| Indiana (Adams County), Berne — Adams County Veterans Memorial |
| | In loving memory and appreciation for the men and women of Adams County who served our nation.
This monument is dedicated to those veterans who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their todays for our tomorrows
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
Bixler, David •
Bratmiller, Ehrhart •
Christen, Jesse F. •
Clark, Clarence •
Coffelt, Roy •
Eley, Clelmer Clayton •
Fox, Chester •
Heller, Reuben Hugh •
Henschen, Frank Oliver •
Hirschy, Christian •
Huser, Samuel . . . — Map (db m16999) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Duck Creek: Early Industry and Business Development |
| | Fort Wayne business had a start on Duck Street, named for the 19th century Duck Creek that drained the area from the higher ground near Superior Street into the St. Mary’s River. Along Duck Creek in the 1840s and 50s stood the City Mills, one of the largest mills in early Fort Wayne. Like other streams in the area, Duck Creek afforded an ideal opportunity for the beginnings of industry in the frontier community. The first industrial businesses in the city - blacksmithing, brick and tile making, . . . — Map (db m16997) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Earliest Railroad |
| | The Wabash & Erie Canal was instrumental in the construction of the first railways in Fort Wayne, which quickly became a railroading center in the Midwest. In 1852, along the canal at the present-day railroad elevation that borders the south edge of Headwaters Park at Lafayette Street, the first locomotive was unloaded from a canal boat. The locomotive was placed on tracks that were laid on Lafayette Street and led to the south side of town where the main line of the new Ohio and Indiana . . . — Map (db m16996) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Early Effort To Build A Park |
| | Around the turn of the century, the nationwide “City Beautiful” movement found local expression through the efforts of Charles Mulford Robinson and nationallly known landscape architect George Kessler. Seeking to reclaim the natural beauty of our rivers, Mr. Kessler incorporated them into a sweeping plan of riverside drives and parks that would bring the Indiana landscape into the heart of the city. Proposed in a report presented to the City's Park Board just days before the . . . — Map (db m17034) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Emerine Jane Holman Hamilton — 1810 - 1889 — Pioneer in Religion, Education, Philanthropy, Reform |
| | She encouraged local efforts to form First Presbyterian Church, establish a public library, support the national Women's Suffrage Movement, and donated land for Fort Wayne's first African-American church.
The Hamilton Estate on Clinton Street abounded in flowers, shrubs, and trees and included the homes in which granddaughters Edith, Alice, and Agnes lived.
This gardenscape is a tribute to Emerine's personal elegance and achievements. As it surrounds the plaza, it symbolizes Emerine's . . . — Map (db m16967) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — First Americans |
| | The confluence area of the Three Rivers was known to the native people since as early as the end of the last Ice Age, more than 10,000 years ago. As the glaciers melted and receded, they paused here creating a high point in the topography of the land. Early native people followed the edge of the glacier taking advantage of the food sources it provided, such as vegetation and wild game. The St. Mary's and St. Joseph Rivers join a few hundred yards east of this point and form the Maumee River . . . — Map (db m17064) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Flood Retention Walls |
| | The concrete retention walls at the north end of the plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the flood of 1982 to build a dike to protect the National Guard Armory and other buildings on this site. The flood protection walls, spanning both sides of the Headwaters Park Plaza, are dedicated to the people who helped Fort Wayne become known as the city that saved itself. — Map (db m17061) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Headwaters Park |
| | Architect Eric R. Kuhne was commissioned to design a flood control plan that would provide for a park and premier festival center. It could also serve as a model for flood control in other sections of the country. The Headwaters Park Commission was formed to implement and fund the plan that is now Headwaters Park. Construction to develop approximately thirty acres in the “Thumb” began in 1994 and was completed in 1999. There are approximately twenty acres of parkland that lie in the . . . — Map (db m17037) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Jail Flats |
| | Because of the often soggy conditions that discouraged use as either residential or commercial property, the area of Headwaters Park became known as the Jail Flats. The first jail in Allen County was a two-story hewn-log structure that was enclosed by a board fence, located on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in downtown Fort Wayne. When it burned in 1849, it was promptly replaced. However, after several prisoners escaped, it was determined that a better jail was needed. In 1852, a . . . — Map (db m16998) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — League Park |
| | The first professional organized league baseball game was played here on May 4, 1871 ending in a victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the Cleveland Forest Citys by a score of 2-0. A wooden structure was built in 1883 and rebuilt numerous times over the next several decades. In 1908, Claude Varnell, whose Fort Wayne “Billikins” was a minor league team associated with the St. Louis Cardinals, rebuilt the park. This included the then unique idea of a grass infield. The field, . . . — Map (db m17026) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Little Turtle |
