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By William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker | | |
Inscription. Awarded Columbia Cement Division, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., for a Perfect Safety Record in 1931.
Reawarded for a Perfect Safety Record in
1935 1956 1966 1974
1947 1958 1969 1975
1948 1960 1970
1950 1961 1971
1951 1965 1972
1952
Erected 1931 by Portland Cement Association.
Location. 39° 51.669′ N, 82° 6.788′ W. Marker is in East Fultonham, Ohio, in Muskingum County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 22 and Old Town Road, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 22. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Fultonham OH 43735, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Birthplace of Thomas A. Hendricks (approx. 0.9 miles away); G.A.R. Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Stone Academy (approx. 7.5 miles away); Y-Bridge (approx. 7.5 miles away); Zanesville Underground Railroad (approx. 7.6 miles away); Sixth Street Bridge (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Y-Bridge (approx. 7.6 miles away); a different marker also named Y-Bridge (approx. 7.6 miles away). | | | | 
By William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Safety Follows Wisdom Marker | | To the right of the marker is the entrance to what remains of the Columbia Cement plant, which is about 500 meters SSE of the marker, along the western bank of Jonathan Creek. | | |
More about this marker. Near identical markers, also erected starting in the mid-1920s, still stand in many small cement communities around America. The practice of awarding these monuments was abandoned during the 1980s, when costs became prohibitive.
Regarding Safety Follows Wisdom. Columbia Cement Plant abandoned sometime after 1975, date unknown.
Also see . . .
1. Portland Cement Association's Safety Awards. The first “Safety Follows Wisdom” Trophy (or Monument) was awarded to the San Antonio Portland Cement Company in San Antonio, Texas during the Associations Spring Meeting in May 1924. Prior to 1923, a competition was held to create the “Safety Follows Wisdom” design, and the winner was a small team of artists from the Art Institute in Chicago working under the guidance of well-known sculptor, Albin Polasek. That same safety design is still used in the Safety Awards presented today. (Submitted on October 3, 2008.)
2. An article about these monuments in Public Sculpture in New Jersey. "...the classical relief on the face of the monument...was dominated by the allegorical figure of Wisdom. Wisdom is depicted as a nude female figure, probably intended to represent Athena, holding a lighted lamp from antiquity. She is followed by a nude male figure representing Safety. He carries a rudimentary cogwheel. The entire composition is carefully balanced and simply rendered. Despite the essentially utilitarian purpose of these monuments, they possess a quiet dignity and formal grace..." (Submitted on October 3, 2008.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio. This page has been viewed 348 times since then. This page was the Marker of the Week November 30, 2008. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on October 2, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Lancaster, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page. |
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