Erected in memory of Alexander Devilbiss by the Citizens of Alexandria to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the platting of this village April 1830.
Alexander Devilbiss was born in Frederick County, Md., January 18th 1780; moved to Licking . . . — — Map (db m676) HM
In honor of
the veterans who served
Revolutionary • War of 1812 • Mexican • Civil War • Spanish • World War I • World War II • Korean • Vietnam • Desert Storm — — Map (db m298948) WM
This grindstone from the farm of William Mears Dawes Gristmill built 1840 on Raccoon Creek one mile west. Stone quarried by Ephraim Cutler on Ohio River, brought here on steamboat and cart by Henry Dawes, grandfather of Beman Gates Dawes, . . . — — Map (db m16710) HM
1853–1907. Born in Alexandria in 1853, Willoughby Dayton Miller received his primary education in a nearby one-room schoolhouse. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1875 and then studied in Edinburgh, Scotland. Later, he traveled . . . — — Map (db m675) HM
[Marker Front]:
Formed by the retreating glacier more than 14,000 years ago, Buckeye Lake first existed as a shallow, swampy pond, named "Buffalo Swamp" by Ohio Company explorer Christopher Gist in 1751. Beginning in 1826 the State . . . — — Map (db m183075) HM
How It All Started
In 1894, the Ohio General Assembly declared Licking Reservoir a public park by the name of Buckeye Lake. In 1904, the Columbus, Buckeye Lake and Newark Traction Company's Interurban Electric Railway was completed. Joining . . . — — Map (db m183074) HM
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2015-2018
The historic improvements to Buckeye Lake Dam were made
possible by decisive leadership from Governor John R. Kascih
and ODNR Director James Zehringer, critical funding from the
Ohio . . . — — Map (db m200085) HM
[Marker Front]:
Using a four-mile long dam, the state of Ohio impounded the Licking Summit Reservoir in the mid-1820s to supply water for the Ohio and Erie Canal. In 1894, the state renamed it Buckeye Lake and developed it for recreational . . . — — Map (db m12960) HM
Hartford Township
Established in 1819
Dedicates this marker to Our Veterans
Marker sponsored by
The Licking County Veteran’s Service Commission
A Licking County Historical Society initiative 2008 — — Map (db m108928) WM
West side
James Wheelock 2nd Lieut.
Co. F 113 Regt. O.V.I. killed at
Chickamuga Ga. Sept. 1863
Stewart J. Ogilive Corp.
Co. F 113 Regt. O.V.I. killed at
Chickamauga Ga. Sept. 20, 1863
August McComb,
Co. F 113 Regt. O.V.I. killed . . . — — Map (db m108927) WM
Etna Township was formed from Harrison and Lima Townships in 1833. The village of Etna lies in the middle of the township from which it derives its name. Etna was laid out by Lyman Turrill, formerly from Vermont, in 1832 with lots selling for $3.00 . . . — — Map (db m97467) HM
Flint Ridge is a chain of long, narrow hills extending from a few miles east of Newark almost to Zanesville, a distance of more than twenty miles. The surface of these hills is underlain with an irregular layer of flint, which may be only a few . . . — — Map (db m12958) HM
For more than 10,000 years, Flint Ridge was one of the most important flint quarries in eastern North America. The flint formed at the bottom of a shallow ocean 300 million years ago. The softer rocks surrounding the flint have washed away, leaving . . . — — Map (db m12949) HM
This facility recognizes Gilbert W. Dilley (1902-1996), a life-long student of Ohio history; an avid collector of Ohio Indian artifacts; a long standing trustee, past president, and generous benefactor of the Ohio Historical Society; and a true . . . — — Map (db m12950) HM
On this bluff lies one of the two great animal effigy mounds built by Ohio's prehistoric people. Shown here, Alligator Mound is a giant earthen sculpture of some four-footed animal with a long, curving tail. Archaeologists believe the animal is . . . — — Map (db m17482) HM
Side A
An Early Center of Education
Just three weeks after reaching Granville, pioneer villagers decided on December 9, 1805 to build a log cabin where eighty children would attend school. By 1820, public school classes were being . . . — — Map (db m94593) HM
Built by William Stedman in 1816 of local stone, this building served as the Bank of the Alexandrian Society, which printed its own currency. The bank failed in 1817 and 1837. This building has also been used as a store, post office, and . . . — — Map (db m125) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
Harry David Bolen
1892 - 1976
He loved life.... He loved people....
