Kent in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kent State Shootings Memorial
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026
1. In Loving Memory Marker
of
May 4, 1970
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Law Enforcement • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1970.
Location. 41° 9.059′ N, 81° 20.628′ W. Marker is in Kent, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of Prentice Drive and Midway Drive, on the right when traveling west on Prentice Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 May 4 Mem, Kent OH 44243, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: May 4 National Historic Landmark Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Day the War Came Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Further Tragedy Averted (within shouting distance of this marker); Kent State University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Kent State Shootings Memorial (about 300 feet away); 4 Dead and 9 Wounded
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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 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.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 10, 2026
2. In Loving Memory Marker
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.