| | Miami Chief Mishikinakwa or Me-she-kin-no-quah, known to the Euro-Americans as Little Turtle, born circa 1747, played a significant role in the settlement of the area surrounding the confluence of the Three Rivers. He was the most successful Native American resistance leader during the frontier wars of the late 1700s. He was also one of President George Washington's greatest concerns in the development of the young United States. It was important to the new nation to hold control of this area, . . . — Map (db m16976) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Miami Legend of the Sandhill Crane |
| | Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as “Twightwees” in various spellings such as the English “Twaatwaa”, “Tweeghtwees” or “Twicktwigs.” A legend about how the name became associated with Miamis extends deep into the early history of its people. It is said that the early Miamis . . . — Map (db m17068) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Pirogue Landing |
| | Terminal point where French-Canadian boats, hollowed from 30-60 foot poplar logs, brought families and cargo up the Maumee River from Toledo and Detroit, and returned furs to Lake Erie in exchange for traders' supplies, from the late 1700's until the canal era of the 1840's — Map (db m16957) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Floods |
| | Most often the rivers here brought prosperity. They are the reason humanbeings settled here; established a land portage to connect with the Wabash River system; and attracted the canal followed by rails, highways, industry, and homes. They brought good, industrious people such as Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman, who was seen in 1830 arriving near this point on the Maumee River with his small boat laden with apple seeds. One significant flood recorded in the Three Rivers area occurred in . . . — Map (db m17030) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Fur Traders and the Military at Fort Wayne |
| | The French built Fort St. Philippe (Fort Miamis) west of this area by 1722, to command the land portage here between the Maumee and Wabash Rivers. It was important to the French to protect the area in their political competition with the British as a strategic location for the potential profit from fur trading with the native people Europeans were ready to supply the goods Native Americans wanted, such as metal tools, utensils, weapons, manufactured cloth materials and decorative items. Because . . . — Map (db m17067) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Wabash & Erie Canal |
| | Anchoring the southern edge of the Headwaters Park “Thumb” until circa 1874, the Wabash & Erie Canal’s importance to transportation to the western part of the United States and to the growth of Fort Wayne was substantial. Headwaters Park is on the “Summit” or highest elevation of the canal project and dependent upon the waters of the St. Joseph River to function. Ground breaking for the canal was held on February 22, 1832. The grand opening was celebrated here, . . . — Map (db m16985) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — These are the Hamilton Women of Fort Wayne |
| | Edith (seated), scholar of Greek and Roman mythology, wrote the classic text, The Greek Way.
Alice (standing), Edith's sister, influential industrial physician, advanced the reform of unsafe working conditions in our nation's factories.
Agnes (with young child), their cousin, accomplished painter and child advocate, worked in settlement houses and founded Fort Wayne's YWCA.
The Hamilton women have made lasting contributions to the well being of citizens on both local and national levels. Fort Wayne is proud of them. — Map (db m16956) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Bombproofs |
| | The arched chambers on either side of the sally port are identical bomb shelters for the fort's soldiers. They were built immediately after the bombardment of 1814, when it became obvious that such places were needed. Fortunately, Fort McHenry was never shelled again, and the bombproofs were never used for their intended purpose.
Contrary to popular belief, the underground rooms in and around the star fort are not "dungeons," despite their iron gates and dark narrow entrances. Bombproofs and . . . — Map (db m12246) |
| Mississippi (Adams County), Natchez — The First Presbyterian Church |
| | Congregation organized in 1817. The Sanctuary was built in 1828-29 and enlarged in 1851. The Romanesque Revival rear addition was built in 1900 in honor of Joseph Stratton, Pastor, 1843-1903. The church and its companion manse on South Rankin Street are two of the finest Federal style buildings in Mississippi. — Map (db m19027) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Allen County Veterans Memorial |
| | A tribute to honor
those who served
our country in the
armed forces — Map (db m22927) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Allen County, Ohio |
| | Allen County was originally Indian territory not opened for settlement until 1817, and was formally surveyed in 1820. County government was organized in 1831 and with the improvement of roads, settlers came and established communities in every part of Allen County. The soil was rich and there were natural springs and salt licks. The greatest single factor in its development was the discovery of oil in 1885 and for a time, the Lima oil fields were the nations [sic] most productive. Allen County . . . — Map (db m22930) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 2-5 — Faurot Oil Well |
| | In 1885, 800 feet north of this marker, Benjamin Faurot struck oil after drilling into the Trenton Rock Limestone formation at a depth of 1,251 feet. This event marked the beginning of the great Oil Boom of northwest Ohio. The ensuing rush brought speculators who drilled hundreds of wells in the Trenton Rock (Lima) Oil Field that stretched from Mercer County north through Wood County in Ohio and west to Indiana. By 1886, the Lima field was the nation’s leading producer of oil, and by the . . . — Map (db m22931) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — Korean War Memorial |
| | The Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
—————————
To honor those
who fought and died
to secure the freedom
of the People of South Korea
Forgotten Nevermore
by Dillon Staas
On looking back, recalling scenes of those sad days gone by
My heartbeat quickens, hands grow cold, a teardrop dims my eye.
