Zanesville in Muskingum County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1831

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025

1. 1831 Marker

Inscription. William Lloyd Garrison publishes his newspaper. The Liberator, which becomes an outspoken voice for immediate abolition of slavery. In Zanesville, The Zanesville and Putnam Colonization Society begins to have internal division over abolition.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground RR. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 39° 55.904′ N, 82° 0.407′ W. Marker is in Zanesville, Ohio, in Muskingum County. It can be reached from Putnam Avenue north of Jefferson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 456 Putnam Ave, Zanesville OH 43701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: 1833 (here, next to this marker); 1822 (here, next to this marker); 1817 (here, next to this marker); 1834 (here, next to this marker); 1835 (here, next to this marker); 1814 (here, next to this marker); 1808 (here, next to this marker); 1836 (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zanesville.

Also see . . . The Liberator (Boston, Mass.) 1831-1865.

The Liberator was a radical abolitionist newspaper published from 1831-65 in Boston, Massachusetts. A weekly four-page paper, it was the most influential abolitionist publication in the United
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States during the nineteenth century. At its peak, the Liberator was circulating 3,000 copies a week, primarily across the free North. It was funded and read largely by the free Black population in the North.

(Submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Putnam Underground Railroad Interpretive Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025

2. Putnam Underground Railroad Interpretive Center

This marker is part of a timeline of events leading to the abolition of slavery in the United States.

The Stone Academy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 2, 2025

3. The Stone Academy

A nearby historic marker highlights the growing tensions between pro- and anti-slavery forces within Muskingum County.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.