Knox County Poor Farm
The surrounding 132 acres of land served as the Knox County Poor
Farm (aka Knox County Infirmary and County Home) from 1842 to
1955. The farm was nearly self-sustaining. Able residents grew
their own food, raised . . . — — Map (db m108925) HM
This mural shows East Main Street on the south side next to the Public
Square (which is now the gazebo park). As early as 1823
Centerburg was a livery stop for the stage coaches traveling from the
north and east to the state capital. In the late . . . — — Map (db m166939) HM
This mural depicts the end of North Hartford
Avenue. The arrival of the Cleveland, Akron and Columbus
Railroad in 1873 gave Centerburg an economic boost.
Many local farmers invested heavily to bring the railroad
to the area. It was primarily . . . — — Map (db m166940) HM
This scene is the intersection of East Main Street and
Hartford Avenue. For a time in the late 1930's
Centerburg had only one traffic light which was on
a pole in the middle of the street. (Now the center
light of the three current lights). This . . . — — Map (db m166941) HM
This mural shows the corner of East Main Street and
North Clayton Street. For many years this site was part
of the public square. In the early 1920's a "filling
station” for the "machines” was built on the corner since
cars were . . . — — Map (db m166943) HM
A descendent of Knox Countys earliest pioneers, Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Harris Reynolds was born just three miles west of Centerburg in 1832. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, where he became a close friend of Otho . . . — — Map (db m59460) HM
1917-1919: Meuse-Argonne Ypers-Lys St. Mihiel
1940-1945: Solomon Islands Manila Northern Luzon
1952-1954: Camp Polk-Korea
Centerburg Community Memorial Park
On June 3, 1945 Gov. Frank J. Lausche dedicated this . . . — — Map (db m184264) HM WM
This 1300 lb. bell was made in Hillsboro Ohio in 1882 purchased by Hilliar Twp. trustees in 1891 erected by Centerburg V.F.D. Oct. 20, 1972 — — Map (db m166937) HM
To commemorate Knox County's first election on April 4, 1808
and the location of voting for the Village of Centerburg and Hilliar
Township from 1860 to 1884. The large building in the background
above, stood at the back of the southwest corner of . . . — — Map (db m166947) HM
The Snowden Family Band was an acclaimed African - American stringband who performed in and around Knox County for nearly seventy years, from the 1850s into the 1920s. Buried in Morris Chapel Cemetery are Thomas Snowden (1803-1856), his wife Ellen . . . — — Map (db m285222) HM
This starred line marks the crossing in Knox County of the Greenville Treaty Line as surveyed by Israel Ludlow between 1797 and 1799; that part running from near Fort Laurens in the eastern part of the state, to a point near Fort Recovery, thence . . . — — Map (db m17478) HM
Greenville Treaty Line | Organized 1797
The starred line marks the
crossing of Knox County of the
Greenville Treaty Line as
surveyed by Israel Ludlow between
1797 and 1799; that part running
from near Fort Laurens in the
eastern part . . . — — Map (db m77401) HM
The blue corduroy jacket worn by
members is a widely recognized symbol
of the National FFA Organization,
formerly Future Farmers of America. In
1933, Dr. J.H. “Gus” Lintner, a Fredericktown
teacher and advisor to the local FFA . . . — — Map (db m131884) HM
Owned & operated by John Jones, Sr., the theatre
opened in 1917. It was named for Mr. Jones' son, Neil,
who died in the flu epidemic of 1918. The theatre was
forced to close in 1954 due to the popularity of TV. — — Map (db m247634) HM
Entered 1976 as national historic site
[Second plaque] This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tuttle House circa 1840 — — Map (db m247504) HM
Webb C. Ball was a native of the Fredericktown area before opening his jewelry store in Cleveland, Ohio. After a tragic railroad accident in Kipton, Ohio, in 1891, Ball was contracted by the railroad to standardize the time of 125,000 miles of . . . — — Map (db m131885) HM
This 0-6-0 switcher locomotive and tender were built by the American Locomotive Company (Alco) of Schenectady, N.Y., for the Alabama State Docks Commission in November 1940. Road number 63 was used to switch cargo at the docks in Mobile, Ala. . . . — — Map (db m13872) HM
The humble caboose was a fixture on the end of freight trains for more than a century. It has been called by many slang names including crummy, shack, shanty and cabin car. A caboose provided a sheltered vantage point from which trainmen could watch . . . — — Map (db m13874) HM
The stone masons brought from England by
Bishop Chase to construct the early buildings at
Kenyon College settled in this area. In the
1850s with the help of Episcopal Bishop
Gregory T. Bedell, they and other families in
the community built . . . — — Map (db m94916) HM
Born in Ashland County in 1819, Lorin Andrews studied at Kenyon College (1838-41) and achieved renown as an Ohio school superintendent and advocate for public elementary and secondary education. As Kenyon's president beginning in 1854, the . . . — — Map (db m95128) HM
Whoever passes through this gateway should remember David Bates Douglass
A gallant soldier and officer in the War of 1812
A civil engineer of distinction
A teacher of wide experience
who in the years 1841-1844 while president of . . . — — Map (db m13869) HM
This glacial boulder from the Bates Homestead in Columbus, Ohio was given to Kenyon College in 1953 by Fanny Platt Bates Little in memory of her brother Edward Bates son of Judge James Lawrence Bates and grandson of the honorable Alfred . . . — — Map (db m13871) HM
In 1823, Ohio Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase purchased 8,000 acres of what he called the “beauty spot” of Knox County. Here, he founded Kenyon College, the first men's college west of the Allegheny Mountains, and the second oldest . . . — — Map (db m13873) HM
In grateful memory of
George Wharton Marriott of London
One of the earliest and most devoted of the English friends of Kenyon College.
