Logan in Hocking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018
1. Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher Marker
Known as the Norwegian Count, Nils Louis Christian
Kachelmacher was born in Oslo, Norway of wealthy
parentage. He immigrated to the United States at age
21 and was responsible for industrial growth in the
Hocking Valley and expansion of the town of Logan.
As president of the Columbus and Hocking Coal & Iron
Company. Kachelmacher pioneered oil fields and developed
holdings in iron, natural gas, and coal. He also
directed the construction of the Greendale Brick plant, once
considered the world’s largest brick producer. He died in 1917,
bequeathing 10 acres of land to be used solely as a public park.
He also established a trust to create an institution “solely to
research the cure, prevention, and relief of varicose veins.” He
once said, ”It is my belief that each person should endeavor to
make the world a little better because he lived and worked in it.”Erected 2009 by Kachelmacher Memorial Trustees / Memorial Clinic, Hocking County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-37.)
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Location. 39° 32.008′ N, 82° 24.569′ W. Marker is in Logan, Ohio, in Hocking County. Marker is on Falls Street (Ohio Route 93) just south of South Mulberry Street (Ohio Route 93), on the right when traveling south. It is at Kachelmacher Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 128 Falls St, Logan OH 43138, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hocking County Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hocking County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hocking County Iraqi Freedom Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hocking County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); U.S.S. Hocking (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hocking County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Worthington (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018
2. Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018
3. Kachelmacher Park and Marker
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 6, 2022
4. Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher Park Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 3, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on April 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.
