This monument was erected to commemorate the determination of 1950 center of population of the United States of America in Richland County, Ill. and was dedicated October 18, 1951 at the ceremony attended by Adlai E. Stevenson Gov. State of Ill., . . . — — Map (db m30393) HM
This jail was built ca. 1910 and used to mid 1940. It was moved off this location and used as a shed until 1995, when it was restored and returned to the original location. When it was use it had a brick exterior and a round roof. This jail was very . . . — — Map (db m178237) HM
Bower Park
Named in honor of William Bower. Previously known as Tower Park for a 125 foot tall brick-steel water tower (1892-1927), fire bell tower, city weight scales (1895-1966) located here.
William Bower
May 21, 1842 - . . . — — Map (db m178239) HM
Historic McsBurg School
In 1841, the year Richland County came to be, a primitive log structure located 4 miles north-northeast of Olney - at the intersection of what is now North Silver Road and East Tank Farm Lane - housed one of the . . . — — Map (db m178240) HM
There were two people who discovered the Olney albino gray squirrel at about the same time, but in different places. William Yates Stroup caught albinos near his farmhouse four miles southeast of Olney. George W. Ridgeley captured albinos on his . . . — — Map (db m178243) HM
During the Presidential Campaign of 1856 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas spoke in Olney at separate political rallies held the same day - Saturday, September 20. In the morning Douglas spoke in a grove near town at a Democratic rally for . . . — — Map (db m178242) HM
Ambrose Hopkinson built this home in 1874. Opened as museum in 1991. He built school bldg. at SW corner of intersect, it housed 10 grades and first H.S. in county. H.S. opened 1871. M.E. Church stood at NW corner of intersect. Kitchell Avenue named . . . — — Map (db m178241) HM
Robert Ridgway, leading American ornithologist, was born at Mount Carmel, Illinois, on July 2, 1850. As a youth he became interested in birds and sketched many specimens around his home. At the age of seventeen, he was appointed zoologist on a . . . — — Map (db m99118) HM
In 1902, the first experimental solar power plant was built in Olney, Illinois by H.E. Willsie and John Boyle Jr., two American engineers. Their solar power plant was based on an 1885 design developed by the French engineer Tellier. Between 1892 and . . . — — Map (db m178244) HM
(top of base:)
In Memory
of the
World War Veterans
1917-1918
Erected by Richland Post No. 30
American Legion
1935
(base:)
Rededicated: to all veterans of all wars
Sponsored by
Richland County . . . — — Map (db m178238) WM
...near Fairview began as early as the 1860's. N.W. of here on the Fairview Hill, the Jennison Mine Mining lignite coal began underground mining in 1913.
Each shift of 30 men could produce up to 125 tons per day, shipping coal as far as . . . — — Map (db m162115) HM
The Burgess Garage was constructed circa 1913 and is the oldest building standing in Lambert. That year the Northwest Improvement Company, a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad, platted the new townsite. Business at the garage (then called . . . — — Map (db m143241) HM
Northeastern Montana is part of the Williston Basin geologic structure, a slightly irregular, bowl-shaped depression centered in North Dakota that slowly subsided over hundreds of millions of years. It served as a locus for sediment accumulation, . . . — — Map (db m203000) HM
This building is listed on early maps and drawings
of Fort Abercrombie as a barracks. Barracks were
the living quarters for the enlisted soldiers at Fort
Abercrombie. The front of the building had two
squad rooms where the soldiers slept. . . . — — Map (db m177197) HM
The reconstructed cannon
bastion in front of you shows
what the fortifications at Fort
Abercrombie might have looked
like during the siege in 1862.
Prior to the siege, defensive
fortifications around Fort
Abercrombie simply did not exist. . . . — — Map (db m177318) HM
In 1866 this building was listed on maps as Fort
Abercrombie's carpenter shop. In 1868, Assistant
Surgeon W. H. Gardner described this building
as having rooms for a blacksmith, carpenter, painter
and saddler. By 1871, maps show this being . . . — — Map (db m184217) HM
The commissary storehouse held Fort Abercrombie's
food supply. It was a long, single-story structure
built of hewn logs and covered with clapboard
siding. A storehouse was typically one of the first
buildings constructed at a frontier fort. . . . — — Map (db m177194) HM
Straight ahead of you and down along the bank
of the river is the approximate location of the ferry
crossing that served Fort Abercrombie.
