United States of America Department of the Air Force MCMXLVII
United States of America Department of the Army This We'll Defend 1775
United States Coast Guard Semper Paratus 1790
United States Marine Corps Department of the Navy Semper Fidelis . . . — — Map (db m250097) WM
In the 1880s this farm, like most in the area, produced vegetables, meat, grain and dairy products for home use and sold or traded the excess. Improvements in farm machinery made agriculture more economical and efficient. This provided cash to . . . — — Map (db m250197) HM
A thriving and active community surrounded this farm. Local residents participated in events at schools and churches and joined civic organizations such as the Grange, Masons and Oddfellows. For entertainment, families gathered at pie suppers, . . . — — Map (db m250196) HM
A living historical farm shows rural life in the past. At Slate Run Farm, we use period tools and equipment to demonstrate typical daily and seasonal activities of a family farm. Even the livestock, vegetables and crops are types common to Ohio in . . . — — Map (db m250195) HM
Metro Parks developed a living historical farm to preserve Central Ohio's agricultural heritage and to explore the relationships of humans with the land. Visitors can observe and participate in activities typical of an 1880s farm. Slate Run Living . . . — — Map (db m250194) HM
Slate Run Events
1805 Jacob Knepper and his family acquire this land from the federal government. The land is primarily virgin forest that must be cleared for farming.
1852 The Kneppers sell the farm to Isaac Fridley.
1856 The Fridleys . . . — — Map (db m250199) HM
The sandstone used in this sign was quarried locally in the 1850's. This stone was recovered from the Stir family farm barn on State Route 674. The sandstone is part of the Cuyahoga Formation and was formed during the Mississippian Period, up to 320 . . . — — Map (db m250098) HM
Participants in a workshop sponsored by Metro Parks and the Timber Framers Guild built and erected this building. The Guild is dedicated to educating the public about the preservation and use of the centuries- old construction system utilizing large . . . — — Map (db m250198) HM
This cannon, "Old Tecumseh", was part of gunboat "General Sherman" It was removed from the boat and used as a siege gun in front of McClernand's Corps at Vicksburg in May 1863. It threw shot and shell into the doomed city until it's surrender, July . . . — — Map (db m250215) HM WM
The Bicentennial Mural incorporates important heritage aspects of Pickaway County and Circleville. Depicted in the Mural are Native Americans, Agriculture, Early Modes of Transportation, the original Octagonal Courthouse, and Jazz Music Legend and . . . — — Map (db m189650) HM
Among those present
on the spot at the
Dunmore Treaty, Oct. 1774
were the following
Gen. Geo. R. Clark - Ky.
Capt. M. Cresap - Md.
Gen. John Gibson - Pa.
Simon Kenton - Va.
Col. Benj. Wilson - Md.
Lieut. . . . — — Map (db m200847) HM WM
[Marker Front]:
Born in North Adams, Massachusetts on December 23, 1778, Caleb Atwater graduated from Williams College in 1804. He moved to Circleville in about 1814 where he organized the city's first school board and served as postmaster . . . — — Map (db m13221) HM
90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Across the road was the site of Camp Circleville, where members of the 90th and 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) were mustered into service during the Civil War. Pickaway Township farmer Jacob Ludwig donated . . . — — Map (db m13642) HM
A Colonial and Revolutionary Hero of Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland, whose military services assisted in gaining the Dunmore Treaty, after the Battle of Point Pleasant, in which he fought in the Hampshire County, Virginia, regiment. Captain . . . — — Map (db m13660) HM
Side A: Chief Logan
Tah-gah-jute, the Mingo chief named Logan, was a native of Pennsylvania. Logan moved to Ohio in 1770, and settled at the Pickaway Plains. Logan and his father, Shikellimus, had long supported friendships between Native . . . — — Map (db m13658) HM
Two miles northwest of this site, on Scippo Creek, was the town of the Shawnee chief, Cornstalk, celebrated for his leadership of an Indian army against Virginia volunteers under Colonel Andrew Lewis, in the Battle of Point Pleasant, Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m13669) HM
Grenadier Squaw was chief of the largest Shawnee Indian village, located on the south bank of Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains in 1774. Born about 1720, Non-hel-e-ma, sister of Chief Cornstalk, was named “Grenadier Squaw” by white . . . — — Map (db m13670) HM
Side A: Grenadier Squaw Village
The Grenadier Squaw Village was located between this area and Scippo Creek, upon the Pickaway Plains, the primary Shawnee settlement in Ohio. Non-hel-e-ma, born circa 1722, was the sister of the Shawnee . . . — — Map (db m13652) HM
In Memoriam
to honor the many brave soldiers
who served our country in time of
war and rest here in eternal peace.
To those that made the supreme
sacrifice whereby we can enjoy
freedom in our great country.
