Near Yellow Springs in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Horace Mann

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

1. Horace Mann Memorial

close up, showing text.

(Difficult to Access, Somewhat Neglected)

Inscription.
Horace Mann
1796 – 1859
First President and Founder of Antioch College

This memorial is erected to
perpetuate the memory of an able
lawyer, a great statesman and a
pioneer in education. May his life
and example ever inspire and exalt
the students of Antioch College.

Hugh Taylor Birch
Donor 1936

Erected 1936.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 39° 47.146′ N, 83° 52.211′ W. Marker is near Yellow Springs, Ohio, in Greene County. Marker is on Bryan Park Road, on the right when traveling north. marker is about ¼ mile southeast off Bryan Park Road, in a brushy meadow, accessible only by a grassy path. Bryan Park Road is the extension of St Rt 370, from the south boundary of John Bryan Park State Park to Grinnell Mill. Bryan Park Road is posted “no parking”, the group camping area is the closest parking lot, but is not always available. There is a locked iron gate at the pathway off Bryan Park Road, half way up the hill from Grinnell Mill to John Bryan Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3607 Bryan Park Rd, Yellow Springs OH 45387, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Erastus Mitchell Birch (here, next to this marker); Historic Grinnell Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Moncure Daniel Conway / The Conway Colony (approx. 0.9 miles away); Camp Birch (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glen Helen Natural Area (approx. 1.3 miles away); Antioch College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Antioch College / and Glen Helen (approx. 1.6 miles away); Virginia Hamilton (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellow Springs.

More about this marker. By the Greene County Auditor’s map, this is part of Glen Helen. Adjacent to this marker is the Erastus Birch Monument, which is very similar to the Orton Memorial, about two miles away in John Bryan State Park/ Clifton Gorge State Nature Preserve.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

2. Horace Mann Memorial

full view of memorial

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

3. Horace Mann Memorial

full view from out in the meadow

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

4. Horace Mann Memorial

marker as seen from the iron gate on Bryan Park Road. Looking to the southeast.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

5. Horace Mann Memorial

sculptor's label, on base of statue

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

6. Horace Mann Memorial

name at base of statue

Horace Mann Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

7. Horace Mann Statue

bronze statue of Horace Mann, high above the meadow

Horace Mann Memorial Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, December 19, 2014

8. Horace Mann Memorial Site

Erastus Mitchell Birch Monument can be seen in the same clearing with the Horace Mann Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 835 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 20, 2014, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.