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

Alan Canfora 176 ft

Wounded on May 4, 1970 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

1. Wounded on May 4, 1970 Marker

Inscription. Wounded on May 4, 1970
Alan Canfora 176 ft
National Historic Landmark

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° 9.002′ N, 81° 20.609′ 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: 300 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 distance of this marker: Thomas M. Grace 163 ft (a few steps from this marker); 4 Dead and 9 Wounded (a few steps

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from this marker); Solar Totem #1 (a few steps from this marker); Kent State University (within shouting distance of this marker); Kent State Shootings Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Practice Field: End of the Advance / Thirteen Seconds (within shouting distance of this marker); Further Tragedy Averted (within shouting distance of this marker); May 4 National Historic Landmark Site (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kent.

Also see . . . Kent State shootings. 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 over 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom sustained

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026

2. Wounded on May 4, 1970 Marker

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 7 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.