — The First Courthouse |
| | Site of Carroll County's first courthouse, built in 1835. Bricks were burned one block west in the Atkinson-McCook brickyard and laid in "Flemish Bond" style. The bell was cast in Pittsburgh in 1842, shipped by boat to Wellsville, and brought to Carrollton by ox-cart. George Y. Hampson, contractor; Peter Herold, Sr., carpenter. First elected commissioners were John Shober, William Davis and James Ferrall. — Map (db m289) HM |
| Ohio (Carroll County), Salineville — Morgans Raid |
| | Here on July 26, 1863 occurred the northernmost engagement of Confederate forces during the Civil War. In this immediate area, troops under Major General John H. Morgan, C.S.A., and General James Shackelford, U.S.A., met in full engagement. After evading Union troops, Morgans forces were re-formed at Norristown, from whence they proceeded to West Point, where Morgan surrendered his command. — Map (db m243) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Mechanicsburg — 16-11 — Addison White |
| | Side A:
Congress passed Fugitive Slave Laws in 1793 and 1850, allowing federal marshals to arrest slaves that had escaped to the North and take them back to their southern owners. They could also arrest northerners suspected of aiding runaway slaves. These laws were contested throughout the North, including Ohio where one case received national press. It involved escaped slave Addison White who arrived in Mechanicsburg in August 1856. There he met abolitionist Udney Hyde and stayed at . . . — Map (db m13760) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Mechanicsburg — 23-11 — James Roy Hopkins |
| | Side A:
James R. Hopkins was born May 17, 1877, in Irwin and graduated from Mechanicsburg High School in 1895. As a child, he gained exposure to art through his mother, Nettie, an accomplished self-taught water colorist. Hopkins enrolled at The Ohio State University to study electrical engineering, but realized a strong desire to study art. In 1898, Hopkins entered the Art Institute of Cincinnati, studying under noted artist Frank Duveneck and acquiring the academic draftsmanship that . . . — Map (db m13729) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Mechanicsburg — 9-11 — Joseph E. Wing |
| | Joseph E. Wing was one of the first persons to identify, promote, and grow alfalfa as a forage crop east of the Mississippi River. He developed his interest in alfalfa while in Utah, where he worked on a cattle ranch. When he returned, Wing began promoting the alfalfa culture, traveling among farmers in Champaign County and neighboring counties. Eventually, his travels, lectures, and study of soils, crops, and animals took him around the world. Wing also worked on the staff of the Breeders . . . — Map (db m13761) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Mechanicsburg — 25-11 — Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church |
| | The Mechanicsburg United Methodist congregation was founded in the early nineteenth century and met first in open-air camp meetings before moving into a small log school building. In 1820 the congregation built a wood framed church on East Sandusky Street and that building was replaced with a brick structure in 1838. The congregation split in 1853 into Trinity Methodist and First Methodist with both groups serving the village of Mechanicsburg for 103 years before coming back together in 1956. . . . — Map (db m13730) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Mechanicsburg — 19-11 — Second Baptist Church |
| | Side A:
This site has long served the religious, education, and public interests of the residents of Mechanicsburg. A local Methodist congregation built its first church here in 1820, and the townspeople also used the structure as its village school. The Methodists replaced their original structure in 1837, using brick as the main building material. As the Methodist congregation grew, however, it was determined that a larger, more permanent structure was needed. As a result, the . . . — Map (db m13731) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — 22-11 — A. B. Graham |
| | Albert B. “A. B.” Graham was born in Champaign County on March 13, 1868, the son of Joseph and Esther Graham. He was raised in a small rural home, but a fire destroyed the house in 1879, and the family moved to Lena where Graham attended local schools, graduating at age 17. After attending the National Normal University in Lebanon, he returned to Champaign County where he taught, then became principal, and later an innovative superintendent. Graham also was enthusiastic about . . . — Map (db m13789) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — 24-11 — Lincoln Funeral Train |
| | President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, created a national tragedy, and the nation mourned as his body was transported by rail from Washington D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. In Champaign County, Ohio, the train passed through Urbana and Westville late at night April 29 and traveled through the Blue Hills for eight miles of dangerous curves and hills to arrive in St. Paris. Reaching the summit in St. Paris, the train paused near Springfield . . . — Map (db m13790) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — Site of Walborn & Riker Co. |
| | This company was known world wide for quality pony pleasure vehicles, 1881 - 1914 — Map (db m13803) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — St. Paris and Johnson Township World War I Memorial |
| | In grateful remembrance of
“Our Boys” who answered their Country's call
in the World War Apr. 6. 1917-Nov. 11. 1918
Saint Paris Johnson Twp.
