Coshocton in Coshocton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Richard Nixon addressed a crowd of 3,000 at Coshocton
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025
1. Richard Nixon Marker
This "Little Social History" was told by Dan Moody in 2011.
1952 - Eisenhower ran for president. Nixon was running for vice-president. His train stopped at Main Street.
My dad ran Moore's Store and I worked for him when I was in high school.
Everybody closed their stores and walked to hear him speak from the back end of the train. Least my dad and I did and there were a lot of other people there too. [Coshocton Tribune, Oct. 7, 1952] - Sen. Richard Nixon addressed a crowd of 3,000 at Coshocton from the rear platform of his special campaign train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was the biggest audience the Republican candidate for vice-president had attracted in his three speeches in Ohio that day.
Nixon stopped in Coshocton 2 weeks after delivering his historic "Checkers Speech." Below is a picture of Checkers reproduced with permission from the Nixon Foundation.
Below is a quote from the televised speech in which Richard Nixon defended himself from allegation of mishandling campaign funds.
" we did get somethinga giftafter the election. A man down in Texas heard Pat on the radio mention the fact that our two youngsters would like to have a dog. And, believe it or not, the day before we left on this campaign trip we got a message from Union Station in Baltimore saying they had a package for us. We went down to get it. You know what it was. It was a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate that he'd sent all the way from Texas. Black and white spotted. and our little girl-Tricia, the 6-year old-named it Checkers. And you know, the kids, like all kids, love the dog and i just want to say this right now, that regardless of what they say about it, we're gonna keep it."
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in
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Location. 40° 16.406′ N, 81° 51.824′ W. Marker is in Coshocton, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is on Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Main St, Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 walking distance of this marker: Troop Train Accident (here, next to this marker); The New Selby Building (here, next to this marker); On This Corner (here, next to this marker); The Chair (here, next to this marker); Edgar O. Selby
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 3, 2022
2. Richard Nixon addressed a crowed of 3,000 at Coshocton Marker
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025
3. Little Social Histories
This panel is one of the stories covered in the "Little Social Histories" series.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on June 13, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on June 13, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on June 13, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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