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

Abraham Lincoln, Ravenna, Ohio

Train Stop

— Historic Site —

Abraham Lincoln, Ravenna, Ohio Marker image. Click for full size.

September 28, 2012

1. Abraham Lincoln, Ravenna, Ohio Marker

Inscription. At this site on February 15,1861 President - Elect Abraham Lincoln's inaugural train stopped at the Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR station to pick up Horace Y. Beebe of Ravenna. Beebe's convention vote had ensured Lincoln's Republican nomination in 1860.

Erected 1985 by Portage County Historical Society, in memory of Dudley S. Weaver.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln, and the Lincoln 1861 Inaugural Train Stops series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1609.

Location. 41° 9.465′ N, 81° 14.853′ W. Marker is in Ravenna, Ohio, in Portage County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Adjacent to the Arby's Parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ravenna OH 44266, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Etna House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Portage County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1893 Ravenna Flagpole (approx. ¼ mile away); Ephraim Root (approx. 4.1 miles away); Ephraim Root / Rootstown (approx. 4.1 miles

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

away); Kent State University (approx. 5 miles away); 4 Dead and 9 Wounded (approx. 5 miles away); Solar Totem #1 (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ravenna.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Benjamin Tappan, Jr. (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2012. This page has been viewed 2,247 times since then and 38 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 30, 2012, by Gregory Trask of Kent, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.