Reverse When the service flag has faded, and the hands that it caressed have been folded calm and peaceful on each Mother's loving breast, then the torch they passed unto us, we will bear forever on. With our lives we will defend it, we like they will carry on. — Map (db m13807) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — St. Paris and Johnson Township World War II Memorial |
| | In memory of those who died for us in World War II:
Niece, Robert
Richeson, Herman
Rush, Ralph M.
Cretors, Robert K.
Leasure, Karl
Mott, Garner
Peacock, Eldon D.
To the memory of those who served in World War II this symbol is erected to immortalize the honor, respect and gratitude of a people.
Through their sacrifices our world has once again been assured of freedom of speech, freedom of want, freedom of fear, and freedom of worship.
Dedicated this . . . — Map (db m13806) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), St. Paris — St. Paris Korea and Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men and women of this community who helped preserve the freedom of all humanity for all ages to come.
Killed in Action Korea
Kermit E. Jenkins Nelson A. Biddle
Vietnam Philip L. Grieser William M. Short — Map (db m13805) WM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 5-11 — Bailey and Barclay Halls / Johnny Appleseed |
| | Side A: Bailey and Barclay Halls
Urbana University was established by the Swedenborgian Church in 1850. Bailey Hall (1853), named after Francis Bailey (1735-1815), was designed by W. Russell West, architect of the Statehouse of Ohio. Bailey was an American Revolutionary War hero, official printer of the Continental Congress and printer of The Freeman's Journal or the North American Intelligencer. He also printed The True Christian Religion papers. John (Johnny Appleseed) . . . — Map (db m13808) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — Capt. Simon Kenton |
| | The Grave of
Capt. Simon Kenton
1755 - 1836
Revolutionary War Soldier
Clark Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops
Brigadier General of the Ohio Militia - 1812
Inscription on Gravestone:
In
Memory
of
Gen. Simon Kenton
Who was born April 3rd,
1755, in Culpepper Co. Va.
& Died, April 29th, 1836
Aged 81 years & 26 days.
His Fellow Citizens of the west,
Will long remember him, as
the skillful Pioneer of early
times, the brave soldier, &
the . . . — Map (db m38277) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — Champaign County Civil War Memorial |
| | To the memory of those brave men of Champaign Co who died in the War to Save the Union, 1861-5.