Revolutionary War 1775-1783 . . . — — Map (db m14271) HM
The Circleville Pumpkin Show had its beginning in the fall of 1903 when the mayor, George Haswell, conceived the idea of inviting the farmers of the area to display the fruits of their harvest on the streets of Circleville. The event has endured . . . — — Map (db m221664) HM
(West Face) Capt. John Boggs, born in Western Penn. 1738. Married Jane Irwin and raised a large family on the frontier. Near Wheeling W.Va. one son Wm. was taken prisoner by the Indians, in view of his Fathers cabin, which is here represented. . . . — — Map (db m13667) HM
Dedicated Dec. 29, 1891
We commemorate the 100th anniversary of this lasting monument, erected to honor our dead and living heroes, and perpetuate the memory of every soldier and sailor of Pickaway County.
This building is entered in the . . . — — Map (db m14260) HM
The United States Army adopted the 6-pounder field gun in 1841, designated the model 1841. The all brass, 3.6-inch diameter smoothbore barrel measuring approximately 60-inches long with a range of 1,500 yards and lethal at 1,000 yards. The model . . . — — Map (db m189655) HM
The US Army adopted the Napoleon in 1857. During the Civil War, it demonstrated it's superiority over all smooth bore field guns. At Gettysburg, it made up 39% of the total field pieces. In overall effectiveness it had no peer. — — Map (db m173290) HM WM
Patriot Square is to honor those Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Pickaway County but whose exact location is unknown.
Capt Elias Kuder 1754 - 1790 PA Militia Pvt George Pardick 1751 - 1834 VA Militia Pvt George Bailey 1750 - 1825 . . . — — Map (db m251002) WM
Erected in honor of the men and women who served Vietnam, Vietnam era and to those who paid the supreme sacrifice from Pickaway County.
They answered duty's call when the torch of freedom flickered in the hands of a people who few understood. . . . — — Map (db m14266) HM
In 1870, African American men in Circleville attempted to vote in municipal elections. Despite the recent ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, pollsters refused their votes on the basis that state law forbade them from receiving the ballots. The . . . — — Map (db m13641) HM
Side A: Prehistoric Circular Earthworks
Established as the county seat of Pickaway County in 1810, Circleville derives its name from the circular portion of a large Hopewell-era earthwork upon which it was built. The Circleville . . . — — Map (db m13643) HM
In memory of
Rex Edwin Haecker
January 8, 1912 - July 16, 2011
Captain, U.S. Army, WWII
He was dedicated to preserving Pickaway County history, genealogy and heritage.
Benefactor to the Soldiers
Monumental Association of Pickaway . . . — — Map (db m250214) WM
This plaque-mounted on a section of stone column of Pickaway County Court House of 1846 is in tribute of the 1976 bicentennial celebration. Buried underneath is a capsule to be opened in 2076 in commemoration of our country's tricentennial. — — Map (db m189646) HM
This plaque marks the site of the Logan Elm, under which in 1774, according to legend, Logan, Chief of the Mingoes, gave his impassioned speech of vengeance to an interpreter sent from Lord Dunmore, colonial governor of Virginia. Logan had refused . . . — — Map (db m13659) HM
Ted Lewis, 1890-1971
“Is Everybody Happy?”
One of the outstanding American showmen of the twentieth century, Ted Lewis was born Theodore Leopold Friedman in Circleville to a prominent business family. Stagestruck at an early age, . . . — — Map (db m173292) HM
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, . . . — — Map (db m21994) HM
This fence once stood around the historic M. M. Crites farm house just south of Circleville, it was donated to the Soldiers Monumental Association in June of 2002 by Mary Virginia Crites. the house itself known as the round house was moved to the . . . — — Map (db m189654) HM
This Victorian fence once stood around the Marfield mansion at the northwest corner of Pickaway and Main St. Circleville. It was given to the Soldiers Monumental Association by the Pickaway County Historical Society in 1999 for the High Street . . . — — Map (db m250213) HM
Brick Obelisk 1
Side 1
American Revolution
1775 - 1784
Deaths 4,000
Last Vet.
Daniel F. Blakeman
Medallion
Revolutionary War
Side 2
Medallion
Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m250228) WM
In recogntion of
the patriotism of
the people of
Pickaway County
who oversubscribed their
War Savings Quota in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m21964) WM
Wilber E. Adkins Tec 5 Route 2 Circleville Joe Brown Pfc Circleuille Shirley E. Brown Pvt Route 2 Circleville Robert E. Christensen 2 Lt Joseph A. Cramer 2Lt Gilbert Dowden Jr. S St Rt 2 Circleville Ivan C. Eakin Sgt Rt 2 Orient . . . — — Map (db m251006) WM
On this site stood the Zieger House, in which the first session of court in Circleville was held on April 26, 1811, the sessions continuing until April, 1814. The first meetings of Pickaway Lodge No. 23 Free and Accepted Masons were held here, . . . — — Map (db m13283) HM
Logans Elm
Height of tree 104 Ft., Spread 154 Ft.,
Circumference of Body 23 Ft.
Logans Speech
I appeal to any white man to say if ever he entered Logans cabin hungry and he gave him not meat; if ever he came . . . — — Map (db m59599) HM
Near this spot the famous treaty was made between Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia and Chief Cornstalk of the Shawnees and Allied Tribes in October 1774.
