Deersville in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mary L. Jobe Akeley
⎯⎯⎯
Harry F. Hazlett

Mary L. Jobe Akeley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 21, 2014

1. Mary L. Jobe Akeley Marker

Inscription. Side A
Mary L. Jobe Akeley Mary Leonore Jobe was born on January 29, 1878, near Tappan, Harrison County, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from Scio College and master's degree from Columbia University. While studying, she began a life-long career of exploration and natural history investigation. She first explored areas of British Columbia, Canada in 1905 and in 1916 started Camp Mystic, a summer camp in Connecticut for girls. She married explorer Carl E. Akeley in 1924 and completed an expedition to Africa when Carl died in the Belgian Congo in 1926. Honors include the naming of Mount Jobe in Canada to recognize her achievements and Belgium awarding her the Cross of the Knight, Order of the Crown, for her work in the Belgian Congo. She is known for her books and contributions to the American Museum of Natural History in New York. She died on July 19, 1966, and is buried in Deersville.

Side B
Harry F. Hazlett Major General Harry F. Hazlett was born in Deersville on April 17, 1884. His military career spanned three decades, beginning in 1916 in the Mexican Border War. He served overseas in World War I as a machine

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gun officer, earning the Belgian War Cross for bravery in action. After the war, he was Professor of Military Science and Tactics at both the University of Akron and the University of Dayton. During World War II he served as chief of staff of the Replacement and School Command of the Army ground forces until 1946 and went on to serve as Post Commander at Yokohama, Japan until 1947. After retiring from the military, he lived in California.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Deersville Improvement and Historic Preservation Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 4-34.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 29, 1878.

Location. 40° 18.473′ N, 81° 11.499′ W. Marker is in Deersville, Ohio, in Harrison County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles west of Wood Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Deersville

Harry F. Hazlett Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 21, 2014

2. Harry F. Hazlett Marker

OH 44693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moravian House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hazel's House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Deersville (approx. ¼ mile away); The Moravian Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Tappan (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Tappan (approx. 3.3 miles away); Laceyville (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Seven Ranges (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deersville.

Also see . . .
1. Mary Jobe Akeley at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on December 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Harry Fouts Hazlett at FindAGrave.com.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 21, 2014

3. Mary L. Jobe Akeley Marker

(Submitted on December 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 21, 2014

4. Harry F. Hazlett Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 846 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Mary L. Jobe Akeley⎯⎯⎯Harry F. Hazlett

Mary L. Jobe Akeley
⎯⎯⎯
Harry F. Hazlett