Bullitt Park in Bexley in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bexley

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 20, 2009

1. Bexley Marker

Inscription. Named after Bexley County of Kent, England. “Bullitt Park” in this “refugee tract” became a residential section in April 1891.

The Village of Bexley was incorporated June 13, 1908, and the first Council met August 10. A charter form of city government became operative January 1, 1932, The population being 7,396, census of 1930.

Capital University, founded in 1851, was moved to its present location in 1875, the Bexley School District was established 1917.
Patriotism • Citizenship • Education
Boulder from Robert Porter Farm, Hayden Falls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1867.

Location. 39° 58.187′ N, 82° 56.26′ W. Marker is in Bexley, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Bullitt Park. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (U.S. 40) and Drexel Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street. Marker shares the boulder with the Camp Bushnell tablet. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43209, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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: Camp Bushnell (here, next to this marker); Bexley World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); The Jeffrey Mansion & Park

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Holocaust Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Founding of the State of Israel (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Drexel Theater (approx. 0.9 miles away); Capital University (approx. 0.9 miles away); The National Road / The Interurban Electric Railway (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bexley.

Also see . . . Bexley History. “Urbanization began in 1876 when Capital University moved from the Goodale Park area to its present location in Bexley. Professors and their families soon began to move east, build homes, and enroll their children in the Pleasant Ridge School. For the next twenty years, this small community remained relatively unchanged. Then, in 1898, with the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, the region became a part of military history. The area around Broad and Drexel was chosen by Governor Asa Bushnell as the assembly site for three weeks for the eight thousand Ohio volunteers headed for Cuba. The extended sewer and water lines for the soldiers at Camp Bushnell made the area ripe for real estate development. Improved turn-of-the-century trolley and car travel increased the number of those interested in living

Bexley and Camp Bushnell Markers on Boulder image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 20, 2009

2. Bexley and Camp Bushnell Markers on Boulder

This marker is the smaller tablet to the left.

east of Alum Creek in what would become the Village of Bexley.” (Submitted on July 4, 2009.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,412 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.