This photograph shows the ferry as it crosses
the Red River. You are in roughly the same spot
as the . . . — — Map (db m176610) HM
Fort Abercrombie, the first United States military post to be established
in what is now North Dakota, was authorized at this point in 1857 and was
named in honor of Lt. Col. John J. Abercrombie, The extensive trade
between Canada and the . . . — — Map (db m175574) HM WM
Fort Abercrombie, the first
military post in North Dakota was established in 1857 as a protection to the settlements in the Red River Valley. It served as a gateway to the northwest for 20 years. Abandoned in 1877. — — Map (db m176536) HM
The building in front of you was Fort Abercrombie's
guardhouse. It has been restored to look as it would
have in the 1860s and 1870s. The guardhouse
functioned in many ways like a police station.
Soldiers on guard detail provided security . . . — — Map (db m176740) HM
You are standing in roughly the same spot where a photographer
took this picture of Fort Abercrombie's headquarters building.
The headquarters building is in the foreground of the photograph.
It stood one-and-a-half stories tall and had a porch . . . — — Map (db m176709) HM
Fort Abercrombie's second hospital was built
in 1867. It replaced the hospital building that sat
on the north side of the fort. Assistant Surgeon W.H.
Gardner described this new hospital as a two-story
frame building with clapboard siding.
In . . . — — Map (db m176742) HM
This building first served as Fort Abercrombie's
hospital. After the completion of a new hospital
in 1867, Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as having six rooms for Lieutenants'
quarters. Behind this building was a long low . . . — — Map (db m176613) HM
In front of you was a long row of crude log buildings.
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
these buildings as quarters for married soldiers.
On later maps of Fort Abercrombie, these log
buildings are listed as laundresses . . . — — Map (db m177141) HM
A magazine is a building used to store gunpowder
and ammunition. This drawing shows what Fort
Abercrombie's magazine may have looked like
in the mid 1860s. Fort Abercrombie's first
magazine was a brick building 14 feet wide and
34 feet long. . . . — — Map (db m176607) HM
Above is a drawing of what Fort Abercrombie's
quartermaster storehouse may have looked like.
It was constructed sometime between 1866
and 1868. The quartermaster storehouse held
things such as tools, clothing, footwear, kitchen
utensils, and . . . — — Map (db m177207) HM
In 1868 Assistant Surgeon W.H. Gardner described
this building as a stable for officers' horses.
It was a log building 36 feet long and 26 feet wide.
This was one of several stables that were used
at Fort Abercrombie. Animals including horses, . . . — — Map (db m176589) HM
This two-story building was completed in January
of 1870 as officers' quarters. An 1871 map of Fort
Abercrombie shows this building being used
as quarters by the surgeon and the chaplain.
In addition to treating the sick, the surgeon . . . — — Map (db m176577) HM
The sutler's store was a log building situated on
the southeast side of the fort. Sutlers were civilian
contractors who supplied forts with items the army
would not or could not supply. They sold food
such as eggs, milk, cheese, and vegetables, . . . — — Map (db m176636) HM WM
front
As you view this eternal memorial, remember the names and why they are here. Be grateful, be proud.
back
We honor all those who have served their country in the armed forces during conflict and peace. With . . . — — Map (db m101280) HM
Hemlock Falls
Hemlock Falls is located nearby. Two small streams cascade down the face of the massive sandstone cliff in the shade of tall hemlock trees. One of the falls drops about 60 feet and the other about 100 feet. The rock is Black . . . — — Map (db m225396) HM
John Chapman - better known as “Johnny Appleseed” - Pioneer Apple Nurseryman - lived in & around Mansfield for 20 years - 1810 to 1830. — — Map (db m20705) HM
The Historic Bissman Building is located in downtown Mansfield and was used as the exterior shot of the Brewster Hotel. The hotel room itself was filmed here at OSR.
"Dear Fellas, I can't believe how fast things move on the outside. I saw an . . . — — Map (db m172674) HM
Civil War
CPT David L. Cockley Georgia 1864
CPT Joseph S. Hedges Tennessee 1864
CPL Smith Larimer Virginia 1865
PVT John Henry Ricksecker Tennessee 1864
SGT James Wiley Pennsylvania 1863
Indian Campaigns
COL Ret. Walter Matthias Day . . . — — Map (db m20860) HM
Memorial Reverse:
“Now it doesn't matter.
(go ahead! go ahead! Sounding from the audience.)
It really doesn't matter what happens now.
I don't know what will happen now.