Dedicated Dec. 7. 1871 — Map (db m14507) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 15-11 — Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway |
| | [Marker Front]:
The Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (DS&U) was an “Interurban” rail system that ran between the cities of Urbana, Springfield and Dayton. Its beginning can be traced to the franchise given to William H. Hanford to operate a single line of electrical railway between Springfield and the southern boundary of Champaign County in 1895. Hanford then sold his rights to John G. Webb of Springfield and Colonel Frederich Colburn of Kentucky, who along . . . — Map (db m13811) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 1-11 — Harmony Lodge No. 8 Free and Accepted Masons |
| | A group of Freemasons, inspired by the concepts of a new country, of Freedom with Responsibility, Brotherly Love, and Truth, formed Harmony Lodge near this site in 1809, the first Masonic lodge in western Ohio. Meetings were held in the log court house, located on Lot 174, East Court Street, and also in Dayton and Springfield. — Map (db m13820) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — C22 — Hull's Headquarters |
| | Here, Gen. William Hull largely recruited his army for his campaign against the British at Detroit, in the War of 1812. — Map (db m13821) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 3-11 — In Memory of Simon Kenton |
| | Simon Kenton who is buried here. During the Revolutionary War he frequently served as scout under George Rogers Clark and later praised Clark for his role in saving the Kentucky settlements. Kenton's Indian captivity of 1778-79 acquainted him with the Mad River Country where he subsequently provided leadership in its development. Though a legendary frontier scout and rifleman, Kenton was never biased against the Indians. — Map (db m34088) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 13-11 — John Anderson Ward Farmstead / John Quincy Adams Ward & Edgar Melville Ward |
| | Side A: John Anderson Ward Farmstead
John Anderson Ward had this Federal style house constructed from 1823-1825 on land inherited from his father, Urbana's founder Colonel William Ward. The Colonel's will stipulated that a local mason use 26,500 bricks to build the house and be paid $80.00. The original house is thought to have had four rooms, two rooms each on the first and second floors and both divided by central hallways. John and his wife Eleanor Ward reared seven children in . . . — Map (db m13822) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 26-11 — Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad |
| | The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company was chartered by the State of Ohio in January 1832 to connect west central Ohio with northern Ohio and Lake Erie. It was the first company to be incorporated for railroad purposes in the state. Construction started in Sandusky in 1835. By June 1849, the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad was completed to Springfield. Through a series of mergers, the railroad became known as the Big Four Railroad in 1890. It came under control of the New York Central . . . — Map (db m13824) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 27-11 — Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad |
| | Champaign County residents James [sic-Joseph] Vance (1786-1852) and John H. James (1800-1881) were among the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad's first officers, serving as president and treasurer, respectively. Vance emerged as a leader in the War of 1812 and, in the same year, was elected to public office. In 1836, Vance resigned as president of the railroad to become the twelfth governor of Ohio. Finances for the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad were obtained in large measure through the . . . — Map (db m13825) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — C 22X — Simon Kenton 1775 — 1836 |
| | In Oakland Cemetery, one mile east,is the grave and monument of Simon Kenton, pioneer, soldier, Indian scout; also, "The Indian Hunter," by J.Q.A.Ward, noted sculptor and native of Urbana, now marking his grave. — Map (db m44106) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 21-11 — The Johnson Manufacturing Company |
| | Side A: The Johnson Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1902 by brothers James B., J. Will, Isaac T., and Charles F. Johnson, all of Quaker heritage. The company manufactured tin and galvanized iron ware for railroad lines across the United States. The initial product was the No. 1 long-spouted locomotive oiler with the patented dripless spout. That was quickly followed by other types of oil cans, signaling equipment, engine buckets, tallow pots, torches, track inspection devices, . . . — Map (db m13823) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern |
| | This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern, Headquarters of Gov. Meigs during the quartering of Gen. Hull's Army at Urbana in the War of 1812. — Map (db m19798) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — 11-11 — Warren G. Grimes / Grimes Field |
| | Warren G. Grimes
Raised in an Ohio orphanage, Warren G. Grimes (1898-1975) ran away after finishing the ninth grade and at age 16 went to work for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He later became a partner in an electrical business where he was instrumental in designing and developing the first lights for the Ford Tri-Motor airplane. In 1930 Grimes moved to Urbana and founded a small lighting fixture plant, Grimes Manufacturing. The inventor of the familiar red, green, and white . . . — Map (db m13818) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Urbana — Xue, Bian, and Sun Memorial |
| | These Urbana University MBA students lost their lives in an auto accident in Springfield, OH.
