| Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — 2-21 — Camp Delaware | | | Near this site, the Union army established two camps on either side of the Olentangy River during the Civil War. Both were known as Camp Delaware. The first camp, situated on the west side of the river in the summer of 1862, was where the white recruits of the 96th and 121st regiments of Ohio Volunteer Infantry were mustered into service. A second camp, on the east side of the Olentangy, was established in the summer of 1863 and became the rendezvous point for most African-American Ohioans . . . — Map (db m12816) | | Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — Oak Grove Cemetery and Arboretum | | | In 1850, this eighty acre tract known as the Kilbourne farm was purchased for use as a cemetery. The “Old Burial Grounds,” located where Ohio Wesleyan's Selby Stadium now stands, had deteriorated and most of those remains were removed to Oak Grove Cemetery. The first internment here was on July 23, 1851. Among those buried here are Moses Byxbe, the founder of the city, the parents of President Rutherford B. Hayes, Ohio Governor Frank B. Willis, Mary Campbell Townley, the only . . . — Map (db m12851) | | Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — Old City Hall and Opera House | | | The old city hall opened in 1882. Its clock tower rose to a height of 92ft. The first floor housed administrative offices, the police department, the jail, and the fire department. A 1,050 seat auditorium known as the Opera House graced the second floor. It was the city's social center for graduations and theatrical productions. Here, also, John Philip Sousa led his band in “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Other celebrities who appeared here included Mark Twain, William McKinley, . . . — Map (db m12852) | | Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — University Hall and Gray Chapel | | | University Hall was completed in 1893. It is constructed of Amherst Sandstone. The bell tower rises to a height of 148 feet. The structure houses administrative offices, classrooms, and the legendary Gray Chapel. Among the celebrities who have appeared here are Robert Frost, Carl Sandberg, Teddy Roosevelt, William McKinley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Margaret Mead, Booker T. Washington, Shirley Temple Black, and Wilma Rudolph. — Map (db m12845) |
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