So long ago, so far away, we traveled to that land
Where we were called in freedom’s name to lend a helping . . . — Map (db m22929) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 1-2 — Lima Locomotive Works |
| | One of America's largest steam locomotive builders, the Lima Locomotive Works, built 7,752 locomotives between 1879 and 1951. It rose to success building the patented Shay geared locomotive, an innovative design that became the standard for railroad logging. In the early 20th century Lima began building mainline locomotives including the classic “Super-Power” 2-8-4 Berkshire. Later models included the Pacific, Mikado, and Allegheny. Diversification of the “Loco Works” . . . — Map (db m22935) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 6-2 — Servicemen's Free Canteen |
| | The Lima Chapter of the American Women's Voluntary Services Organization established a community-based, free canteen during World War II for troops traveling on the Pennsylvania Railroad and adjacent Baltimore & Ohio-Nickel Plate Railroads. Meeting as many as forty trains a day, the ladies served 2.5 million troops between 1942-1945. Food, coffee, and other items were donated to the canteen from a twelve county area. The "AWVS" disbanded in 1945, but succeeding volunteers continued to provide . . . — Map (db m22951) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 3-2 — Solar Refinery |
| | Side A:
Oil became a valuable resource in Ohio when significant quantities were discovered in Lima in 1885. The discovery brought an economic boom to Lima and northwest Ohio. News of the Lima oil field spread, attracting the attention of John D. Rockefeller, co-founder of Standard Oil. Against the advice of his board, Rockefeller invested heavily in Lima crude, despite its high sulfur content and foul odor. Storage tanks and pipelines for the crude sprung up rapidly. Having great faith in . . . — Map (db m22961) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — 2-2 — The Interurban Era |
| | In 1910, the Ohio Electric Railway Company opened this terminal, formerly the Interurban Building, which served interurban passengers until 1937. Along with offices, it contained space for express and baggage handling, ticket windows, a newsstand, a lunch counter, and waiting rooms. Three tracks were laid at the rear of the building. At its peak, Ohio Electric radiated from Lima to Springfield, Toledo (via Ottawa), Defiance, and Fort Wayne. Its competitor, The Western Ohio Railway (“Lima . . . — Map (db m22934) |
| Ohio (Allen County), Lima — The Old Bell |
| | Cast in Cincinnati about 1840, this bell was brought to Lima by way of the Miami Erie Canal and horse drawn wagon, and placed in Allen County's 1842 Courthouse. It rang the hour, announced births and deaths, called citizens to church and town meetings, alerted volunteer firemen, and celebrated national holidays. During the 1876 Centennial of The American Revolution, an extra burst of zeal seriously damaged the bell after which it narrowly escaped the scrap heap. Placed here in 1992 to honor . . . — Map (db m22936) |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Hayesville — 1-3 — Hayesville Town Hall and Opera House |
| | This building was a center of community life from the time of its construction in 1886 to the late 1930s. Once common, such combinations of governmental offices and commercial and entertainment space are today rare. The second floor opera house retains many original features, including stage backdrops, dressing rooms, and seats. Vaudeville, theater companies, and entertainment of all kinds were hosted here and many performers signed the backstage walls: Buffalo Bill dated his signature October . . . — Map (db m24286) |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Loudonville — 7-70 — Clear Fork Gorge — A Feature of Ohio's Forests |
| | Clear Fork Gorge was formed when glacial meltwater cut through the sandstone bedrock that forms its steep walls fourteen to twenty-four thousand years ago. The gorge is one thousand feet wide and over three hundred feet deep. Its seclusion has preserved a rare forest community that includes native white pine and towering eastern hemlock. A National Natural Landmark, the gorge displays a wide variety of other tree species more common throughout the state, with sycamore on the bottomlands, . . . — Map (db m24285) |
| Ohio (Ashland County), Perrysville — 7-3 — Johnny "Appleseed" Land Lease and Nursery |
| | John "Appleseed" Chapman (b. September 26, 1774—d. March 18, 1845) was the first lessee of this 160 acre tract (NW ¼, S 20, T 20, R 16), when he secured it for 99 years from the Virginia Military District School Lands on April 10, 1815. This $320 lease complied with the Ordinance of 1785 which stipulated that proceeds from the sale or lease of a 36th of all new land in the Northwest Territory be used to support public education. Perrysville author, Rosella Rice, knew Appleseed. In a . . . — Map (db m24283) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Ames Academy Bell — 1852 - 1955 |
| | Over a century its clear tone carried from valley to hill beckoning all to learn — Map (db m15536) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Frank Henry Gifford — 1880 - 1963 — Farmer, Merchant, A Civic Minded Citizen of Our Community |
