| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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