This bell was hung in the old court house in 1853 and for 75 years served Ashland County truly & well. It's vibrant tones rang out the news of Lee's surrender, tolled the passing of the immortal Lincoln, pealed forth the victory of Admiral Dewey, . . . — — Map (db m25829) HM
To the heroic pioneers who braved the perils of the pathless wilderness to establish homes for their loved ones, and who laid the foundation of our commonwealth so broad and deep in this their new homeland that their descendants might freely enjoy . . . — — Map (db m25832) HM
Founding of Ashland College
The dream of establishing a college was born in the hearts of members of the German Brethren Church. In March 1877, a meeting was held at the Maple Grove Brethren Church to discuss the establishment of a college in . . . — — Map (db m97072) HM
Tensions between Native Americans and Euro-American settlers remained high on the Ohio frontier during the War of 1812. Grievances mounted rapidly following the removal of the Greentown Delawares to Piqua in the late summer of 1812. On September . . . — — Map (db m28800) HM
Erected in 1957 by George and Jessie Jones in loving memory of their son, Earl E. Jones, Ashland College student 1920-21, who died in 1921.
This terrace is dedicated to the pleasurable growth and development of the young people who attend . . . — — Map (db m25836) HM
Revolutionary War
John Tilton
Mexican War
John Campbell
War Of 1812
George Hanger •
Patrick Murray •
Wesley Richards •
Jacob Switzer •
James Kilgore
Civil War
Tobias Spiker •
John Bayer •
Solom . . . — — Map (db m231311) WM
This German cannon captured by American troops on French soil is presented Ashland County by the War Department as concrete evidence of victory November 11, 1918 — — Map (db m203921) HM WM
James Lake is a 4 1/2 acre lake that drains an 85 acre
area west of the village. The water enters James Lake through
3 private lakes.
The lake was a gift to the village from the Don and Mary
Ringler family and is called James Lake in honor . . . — — Map (db m166365) HM
The power for the light was provided from a home on the southwest corner of the lake. In 1958 the home was purchased by Earl and Eleanor Lemmel. The couple assumed responsibility for the electric bill and vowed to maintain it as long as they lived . . . — — Map (db m166366) HM
This building was a center of community life from the time of its construction in 1886 to the late 1930s. Once common, such combinations of governmental offices and commercial and entertainment space are today rare. The second floor opera house . . . — — Map (db m24286) HM
“Remembering a Brother”
18 Nov 47 - 19 Feb 68
CoC 3rd Bn/60th Inf (Riverine)
9th Inf Div. U.S. Army
KIA southeast of Can Tho City
Phong Dinh Province, Republic of Vietnam — — Map (db m25838) WM
A pioneer in automotive innovation. Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958) was born three miles north of Loudonville. He attended local schools and graduated from Ohio State University in 1904. He organizaed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories . . . — — Map (db m157069) HM
Clear Fork Gorge was formed when glacial meltwater cut through the sandstone bedrock that forms its steep walls fourteen to twenty-four thousand years ago. The gorge is one thousand feet wide and over three hundred feet deep. Its seclusion has . . . — — Map (db m24285) HM
To commemorate the names of our men
who answered their country's call and
served for liberty and democracy in the
world war ending November 1s, 1918.
★ Floyd Arnholt •
★ Samuel J. Covert •
★ James E. Danner •
★ . . . — — Map (db m166364) WM
George H. Baldner •
Glenn E. Black •
Russell W. Blakely •
William S. Brothers •
Merle Britton •
Paul E. Crow •
Lawrence W. Fockler •
Robert L. Frank •
Harold E. Kauffman •
George J. Minchofer •
Stephen G. Nestich Jr. •
Dennis . . . — — Map (db m166361) WM
Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on America September 11, 2001 and to all victims of terrorism. May we find peace in the strength of the American spirit. — — Map (db m166358) WM
Construction
Known as the "Workman Cabin,” this log home was built between 1838 and by Morgan Workman.
It originally stood 3 miles
northeast of Loudonville along what was once the old Wooster-Mt.