| | Over the years he contributed generously for the betterment of the village. His last bequest of land, building and money made the creation of this park possible. — Map (db m15538) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — Historic Amesville |
| | Pioneers began arriving in Ames Township in 1797, making it one of the earliest settlements in the Northwest Territory. As early as 1804, the village purchased enough books to create a library. It is known today as the Coonskin Library because it was financed through the sale of animal pelts. Amesville was a center for commerce and education and was also an important stop on the Underground Railroad, as residents assisted countless slaves from the South on their way to freedom. — Map (db m15537) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Amesville — 5-5 — Western Library Association — 1804 — The Coonskin Library |
| | In the years leading to Ohio statehood in 1803, Ames Township citizens decided to establish a stock-owned circulating library. Since cash was scarce during Ohio's frontier era, some citizens paid for their $2.50 shares by the sale of animal pelts, which were taken to Boston for sale in the spring of 1804 by merchant Samuel Brown. There he acquired fifty-one volumes, primarily books on history, religion, travel, and biography, as the first accessions for the Western Library Association. Senator . . . — Map (db m15540) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m15558) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Revolutionary Soldiers Memorial |
| | To honor and commemorate
the Revolutionary Soldiers
buried in Athens County, Ohio
Daniel Anderson •
Thomas Arnold •
Isaac Barker •
Ebenezer Barrows •
Hopson Beebe •
Alvan Bingham •
Silas Bingham, Sr. •
William Bodwell •
John Bowman •
Abraham Bowers •
James Brice •
Isaac Brooks •
Benjamin Brown •
Samuel Brown •
Ebenezer Buckingham •
Jeremiah Burnham •
Nathaniel Burrell •
Robert Calvert •
Jesse Camp •
Samuel Collins •
Ashahel Cooley •
Louis de la Colombe •
Bezaliel . . . — Map (db m15544) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Athens County Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
the Athens County residents
who lost their lives in Vietnam
November 1990
Richard A. Anders … 23
Joseph A. Bodnar … 22
Charles L Boling … 22
John W. Boyer … 27
Ronald L. Calentine … 20
Virgil L. Castle … 19
Michael A. Deeter … 23
Richard A. Dotson … 29
Dennis K. Erdos … 22
Baxter R. Erwin … 19
Gary L. Fuller … 21
Lowell R. Groves … 18
Orville W. Heightland, Jr. … 20
Larry. E. Herbert … 19
Danny J. Huddy … 21
Charles W. Jackson . . . — Map (db m15546) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance — Ohio University |
| | [Campus side of the marker]
In commemoration of the Bicentennial
of the
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Ohio University, the first public university established in the Old Northwest Territory, was founded on the principles of the ordinance.
[Street side of the marker]
Ohio University 1804
Class Gateway
Religion morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. — Map (db m15635) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — First Settlers in Athens County |
| | In Memoriam
Honoring the first settlers in Athens Co.
from the New England States
Alvan Bingman •
Silas Bingman •
Isaac Barker •
William Harper •
John Wilkins •
Robert Linzee •
Edmond Dorr •
William Dorr •
Barak Dorr •
John Chandler •
Jonathan Watkins — Map (db m15545) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — 4-5 — Ohio University |
| | [Marker front]
Manasseh Cutler, Rufus Putnam, Winthrop Sargeant, and Benjamin Tupper of the Ohio Company conceived Ohio University, which was encouraged by the Ordinance of 1787 and the Northwest Territorial Legislature in 1799, incorporated as the American Western University in 1802, and chartered by the Ohio State Legislature on February 18, 1804. The university is the first institution of higher learning in the Northwest Territory, second west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the . . . — Map (db m15564) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Ohio University 1915 Alumni Gateway |
| | The Ohio University Alumni Gate was built with funds contributed by many alumni, with the original intent of honoring the class of 1815, which was the first graduating class. The largest contribution, however, came from Edward C. Berry, a black man who owned Athens' largest and grandest hotel - the Hotel Berry on North Court Street. He wanted to honor John Newton Templeton, the first black graduate and a member of the class of 1828. Other major contributions came from Mary Boise Hurt of . . . — Map (db m15562) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — Student Voices |
| | College Green has served as a forum for the voices of Ohio University's students throughout its history. Whether supporting civil rights, advocating for the abolishment of women's curfews, or in protest, students have and will continue to play a vital role in shaping Ohio University. — Map (db m15570) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Athens — The Elms |
| | The elm trees President McGuffey planted near this path in the 1840s stood for over 100 years. Their beauty is recalled each year when the community members gather for the Concerts under the Elms.