We've got some difficult days ahead, (yeah! oh yes!) . . . — — Map (db m20859) HM
The East Cell Block is 6 tiers high and constructed completely of steel. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest free-standing steel cell block, meaning that it is not connected to any outside wall. There are 50 . . . — — Map (db m172673) HM
Oldest religious congregation in north-central Ohio. First Methodist sermon preached at the “Spring” in 1809 by Rev. James Copus. Services then conducted in blockhouse, 1811; in first court house, 1813; at church home of Dr. William B. . . . — — Map (db m20682) HM
General Hedges was born in Ohio County, Virginia
and taught school in that state before coming
to Ohio in 1803. As a Deputy Surveyor, he worked
in Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Medina and Wayne Counties,
and purchased 19,000 acres in future . . . — — Map (db m117824) HM
The purpose of the Mansfield Ohio Gold Star Families Memorial Monument is to honor Gold
Star Families, preserve the memory of the fallen, and stand as a stark reminder that freedom is not free. This stunning black granite monument features two . . . — — Map (db m181455) WM
Marker Front:
In memory of
John Chapman
Best known as
Johnny Appleseed
Pioneer apple
nurseryman of
Richland County
from 1810 to 1830
Marker Reverse:
Erected by
Park Trustees
M. B. Bushnell
H. M. Weaver
R. . . . — — Map (db m20708) HM
Side A: John Sherman 1923-1900
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, John Sherman moved to Mansfield to practice law and was elected to Congress in 1854 as one of the first Republicans. In 1861, Sherman was elected to the U.S. Senate. . . . — — Map (db m20684) HM
The killing of local shopkeeper Levi Jones stirred rumors of an
impending Indian attack. Mansfield’s settlers needed help.
On the evening of August 9, 1813, Johnny Appleseed is believed
to have embarked from here on a daring overnight journey . . . — — Map (db m117842) HM
John “Appleseed” Chapman is considered one of Richland County’s
original pioneers. In the summer of 1809, Chapman arrived in the
Mansfield area just as Mansfield’s first town lots were being
offered for sale. Chapman purchased town . . . — — Map (db m117826) HM
Erected 1888
In memory of
the Soldiers-Sailors and the Marines of all wars
First Board of Trustees
Eckles McCoy •
Huntington Brown •
Abraham G. Cummins •
James H. Herring •
Norman M. Wolfe
Appointed by Manuel May Judge Court of . . . — — Map (db m20884) HM
(Within This Park)
Built during War of 1812 in Central Park - a refuge in time of Indian alarms. Rebuilt for Mansfield Centennial in 1908. Now used as a Boy Scout meeting place. — — Map (db m20685) HM
Dedicated to
the men and women of this community
who served our country in time of war,
and in memory of those
who lost their lives. — — Map (db m20709) WM
Rededicated in celebration of the City of Mansfield's 135th anniversary and to all veterans.
Donated by Mansfield Brick & Supply Co.
1983 — — Map (db m181463) WM
Mansfield Boy Scout Troop 6 used this blockhouse as its meeting place for a period of fifty-one years from 1929 to 1980. After a fire ravaged much of the lower portion of Mansfield's Blockhouse in 1938, it was the Boy Scouts that spearheaded its . . . — — Map (db m154901) HM
1812
-built in Central Park for protection
against Native American attack in
the War of 1812
1813
-renovated for $48 by Luther Coe
to house Mansfied's first
courthouse and jail
1816
- sold at auction to James Curren
for $56.40 and . . . — — Map (db m181458) HM
Although during the early 1800s,
blockhouses much like this one were a common
form of protection in case of Native American
uprising, Mansfield's Blockhouse is the last
standing with its original timbers. In 1812 eleven
blockhouses were built . . . — — Map (db m181459) HM
The Veterans of
the Korean War
“They went, not for conquest, and not
for gain, but only to protect
the anguished and the innocent.
They suffered greatly and by their
heroism in a thousand battles, they
added a luster to . . . — — Map (db m20754) WM
This memorial was donated by M.D. Harter, Treasurer and General Manager of the Aultman-Taylor Company. It was dedicated November 10, 1881. The inscription on the original plaque read:
“To the memory of Richland County's honored dead who . . . — — Map (db m20743) WM
Ackerman, James Carroll 20
PFC
Army
Mansfield •
Au, Keith Warren 21
PFC
USMC
Lucas •
Auer, Edward Adolph 29
SSGT
Army
Mansfield •
Baker, Richard Allan 20
PFC
USMC
Mansfield •
Baumberger, Richard L Jr 20
BM3
Navy
Mansfield • . . . — — Map (db m182817) WM
Dedicated to the men and women of Richland County who served our country in time of war, and in memory of those who lost their lives. Presented to the Citizens of Richland County as a Bicentennial Event
Lest We Forget America's Wars • . . . — — Map (db m20866) WM
In memory of Richland County's devoted sons and daughters who rendered valiant service to their country and civilization in the Great World War, 1917-1918.
