| Ohio (Fairfield County), Baltimore — 4-23 — The Ohio & Erie Canal and the "Twin Cities" / The Ohio & Erie Canal and the Dry Dock Lock |
| | The Ohio & Erie Canal and the "Twin Cities"
On this site the Ohio & Erie Canal flowed south and down-level under the Market Street Bridge. Nearby Pawpaw Creek and the canal culturally divided the Swiss settlers to the west in Basil and the Virginia pioneers to the east in New Market (Baltimore by 1833). In March 1825, the "Twin Cities" were "dedicated" one day apart and energized a feud that often erupted at the bridge where "the boys of one village entered the other at their peril and . . . — Map (db m12344) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Bremen — Bremen World Wars Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m27107) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Bremen — Wesley Chapel |
| |
Stone from area of
Wesley Chapel • 1806
First edifice of the
Bremen United
Methodist Church
First trustees
Zebulon Holliday
George Blosser
Eli Gardner — Map (db m27106) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Carroll — Carroll |
| | Founded in 1829 at the junction of the Ohio, Erie and Hocking Canal — Map (db m12286) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Carroll — Carroll War Memorials |
| | [World Wars Marker]:
To honor those who served in the Armed Forces of their country during World Wars I ad II (1947)
[Korean/Vietnam Marker]:
To honor those who served in the Armed Forces of their country during the Koean and Vietanm Conflicts (1987) — Map (db m12288) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Carroll — 7-23 — Junction of the Ohio Erie and Lancaster Lateral Canals |
| | Canals were an important means of transportation when Carroll was founded in 1829 by William Tong and his brother Oliver, who chose this site because it was where the proposed intersection of the Lancaster Lateral Canal and Ohio-Erie Canal would be constructed. This is the only site in Fairfield County where two canals met and came to be known simply as "the junction" by local residents. Canals became obsolete with the emergence of railroads and the last canal boat passed through Carroll in 1895. — Map (db m12291) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — 166th Infantry 42nd Division World War Memorial |
| | “In Memoriam”
This plot dedicated to the
Boys of the Rainbow Division
166th Inf. World War 42nd Div.
A list of names is included on the memorial. It is unclear whether this list includes all members from the Lancaster Chapter who served, or those members killed while in service to their country. — Map (db m13223) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman |
| | Birthplace of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Feb 8, 1820; John Sherman – Statesman, May 10, 1823. — Map (db m9609) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Civil War Union Soldiers Memorial — 1861-1865 |
| | In memory of the Union Soldiers who served in the Army from 1861-1865. — Map (db m12918) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Fairfield County |
| | United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Fairfield County Civil War
Davidson, Andrew - Asst. Surgeon - Mississippi 1863
Dorsey, Daniel Allen - 1st Lt. - Georgia 1862
Gregg, Joseph Olds - Captain - Virginia 1864
McDonald, John Wade - Private - Tennessee 1862
*Parrott, Jacob - 1st Lieutenant - Georgia 1862
Prentice, Joseph Rollin - Private - Tennessee 1862
Sturgeon, James K. - Private - Georgia 1864
Wilhelm, George Lt. - Colonel - Mississippi . . . — Map (db m12157) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Fairfield County Veterans Memorial |
| | For God and Country
we dedicate this memorial
in loving memory of our
veterans, friends, and
relatives who have
served their country so
we may continue to
enjoy freedom and a
democracy.
Duty, Honor, Country
Dedicated November 11, 1985 — Map (db m14239) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Floral Hills All American Veterans Memorial |
| | In Memory of All American Veterans
These flagpoles are dedicated to the memory of our loved ones who served in the Armed Forces.
The American Veteran - Forever a symbol of heroism, sacrifice, loyalty, and freedom
[Separate markers, around the base of the main flagpole, read]:
Flag flying in memory of all veterans who served their country — Map (db m12721) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — General William Tecumseh Sherman — 1820–1891 |
| | Famous Civil War General. His brilliant military strategy was the major force to end the Civil War and preserve the Union.
Commanding General of the United States Army, 1869–1883.
Birthplace, Lancaster, Ohio. — Map (db m9597) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Lancaster’s Richard Outcault — 1863–1928 |
| | He created the first comic strip ... De Yellow Kid.