Through him Bishop Chase knew Lord Kenyon, Doctor Gaskin and Lady Rosse.
In his honor these . . . — — Map (db m13868) HM
In 1938 the president of Kenyon College, Gordon Keith Chalmers, brought one of the nation's most distinguished poets and critics, John Crowe Ransom, to the Gambier Hill. Chalmers brought Ransom to Kenyon College to create a distinguished literary . . . — — Map (db m13866) HM
The state's oldest private institution of higher education, Kenyon College was founded in 1824 in Worthington by Philander Chase, first Episcopal bishop of Ohio, and relocated to Gambier four years later. Both college and village are named for . . . — — Map (db m13867) HM
Along with abundant wildlife and tranquil beauty, the banks of State Scenic Kokosing River
reveal stories of our past.
A River Sentinel: the Sycamore Tree
Sycamore trees are fixtures along rivers. Their noble white branches
extend from . . . — — Map (db m166944) HM
The Kokosing River is known for its great natural diversity, but it also sustains people. It nourished Native Americans for centuries and delivered our first pioneers by canoe. Today it mixes with the groundwater that we drink, and its calming . . . — — Map (db m298936) HM
While it may seem like time moves slowly in Knox County, our community and landscape have experienced profound changes. Pioneers roaming Ohio's vast forests couldn't have imagined our world of open fields, bustling highways, and instant . . . — — Map (db m298938) HM
The Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC) is a 480-acre preserve encompassing forest, prairie, and wetland habitats in the Kokosing River valley. One-third of our land is devoted to agriculture, reflecting the region's rich farming heritage. . . . — — Map (db m298941) HM
Forests now cover 30% of Ohio, having recovered from a low point of 10% one hundred years ago. Animals like deer, turkey, river otter, and brown bear have also returned.
In addition to sustaining biological diversity, natural areas are good for . . . — — Map (db m298939) HM
In Honor of
Thomas R. Sant '65 H '13
Founding Chairman of the
Philander Chase Corporation
Board of Directors
Under his leadership, nearly 5,000 acres of land
in the vicinity of the campus of Kenyon College
were preserved in their . . . — — Map (db m298943) HM
In just two hundred years Ohio has experienced extraordinary changes. What will our surroundings look like in 2100? The goal of the BFEC is to help the land return to a healthy, self-sustaining ecosystem through strategies ranging from reforestation . . . — — Map (db m298940) HM
This 54 ft. x 34 ft. bank barn is excellently constructed, reflecting good workmanship that resulted in a clean, precise finished structure. The barn has several distinctive features:
Slanting queen posts supporting the roof.
A flexible . . . — — Map (db m281516) HM
This bridge is a replica of the numerous covered bridges that graced the Ohio Countryside during the 1800's. Most, unfortunately, fell victim to neglect, floods, road changes, and modernization. Ken and Ann Wobbecke built it during the winter of . . . — — Map (db m281527) HM
This cabin was originally built two miles from this site, on the same property, by the Mohican country's first settlers circa 1820. Tom Severns, a lineal descendant, donated it to Ken and Ann Wobbecke, who moved it in 1982. Preservation was . . . — — Map (db m281518) HM
On December 28, 2006 the O.D.N.R. designated 32 miles of the Mohican River from Pleasant Hill Dam to its confluence with the Kokosing River at Walhonding Ohio's 13th scenic river.
