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Near Jacksontown in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum

 
 
Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2008
1. Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker
Inscription. Spring, 1800, Benjamin Green and family become the first legal settlers in Licking County, followed by the Stadden family; Col. John Stadden marries Elizabeth Green on Christmas Day. Spring, 1801, clearings cut for cabins on Hog Run; Johnny Appleseed plants his orchards. 1808, John Beard family settles. 1810, first burial. 1811-41, these families bury six Revolutionary War veterans.
 
Erected 1981 by Trustees of the Beard-Green Cemetery and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-45.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesHorticulture & ForestrySettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
 
Location. 39° 58.509′ N, 82° 24.813′ W. Marker is near Jacksontown, Ohio, in Licking County. It can be reached from Jacksontown Road. Marker is in forested area along loop road running through Dawes Arboretum, about one half mile north of the huge "Dawes Arboretum" arbor. Touch for map. Marker
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is in this post office area: Jacksontown OH 43030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Licking Township Fallen Firemen (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dawes Arboretum Hedge (approx. half a mile away); Fairmount Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Eisenhower Interstate System (approx. 2.8 miles away); Ohio Buckeye Tree (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Eisenhower Interstate System (approx. 2.9 miles away); Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (approx. 2.9 miles away).
Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2008
2. Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker
Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksontown.
 
Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jamie Abel, December 4, 2010
3. Beard-Green Cemetery in the Dawes Arboretum Marker
December photo of marker with fenced family plots in the background.
Daniel Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Heather Crawford, May 31, 2008
4. Daniel Green
Elizabeth Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Heather Crawford, May 31, 2008
5. Elizabeth Green
Samantha Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Heather Crawford, May 31, 2008
6. Samantha Green
Sarah Green image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Heather Crawford, May 31, 2008
7. Sarah Green
Major Anthony Pitzer image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Heather Crawford, May 31, 2008
8. Major Anthony Pitzer
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,548 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   3. submitted on December 6, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio.   4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 29, 2010, by Heather Crawford of Newark, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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