November 11, 1922 — — Map (db m20892) HM
On April 27, 1865 the Sultana, a 260 foot, wooden-hulled, steamboat exploded, burned, and sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. Approximately 2400 people were on board, six times the ship's legal limit. More than 1700 lives were . . . — — Map (db m20888) HM
In the last year of operation, this area was used for recreation. Televisions were mounted on the North wall. The Chapel is where the religious reform of all inmates took place every Sunday. Going to church services was required and all 1,900 . . . — — Map (db m172672) HM
Designed by architect Levi T. Scofield, the Ohio State Reformatory opened its doors in 1896 as a facility to rehabilitate young male offenders through hard work and education. A self-sufficient institution with its own power plant and working farm, . . . — — Map (db m20683) HM
In Memory of the 73 men of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry who died as a result of the steamship “Sultana” blowing up on April 27, 1865 while returning 2,400 prisoners of war, on the Mississippi River. The result was the loss of over . . . — — Map (db m20867) HM
Donated by David and Jane Vasbinder to the City of Mansfield on July 4, 1881, and served as the focal point of Central Park until December 17, 1958. Restored and relocated back into Central Park on July 4, 1979. The restoration of the Vasbinder . . . — — Map (db m20872) HM
We Remember The Holocaust
And We Say... "Never Again"
We The Citizens Of Mansfield
Will Be World Watchers.
We Will Never Again Allow
The Innocent To Be Slaughtered
For Their Faith And Do Nothing
We Remember The Past So
We Can Change The . . . — — Map (db m181453) WM
Louis Bromfield
Acclaimed author, conservationist, and farmer Louis Bromfield was born in Mansfield in 1896. A graduate of the city's schools, he went on to study agriculture at Cornell University in 1914, but left in 1915 to help run his . . . — — Map (db m46335) HM
Bethel Baptist Church was founded in 1884 by black members of nearby Sandy Level Baptist Church seeking to organize a separate congregation. They met at first in a brush arbor, then built a frame sanctuary here in 1892. It was covered in granite . . . — — Map (db m43391) HM
The first school built here c.1890 was a two-room frame building that was replaced c.1918 by a two-story brick school. In 1921 another classroom building and an auditorium were added. The federal Works Progress Administration helped fund several . . . — — Map (db m138341) HM
(Front text)
This house was built ca. 1855 for George P. Hoffman (1829-1902), a native of N.C. Hoffman ran a nearby sawmill and became the first postmaster of Doko (as Blythewood was first known) in 1856. This area was part of Fairfield . . . — — Map (db m42607) HM
The congregation at Little Zion dates to c. 1832, when enslaved individuals worshipped in white-controlled churches. After emancipation, these former slaves founded independent congregations like this one. A group led by Doctor Entzminger purchased . . . — — Map (db m123500) HM
Sandfield Baptist Church
Twenty-Five Mile Creek Church, a Primitive Baptist congregation, was organized in this area before 1772. It was renamed Sandfield Church by ca. 1830 and the mother church for Cedar Creek, Harmony, Jackson Creek, and . . . — — Map (db m43103) HM
(Front text)
Twenty-Five Mile Creek Church, a Primitive Baptist congregation, was organized in this area before 1772. The mother church for several area Baptist churches, it was renamed Sandfield ca. 1830 and stood about 3 mi. E. Sandfield . . . — — Map (db m42996) HM
At this site on 15 November 1942, Maj. Gen. W. A. Burress received the 100th Infantry Division colors, marking the official activation of the "Century Division." After a distinguished World War II record in southern France and Germany, the 100th was . . . — — Map (db m59240) HM
Formed 1890 as the Essex Troop of Lt. Cavalry; mustered into the N.J. National Guard in 1893. After World War I service, became 102nd Cav. in 1921. Reorganized 1940 as 102nd Cav. (Horse- Mechanized); mobilized for active duty in World War II and . . . — — Map (db m59237) HM
Near this site on 15 March 1943 the 106th Infantry Division was officially activated and became known as the "Golden Lion Division." Although badly mauled in the "Battle of the Bulge," the division stubbornly continued to fight on. The 106th saw . . . — — Map (db m59236) HM
The “Golden Griffon” Division was created in 1946 as the 108th Airborne Division of the Army Reserve. It was reorganized as an infantry division in 1952, as a training division in 1956, and as an institutional training division in 1993. . . . — — Map (db m59234) HM
The "Yankee" Division, which saw extensive combat in World War I, was mobilized for active duty in World War II in January 1941. It trained here in 1942-43 and again in 1944, leaving 16 August 1944 for Europe. As part of 3rd Army the division was . . . — — Map (db m59251) HM