Gone but not forgotten
Xue, Bing (Jo)
12/31/1982-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Bian, Jin (Jack)
10/13/1979-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Sun, Yan (Zoe)
6/22/1982-3/8/2007 — Map (db m13810) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), West Liberty — 10-11 — Mt. Tabor Church / Mt. Tabor Cemetery |
| | Mt. Tabor Church Side A: The first Mt. Tabor Church, a log meetinghouse, was erected on this site in 1816. It stood on land originally selected by Griffith and Martha Evans for a graveyard at the death of their daughter circa 1812. Deeds show the Evans family gave two and one half acres of land “for the purpose of erecting a meetinghouse and establishing a burying site.” Camp meetings, religious gatherings popular in frontier Ohio, were held on the hillside west of the . . . — Map (db m13769) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), West Liberty — 7-11 — Ohio Caverns |
| | In 1897, a farm boy investigating the disappearance of water into a sinkhole in a nearby field discovered this system of subterranean passageways. Digging down a few feet, he found an opening to a cave that had begun forming perhaps several thousand years earlier during the Ice Age in soluble limestone bedrock that was approximately 400 million years old. Ground water dripping down from the cavern's ceiling continues to form stalactites, stalagmites, and mineral coatings on the cavern's walls, . . . — Map (db m13775) HM |
| Ohio (Champaign County), Westville — 18-11 — Harvey Haddix |
| | Baseball great Harvey Haddix was born on September 18, 1925, and grew up on a farm just south of Westville. He attended Westville School until March 1940 and played his first organized baseball at this site. Entering Major League Baseball in 1952, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles in a career that lasted until 1965. In 1959, while with Pittsburgh, he pitched what some believe to be the greatest game ever . . . — Map (db m13888) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Enon — Mad River Township Civil War Memorial |
| | In memory of the Patriots of Mad River Township who died for the Union. 1865. — Map (db m13302) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), North Hampton — North Hampton Veterans Memorial |
| | In memory of those who served God and Country.
[Post 4358 Veterans Panel on Memorial]:
Post 4358
Gerald Armstrong
George Armstrong
Harry Baker
James Baker
Robert Donnelly
Glen Fuller
Robert Fuller
Howard Grieser
Clarence Gruse
Virgil Hoberty
Robert Hardman
Floyd Johnson
Lyman Lipincott
Kenneth MacGillivray
Robert MacGillivray
Archie Miller
Phillip Neese
George Trego
Rebert Wade
Joseph Scott . . . — Map (db m13905) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), North Hampton — 5-12 — Springfield, Troy, & Piqua Electric Railway |
| | [Marker Front]:
Asa Bushnell, former Governor of Ohio, encouraged by the light grade of the land, decided to establish the Springfield, Troy, and Piqua Railway (ST&P) in July 1904. The interurban traction line utilized sixty-pound rail and traveled over only one bridge. With direct current electricity generated in Springfield, the ST&P used four double-ended fifty-foot cars, each with a railroad roof, arch windows, GE-57 engines, and fifty-horsepower motors. The ST&P traveled from . . . — Map (db m13890) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — A. B. Graham Founder of 4-H |
| | On January 15, 1902, Mr. Albert B. Graham called to order the first meeting of a “Boys' and Girls' Agriculture Experiment Club”. Before growing season 85 children from 10 to 15 years of age had already volunteered to join. One hundred years later, 286,000 Ohio youth join children from the other 49 States and 86 foreign countries in 4-H membership.
Mike Major has sculpted a youthful Graham with two of his early club members as they present their projects.
