East Palestine in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Log House Museum
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
1. Log House Museum Marker
Side A
This circa 1840s log house, which now serves as a museum and home to the East Palestine Historical Society, was originally located at the corner of West Main and Walnut Streets. Some of its most notable and earliest residents were Dr. Robert Chamberlin (1798-1876), the towns first resident physician, and his wife Rebecca (1810-1895). Chamberlin practiced medicine for 30 years, serving the town as a township trustee in 1834, the first postmaster in 1836, and township clerk in 1839.
Chamberlain was also a surveyor for the county as well as for the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, helping to lay out the line from the Ohio River to Salem. The last residents of the home, John and Mary Bozick, lived there from 1927 to 1978, 51 years. In 1978, the Bozick family donated the house to the local historical society. The structure was moved to 555 Bacon Avenue, on city park property, and opened to the public as the towns first museum.
Erected 2017 by East Palestine Area Historical Society, The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 20-15.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers
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Location. 40° 49.971′ N, 80° 32.975′ W. Marker is in East Palestine, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is on Bacon Avenue (Ohio Route 46) 0.2 miles west of Everett Street, on the right when traveling east. Home of the East Palestine Historical Society. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Palestine OH 44413, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middleton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); George Foulks Home (approx. 4 miles away in Pennsylvania); Elder's Mills (approx. 4.1 miles away in Pennsylvania); Foulks-Martin-Watts Mill and Bridge (approx. 4.1 miles away in Pennsylvania); Cannelton (approx. 4½ miles away in Pennsylvania); The Pig Lady (approx. 4½ miles away in Pennsylvania); The White Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away in Pennsylvania); Enon Valley World War I & II Veterans Memorial (approx. 5 miles away in Pennsylvania).
Also see . . . East Palestine Historical Society. (Submitted on December 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
2. Log House Museum Marker
Side B
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
3. Log House Museum Marker
Side A
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
4. Log House Museum Marker
Side B
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2017
5. Log House Museum
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
6. Log House Museum Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
7. Log House Museum Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 15, 2025
8. Log House Museum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,105 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