Dedicated by the Class of 2005 — Map (db m15571) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — Glouster Korea-Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Korea
For those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
Vietnam
For those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
“Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind”
John F. Kennedy, United Nations, 1961. — Map (db m15574) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — 3-5 — Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 |
| | Approximately 150 feet east stood the Hisylvania Coal Company Mine No. 22 tipple, in use from 1912 to 1925. The company name was derived from combining “Ohio” and “Pennsylvania,” home states of its founders. Coal came from the mine portal in small railcars, was cleaned and sized in the tipple, and loaded into gondolas for shipment. The Mine No. 22 tipple had a brick and concrete frame, likely the only one of this type in Ohio. When demolished in 2000, it was one of the . . . — Map (db m15573) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Glouster — Trimble Township War Memorial |
| | In Memory of the men who made the Supreme Sacrifice
1917 World War I 1918
James Cox •
Frank McCann •
Roy Sampson
1941 World War II 1945
Virgil Brooks •
Robert C. Brown •
Ernest Burdiss •
Paul Byers •
Cloyd Clemons •
Andrew E. Covella •
Joseph Dalton •
Lawrence Frederick •
Dillon Gill •
Ernest Hawkins •
Charles W. Hebert •
Joseph Hooper •
Lewis Jennice •
Robert S. Jones •
Torrine Kamento •
Herman H. Kloh •
Clyde L. Lowery •
Donald Matyskella •
Ernest Meeks . . . — Map (db m15575) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Jacksonville — Todd and Tony Carr Memorial |
| | Jacksonville Volunteer Fire Department
In memory of
Todd Carr
Died June 27, 1989
and
Tony Carr
Died March 21, 1989
Volunteer Firemen
Always there when needed — Map (db m15610) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Millfield — Millfield Coal Mine Disaster — November 5, 1930 |
| | Ohio's worst mine disaster occurred in this Sunday Creek Coal Company mine when an explosion killed 82 persons. Among the dead were the company's top executives who were in the mine inspecting new safety equipment. Nine hours after the explosion, rescuers discovered 19 miners alive underground, three miles from the main shaft. The disaster attracted national press coverage and international attention, and it prompted improvement of Ohio's mine safety laws in 1931. — Map (db m15611) |
| Ohio (Athens County), Millfield — Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 Disaster |
| | In memory of the Millfield Mine No. 6 - 1205 disaster Nov. 5, 1930
Roy Andrews•
J. H. Bergin•
Delmar Bower•
John Bower•
George Brown•
Sam Brown•
William Brown•
Paul Burgess•
Alex Burmich•
Joe Butsko•
John Butsko
Michael Clancy•
William Clancy•
Pr. R. Coen•
Andy Cuba Bycofski•
Frank Davis•
Clyde Dean•
Paul Erwin•
Phil Erwin•
Silas Erwin•
Ben Fielder•
James Genise•
John Green•
Charles Grimm•
Miles Grimm•
Thomas Harley•
Walter Hayden•
John Hillen•
Charles . . . — Map (db m15614) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Saint Johns — Catahecassa |
| | Nearby sleeps Chief (Blackhoof) Catahecassa, last principle chief of the Shawnees prior to their removal to Kansas in 1832. This was Blackhoofs town where he lived and died in Sept. 1831, at the age of 109. He fought with the French against Braddock at Ft. Pitt in 1755, opposed Col. Lewis at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, served under British Capt. Bird in 1780. He lead his people against the campaigns of Harmer 1790, Saint Clair 1791, and Wayne in 1794. He signed the Greenville Treaty . . . — Map (db m16971) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Apollo Command Module and Gemini Spacecraft Mock-ups |
| | Apollo Command Module Mock-up
The command module carried the three astronauts to the moon and back during the Apollo missions 1969-1972. The spacecraft is 10 ft. 7 in. tall and 12 ft. 10 in. diameter. It weighed 13,000 lbs.
Gemini Spacecraft Mock-up
The Gemini spacecraft carried two astronauts into earth orbit. This is the type of craft that carried Neil Armstrong and David Scott into space in 1966. The spacecraft is 19 ft. long and 10 ft. in diameter. It weighed 8360 lbs.