This camp was named “Charlotte” after the Queen of England. — — Map (db m13500) HM
Side A:
In an effort to maintain peace with Native Americans, the British imposed the Proclamation Line of 1763, which prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. Some settlers did not recognize British authority and . . . — — Map (db m13499) HM
This Queen Anne style home and farmstead
was built by Granville Moody Bulen in 1901.
The Bulen house and farmstead is representative of Pickaway County's important
agricultural heritage and architectural history
in the early twentieth . . . — — Map (db m249000) HM
In memory of our heroes who fought for our flag during the darkest hours of our country's history.
George R. Porter Co. G. 348, M. G. Batn. 1895-1918
Walter L. Pollock 25 Co. 7, Tr. Bat. 158 Inf. 1897-1918
James H. Dulgar Co. K. 6 . . . — — Map (db m195110) WM
As you look at this dam, consider what it took to complete this three-year-long project. It is impressive to think that the center portion consists of 150,000 cubic yards of concrete. It is amazing that the earthen section is comprised of . . . — — Map (db m251333) HM
So Many Ways to Stay
We welcome you for the day or for an overnight stay! Lodge, cabin, and campground accommodations make it easy to find your kind of fun. No matter where you choose to stay in the park, you will want to check out the . . . — — Map (db m251334) HM
Speak softly will reverence when you come here to view this stately shrine to gallant men whose deeds live on anew
Remember your DAV
World War II
Nick Roberts Wilbur B. Ankrom Laurence A. Hunter Roger L. Skinner Edwin W. Dean . . . — — Map (db m251330) WM
Side A:
Major General William Sooy Smith was born in Tarlton on July 22, 1830. He attended Ohio University and supported himself throughout his college undergraduate career, graduating in 1849. He then entered the United States Military . . . — — Map (db m13495) HM
The price of freedom is not free
Uncommon valor is a common virtue
This memorial is to honor all veterans that rest in this hallowed ground for serving our country's quest for peace and democracy. — — Map (db m250210) WM
This covered bridge once spanned Brannon's Fork near Young Hickory in Muskingum County. The bridge was dismantled in the 1960's because land surrounding it was to be strip mined.
Arthur Wesner purchased the bridge in 1967 and reassembled it on . . . — — Map (db m166064) HM
This covered bridge once spanned Brannon's Fork near Young Hickory in Muskingum County. The bridge was dismantled in the '60s because land surrounding it was to be strip-mined.
Arthur Wesner purchased the bridge in 1967 and reassembled it on . . . — — Map (db m249563) HM
What Is The Ohio-Erie Canal?
Ohio's canal system consisted of two main canals: the Ohio and Erie Canal in the central portion of the state and the Miami and Erie Canal in the western portion. Both canals provided man-made waterways to allow . . . — — Map (db m250204) HM
How Does The Canal System Work?
The Ohio-Erie Canal was constructed with two summit levels: one near Akron in Summit County and the other, the Licking Summit, in Licking and Fairfield Counties. Reservoirs of water were created on both summit . . . — — Map (db m250206) HM
The State Dam
Water leaked and evaporated from the canal continuously and so the canal was always located near a natural stream to add water as needed. The feeder dam at Circleville was built in 1830 and added water to the canal as it flowed . . . — — Map (db m250207) HM
History Behind The Trail
A 10-foot-wide towpath ran between the canal and the Scioto River and was the place that the tow animals walked to pull the canal boat. Two types of animals were used to tow canal boats: horses and mules. Mules were . . . — — Map (db m309408) HM
In honor of
William J. Barthelmas, Jr.
Capt U.S.A.F. Silver Star Award w/3-OLC
Pickaway Co. First Viet Nam Casualty July 27, 1965
By William J. Barthelmas, Sr. family
Bell presented by Class '64 — — Map (db m250203) WM
American Revolution
William Allison Edward Davidson
Mexican War
William Davis
War 1812
John Downing Isaac Hornbeck Simon Hornbeck James Martin John Martin William McFarland John Mills Samuel Phebus . . . — — Map (db m251325) HM WM
This Tree originated from seed collected from the Parent Trees located on Ellis Island at the base of the Statue of Liberty.
This tree was donated as a seedling in 1989 to the Williamsport Arbor Day Committee by the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture . . . — — Map (db m251324) HM
In memory of
P.F.C. Franklin E. Sollars
Co. B. 3rd Bn 12th Inf. 4th Inf. Div.
Born July 9, 1946 in Chillicothe, Ohio
Killed in action in Vietnam,
Jan. 19, 1968 — — Map (db m249566) WM
The Deercreek Frontier
In 1772-73 missionary David Jones visited Blue Jacket's Town, a settlement of 12 cabins downstream on the east bank and Pickaweekee, a Shawnee town, on the west bank. Deercreek Methodist Circuit Deacon, Dr. Edward Tiffin, . . . — — Map (db m21965) HM
