Metzger in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 22, 2009
1. Great Seal of the State of Ohio Marker (Side A)
Side A:
The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image was sanctioned by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 and modified in 1996. In 1803 the law prescribed the sheaf of wheat to represent Ohio's agricultural roots and the bundle of seventeen arrows to symbolize Ohio's place as the seventeenth state in the Union. In the background is a range of hills, including Mount Logan, as viewed from Thomas Worthington's estate, Adena, now a state memorial.
Continued on other side)
Side B:
(Continued from other side)
The sun's thirteen rays represent the thirteen original colonies. The Scioto River flows between the hills and the cultivated fields in the foreground.
Tradition attributes the design to the cooperative vision of Thomas Worthington, the first U.S. Senator and "Father of Ohio Statehood," Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor, and William Creighton, Ohio's first secretary of state. After an all-night meeting at Adena, they viewed the sun rising over Mount Logan and chose the scene for the state seal. Much of the land illustrated in the Great Seal of the State of Ohio now comprises Great Seal State Park.
Erected 2003
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Notable Events • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1803.
Location. 39° 23.8′ N, 82° 56.314′ W. Marker is in Metzger, Ohio, in Ross County. It can be reached from Main Road. Marker is in the picnic area of Great Seal State Park, about 0.8 miles east using the park campground entrance off Marietta Road (County Road 235), which is about 0.8 miles SW of the intersection of Marietta Road and Delano Road (Township Road 235N). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chillicothe OH 45601, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome (a few steps from this marker); Discover (a few steps from this marker); William Addison "Billy" Ireland (within shouting distance of this marker); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trees Shaped Ohio's History
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 22, 2009
2. Great Seal of the State of Ohio Marker (Side B)
Also see . . .
1. Seal of Ohio. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 1, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Adena Mansion and Gardens Historic Site. Website homepage (Submitted on March 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 22, 2009
3. Great Seal of the State of Ohio Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,584 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
