Nelsonville in Athens County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hocking Valley Railway

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Hocking Valley Railway Marker

Inscription. The arrival of the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad in 1869 led to the decline of the Hocking Canal and assured Nelsonville's prominence as a major shipping point of coal and industrial products. The portion of the railway from Logan in Nelsonville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, along with steam locomotive #33 and caboose #90704.

Erected 1991 by The Hocking Valley Scenic Railway and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 39° 27.523′ N, 82° 14.035′ W. Marker is in Nelsonville, Ohio, in Athens County. It is on Hocking Parkway near West Canal Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling south. Located 1 block south of Canal Street, trackside. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nelsonville OH 45764, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Ohio’s Hocking Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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: Nelsonville-York - Remember 9/11/01 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans' Memorial (about 300 feet away); Lockbourne Air Force Base Survival School (about 400 feet away); Stuart's Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hocking Valley Coal Strike (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel Nelson (approx. 0.2 miles away); E. M. Poston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nelsonville.

More about this marker. The marker number for this marker in the current Ohio Historical Society numbering system is 1-5. It was incorrectly numbered O-257 on

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

2. Hocking Valley Railway Marker

its face.

Also see . . . History of The Hocking Valley Railway Company. ...was the largest railroad in Ohio, extending from the Lake Erie port of Toledo through Columbus, and on to the Ohio River port of Pomeroy. Coal was the main business, yet it kept the finest passenger service in the State of Ohio. ... (Submitted on June 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Additional commentary.
1. National Register of Historic Places:
Hocking Valley Railway Historic District ** (added 1988 - - #88000451)
Also known as Hocking Valley Scenic Railway;See Also:Haydenville Historic
Roughly between Bridge #494 in Logan and Bridge #629 in Nelsonville , Nelsonville
♦ Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Hocking Valley Railway, Et al.
♦ Architectural Style: Second Empire
♦ Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Architecture, Industry
♦ Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
♦ Owner: Private
♦ Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
♦ Historic Sub-function: