Alliance in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Crossing

Photographed by Jason Irick, October 3, 2018

1. The Crossing Marker

Inscription. The coming of the railroads to Alliance is an important event in Stark County's history. In 1851, the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad (running SE to NW) and the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad (E to W) intersected at this location. It was known as “the crossing” and became the Village of Alliance. William Robinson, Jr., the president of the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad, is credited with applying the name "Alliance" to the crossing, dating to when the railroads bought rights-of-way in 1849 and anticipated the intersection of the lines. A plat named “Alliance” was recorded September 26, 1850. The Village of Alliance was established in 1854, when 100 citizens of the communities of Williamsport, Freedom, and Alliance (also known as Liberty), signed a petition to incorporate on March 15. The petition was accepted and recorded in June.

Erected 2017 by Alliance Historical Society Wednesday Morning Tip Club of the Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 26-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 40° 55.287′

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N, 81° 5.719′ W. Marker is in Alliance, Ohio, in Stark County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Webb Street and Ash Street, on the right when traveling east. marker is in small park area at Alliance Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 820 E Main St, Alliance OH 44601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Commemoration of the Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Last Post Meeting in Ohio Held in This Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christ United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mabel Hartzell (approx. ¾ mile away); The Deceased of Co. F. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alliance.

Photographed by Jason Irick, October 3, 2018

2. The Crossing Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Jason Irick, October 3, 2018

3. The Crossing Marker

marker as seen from a distance

Photographed by Jason Irick, October 3, 2018

4. The Crossing Marker

the "diamond", where two railroads cross

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 4, 2018, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.