Scioto Township in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Joseph Carter Corbin
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2024
1. Joseph Carter Corbin Marker
Joseph Carter Corbin's work in the Reconstruction-era south after the Civil War created many educational opportunities for African Americans. Corbin (1833-1911) was a professor, administrator, journalist, linguist, and musician. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio to free African American parents, he earned his bachelor's degree and two masters' degrees from Ohio University, in 1853, 1856, and 1889, respectively. In 1872, Corbin and his wife Mary moved to Arkansas where he served as the state superintendent of public education. In 1875, Corbin was appointed principal of Branch Normal College, which became the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. In 1898. he co-founded and became president of the Arkansas Teachers Association. He was also a leader in the Prince Hall Masons, an African American Masonic order. He served as a secretary and Grand Master of the lodge's Arkansas chapter.
Erected 2016 by Ohio University, The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 17-71.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 39° 19.689′ N, 83° 0.23′ W. Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on University Drive. Touch for map.
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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 walking distance of this marker: Dard Hunter (approx. Ύ mile away); Ross County Earthworks (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Hopewell Culture (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sacred Ground (approx. 0.9 miles away); Magnetometry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Squircles (approx. 0.9 miles away); Story Mound (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of Ohio University- Chillicothe Campus, in front of Bennett Hall.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 26, 2024
2. Joseph Carter Corbin Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
