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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Columbus, Ohio
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Clinton Theater
On New Year’s Day, 1927 the Clinton movie theater opened,
showing Frank Capra’s comedy The Strong Man. This theater was
built as part of the James theater group. It was designed by
architect Henry Holbrook in the . . . — — Map (db m108020) HM
By the 1890s, although people could purchase produce at local markets, many grew their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. This kitchen garden features open-pollinated vegetables that were popular during the late 1890s. Corn and pumpkins were usually . . . — — Map (db m247459) HM
Recycling in the 1890s was a little different than it is today. While they weren't being purposeful about it, many Victorians recycled by reusing and repurposing items they used in everyday life. They reused and repurposed items like food . . . — — Map (db m247453) HM
The Wyandotte is an American breed, developed in the 1870s and named for the indigenous Wyandot people of North America. The Silver-Laced type was included in the American Standard of Perfection in 1883. This large, but round-bodied bird is calm, . . . — — Map (db m247458) HM
Need a secure place to hold elections, but don't need it all year long? A mobile voting booth, like the one you see in front of you, might just be the answer! Metal voting booths like this one would sell for about $200 back in 1890 (over $7000 in . . . — — Map (db m247452) HM
the old Beechwold
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of historic places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1987 — — Map (db m81987) HM
2210 Summit Street once housed one of Ohio's longest-running lesbian bars. In 1970. a lesbian bartender at Jack's A Go Go recognized that while Columbus had bars for gay men. it needed one geared toward lesbian clientele. Patrons knew the bar as . . . — — Map (db m225720) HM
A.B. Graham and the 4-H Movement. In 1902, Albert Belmont Graham (1868-1960), a school teacher and superintendent, established the Boys and Girls Agricultural Experiment Club in Springfield, Ohio. Graham believed in learning by doing, a concept . . . — — Map (db m94110) HM
“You can never pay back, but you can pay forward”
Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes was a buckeye from birth. born in
Clifton, Ohio, he spent his entire life giving back to the state he
loved. Woody earned a bachelor’s . . . — — Map (db m94098) HM
Over his 28-year coaching career, Woody Hayes (1913-1987) cemented The Ohio State University's tradition of football excellence while amassing one of the most impressive records in college football. Wayne Woodrow Hayes grew up in Newcomerstown and . . . — — Map (db m94097) HM
James Cleveland Owens was born in Alabama in 1913 and moved with his family to Cleveland at age nine. An elementary school teacher recorded his name "Jesse" when he said "J.C." It became the name he used for the rest of his life. Owens' dash to . . . — — Map (db m12799) HM
"This sculpture, "Cancer… There's Hope" is the last work of the world renowned sculptor, Victor Salmones. He claimed it to be his finest, a labor of love. The back five figures are cancer patients and their supporters preparing to enter treatment, . . . — — Map (db m200919) HM
James Cleveland (Jesse) Owens, 1913-1980, Ohio State University Track and Field Star, Olympic Champion, Ambassador of Sports, Humanitarian, Friend of Youth.
Jesse Owens' incomparable achievements as an Ohio State and Olympic athlete are . . . — — Map (db m12773) HM
The Lane Avenue Bridge over the Olentangy River is the second cable-stayed suspension bridge constructed in Franklin County. The structure is 370 feet long, the twin support towers rise 165 feet above the water and the deck is 112 feet wide. The . . . — — Map (db m200917) HM
• In the late 1800's a steel truss was constructed across the Olentangy River at Lane Avenue. Its primary function was to gain access across the Olentangy River from the main campus of The Ohio State University to the agricultural land on the west . . . — — Map (db m12957) HM
• In the late 1800's a steel truss was constructed across the Olentangy River at Lane Avenue. Its primary function was to gain access across the Olentangy River from the main campus of The Ohio State University to the agricultural land on the west . . . — — Map (db m200920) HM
This cast-bronze eagle once adorned the
Battleship U.S.S. Ohio
Restoration has been made possible through
donations by
five Columbus Women’s Service Clubs
Altrusa Club • Quota Club
Pilot Club • Zonta Club
Soroptimist . . . — — Map (db m88248) HM
(side A)
Columbus Feeder Canal
Col. Nathaniel McLean removed the first earth for the Columbus Feeder Canal not far from this site, April 27, 1827. The earth was wheeled away by Ralph Osborn and Henry Brown, auditor and . . . — — Map (db m88254) HM