Funding provided by: . . . — Map (db m13217) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Battle of Piqua August 8, 1780 |
| | Within this park and immediate vicinity, former site of the Shawnee Indian Village of Piqua. The Shawnees and their British Allies were defeated by General George Rogers Clark with his army of Kentucky Frontiersmen. This battle greatly advanced the cause of the American Revolution on the Western Front. — Map (db m35295) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — 2-12 — City Building |
| | The Old City Building and Market, also known as the Municipal Building or Marketplace, was designed by local architect Charles A. Cregar. It was completed in 1890 at a cost of $250,000. Vendors, who sold meats, fish, provisions, vegetables, and other products, used the first floor of the building as a city market. The second and third floors accommodated city offices, the police department, the City Council Chamber, and City Hall, which doubled as an opera house. The Old City Building and . . . — Map (db m13309) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Clark County Memorial |
| | This building erected AD 1915 by the People of Clark County in memory of the Soldiers, Sailors, Marines & Pioneers of Clark County — Map (db m13284) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Clark County Revolutionary War Memorial |
| |
In memory of the men
buried in Clark County
who fought in the
American Revolution
1775 - 1783
Lt. John Bancroft Jacob Ellsworth
William McIntire Frederick Brown
Samuel Lippincott Sr. James Kelly
Corneilus Toland Isaac Davisson
Lt. Jesse Christy Benjamin Bridge
Elijah Beardsley John Kellar
Merryfield Vicory George McCleace
Capt. Richard Bacon Jacob Ebersole
Stephen Harriman ____ Farnum
Lt. Henry Dawson James Galloway
John Craig George . . . — Map (db m28796) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — 1-12 — Davey Moore Park |
| | Davey Moore was the Featherweight Champion of the World from 1959 to 1963, punching his way to a 56-6-1 record while always admitting that "Only 10 seconds separate me from being champion or nothing." A tough little boxer with a powerful punch, he died at the age of 29, a victim of the sport he loved. Born November 1, 1933, a fighter from the age of 14, he died March 25, 1963. — Map (db m13277) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — DeMint Memorial Park |
| | Where Would We Be Without Them
Dedicated to the Veterans of Clark County and the DeMint Family — Map (db m13354) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Esplanade/Fountain Square |
| | Since 1826, the Esplanade has been the traditional center of Springfield and Clark County. The National Road passed within one block of “Market Square” as it was then called. Three city halls, several hotels, train stations, and numerous commercial interests were located here. It was the site of the Champion Reaper Plant, the company that made Springfield the “Champion City”, and Kelly's Springfield Arcade. The Esplanade has hosted scores of parades, community . . . — Map (db m13316) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — General George Rogers Clark / Tecumseh |
| | [Front Side of Marker]
Here
General
George Rogers
Clark
With his Kentucky soldiers
Defeated and drove
From this region
The Shawnee Indians
August 8 1780
Thus aiding to make
The Northwest Territory
Part of the United States
[Reverse Side of Marker]
Tecumseh
The Great Indian Chief
Was born here in the
Shawnee Village
of Piqua
About 1768 — Map (db m35379) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — George Rogers Clark Namesake of Clark County |
| | In June of 1780 British and Indian forces seized Ruddle's and Martin's Stations in Kentucky. On August 8, 1780 George Rogers Clark led a force of nearly 1000 Kentucky militia under authority of Virginia to engage the British led Shawnee at the Village of Peckuwe approximately 6 miles west of here where George Rogers Clark Park now exists. This was the largest Revolutionary War Battle fought west of the Allegheny Mountains and helped to diminish the British influence in the west.
Sculptor . . . — Map (db m13887) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — H. A. "Harry" Toulmin Sr. (1859 - 1942) Offices at Suites 47 - 48 Bushnell Building |
| | Toulmin, as patent attorney for the Wright Brothers, plays a key role in one of the greatest sagas in American history. After failing to obtain the necessary patents on their own, the Wright's hire Toulmin to defend their inventions. His legal work guides them through numerous counter claims by competitors and thus leads to the award of the pioneering patent for the “flying machine” in May 1906 and four additional patents for aircraft controls over the next eight years.