Vernon Pike & Stage Route which . . . — — Map (db m166359) HM
A New Home In Central Park
In 1963 the cabin–by then unoccupied since 1915 and its logs hidden by lap siding-was given by Mr, and
Mrs. Gene Lifer, on whose land it stood, to the Mohican Historical Society to use as the . . . — — Map (db m166360) HM
In the 1800s, chickens provided eggs and meat, which was a vital source of protein for farm families. Chickens were allowed to roam freely for a most of the day, although they would return to the coop at night, allowing the farmer to protect them . . . — — Map (db m240031) HM
The place of the early mill in the community is worth noticing. They were places of assembly for the scattered inhabitants of the country, where they came not only to get their wheat and corn ground, but also to hear the news, to barter, to . . . — — Map (db m240027) HM
Almost every farm had a corn crib. Corn cribs housed the family's most important crop which fed both humans and livestock. After allowing corn to dry on the stalk, farmers stored it on the cob. The crib provided protection against weather and large . . . — — Map (db m240032) HM
Today the country mill, like the horse and wagon with which it is so closely associated, is a faded page in history. It has been replaced by large commercial mills which have refinements for processing flour economically beyond the reach of the . . . — — Map (db m240025) HM
The little wooden outhouse as we know it has been an architectural fixture of America since the 1700s, when it began to replace chamber pots. In the 1800s, outhouses were built discreetly behind homes, as the old joke goes: "too close in the . . . — — Map (db m240034) HM
Plowing was typically a two-person job. One would guide the plow, while the other would scrape soil build-up that stuck to the plow (every 10 to 15 feet). It wasn't until 1837 when John Deere introduced his self-scouring steel plow, that the . . . — — Map (db m240028) HM
The main purpose of the smokehouse was to preserve meat, so it would last for a longer period of time. Preservation was achieved in this two-step process: 1.) The fresh cuts were packed in tubs of coarse salt for about six weeks, the salt drawing . . . — — Map (db m240035) HM
Sorghum molasses, along with maple syrup and honey were frontier sweeteners of the 1800's. Most communities had a sorghum mill that farmers brought their cane stalks for processing. There the 6-to-12 feet stalks were crushed between rollers powered . . . — — Map (db m240029) HM
Milling in Ohio began in the late 18th century. Mills were used in many industries around the state, such as grist mills used to process grain. Built in 1831, the Wolf Creek (Pine Run) Grist Mill originally stood north of Loudonville at Wolf Creek. . . . — — Map (db m240024) HM
Side A
Mifflin was founded in 1816. Originally known as Petersburg, the name was changed in 1827 in honor of the settlers that moved here from Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The first village jailhouse and crossroad . . . — — Map (db m97113) HM
A migration of Indians throughout Ohio began due to unstable conditions created by the American Revolution. The massacre of Christian Indians at the Moravian mission of Gnadenhutten in 1782 and Colonel William Crawford’s expedition against . . . — — Map (db m168811) HM
John “Appleseed” Chapman (b. September 26, 1774—d. March 18, 1845) was the first lessee of this 160 acre tract (NW ¼, S 20, T 20, R 16), when he secured it for 99 years from the Virginia Military District School Lands on April 10, 1815. This $320 . . . — — Map (db m46337) HM
Anderson, Robert B. 1839-1863, Company C, 1st Ohio Valunteer Infantry, Civil War • Applegate, Aaron H. 1835-1898, Company B, 120th Ohio, Volunteer Infantry, Civil War • Armstrong, James A. 1844-1865, Company B, 65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Civil . . . — — Map (db m239994) WM
Front:
To honor our veterans who have served
POLK
Back:
To those who served and returned ...
To those who served and were lost ...
Your contribution and sacrifice for our freedom is not forgotten.
We are eternally . . . — — Map (db m38799) HM
Near this spot in Sept. 1861 James Garfield, who later became 20th President of the Nation, recruited 50 members of Co. C for his regiment, the 42nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for Civil War service. — — Map (db m137858) HM WM
In 1895, this fire triangle was purchased for $12.00 from the city of Mansfield. It was used as a fire alarm and to announce village council meetings. It hung in a belfry over the council chambers. In 1933, it was moved to Academy Park. — — Map (db m202316) HM
This bell rang here at Savannah Academy from 1859 thru 1924. It was then moved to the new Savannah-Clear Creek School. In 1970, the bell was taken to Crestview High School. Finally, in 1993, it was returned to its home here in Academy Park. — — Map (db m202314) HM
The original bandstand was constructed in 1907. It stood over the town cistern at the northeast corner of public square. It was later moved to the back of the park. It was torn down in the late 1940's, this replica was reconstructed in 1992-93 by . . . — — Map (db m202313) HM
2nd World War
Korean War
Vietnam War
We dedicate this symbol to the men and women of this community who helped preserve the freedoms of humanity to keep forever living the freedom for which they died.