. . . — Map (db m20930) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients — State of Ohio, Auglaize County |
| | United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients State of Ohio, Auglaize County Civil War
Cpl Christian Schnell Mississippi 1863 — Map (db m12416) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — 5-6 — Dayton and Michigan Railroad |
| | Side A The Dayton and Michigan Railroad provided the single most important impetus to the growth and development of Wapakoneta. Although Wapakoneta had been platted in 1833, at the time of incorporation (1848), "the town was still without any material improvement worth the name of enterprise, save in the erection of residences and opening of small retail stores and shops." On March 15, 1854, in its first ordinance, the village council of Wapakoneta voted unanimously to grant a . . . — Map (db m12406) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — F5D Skylancer |
| | This Douglas F5D Skylancer was one of four originally constructed, and is the only example still in existence. It was flown by Neil A. Armstrong from September 1960 to September 1962 to simulate the flight characteristics of the space vehicle planned for use in Project Dyna-Soar. The Dyna-Soar program called for the launch of a winged craft which could re-enter the atmosphere and glide to a conventional landing following a mission in space. — Map (db m20920) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta (Wapaughkonnetta) |
| | Council House (Capital) of the Shawnee from c.1798 until their forced removal to Kansas in 1832 — Map (db m12413) |
| Ohio (Auglaize County), Wapakoneta — Wapakoneta All Wars Memorial |
| | Erected by the
Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 73
Wapakoneta, Ohio
to their departed comrades
and in memory of
all veterans of all wars — Map (db m12414) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 55th Ohio Infantry — 2nd Brig, 2d Div, 11th Corps. |
| | (Front):55th Ohio Infantry 2d Brig. 2d Div. 11th Corps. Erected by the State of Ohio. (Left):55th Ohio Infantry Arrived at 2:20 pm. July 1, in this position, which it held throughout the battle. With severe loss, its skirmishers drove back those of the enemy and seized a barn between the lines, where 12 of its men were surrounded and captured by the enemy's main line. Casualties 6 killed. 31 wounded. 12 missing. (Right):55th Oho Infantry Organized for 3 years at . . . — Map (db m12191) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — 8th Ohio Infantry — Carroll's Brig. 3d Div. 2d Corps, July 2, 3, 1863. — Ohio's Tribute |
| | (Front Inscription):8th Ohio Infantry, Carroll's Brig. 3d Div. 2d Corps. July 2,3, 1863. (Left Side Inscription): The 8th Ohio Infantry under Lt. Col. Franklin Sawyer took this position at 4 p.m. July 2 after a brisk skirmish and held it July 2 and 3. During Longstreet's assault July 3 the regiment advanced and by left wheel attacked the enemy in flank, capturing three flags and numerous prisoners. (Right Side Inscription): 8th Ohio Infantry July 2, 3, 1863. Engaged 209. . . . — Map (db m12190) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Gettysburg — Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps — July 2, 1863 |
| | (Front): Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, July 2, 1863. (Left): At 3 p.m., July 2, 1863, while the regiment was lying on Cemetery Ridge, Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, detached under Captain Peter Grubb of Company G, advanced to this position, where, with severe loss, they engaged the enemy during the remainder of the day. Late in the evening they were withdrawn to the regiment on East Cemetery Hill. (Right): In honor of her . . . — Map (db m12189) |
| Pennsylvania (Adams County), Uriah — Mt. Victory Church Cemetery |
| | Former site of
Mt. Victory U.B. - E.U.B. - U.M. Church
Founders:
William Coulson •
Calvin Coulson •
Alfred Albert
Dedicated 1889
Razed 1992 — Map (db m19559) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — "King's House" |
| | A log structure, built prior to 1761, stood on this site. Known, also, as the Commandants House; later as “Rising Sun Inn.” Occupied by British officers until close of French and Indian War. Destroyed by fire, Dec. 14, 1885. — Map (db m14004) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Anderson House |
| | Built in 1815. East room housed the first bank in Bedford, known as the Allegheny Bank of Pennsylvania, from 1815 to 1832. Original vault can still be seen. Since 1924, used as public library and community center. — Map (db m13986) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County |
| | Formed on March 9, 1771 from Cumberland County, it first embraced most of western Pennsylvania. Named for its county seat (formerly Raystown) incorporated 1795. In 1758, Fort Bedford was erected here, and Forbes Road - to become a major highway west - was built. — Map (db m13990) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Civil War Monument |
| | (Front):To all her sons who volunteered to defend and perpetuate the government of these United States, Bedford County dedicates this monument July 4, A.D. 1890 Erected in part by the children of the Common Schools of Bedford County (Re-dedication Stone):Civil War Soldiers Memorial
“The Old Man on the Monument”
Built 1890 - Restored 1995
with help from the children of Bedford County — Map (db m14002) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Courthouse |
| | This courthouse was built in the year 1828 by Solomon Filler. The year following it was used for court and office purposes. — Map (db m14001) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Veterans Memorial |
| | Lest We Forget
We honor all veterans of Bedford County — Map (db m14007) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford County Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| | In honor of the men and women of Bedford County who answered the call
We remember these who lost their lives in service to their country
Darrell Zane Magruder •
Donald Clair Wyles •
Charles E Sivits •
