Mount Vernon in Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Formerly Maryland Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2009

1. Formerly Maryland Park Marker

Inscription. Maryland Park was opened in 1921. It served as the site of the annual Emancipation Day Celebration until 1933. The first Columbus public pool was constructed here in 1929 as the Center of Eastside Social and Recreation Activities. It was home to many black athletes who brought pride and distinction to themselves and to the city.

Erected 1990 by Columbus Recreation and Parks Department and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1921.

Location. 39° 58.519′ N, 82° 57.978′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Mount Vernon. It is at the intersection of Atcheson Street and Winner Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Atcheson Street. Marker is at Saunders Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1380 Atcheson Street, Columbus OH 43203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: Mount Vernon Community School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mount Vernon Avenue (approx. 0.4 miles away); Martin Luther King Jr. Library / Architect Leon Ransom Jr. (1921 - 1971)

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(approx. half a mile away); Ohio Baptist General Association Headquarters (approx. 0.6 miles away); White Oak (approx. 0.7 miles away); Second Baptist Church / James P. Poindexter (approx. 0.7 miles away); War! – “It Is All Hell” (approx. 0.8 miles away); Allen Russell Mann (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 20, 2009

2. Formerly Maryland Park Marker

Saunders Park pool behind marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,624 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.