He gave of himself that
others might enjoy life.... — — Map (db m12609) HM
Built for Dr. William P. Kerr, principal of the Granville Female College from 1854-1872. Owned by Sigma Chi and used for the fraternity from 1899 to 1929. Purchased by Sigma Chi member and Denison class of 1911 graduate William P. Huffman and . . . — — Map (db m206540) HM
Founding of Granville, The Licking Company. In 1804 a group of neighbors in Granville, Massachusetts and Granby, Connecticut formed The Licking Company for the purpose of moving to "Newlands" in Ohio. Inspired and informed by the settlement . . . — — Map (db m191075) HM
The Granville Opera House stood on this site for one hundred years. Built as a Baptist church in 1849, the building was moved here in 1882. On April 7, 1982, it was destroyed by fire.
This bell from the church tower was first rung on Sunday . . . — — Map (db m191077) HM
Granville has been described as a planned village. As can be seen on the historic marker in Opera House Park, located on the west side of the church next door, the founders of Granville designed the streets, a public square, and individual lots . . . — — Map (db m206535) HM
Humans have lived in the region of Granville Township for thousands of years. Much of what we know of the Indigenous peoples is inferred from the stone tools and adornments left behind, discovered when land was plowed for farms and homes were . . . — — Map (db m206521) HM
In 1801, a group of Welsh people living in Pennsylvania decided to move west in search of better farmland. They bought land in the area that now encompasses northeastern Granville Township and parts of the surrounding townships. At the time, they . . . — — Map (db m206527) HM
Located 100 yards southeast of this marker is the boyhood home of Major General Charles Griffin. Born in 1825, he graduated from West Point in 1847 and rose to prominence during the Civil War. Griffin fought in most of the major engagements of the . . . — — Map (db m206739) HM
Mower-Darfus House 233 E. Broadway has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1824 — — Map (db m307289) HM
Granville's historic cemetery, the Old Colony Burying Ground, was laid out on the town plat by the Village's settlers before they left New England in 1805. The first burial was in 1806, and by the mid-19th century there had been more than 2000 . . . — — Map (db m211501) HM
Granville, Ohio, was settled in 1805 by the Licking Company, a group formed in Granville, Massachusetts, and Granby Connecticut, for the purpose of emigrating west. The Old Colony Burying Ground was defined on the first town plat of Granville in . . . — — Map (db m757) HM
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
John J. and Irene A. Cassell
1964 — — Map (db m247813) HM
In 1823, work was being completed on a parsonage for the Congregational Church. Because impending cold weather would cause the mortar to fail, the pastor gave permission for work to continue on the Sabbath. The congregation..."was horrified, . . . — — Map (db m163051) HM
Side A
The Elias Gilman House
The original structure, the central portion of the current house, is the oldest frame building in the village. It was built in 1808 by Elias Gilman, a prominent figure from Granville Massachusetts, who . . . — — Map (db m172134) HM
The First Presbyterian Church of Granville has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m206542) HM
The Granville Academy
The Granville Congregational Church erected this building in 1833 for its Female Academy and a church meeting room. The school prospered and, in 1837, moved to make way for the Granville Male Academy. The Welsh . . . — — Map (db m12604) HM
Built in 1842 in the Greek Revival Architectural Style for Alfred Avery from designs by Minard Lefever, the house subsequently served as a home for the Spelman (1845-1873), Downer and Cole families (1873-1902). The Phi Gamma Delta (1902-1930) and . . . — — Map (db m126) HM
The path lies on the rail bed of the Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad, the first railroad constructed through this region in 1877. Primarily a coal hauling line from the mines of the Ohio River valley to northwest Ohio, the T & OC also offered the . . . — — Map (db m758) HM
This fraternity house, built in 1930, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Mu Chapter of Sigma Chi. Chartered March 2, 1868. — — Map (db m301) HM
In memory of our comrades who by ultimate sacrifice gave their lives in service to God and Country. Pray they did not die in vain.