Irvin Grant Weyand •
Rodney Allen Price •
Harold Smith •
Harry Sherman Stayer •
Victor Elden Kidd •
Clair F Ritchey Jr •
Charles Graffious Warsing •
Bryon Joseph Mitchell •
Harold Phillip Grasser •
Jack Walter Rice •
Robert Willard Hartsock •
Charles Owen . . . — Map (db m14008) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Springs |
| | Medicinal values of these springs discovered about 1796. It soon became a leading resort visited by numerous notables. James Buchanan used the Springs as his summer White House while President. — Map (db m13992) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Springs Historic District |
| | The Bedford Springs Historic District consists of a mineral springs resort established c.1806 by Dr. John Anderson. The district's oldest extant buildings are the stone Nawgel's Mill, c.1796, and the log Miller's House, c.1800. In 1804, Nawgel sold his mill to Anderson; the building was later used as part of a mineral water bottling plant. The resort's main structure is actually a series of contiguous historical buildings dating from 1806 to 1905, which collectively compose a singular, . . . — Map (db m13993) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Bedford Village |
| | Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trading post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion. — Map (db m13995) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Espy House |
| | Built about 1771. It was the headquarters of George Washington in October, 1794, when he came to Bedford to review troops assembled here to quell Whiskey Rebellion in western part of the State. — Map (db m14015) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — First Court House and Prison Built in 1774 |
| | This tablet marks the site of the First Court House and Prison Built in 1774
In the prison yard around which was a high stone wall were The Pillory and Whipping Post used in those days for the punishment of criminals
Prior to the erection of this court house, the courts were held in public inns — Map (db m14000) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — Fraser Tavern |
| | Site of lots on which John Fraser and his wife established an inn and trading post in 1758. Fraser had been a guide and interpreter for Colonel Washington. The inn provided meals for army officers at Fort Raystown (Bedford). — Map (db m14003) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — George Washington |
| | “First in war - first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
This tablet marks the building used by President George Washington as his headquarters October 19 and 20, 1794, when he was in Bedford, in charge of the United States Army, which was enroute to quell the Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania. — Map (db m14089) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Coffee Pot |
| | The increased number of automobiles during the Lincoln Highway era (1912-1940) led to the development of programmatic architecture. Proprietors took daring approaches to appeal to the new motoring public.
All across the country, oversized buildings were being created in the likeness of objects. Some of the more famous were constructed in Pennsylvania along the Lincoln Highway route - the Coffee Pot, the Ship Hotel, the Shoe House, etc. Many have fallen into disrepair.
In 1927, Bert . . . — Map (db m13998) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Elm Tree Memorial |
| | The Elm Tree which this tablet marks was planted in memory of those Patriots of the Borough of Bedford who gave their lives for the cause of freedom in the Great World War.
Corporal Howard Pardoe Booty, Co. L. 112th U.S. Infantry, 28th Division. Born December 26, 1895. Fell August 7, 1918 along the Vesle River near Fismes on the Chateau Thierry Drive.
Sergeant Charles Bigler Leader, Co. I. 112th U.S. Infantry, 28th Division. Born August 8, 1894. Killed in action September 26, 1918 in . . . — Map (db m14011) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Bedford — The Squares |
| | Set aside, at the time of Manor survey in 1761, by the family of William Penn, as property of the town of Bedford. — Map (db m14005) |
| Pennsylvania (Bedford County), Helixville — Jacob Kinsey (Kintzy) Homestead |
| | Ninety feet north of this spot stood the first log house in this community, erected in the year 1795 by Jacob and Elizabeth Kemp Kinsey (Kintzy) who were born in Germany in 1769. The homestead contained 439 acres and 87 perches. Patent for the land was procured from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1851 by Benjamin Kinzey, administrator for Jacob Kinsey's (Kintzy's) estate.
This marker symbolizes the victories won by pioneer ancestors over the wilds of nature, in these parts, in a new and strange land. — Map (db m14020) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Baumstown — Baumstown World War Memorial |
| | In Honor
of the Citizens of Baumstown
and vicinity who served
in World Wars 1 and 2
1917-1918 1941-1945 — Map (db m23751) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Baumstown — Daniel Boone |
| | Greatest American pioneer and wilderness scout. Born Nov. 2, 1734. Spent the first 16 years of his life on the Boone Homestead a few miles north. Now a State historical shrine dedicated to American youth. — Map (db m23776) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Baumstown — Hopewell Village |
| | Hopewell Forge, 1744, and Furnace, 1770, were seven miles south. The furnace and the remains of an iron making community of the era are administered by the National Park Service, with recreation areas. — Map (db m23784) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Birdsboro — American Legion Post 626 Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the
veterans in this
area who served our
country with honor — Map (db m23757) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Birdsboro — 21 — Birdsboro — [Corporate Limit Marker] |
| |
Named for
William Bird
First Settler
Founded 1740 — Map (db m23767) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Birdsboro — Birdsboro World War I Memorial |
