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

Outville

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 5, 2009

1. Outville Marker

Inscription. Arriving in 1853, the Central Ohio Railroad called this place “Kirkersville Station,” and it was later changed by stationmaster James Outcalt, who renamed the town Outville after himself. As rail traffic increased in Ohio, a successor company, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, built numerous rural depots, this one in 1899. After 1940, the depot was closed and then sold and moved from town in 1963. The Harrison Township Trustees arranged for the return of the depot to Outville in 1993. Today, it stands as the only one of its type remaining on this line, and one of only a handful of original railroad buildings extant between Columbus and Pittsburgh. It serves as a reminder of local railroad and transportation history. The Queen Anne, Stick/Eastlake architectural style depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Erected 2003 by Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge Association, Columbiana County Engineer's Office, Columbiana County Commissioners, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers

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. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 39° 59.648′ N, 82° 35.917′ W. Marker is in Outville, Ohio, in Licking County. It can be reached from Outville Road Southwest. Marker is next to the Outville Depot, in the Harrison Township Community Complex off Outville Road (Ohio Route 40), just south of the railroad tracks. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kirkersville (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mile Markers (approx. 2.4 miles away); Conine Homestead (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3496 Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Gaffield Cemetery (approx. 4.7 miles away); A Glimpse Into Ohio's Prairie Past (approx. 4.7 miles away); What is a Chimney Swift Tower? (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pataskala Elementary School (was approx. 4.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

B&O Railroad Depot Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 5, 2009

2. B&O Railroad Depot Marker

Constructed 1899 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore, Maryland.
Restored 2005 with funding provided by the Harrison Township Trustees, and by a grant provided by the Government of the United States of America, Transportation Enrichment Act, administered through the Ohio Department of Transportation.
This building is dedicated to the hard work, foresight, leadership and perseverance of Douglas B. "Doug" Smith, Harrison Township Trustee, 1979-2005
On This Tenth Day of December, 2005

Outville Depot and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 5, 2009

3. Outville Depot and Markers

Entrance to Harrison Township Community Complex and Depot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 5, 2009

4. Entrance to Harrison Township Community Complex and Depot

Looking south along Outville Road (Ohio Route 40)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,839 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 4, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.