Once the headquarters of the Julian & Kokenge Co. which was founded by future United States Treasurer, William A. Julian in 1893. The company would steadily grow into one of the largest manufacturers of women's shoes in the nation, and a . . . — — Map (db m203907) HM
The bioretention basins in this area along Town, Front, Rich, and Main Streets were installed during three roadway projects from 2008 to 2011 as part of Mayor Michael B. Coleman's Green Columbus Initiative. A bioretention basin is a landscaped area . . . — — Map (db m203906) HM
The Ohio School for the Deaf was established in 1829 by an act of the Ohio Legislature. Although the fifth school for the deaf in the country, it was the first school to be 100% funded by the state. The school first opened in a small rented building . . . — — Map (db m12869) HM
In 1835, Dr. William Awl of Columbus and Dr. Daniel Drake of
Cincinnati presented recommendations to the Ohio General Assembly
to establish a school for the blind. Legislation, signed by then
governor of Ohio Duncan McArthur on April 3, 1837, . . . — — Map (db m94099) HM
Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (1940-2015) and her son Sydney moved into this home in 1974. The artist, a visual historian, lived and worked here in the Shepard community until her passing. Raised in Columbus’s Poindexter Village and educated in the . . . — — Map (db m184219) HM
Look Up! Those amazing arches you see spanning
High Street are the architectural signature of the
Short ort Arts District. Their glow pays homage to a time when Columbus
was known nationwide as Arch City.
It was 1888 and the country was . . . — — Map (db m205439) HM
The Austrian Oak won the Mr. World Professional Body Building Contest at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in September 1970. He also won another 13 world bodybuilding championships. Gaining worldwide fame as an action film star, he was Businessman, . . . — — Map (db m201034) HM
Born in 1905 in rural Kalida, Ohio, Emerson Burkhart
came into his artistic maturity during the ’40s as a portrait
artist and a chronicler of the fastchanging world around
him. Working in his Columbus studio, he chose to distance
himself from . . . — — Map (db m205468) HM
It's about collecting and experiencing art.
It's about diversity, creativity, and all things experiential.
It's a legendary Columbus tradition that traces its roots to a
collaborative idea started by a handful of entrepreneurs.
The first . . . — — Map (db m210931) HM
When Dr. Lincoln Goodale presented it to the city in 1851, Goodale Park was nothing more than forty acres of woods.
Today the park is the epicenter of the Short North Arts District’s biggest events, one of the unequaled public spaces in . . . — — Map (db m211052) HM
HighBall is the nation’s fiercest costume party. Staged in the fashion capital of Columbus, this yearly event for the Halloween season bridged runway style with the culture of the Short North Arts District. Be a part of the HighBall street spectacle . . . — — Map (db m210941) HM
Constructed in 1909 and renovated for residential and commercial use in 2014, The Fireproof
Building was originally home to Fireproof Warehouse
and Storage Co. and was first used to protect
personal possessions. With steel doors & solid concrete . . . — — Map (db m97398) HM
One of five Civil War military posts in Columbus, Tod Barracks, named in honor of Governor David Tod, was built in 1863 as the headquarters for military administration in central Ohio. Necessitated by Lincoln’s call for 300,000 new troops, the . . . — — Map (db m9834) HM
The Grand Union Station and its ornate arcade was the third and final train
station to occupy the spot where the Columbus Convention Center now
stands. Designed by celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham, it
featured the Grand Concourse which . . . — — Map (db m211386) HM
In 1944, Tip-Top Bakery, part of a chain, replaced several houses at this corner. The building later served as a Columbus Dispatch newspaper distribution depot, marked with a German-language sign that served as a reminder of the area's . . . — — Map (db m141805) HM
On this land the Rickenbacker family grew cabbage and potatoes. They raised chickens, goats, and an occasional pig. Eddie remembered, "there was vacant land all around us, and nobody cared if we tethered our goats to graze. As our herd grew, we . . . — — Map (db m200859) HM
1984 Brick Protest
German Village's brick streets are an unquestionable part of its distinctive historic character, and in a special way they document a long history of civic activism that continues to this day. When the city failed to . . . — — Map (db m141766) HM
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, extra-hard paving bricks (often called "blocks") were the material of choice for street surfaces. Larger than standard bricks, they were durable and often had incised patterns or raised areas to provide . . . — — Map (db m141771) HM