| | Roll of Honor
World War 1917-1918
[Died in service]
Clymer Green J. William Lutz
[Names of others who served follows]
Erected & Dedicated Dec. 13, 1919 — Map (db m23755) |
| Pennsylvania (Berks County), Birdsboro — The E. & G. Brooke Iron Company World War II Memorial |
| | To commemorate the patriotism and perpetuate
the names of those who served with honor
in World War II
[Died in service]
Albert Bryan
Lewis Kennedy
Nick Piergrossi
[Honor Roll follows] — Map (db m23752) |
| Pennsylvania (Blair County), Altoona — Pennsylvania Railroad Shops |
| | The PRR built its first repair facilities here in 1850 and opened its first track to Altoona during the same year. By 1925, Altoona was home to the nation's largest concentration of railroad shops, with 16,500 people employed in several locations. — Map (db m20998) |
| Virginia (Arlington County), Fort Myer — John C. McKinney Memorial Stables |
| | Named in honor of CW4 John C. McKinney
Caisson Platoon Leader
3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard)
June 1959 to May 1974 — Map (db m12247) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Alexander Campbell |
| | Here lived the leading influence in America's largest indigenous religious movement, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and founder of Bethany College. Built in four periods: the John Brown Mansion, completed in 1793; Buffalo Seminary, in 1819; brick dining wing, in 1836; and “Stranger's Hall”, in 1840. Among famous Americans who were guests were Calhoun, Clay, Webster, Davis, Garfield. — Map (db m20826) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Archibald McLean |
| | . . . — Map (db m20836) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Bethany Church of Christ |
| | Bethany Church of Christ, the oldest church building in Bethany, was built in 1852 according to plans drawn by Alexander Campbell, founder of Bethany College and leader in the Disciples Movement. Its foundation is built of stone from the original church erected on this site in 1832. Bethany Church was organized as a separate congregation in 1829. Campbell was pastor for many years, while serving as president of Bethany College. — Map (db m20830) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Campbell Cemetery |
| | Here are buried the Campbell family; the first missionaries, other prominent leaders in the Disciples Movement, presidents and distinguished teachers of Bethany College. The seven foot hand hewed stonewall is a unique feature of Cemetery. — Map (db m20963) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Delta Tau Delta Birthplace |
| | In this house, 8 Bethany College Students - William Cunningham, John Johnson, Alexander Earle, Richard Alfred, Eugene Tarr, Henry Bell, John Hunt and Jacob Lowe - Met in 1858 and founded Delta Tau Delta. This social fraternity soon spread across the American Continent. In 1977, plans were completed for the restoration of this structure to its original condition. — Map (db m20849) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Bethany — Thomas Campbell — Father of Alexander & Archibald W. Campbell |
| | Born in County Down, Ireland, Feb. 1, 1763, and died at the residence of his son Alexander, Jan. 4, 1851, aged 91 years, 11 mthns, five days. Many years a minister of the Secession Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Scotland. In the United States upon arrival of his family in America 1802 he withdrew from the Presbyterian Communion and advocated a platform of primitive Christianity. In conjunction with his son, Alexander, he laboured in this with much success. More than forty years in Christian . . . — Map (db m20835) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Follansbee — Fort Decker |
| | John Decker built a fort of logs and stone on a site just north of State St. near Ohio River, 1774. Leaden bullets and arrowheads found here on the river bank signify Native American attack on the fort from Mingo Island. — Map (db m21605) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Wellsburg — 1788 Wells Log House |
| |
Constructed by Alexander Wells at
65 Washington St., Buffaloe, Virginia
(present day Third St.,
Wellsburg, West Virginia)
The Wells Log House was, and is, in the
“National Register of Historic Places”
District of Wellsburg (registered 1981)
The four room/two floor log house
has a “turkey breast” design fireplace
in each room.
Gratitude to Riverview Baptist Chapel
whose foresight permitted the
Wells Log House to be preserved
for . . . — Map (db m21634) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Wellsburg — Bethany Turnpike Tunnels |
| | First highway tunnels constructed west of Alleghenies. They were built in 1831 by Richard Waugh at personal expense to ease transportation to his flour mills. The tunnels, a mile apart, were removed by the State in 1957. — Map (db m21614) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Wellsburg — Brooke County Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the men and women from Brooke County who have honorably served in the armed forces of our country in time of war and peace — Map (db m21616) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Wellsburg — Miller's Tavern |
| | Built by John Henderson prior to 1798 in Federal style, the building was leased by William Miller and operated as a tavern for 50 years. Since 1974 building has housed the Brooke County Museum. — Map (db m21628) |
| West Virginia (Brooke County), Wellsburg — Patrick Gass — 1771-1870 |
| |
Sergeant on the Lewis and Clark
Expedition, he published the first
account of that exploration in 1807
Veteran of the War of 1812, he
fought in the Battle of Lundy's Lane
and at Fort Erie
Citizen of Wellsburg for more than
half a century, he married and
raised his family on Grog Run
and Pierce's Run. He is now buried
in Brooke County Cemetery.
The bust of Patrick Gass as a young man
on the Lewis and Clark Expedition was
sculpted by Agnes Vincen Talbot of . . . — Map (db m21629) |
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