Fultonham in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Birthplace of Thomas A. Hendricks

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 26, 2008

1. Birthplace of Thomas A. Hendricks Marker

Inscription. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks was born at this site on September 7, 1819. While still a baby, Thomas' family moved to Indiana and he grew up and rose to prominence in the Hoosier State. Hendricks served consecutively in the Indiana State Legislature and the U.S. House of Representatives during the late 1840s and the 1850s. From 1863 to1869, he was one of Indiana's U.S. Senators. Hoosiers elected Hendricks to serve as Indiana's sixteenth governor in 1872, making him the first Democrat to win that office in a northern state after the Civil War. In 1876, vice-presidential candidate Hendricks and his running mate, Samuel Tilden, lost the presidential election to Ohioan Rutherford B. Hayes. Hendricks joined Grover Cleveland on the Democratic party's presidential ticket in 1884 and won. Hendricks died in 1885, after serving only eight months as vice president.

Erected 1999 by Zanesville-Muskingum County Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 10-60.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1905.

Location.

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39° 51.415′ N, 82° 7.758′ W. Marker is in Fultonham, Ohio, in Muskingum County. Marker is on Old Town Road, 0.6 miles east of Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7215 Old Town Road, Fultonham OH 43738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Safety Follows Wisdom (approx. 0.9 miles away); Nelson McCoy Pottery Company (approx. 4.7 miles away); Headley Inn (approx. 6.9 miles away); Smith House & Farm (approx. 6.9 miles away); G.A.R. Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 7.8 miles away); Nelson T. Gant House (approx. 8 miles away); a different marker also named Nelson T. Gant House (approx. 8 miles away); The Stone Academy (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Thomas A. Hendricks - United States Senate. (Submitted on October 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 26, 2008

2. Birthplace of Thomas A. Hendricks Marker

Current Home on Former Hendricks Property image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 26, 2008

3. Current Home on Former Hendricks Property

Thomas A. Hendricks image. Click for full size.

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4. Thomas A. Hendricks

From Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, 1876.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 29, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on October 12, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.