•
“And Buster Brown too!” — Map (db m9601) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — Lieutenants Ross Frazier and Paul Hughes Memorial |
| |
These trees are a living memorial
to members who made the supreme
sacrifice for American Ideals.
Lt Ross Frazier
Lt Paul Hughes
Planted April 23 1939
Dedicated May 30 1947 — Map (db m27108) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — 5-23 — The Fifty Star Flag — A Symbol of America |
| | The design for the fifty star flag was born here at Lancaster High School in 1958 when student Robert Heft designed it for a history class project. Reasoning that since Alaska was seeking admission as a state and that Hawaii would soon follow, Heft constructed a fifty star flag from an old 48-star flag using blue cloth to replace the field and white adhesive for the stars. When Heft received a B- on his project, his teacher, Stanley Pratt, promised that he would raise the grade if he submitted . . . — Map (db m12478) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lancaster — 6-23 — William Tecumseh Sherman |
| | Lancaster’s native son, Civil War General William
Tecumseh Sherman, was a four star military
genius. He played a major role in the Union
victory during the Civil War as a brilliant commander
and grand strategist who revolutionized war by
incorporating psychological and economic warfare
into his military tactics, culminating with the
famous “March to the Sea” through Georgia. In
retrospect, he declared “War is Hell.” Honoring
an allegiance to the United States . . . — Map (db m9599) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Lockville — Ohio's Canal System |
| | Ohio's 1000-mile network of navigable canals, constructed between 1825 and 1847, provided a system of economical transportation where none had previously existed. The canals opened many markets for its agriculture and industrial products, and attracted thousands of immigrants to the state. Today only a few of the deep excavations, the high earthen embankments and the massive structures of timber and cut stone are left to remind us of our debt to those who built Ohio's first transportation . . . — Map (db m17139) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Millersport — 3-23 — Deep Cut at the Licking Summit / Millersport and the Ohio-Erie Canal |
| | Side A: Deep Cut at the Licking Summit
Digging of the Ohio-Erie Canal began in 1825, and the first canal boat navigated the Deep Cut at Licking Summit in 1831. The surrounding swamps were drained to create the Licking Reservoir, today known as Buckeye Lake, in order to supply adequate water for the canal going north to Coshocton and south to Circleville. After the canal route was established, the state engineers discovered that there was a ridge of hills located south of the proposed . . . — Map (db m14461) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Millersport — Millersport World War II Memorial |
| | This memorial dedicated by
Citizens of Millersport
to perpetuate the memory of our valiant citizens
who sacrificed their lives for God and Country
and honoring those who served in our armed forces
World War II
In Memoriam
List of names follows — Map (db m14462) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), New Strasburg — 2-23 — Pioneer Lutherans |
| | The Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized August 23, 1812. According to available records, in 1813 the first meeting in Ohio of the “Special Conferences” called by the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania was held at the church. Pioneer Lutheran pastors, the Reverends Heineke, Henkle, Huet, and Jacob Leist, met to further organize the Christian Witness on the Ohio frontier. — Map (db m13353) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Pickerington — Pickerington Veterans Memorial |
| | In honor of the men and women of the Armed Services of the United States who so valiantly defend our country's honor in times of war and of peace, and at home or on distant shores.
Dedicated on Armed Forces Day, May 18, 1991. Special recognition to Operation Desert Shield/Storm in the Middle East. — Map (db m17431) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Pickerington — The Carnegie Library |
| | Side A:
This Carnegie Library was built in 1916 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation. It was constructed and furnished from a Carnegie Corporation grant of $10,000. Pickerington was one of the smallest of the 1,946 communities in the United States to receive a grant from Andrew Carnegie to build a public library. The building was dedicated September 4, 1916, as the Violet Township Public Library.
At that time, Carnegie grants were not available to municipalities of fewer than 1,000 . . . — Map (db m17432) |
| Ohio (Fairfield County), Thurston — The History of Thurston |
| | Back in the late 1800's and early 1900's, Thurston was the railroad town which everybody knew. The town was the only place in southeast Ohio which a train could turn around 360 degrees and choose which track it would want to go on. Thurston had a huge train depot which served the New York Line, and hundreds of people would pass through each day. During the railroad times, Thurston also had numerous hotels and bars which were famous throughout Fairfield County. At the height of it's time the . . . — Map (db m24813) |
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