Toulmin . . . — Map (db m13907) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — In Memory of Those Men Who Died in the Battle of Piqua |
| | "In memory of those men who died in
the Battle of Piqua, August 8, 1780,
the largest Revolutionary War battle
West of the Alleghenies." — Map (db m35288) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — John M. Temple 43rd Infantry US Army 12/10/31 - 02/21/99 |
| | Dedicated to the Springfield community in memory of
John M. Temple, 43rd Infantry US Army
He was a man of honor and integrity. This is the legacy he left behind for others to follow and build upon to continue their journey, pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.
He loved his family and loved his country. The Marine Corp [sic] Drill Team Honor Guard proudly bid farewell to a comrade during this dedication on September 1999 — Map (db m13906) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Madonna of the Trail |
| | In 1912, Congress appropriated funds for a new highway, the National Old Trails Road, or Ocean-to-Ocean Highway. The route crossed 12 states from Maryland to California following much of the National Road and the Santa Fe Trail. To celebrate the designation of the National Old Trails Road, the daughters of the American Revolution commissioned 12 statues as a tribute to the pioneer women who braved the uncertainties of the great journey west. The sculpture depicts a pioneer mother with an infant . . . — Map (db m45529) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Oliver S. Kelly 1824 - 1904 |
| | Raised on farms in Greene Township, O.S. Kelly became one of the most respected local businessmen and benefactors of his age. A skilled carpenter, he made his fortune building housing for miners during the California gold rush. Upon returning to the area he entered into a partnership with William Whitely and Jerome Fassler to produce agricultural machines, such as the famed Champion Reaper. After leaving the company in 1881 he built Kelly's Arcade and Hotel and established the O.S. Kelly Co., . . . — Map (db m13312) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Peckuwe Shawnee Memorial |
| | The Shawnee village of Peckuwe stood on this site until August 8, 1780. This village was inhabited by the Peckuwe and Kispoko Divisions of the Shawnee Tribe.
The Shawnee, along with the other tribes in Ohio, often placed a large cedar pole in center of their villages. The pole would serve as a calendar by casting its shadow on pre-designated spots during the year. It would also be used as a gathering place, and decorated to identify the village inhabitants.
Today a new pole erected by . . . — Map (db m35274) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — 4-12 — Pennsylvania House / The National Road |
| | Pennsylvania House
David Snively built the Federal-style Pennsylvania House in 1839 along the newly constructed National Road. This tavern and inn was an important stopover for livestock drovers and pioneers traveling by foot, on horseback, or in Conestoga wagons during the westward expansion of the United States in the nineteenth century. Dr. Isaac K. Funk, of Funk & Wagnalls fame, lived in the house in the 1840s while his father served as its tavern keeper. Closed as an inn after the . . . — Map (db m13278) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Purple Heart Memorial Combat Wounded Veterans |
| | Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars. My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my countrys way to show they care. If I could be seen by all mankind maybe peace will come in my lifetime.
Erected by Chapter #620, Military Order of the Purple Heart — Map (db m13355) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Simon Kenton |
| | Famed Indian fighter, associate of Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark, soldier of the Revolution and the War of 1812 - Leading settler of the Mad River Valley, built his first home in Ohio a few hundred feet east of this spot. — Map (db m44113) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Site of Simon Kenton's First Log Cabin Home in Ohio |
| | Site of Simon Kenton's
first log cabin home
in Ohio - Built beside
the old war trail over
which he was led into
captivity - Scene of
his killing the last
Indian slain in combat
in Clark County — Map (db m44177) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Site of Springfield's First Church 1805 1955 |
| | Site of Springfield's First Church
Placed by Central Methodist Church
October 16, 1955 — Map (db m13912) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Snyder Park |
| | Erected June 1904 by the people of Springfield to the memory of John and David L. Snyder who gave and amply endowed Snyder Park — Map (db m13909) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Springfield City Hall Bell |
| | This bell from Springfield's first City Hall, located on this site in 1848, is placed here to honor the school children of Springfield and Clark County who participated in the Esplanade/Fountain Square Project.
Time capsule encased beneath this bell.