Vietnam
Richard G. Wick Heath 10/12/46 - 11/22/65 • Ray E. Johnson Alexandria 6/23/46 - 11/21/66 • . . . — — Map (db m273461) WM
This structure was built in
1844 as a one-storey meeting
house to serve a Welsh church
parish. After the Civil War, the
parish moved into the adjacent
academy building and the
small chapel was converted
into the two-storey dwelling
now . . . — — Map (db m247788) HM
Wright-Allyn House Built in 1871 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m307292) HM
Life of the Adena
Much of what is known about the Adena culture comes from investigating the artifacts and structures they left behind. They built conical burial mounds of varying size and small circular earthen enclosures that likely . . . — — Map (db m273460) HM
Welsh Hills Cemetery was once part of the United States Military Tract given to veterans of the Revolutionary War. The land was owned by a Philadelphia Welshman named Samson Davis. On September 4, 1801, a portion of his land was purchased by the . . . — — Map (db m247540) HM
This small prairie gives you an opportunity to see and enjoy native prairie plants that once covered the western portions of Ohio. After being covered in ice by the Wisconsinan glacier, Ohio experienced a period of hot, dry weather about 6,000 to . . . — — Map (db m273458) HM
chimney swift tower is a home for chimney swifts, a type of small bird that resides in chimneys or hollow trees. The chimney swifts will use the tower to have their young or stay while migrating.
Why chimney swifts?
Chimney swifts have . . . — — Map (db m273459) HM
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway," in tribute to President Eisenhower's early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance the mobility . . . — — Map (db m276914) HM
Masterpieces of human creative genius, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are gigantic earthen complexes built by American Indians 2,000 years ago. They were places of ceremony connected to the cosmos by alignments to key risings and settings of the . . . — — Map (db m276916) HM
Masterpieces of human creative genius, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are gigantic earthen complexes built by American Indians 2,000 years ago. They were places of ceremony connected to the cosmos by alignments to key risings and settings of the . . . — — Map (db m276917) HM
In 1928, Emerson Greenman excavated Eagle Mound and discovered traces of a ceremonial longhouse with two walls projecting from the eastern end like wings. These walls may have been screens to hide certain activities from public view. Within the . . . — — Map (db m206095) HM
The Great Circle Was Built With Different Colored Soils
In 1992, Archaeologists excavated a trench through the Great Circle and discovered that it was built using different colored soils. The outer portion of the wall was built with dark . . . — — Map (db m206081) HM
The history of American Indians in Licking County goes back 14,000 years, and countless generations of native people spent full and varied lives in this area. Probably the best known are those whom archaeologists identify as the Hopewell, who . . . — — Map (db m199880) HM
The Great Circle Earthworks [,] one remnant of the largest complex of geometric earthen enclosures ever built. The Newark Earthworks, situated on a high terrace between the South Fork of the Licking River and Raccoon Creek, once covered more . . . — — Map (db m155729) HM
The Great Circle Earthworks one remnant of the largest complex of geometric earthen enclosures ever built. The Newark Earthworks, situated on a high terrace between the South Fork of the Licking River and Raccoon Creek, once covered more than . . . — — Map (db m206093) HM
The main axis of Newark’s Octagon Earthworks marks the northernmost rising of the Moon. The earthworks include additional alignments to all other key lunar rise and set points in a cycle that takes 18.6 years to complete. Yet, the Octagon is not an . . . — — Map (db m206069) HM
At this site on July 4, 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York turned the first shovelful of dirt for the Ohio Canal. The ceremony was attended by area citizens of Master Masons.
