Hillsboro in Highland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Milton Caniff

“The Rembrandt of Comics”

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2018

1. Milton Caniff Marker

Inscription. Creator of some of America's favorite cartoon characters, Milton Caniff was born in Hillsboro in 1907 and graduated from Ohio State University in 1930. He created his first comic strip in 1932 for the Associated Press Syndicate, and in 1934 introduced "Terry and the Pirates," an innovative serial adventure featuring believable characters drawn with unprecedented realism. Enormously popular through the World War II years for both "Terry" and the comic strip "Male Call," which he created for the U.S. military's Camp Newspaper Service, Caniff subsequently introduced "Steve Canyon" in 1947. "Steve Canyon" ran for forty-one years until Caniff's death in 1988. Credited with influencing generations of successful cartoonists, Caniff brought adventure, suspense, and sensuality to what had been largely a medium for humor and melodrama. (Ohio Bi-Centennial logo)

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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Location. 39° 12.217′ N, 83° 37.266′ W. Marker is in Hillsboro, Ohio, in Highland County. It is at the intersection of West Main (U.S. 50) and Willettsville Pike (Ohio Route 124), on the right when traveling west on West Main. Marker is at the west end of the parking lot at the Highland County District Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Willettsville Pike, Hillsboro OH 45133, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

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: C. S. Bell Foundry and Showroom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Highland County Veterans Memorial (approx.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2018

2. Milton Caniff Marker

full view of marker, in front of library

half a mile away); John A. Smith Building (approx. half a mile away); Highland County Revolution War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); War Savings Stamps (approx. half a mile away); Highland County Unknown Dead Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Highland County Civil War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Early Civil Rights protest to desegregate Hillsboro, Ohio schools (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsboro.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2018

3. Milton Caniff Marker

marker as seen from Willettsville Pike

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, August 14, 2018

4. Milton Caniff Marker

library sign at the corner of West Main and Willettsville Pike

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.