Lisbon in Columbiana County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Naval Cannon
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
1. Civil War Naval Cannon Marker
Made of carbon steel, it will never rust or need painted; it is capable of firing a 100 lb. projectile 7-8 miles.
McKinleys mother, Nancy Allison, was born and raised in New Lisbon.
Purchase of this plaque was made possible by the efforts of McKinley School students and Lisbon Landmark Foundation.
Erected 2012 by McKinley School students and Lisbon Landmark Foundation.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #25 William McKinley series list.
Location. 40° 46.337′ N, 80° 46.091′ W. Memorial is in Lisbon, Ohio, in Columbiana County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and North Market Street (State Route 45), on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Highway. Marker and cannon are located in a memorial plaza at the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Memorial is in
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Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: World War II Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Columbiana County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lincoln Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); United States of America Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbiana County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Lisbon's Veterans Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio's Oldest Brick Building (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
2. Civil War Naval Cannon Marker
Also see . . . History of Lisbon, Ohio. Though his parents lived in the town President William McKinley was born just without the county in Niles, Ohio. Opposite the grandstand of the old baseball park on East Walnut Street was the home of his mother, Nancy Allison. It was built of logs in 1808, but later was covered with weather boarding. The home of his parents and the iron furnace which his father operated were situated on the Little Beaver Creek and along the Sandy and Beaver Canal. (Submitted on January 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
3. Civil War Naval Cannon
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
4. Civil War Naval Cannon
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2016
5. VFW World War II Dedication Plaque
V.F.W. Post 4111
and Auxiliary
in memory of our
World War II Dead
May 30, 1953
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 5, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