The 5-mile Clear Fork has gradient of 11 ft/mile; the 28-mile . . . — — Map (db m281524) HM
The origin of windmills has been lost in antiquity. We do know that windmills began to be used widely in Europe in the 12th century. They continued to be used in great numbers, especially in the Low Countries, until the development of steam power in . . . — — Map (db m281525) HM
Known locally as "The Wally". it was officially The Toledo, Walhonding Valley, and Ohio Railroad, a division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It connected the east-west trunk lines of the Pennsy at Loudonville and Coshocton.
The first train moved . . . — — Map (db m281526) HM
On August 13, 2004 the Ohio Dept. of Transportation designated the Wally Road in Ashland, Holmes, and Knox counties Ohio's 19th scenic byway.
Most of it follows the road bed of the old Toledo, Walhonding Valley, and Ohio Railroad, 1892-1942, . . . — — Map (db m281519) HM
This one-room school house was built in the latter part of the 1800's, one of ten similar schools in Jefferson Township. The last class was held in 1920 as many small rural schools were consolidated into larger districts. For the next half century, . . . — — Map (db m281517) HM
Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio. The arch at Howard, built in 1874, is a bridge for U.S. Route 36 over the old Cleveland, Mt. Vernon, and Delaware Railroad bed, a part of the Kokosing Gap Trail. Samuel Israel, Sr. (1810-1889) sold the right to quarry . . . — — Map (db m154402) HM
Greene Ville Treaty Line
Surveyed by Israel Ludlow, 1797- 1799
The southern boundary of Ashland County is a portion
of the original Greene Ville Treaty. The line was
established at the Treaty of Greene Ville signed August 3,
1795 by . . . — — Map (db m77342) HM
Greenville Treaty Line / Organized 1797
The starred line marks the
crossing of Knox County of the
Greenville Treaty Line as
surveyed by Israel Ludlow between
1797 and 1799; that part running
from near fort Laurens in the
eastern part . . . — — Map (db m77337) HM
In 1834 we began as an anti-slavery church working with
others to oppose slavery and help courageous Black
Americans escape slavery on the Underground Railroad
as it ran through Mount Vernon. We continue to seek
justice and love kindness. We . . . — — Map (db m247679) HM
Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment.
We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past.
God Bless America — — Map (db m94955) WM
Wooden crates for worldwide transport of sheet glass were fabricated in this unique structure built in 1945. Natural light and ventilation were provided by an energy-efficient V-shaped roof. The Carpenter Shop has been preserved as a public and . . . — — Map (db m281145) HM
The Civil War Monument that is the focal point of Mount Vernon's Public Square was designed by Henry B. Curtis.
In 1863, a group of young women created the Young Ladies' Union League, whose mission was to erect a monument to honor those who . . . — — Map (db m205889) HM
(south face)
“Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”
In grateful appreciation of the Patriotism and selfsacrifice of the lamented sons and soldiers of Knox Co. who for their Country and for freedom, laid down their lives in the . . . — — Map (db m12727) HM
As 10,000 people gathered on Mount Vernon's town square on May 1, 1863, Clement Laird Vallandigham, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, spoke. Whether his words were that of a traitor to the North, or someone . . . — — Map (db m205893) HM
Daniel Decatur Emmett was a
Mount Vernon born musician and
song writer who defined a
generation and either wrote or
borrowed a song that became
the unofficial national anthem of
the Confederate States of
America.
Born in 1815, . . . — — Map (db m247760) HM
Dr. Frank Carter Larimore was
the creator of the first hospital
in Mount Vernon.
During the Civil War, Mr.
Larimore served in Ohio infantry
brigades. War injuries rendered
Mr. Larimore unable to work as a.
farmer after the war. He . . . — — Map (db m247648) HM
E.R. Roach Industries was a small
Mount Vernon manufacturing
business that operated in the
1940s-1950s. Elmer R. Roach, the
owner, was awarded his first
patent on April 2, 1945, for an
original design of a toy metal race
car. Roach opened his . . . — — Map (db m247757) HM
Ellamae Simmons, M.D. (1918-2019). Ellamae Simmons, born and raised in Mount Vernon, became the first African American woman physician to specialize in asthma, allergy, and immunology in the country. Graduating in the top of her high school . . . — — Map (db m184225) HM
The building before you was built in
1868, but the story of The First
Congregational Church of Christ in
Mount Vernon began in 1834.
