Alliance in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mabel Hartzell

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

1. Mabel Hartzell Marker

Inscription.
Born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1875, Mabel Hartzell moved to Alliance in 1883. She was adopted by Matthew and Mary Edwards Earley and then lived in this house until her death in 1954. A lifetime educator, she taught in the Alliance schools and served on the Board of Education. She also helped found the Alliance Historical Society, the Woman’s Club, Alliance Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Alliance Area Retired Teachers Association. A dedicated public servant, she bestowed this house to the Alliance Historical Society.

Erected 2009 by Children of Ignatius and Anna Kuceyeski-Alliance Historical Society-The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 22-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 40° 55.817′ N, 81° 6.25′ W. Marker is in Alliance, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of North Park Avenue and East Vine Street on North Park Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alliance OH 44601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

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: The Deceased of Co. F. 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Sultana Tragedy

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Spanish American War Veterans (approx. half a mile away); Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Commemoration of the Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.7 miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Last Post Meeting in Ohio Held in This Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Crossing (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alliance.

Also see . . .
1. Mabel Hartzell Historic Home. Alliance Historical Society website entry (Submitted on August 9, 2013.)

2. Mabel Hartzell. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on November 18, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

2. Mabel Hartzell Marker

A view of the marker and house

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

3. Mabel Hartzell Marker

A front view of the house

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2013

4. Mabel Hartzell Marker

The above marker is affixed to the front of the house.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 996 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.