In the early 1840’s James A. Garfield, who was to become the . . . — — Map (db m2377) HM
Earthen Avenues Connect the Earthworks to One Another and to the Surrounding Streams
This earthen wall is part of a set of converging walls that once channeled the movement of people from the Great Circle into an avenue enclosed by parallel . . . — — Map (db m206092) HM
The Great Circle was preserved as the main attraction of Licking County’s Fairgrounds between 1854 and 1933. In 1861, the site served as Camp John Sherman, the training camp for the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Seventeen years later, . . . — — Map (db m206076) HM
The Great Circle used to be called the “Old Fort,” because people thought the interior ditch served as a moat. For a moat to be useful in defense, however, it should be located outside rather than inside the walls. Cornelius Matthews recognized . . . — — Map (db m206074) HM
Much of the earth used to build the earthworks was dug from "borrow pits, such as this one in front of you. In some cases borrow pits were transformed into ponds and incorporated into the sacred architecture of the site. This borrow pit was a . . . — — Map (db m206056) HM
The history of American Indians in Licking County goes back 14,000 years, and countless generations of native people spent full and varied lives in this area. Probably the best known are those whom archaeologists identify as the Hopewell, who . . . — — Map (db m246433) HM
The extensive flint deposits at Flint Ridge and the quarrying by early residents influenced the local ecosystem, including how nonhuman inhabitants thrive here and how trees grow in the area. Mining activities at Flint Ridge ceased hundreds of . . . — — Map (db m246454) HM
At Flint Ridge, ancient American Indians quarried the flint from pits they laboriously dug by hand into the bedrock. Many of these pits are still visible along the park trails. Once the flint was exposed, it was struck with hammer stones to break . . . — — Map (db m246459) HM
From the Paleoindian Period of North American history, which began around 14,000 years ago, through the Early Woodland Period, which ended about 2,000 years ago, ancient American Indians came to Flint Ridge when they needed flint to make new . . . — — Map (db m246457) HM
During the Middle Woodland Period (2,000 to 1,500 years ago), Ohio's American Indian cultures began to quarry Flint Ridge flint on a more industrial scale. They still used the flint to make the tools needed for the tasks of daily living, but now . . . — — Map (db m246460) HM
The flint deposits at Flint Ridge are found in rocks of the geologic era known as the Pennsylvanian Period (299-320 million years ago). These deposits are the largest and purest occurrence of flint in the state. Technically called "Vanport flint," . . . — — Map (db m246463) HM
Flint is a sedimentary rock - it formed from sediment, material that settled millions of years ago to the bottom of the seas that covered what is now Ohio. Flint is a type of the common mineral quartz. It's one of the "microcrystalline" forms of . . . — — Map (db m246462) HM
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress Designated a cross-country stretch of interstate as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway," in tribute to President Eisenhower's early recognition of the need for national network of highways to enhance the mobility . . . — — Map (db m166453) HM
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress Designated a cross-country stretch of interstate as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway," in tribute to President Eisenhower's early recognition of the need for national network of highways to enhance the mobility . . . — — Map (db m213661) HM
Where the Water Met the Road
While the citizens of St. Clairsville, in eastern Ohio, celebrated the groundbreaking for the National Road on July 4, 1825, construction began on the Ohio & Erie Canal on the same day at Licking Summit (now . . . — — Map (db m97542) HM
Located at the crossing of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the National Road, Hebron was a favored commercial and agricultural center for Licking County in the nineteenth century. Only four miles north of the city Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York . . . — — Map (db m286222) HM
The village of Hebron lost its first mill to a fire in 1881. By the mid 1880’s, a new mill took its place and continued operation into the 1990’s, making it the longest running business in Hebron. by 1891, the Hebron Mill converted from water power . . . — — Map (db m97543) HM
The Hebron Milling Company building was built in 1880 where the National Trail (Route 40) and the Ohio Canal crossed in the village of Hebron. The building sat on the edge of the “turning basin” in the village, where canal boats docked to load or . . . — — Map (db m13879) HM
To Honor those Who served our Country in war and peace.
Metal badges representing Veteran's organizations from the various wars are displayed around the marker. — — Map (db m12722) HM
Major General William Starke Rosecrans
Soldier, engineer, and statesman, W.S. Rosecrans was born in Delaware County in 1819 and grew up in Homer. He graduated from West Point in 1842. During the Civil War, Rosecrans commanded the federal . . . — — Map (db m283297) HM
Victoria Claflin-Woodhull-Martin
Born in Homer in 1838, Victoria Claflin proved to be a woman with visions that exceeded her time. Victoria and her sister Tennessee, in 1870, became the first women stockbrokers in the country. Her opinions . . . — — Map (db m12713) HM
Spring, 1800, Benjamin Green and family become the first legal settlers in Licking County, followed by the Stadden family; Col. John Stadden marries Elizabeth Green on Christmas Day. Spring, 1801, clearings cut for cabins on Hog Run; Johnny . . . — — Map (db m13132) HM
“Dawes Arboretum”
Hedge Lettering, 2,040 ft.
planted 1930 & 40; replanted 1990 & 91
The Dawes Arboretum
These evergreens forming the word “Dawes”
were planted by and dedicated to
Volunteers of the Dawes . . . — — Map (db m13133) HM
Never Forget
This Memorial dedicated in 2015. Is to honor our loved ones. Who served to preserve our freedoms. Thank you and God bless. Johnstown A.L. Auxiliary Unit 254.
Sons Of The American Legion In honor of those who have served, . . . — — Map (db m303587) WM