October 14, 1993 — Map (db m13356) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — Tecumseh (1768-1813) |
| | Statesman, Warrior and Patriot was born March 1768, three miles west of Springfield, close to Route 40 - State Route 369 - at the Shawnee Indian Town called Piqua. Site of the battle of Piqua, August 8th, 1780, presently George Rogers Clark Memorial Park.
As a leader of the Shawnee tribe and a spokesman for the Western Indian he resolutely resisted encroachment on their territory.
Through his efforts and under his leadership the Indian Tribes for a time combined in confederation in an . . . — Map (db m35123) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — The A. B. Graham Building |
| | In this building, on January 15, 1902, A. B. Graham organized the first boys and girls agricultural club in the United States out of which grew the 4-H Clubs of America. — Map (db m13220) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — The Battle of Piqua August 8th, 1780 |
| | Approximately three miles west of Springfield at the present site of George Rogers Clark Memorial Park lay the Shawnee Indian Town called Piqua. This town was the site of the battle of Piqua on August 8th, 1780 - one of the last battles of the American Revolution in the West.
General George Rogers Clark with his Kentucky soldiers defeated and drove from this area the Shawnee Indians thus aiding to make the Northwest Territory part of the United States. The battle was a significant one in . . . — Map (db m35171) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — The Battle of Piqua, or Picawey |
| | Before you lay Piqua, or Picawey, a Shawnee settlement where 1,000 Kentucky militiamen under Col. George Rogers Clark defeated an alliance of Shawnee, Delaware, Mingo and Wyandot warriors on August 8, 1780 in the largest battle fought west of the Allegheny Mountains during the Revolutionary War.
Intent on halting Indian raids into Kentucky, Clark marched in seven days from the Ohio River to the Mad River. Crossing in the early afternoon nearly a mile downstream from here fierce fighting . . . — Map (db m34207) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — 3-12 — The Birthplace of 4-H |
| | A. B. Graham, superintendent of Springfield Township Rural schools in Clark County, established the "Boys and Girls Agricultural Experiment Club," which revolutionized agricultural education and non-formal youth development methods. The first meeting of the club, said to be the nation's first farm club for young people, was held at this site on January 15, 1902 in the basement of the Clark County Courthouse. This was the start of what would be called a "4-H Club" a few years later. Through the . . . — Map (db m13216) HM |
| Ohio (Clark County), Springfield — The National Road |
| | A short distance west of the Springfield City limits at the top of Sugar Grove Hill ended the continuous metaled or paved portion of the National Road. The National Road was, outside of the navigable rivers and harbors, the first great internal improvement of the fledgling nation, the United States of America. This road commenced at Cumberland, Maryland and continued through the mountains to Brownsville; Washington, Pennsylvania; Wheeling, West Virginia; Zanesville, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio and . . . — Map (db m45531) HM |
| Ohio (Clermont County), Point Pleasant — Grant Birthplace 1st President born in a "mobile home" |
| | Point Pleasant was a tiny huddle of cabins in what was considered the raw Western frontier in 1822. Grant's family lived here until he was about a year old and then moved to Georgetown, Ohio. Neither Grant nor his family would have imagined his birthplace would become a "mobile home."
After Grant's death in 1885, the house became a traveling memorial to the Civil War hero and president. The house was moved by towboat to Cincinnati for public exhibition. In 1888, it was displayed at Goodale . . . — Map (db m45032) HM |
| Ohio (Clermont County), Point Pleasant — 4-13 — Grant Memorial Bridge |
| | The cast iron nameplate mounted on the walkway is one of two that were formerly located on the original Grant Memorial Bridge. The original steel truss structure was constructed from 1925-1927 by the Brookville Construction Company, Brookville, Ohio, at a cost of $62,192.60. The bridge was dedicated as a memorial to General Ulysses S. Grant, eighteenth President of the United States, whose Point Pleasant birthplace is located near the west end of the bridge. The original bridge became . . . — Map (db m44952) HM |
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