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Clarksburg in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Deerfield Township High School

1914

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Deerfield Township High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
1. Deerfield Township High School Marker
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Home of The Eagles

School History
1893 High School & Elementary
1911 Separate High School
1914 Deerfield Twp H S Complete
1922 Community building moved to site
1936 Clarksburg HS Complete
1938 Gymnasium & Classrooms
1965 Cafeteria & Classrooms

Clarksburg School Superintendents
Jacob Selig 1889 - 1890
J W Reynolds 1890 - 1903
R S Ewing 1903 - 1905
E C Hedrick 1905 - 1908
F V Bouit 1908 - 1909
J L Fortney 1909 - 1914
JG White 1914 - 1918
Pryor B Timmons 1918 - 1964
Arthur G Shomate 1958 -1965

1893 - Clarksburg High School - 1965
 
Erected 2008 by Clarksburg H.S. Graduates, Families and Friends.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
 
Location. 39° 30.264′ N, 83° 9.499′ W. Marker is in Clarksburg, Ohio, in Ross County. It is at the intersection of High Street (Ohio Route 138) and 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17121 High Street, Clarksburg OH 43115, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johnson-Miner American Legion Post-618 Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 5.7 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Deercreek Frontier / Williamsport and Deercreek Township (approx. 6 miles away); London Plane Tree (approx. 6 miles away); Christian Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); New Holland (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Red Brick Schoolhouse (approx. 6½ miles away); In Honor of Our Heroes (approx. 6.7 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars (was approx. 5.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Deerfield Township High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
2. Deerfield Township High School Marker
Deerfield Township High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
3. Deerfield Township High School Marker
Deerfield Township High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
4. Deerfield Township High School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 10, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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