East Liberty in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

East Liberty School

1906 - 1962

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2015

1. East Liberty School Marker

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Inscription.
This memorial of the East Liberty School is presented in memory of first settler Job Sharp and his wife Dr. Phebe Sharp, the first woman doctor in the early 1800’s. she passed away in 1833 and is buried between East Liberty and Middleburg. Many descendants graduated from this school.
Donated by Charles Sharp
1932 graduate

Superintendents

1906 - 1962

John E. Dunaway 1911 - 1932 • Lee T. Stratton 1934 - 1942 • Alexander R. Kerr 1943 - 1962

Principals
Heber Herd • W. K. Whitehead • C. W. Bushing • Evelyn Turner • Florence Moffitt
School built 1906
Addition built 1936

Erected 1997 by Charlie Sharp.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 40° 20.025′ N, 83° 34.999′ W. Marker is in East Liberty, Ohio, in Logan County. It is on College Street (County Route 170) near Local Road 170, on the left when traveling east. The marker stands at the site of the former school building in what is now Perry Township Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10041 Twp Rd 170, East Liberty OH 43319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

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

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Home of John Garwood / Garwoods Mill Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Darby Creek (approx. 1.9 miles away); Phebe Haines Sharp (approx. 2.3 miles away); Big Darby Headwaters (approx. 2½ miles away); Middleburg United Methodist Church Bellringers (approx. 3 miles away); Christopher Crary (approx. 4.1 miles away); Goshen Quaker Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Myeerah Nature Preserve (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Liberty.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Second Church / Logan County's First School (was approx. 4.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 26, 2025

2. East Liberty School Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2015

3. East Liberty School Marker

close up, showing text of back side

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 26, 2025

4. East Liberty School Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2015

5. East Liberty School Marker

full view of marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, March 16, 2015

6. East Liberty School Marker

marker can be seen at a distance, with flag pole

Archived photograph of the old East Liberty School image. Click for full size.

7. Archived photograph of the old East Liberty School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,005 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 23, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 23, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 4. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 23, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.