Let us forever remember and . . . — — Map (db m38953) WM
A man of indomitable faith, he brought culture to a wilderness.
Learning and religion were of first concern. Freely giving to both, he labored unceasingly for a city whose good lay very close to his heart. — — Map (db m94062) HM
William Daniel Leahy was born in Iowa in 1875 and his family soon moved to Wisconsin. He graduated from Ashland High School in 1892 and for the rest of his life considered Ashland his home town.
Leahy graduated from the Naval Academy and served . . . — — Map (db m204096) HM
North Wisconsin Academy, founded in 1892 by the Congregational Churches, provided the first high school education available to young people of the small, isolated lumber camp, sawmill and farm communities in the area known as the Great Lakes Pinery, . . . — — Map (db m209668) HM
A crude structure of boughs of trees “layed acrosse, one upon an other” was erected near here by Pierre Radisson and Medart Groseilliers in 1659. The two French traders came to Chequamegon Bay from Montreal and Radisson's account of . . . — — Map (db m48410) HM
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Security Savings Bank 1889 — — Map (db m125034) HM
Glidden State Bank
Circa 1905
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Nominated by
Jerry Hellenbrand - 2006 — — Map (db m47483) HM
You are now on the great divide which separates the two principal drainage areas of Wisconsin. Water falling to the north of this point finds its way into Lake Superior, then down through the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River 2,000 miles into . . . — — Map (db m47222) HM
This white pine log was sleigh hauled to Glidden on Dec. 21, 1984 on the sleigh it sets on. It was cut on State 40 14 miles east of Glidden. Its estimated weight is 7000 lbs. The 20 ft log scaled 1960 [?] board ft. Estimated age 500 to 600 . . . — — Map (db m47534) HM
Native American canoes launched North America’s maritime legacy about 12,000 years ago, making them among the world’s oldest watercraft.
The origins of the birchbark canoe are told in the oral traditions of the Ojibwe people. The spirit . . . — — Map (db m57836) HM
Early Native American Inhabitants
People have been using and occupying sites in the Apostle Islands area for thousands of years. But it was probably not until after 800 A.D. that more extensive use of the islands took place in the form of . . . — — Map (db m165677) HM
Established about 1836 as part of a Roman Catholic mission under the guidance of the dynamic Austrian priest, Frederick Baraga, later made a bishop.
The white man's style of house was adopted as a grave cover by the Christianized Ojibway . . . — — Map (db m144130) HM
The largest of the Apostle Islands was one of the earliest areas of Indian settlement, fur trade, missionary activity and commercial fishing in the interior of North America. It was discovered by French explorers in 1659. Trading posts were built . . . — — Map (db m234580) HM
A French-Canadian trader built a post on this site about 1792. From his wife Madeline daughter of the Chippewa chief White Crane the island takes its present name.
The official French fort La Pointe was built in 1718 about 500 feet west. Its . . . — — Map (db m144128) HM
Aaniin, visitors. Welcome to Mooningwaanikaaning, the homeland of the Ojibwe people. The Ojibwe name for Madeline Island means “home of the yellow-breasted flicker bird.” This island was the last-foretold stopping point on the Ojibwe migration . . . — — Map (db m234361) HM
This willow tree began as a spring from a tree taken from the grounds of the birth place of Jeanne D'Arc of Dormery, Haute Marne, France. In May 1919, sprigs of this willow we're sent a number of Americans Legion Posts by the University of . . . — — Map (db m201014) HM
Mellen, Wisconsin, nestled in a valley in the heart of the Penokee Range, was founded in 1881 by Samuel O'Grady Bennett for which Bennett Street is named.
Iron City, later renamed Mellen for William Mellen of the Wisconsin Central Railroad was . . . — — Map (db m201380) HM
In honor of those who served.
In memory of: James Ledin and Melvin Gunderson, who gave the supreme sacrifice. This tree was planted, by Vietnam Veterans, on November 10, 2007, — — Map (db m201381) HM WM
The Mauvaise (Bad) River was so named by the French due to the difficulties of its navigation. The Indians called it Mushkeezeebi or Marsh River. In 1845 the Rev. L.H. Wheeler, Protestant missionary at La Pointe, planned an agricultural settlement . . . — — Map (db m63661) HM
