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

Inscription. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Norwegian-Americans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 39° 32.008′

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N, 82° 24.569′ W. Marker is in Logan, Ohio, in Hocking County. It is on Falls Street (Ohio Route 93) just south of South Mulberry Street ( 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mausoleum in Memory of Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); 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). 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

Kachelmacher Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2018

3. Kachelmacher Park and Marker

Nils Louis Christian Kachelmacher Park Entrance image. Click for full size.

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 896 times since then and 29 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.