(Front text) After a brilliant combat record in World War I and 14 years of dedicated National Guard service, the "Old Hickory" Division was mobilized at Fort Jackson, S. C. on 16 September 1940. During World War II, the 30th Division . . . — — Map (db m59247) HM
"It shall be done"
The "Dixie" Division, created in 1917, spent most of World War II as a training division, with some units training at Ft. Jackson, but later saw combat in the Philippines 1944-45. The postwar "Dixie" Division, composed . . . — — Map (db m59248) HM
Organized in 1917, the 4th Infantry Division was stationed in this area at Ft. Jackson during World War II and received its final training here for the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. The division was one of the first on the beaches. The . . . — — Map (db m59246) HM
The "Statue of Liberty Division" was reviewed by England's Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt after it was reactivated here in 1942. The 77th fought in World War II Pacific campaigns of Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto Islands, and . . . — — Map (db m59252) HM
Activated at Camp McCain, Miss. in 1942, the "Golden Acorn" Division trained at this site in 1944. The division distinguished itself in the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and Central Europe during the Battle of the Bulge, the assault of the Sauer, . . . — — Map (db m59253) HM
Activated in 1918 and inspected by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. George S. Patton during World War II, the 8th landed in France 28 days after D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) and participated in three other campaigns during the war. The . . . — — Map (db m59249) HM
In 1819 a covered bridge was built to span this part of the Saluda River. Confederate Troops burned the bridge in 1865 hoping to stop the advance of General Sherman's army.
The burning didn't halt Sherman -- he ordered the construction of a . . . — — Map (db m45031) HM
In tribute & honor to the gallant African American heroes of of the 371st Infantry Regiment 93rd Division "Colored" of World War I.
They were South Carolinians sent into the bloody trenches of World War I. These brave black soldiers survived on . . . — — Map (db m108821) HM WM
Educator and civil rights leader Benjamin Mack (1916-1970) lived in this house from the late 1950s until his death in 1970. Mack was a graduate of Booker T. Washington H.S. and S.C. State Univ. He taught at Lower Richland H.S. in the 1940s where he . . . — — Map (db m124523) HM
This church was organized in 1835 in what was then rural Richland District. The first sanctuary here, built soon afterwards, burned in a forest fire in 1867; the cemetery dates from as early as 1862. The second sanctuary, built in 1868, was . . . — — Map (db m43709) HM
This stone was part of the piers supporting
the historic Ludendorff Bridge which
once spanned the Rhine River at
Remagen, Germany. A forward patrol of
the US 9th Armored Division captured
the bridge in a surprise attack on
March 7, 1945, . . . — — Map (db m59296) HM
Named in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson. This cantonment site 1 ½ mi. north was approved by the War Dept. June 2, 1917. Maximum strength was recorded in June 1918: 3,302 officers; 45,402 men. 81st Division was trained here Aug. 29, 1917-May 18, . . . — — Map (db m30740) HM
Darby Field
Named in honor of
Brigadier General William O. Darby, U.S.Army
Killed in action
1945
Erected June 1979
By his West Point classmates, USMA 1933
And the William O. Darby Ranger Memorial Foundation
To honor his . . . — — Map (db m59297) HM
Known as "Diamond Hill," which was burned by Union Troops during their invasion of Columbia, February 17, 1865, was located 125 feet due south of this spot.
The stones in this monument formed part of the foundation of that home. — — Map (db m46448) HM
In this malaria-free sandhill section were the antebellum summer homes of many Columbians: Quinine Hill (Dr. J. M. Taylor, Dr. James Davis); Hilltop (W. J. Taylor); Edgehill (B. F. Taylor); Laurel Hill (D. J. McCord); . . . — — Map (db m30246) HM
About 1800, Col. Thomas Taylor erected the small building, 1/4 mile upstream, where cotton goods were woven for his plantation needs. Here John and Edward Fisher later established one of the earliest spinning mills in Richland County, using slave . . . — — Map (db m30454) HM
Fort Jackson Elementary School
Fort Jackson Elementary School was one of the first public schools in S.C. to desegregate when classes began on
September 3, 1963. The first school on post and one of the first permanent buildings at Fort . . . — — Map (db m59230) HM
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