| Ohio (Coshocton County), West Lafayette — 25-25 — Koquechagachton — Chief White Eyes |
| | In the early 1770s, Chief White Eyes (Koquechagachton) of the Delaware tribe founded White Eyes Town approximately two miles southeast of this marker on a plain near present day West Lafayette. A friend of the Moravian leader David Zeisberger, White Eyes was an ardent supporter of Moravian missionary efforts and kept the Delawares neutral during the American Revolutionary War. White Eyes's dream was to bring his people under the influence of Christianity. He also hoped to establish a fourteenth . . . — Map (db m15175) HM |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), West Lafayette — Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train Accident, September 1950 |
| | In the early morning hours of September 11, 1950, Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train #4, disabled 3/4 mile east of this monument, was struck in the rear by the passenger train, Spirit of St. Louis, resulting in the deaths of 33 soldiers.
The troop train, commanded by LTC Townend, was carrying members of the 109th Field Artillery Battalion en route from Wilkes-Barre to Camp Atterbury before being deployed to Germany during the Korean Conflict.
Radio station WTNS in Coshocton and . . . — Map (db m15271) HM |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), West Lafayette — West Lafayette Volunteer Fire Department Centennial |
| | 100 Years of Service
1895-1995
1993 Building Addition
Chief
Gaylord Hill
Ass't Chief
Glenn Hill
Captain
Don Lusk •
Steve Wilson
Lieutenant
Ron Lusk •
Dallas Hill •
Mike Layton
Firefighters
Jerry Gress •
Dave Guilliams •
Tim Cheney •
Don Bradford •
Scott Matchett •
W. Mark Hale •
Chad Hains •
Toby Manning •
Willie Arnold •
Brent Hains •
Alan Worthington •
Brandon Bradford •
Chad Gallagher •
Sam Maple, Jr. — Map (db m14818) HM |
| Ohio (Coshocton County), West Lafayette — West Lafayette War Memorial |
| | Dedicated Sunday May 28, 1972
by the citizens of this community
in honor of those who served
their country in time of war. — Map (db m15452) HM |
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