Kent in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

James Russell 106 ft

Wounded on May 4, 1970

— National Historic Landmark —

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

1. Wounded on May 4, 1970 Marker

Inscription. James Russell stood 10ft southeast from this marker, at a location now inside the Gym Annex, when he was shot by an Ohio National Guardsman located midway between the hilltop and Johnson Hall.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1970.

Location. 41° 8.962′ N, 81° 20.645′ W. Marker is in Kent, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of Midway Drive and Theatre Drive, on the right when traveling south on Midway Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 Midway Dr, Kent OH 44243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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

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distance of this marker: Practice Field: End of the Advance / Thirteen Seconds (within shouting distance of this marker); Solar Totem #1 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Shooting of Kent State Students May 4, 1970 (about 300 feet away); The May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site (about 300 feet away); Alan Canfora 176 ft (about 300 feet away); Thomas M. Grace 163 ft (about 300 feet away); 4 Dead and 9 Wounded (about 300 feet away); Kent State University (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kent.

Also see . . . Kent State shootings (Wikipedia article).

The Kent State shootings (also known as the Kent State massacre) were the killing of four and wounding of nine unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on the Kent State University campus in Kent, Ohio, United States. The shootings took place on May 4, 1970, during a rally opposing the expanding involvement of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by United States military forces, as well as protesting the National Guard presence on campus and the draft. Twenty-eight National Guard soldiers fired about 67 rounds
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

2. Wounded on May 4, 1970 Marker
over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom sustained permanent paralysis. Students Allison Krause, 19, Jeffrey Miller, 20, and Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20, died on the scene, while William Schroeder, 19, was pronounced dead at Robinson Memorial Hospital in nearby Ravenna shortly afterward.

(Submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.