The values of the Church founders
included their position against
slavery. The church members felt it
was . . . — — Map (db m247655) HM
Manufacturing sheet glass required temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit to create a molten mixture of silica sand, soda ash, lime, cullet, and dolomite. Abundant natural gas fed the plant through this station in Mount Vernon for nearly . . . — — Map (db m281009) HM
Called the one person who had the greatest influence on shaping Mount Vernon, Henry Curtis moved here at age 17, to study law with his older brother. He had only 25 cents in his pocket.
Among the more active citizens in 19th Century Mount . . . — — Map (db m205892) HM
Jane Payne, M.D. (1825-1882). Dr. Jane Payne's family migrated from Bristol, England in 1825. Her father Henry served as an Episcopal priest in Ohio, finally settling in Mount Vernon. Although her sight was impaired and she was challenged by . . . — — Map (db m157851) HM
This is the site of Johnny Appleseed's earliest known recorded landholdings. Appleseed (whose legal name was John Chapman) purchased two parcels from Joseph Walker on September 14, 1809: Mount Vernon town lot 147, upon which you stand, and lot 145, . . . — — Map (db m13875) HM
The first structure to serve as the
Knox County Courthouse was a
simple fifteen by eighteen foot,
dirt-floored, log building erected
about 1808.
One of the later court houses was
destroyed by a major storm that
ruined the roof and . . . — — Map (db m247683) HM
Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1875. Delano (1809-1896) came to Mount Vernon in 1817, attended public schools, studied law, and was admitted . . . — — Map (db m13884) HM
Named for the Native Americans who first dwelled here along both sides of the Kokosing River, the Little Indian Fields is adjacent to the site of the first white settlement of Knox County. Early white inhabitants of this land were Andrew and . . . — — Map (db m18747) HM
Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, protocol, and allegiance, she pursued fearlessly and with . . . — — Map (db m12723) HM
Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke was born near Mount Vernon, but traveled more than most women of her time. No stranger to death, she saved countless lives as a nurse during the Civil War.
After the death of her own infant daughter, she commuted to . . . — — Map (db m205887) HM
A Nation that
honors its Veterans is
a nation dedicated
to preservation
of a freedom won
by the sacrifice of life
itself. These emblems
are appropriately
dedicated to the valiant
dead of the armed
forces who ventured far, . . . — — Map (db m94957) WM
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, the lone religious property within the Mt. Vernon Downtown Historic District, served what became only the second African American congregation in the city. The cornerstone for 13 South Mulberry Street was laid October 17, . . . — — Map (db m184227) HM
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is a cozy white place of worship at 13 South Mulberry Street. The small congregation of Mt. Cavalry was traditionally made up of African-Americans.
The building's Gothic Revival style gives it a Middle Ages charm. . . . — — Map (db m184245) HM
This historic chimney is the highest structure in Knox County and has been a landmark for residents and air traffic since completion. The PPG plant shuttered in 1976 and the chimney ended its useful life and has now been repurposed for the enjoyment . . . — — Map (db m247781) HM
The Ridge trusses that once supported the roof of the historic Coxey Building have been repurposed as sculpture in The Ruins of Ariel-Foundation Park. Besides adding aesthetic interest the sculptures celebrate the site's industrial history.
. . . — — Map (db m281008) HM
The continuous sheets of glass drawn from the tanks of molten glass were referred to as the 'Ribbon of Glass'. The vertical draw process was invented in this PPG plant and was known as the PennVernon process. This sculpture is a 'play' on that . . . — — Map (db m281017) HM
The South Main Plaza project was completed in the Spring of 2020.
This re-imagined gathering space is part of the rejuvination of
downtown Mount Vernon's Historic Buisness District bringing
new energy and vitality to the community.
The . . . — — Map (db m205950) HM
The 3-C Highway (State Route 3
in Mount Vernon) is a road that
runs from Cleveland through
Columbus and then on to
Cincinnati.
When completed in 1930, it was
one of the first paved roads in
Ohio, making it a big
improvement for Ohio's . . . — — Map (db m247636) HM
The Buckeye Candy Company/
Kelser Dowds Building is located
between Howard Street and the
Kokosing River. Built in
1910-1911, it was constructed of
reinforced cement and steel,
which made it fireproof.
It was one of the first-buildings . . . — — Map (db m247756) HM
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