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

Conine Homestead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

1. Conine Homestead Marker

Inscription. Born in New Jersey, Richard and Sarah Conine, the founders of the village of Pataskala, moved to Lima Township and lived on this site as early as 1821 when Richard established a grist mill nearby. Their homestead also served as a stagecoach stop on the mud pike between Columbus and Newark prior to the coming of the railroad. Richard platted "Conine Town" south and west of here in 1851, and the town was renamed Pataskala soon after. The public-spirited Conines contributed to the building of several area schools and churches and donated land for the Pataskala Cemetery. After their deaths, Sarah's nephew Jacob Van Dorn inherited the property. John Hawley purchased the home in 1887 and for many years it was known as “The Hawley House.” It was demolished in 1964 to make way for commercial development.

Erected 2006 by West Licking Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 20-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 40° 0.216′ N, 82° 40.368′ W. Marker is in Pataskala

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, Ohio, in Licking County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (Ohio Route 16) and Hazelton-Etna Road ( Route 310), on the right when traveling west on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pataskala OH 43062, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3496 Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Etna (approx. 3.2 miles away); Outville (approx. 4 miles away); Mile Markers (approx. 5.1 miles away); Kirkersville (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gaffield Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); William Mears Dawes Gristmill (approx. 6.7 miles away); Willoughby Dayton Miller (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pataskala.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pataskala Elementary School (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 23, 2008

2. Conine Homestead Marker

Looking southeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,489 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.