America's World War I "Ace of Aces," Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was born in Columbus in 1890 to Swiss immigrant parents, leaving school at age 12 to help support his family. Working for several Columbus automobile companies initiated his love of . . . — — Map (db m173288) HM
When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Rickenbacker joined the Army hoping to be a part of the Air Corps. Because he was known as a race car driver and was considered too old for flight training at the age of 27, he was assigned as a driver for . . . — — Map (db m200856) HM
In the 1860s, the Eckart family constructed this Italianate style home. Michael Eckart worked as a carptenter and cabinet maker in Columbus. This home stayed in the family until the 1950s. — — Map (db m142048) HM
Lorenzo and Barbara Aumiller built the original structure after purchasing this lot in 1858 from C. F. Jaeger. In 1890, the building was purchased by noted Columbus brewer Nicholas Schlee who bequeathed the home to his daughter, Amalie A. . . . — — Map (db m141916) HM
In 1868, Christian Frederick Jaeger sold this lot to Heinrich Guenther. A year later, Christian Kastner, a Bavarian immigrant and butcher, purchsed the land. Kastner would be the first of four butchers to eventually own this vernacular Italiante. In . . . — — Map (db m142049) HM
This post and beam building was first constructed for use as a livery stable. The Waldschmidt family owned it from 1888 to the late 1940s. The building was also used for ice storage. With the advent of the auto, it became a service garage. These . . . — — Map (db m141917) HM
This Italianate style home was first owned by John Frederick Brand, a harness manufacturer. It later served as a home to several tradespeople including a tinner, a pressman, a carpenter and a shoemaker. — — Map (db m141926) HM
This home was first occupied by stonemasons Adam and William Brust. It housed boarders through the 1920s including a gardener, a tailor, a shoemaker and a carpenter. It is best known as the home of the Busy Bee Confectionary from 1955 through the . . . — — Map (db m192625) HM
The first occupant of record was Gustav Poentsch, a carpet weaver. From the early 1900s until the late 1930s, it was the home of the Assman family. Paul Assman worked as a buggy painter and as a school janitor. His wife Louise and daughters Dorothy . . . — — Map (db m141920) HM
In the early 1900s, cars were the rage in America. While working in an auto repair garage in Columbus, Eddie took advantage of his surroundings and taught himself how to drive. By his late teens he had become a skilled automotive engineer and was . . . — — Map (db m200855) HM
For over a century, this site was part of St. Mary Catholic Church, established to serve the many German families moving into the area in the 1860s.
A primary mission of St. Mary's parish has been the education of its children. The first . . . — — Map (db m141818) HM
Frank Fetch was a dedicated city employee who recognized that the "near south side" of Columbus could be more than the neglected area it had become. In 1959, he made that dream a reality when he renovated 767 Wall St., on the outskirts of what . . . — — Map (db m141790) HM
This award-winning park is owned by the City of Columbus and is maintained in partnership with volunteers from the German Village Garten Club. Frank Fetch, president of the German Village Society from 1960 to 1970 and from 1975 to 1978, promoted . . . — — Map (db m141796) HM
Honoring the Memory of Franklin County Soldiers of the Mexican War 1846 - 1848 On this day, October 2, 1954, this tablet is placed in memory of those soldiers from Franklin County, Ohio who served their country with great courage and . . . — — Map (db m13106) HM
On this spot, Fred Holdridge and Howard Burns opened Hausfrau Haven in German Village and their hearts to German Villagers. Their energy enveloped those around them and created a movement steeped in civic pride, a sense of community, and a love . . . — — Map (db m141755) HM
Once upon a time…there was a pandemic that spread across the world and kept us apart. Schiller Park played an invaluable role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation. Despite the uncertainty of the time, over 300 neighbors . . . — — Map (db m200860) HM
This tree planted
May 11, 1929
in honor of the
Gold Star Mothers
Southway Unit No. 144
American Legion Auxiliary
In memory of their sons
John L. Fischer
Clemment J. Simon
Walter I. Clark
John Brehl
Who died in France 1918 . . . — — Map (db m13107) HM
In the spirit of a handful of pioneers, Grace Highfield was an important part of the development of this Historic District. Grace loved German Village. Grace's openness to new ideas and to people of all ages was an inspiration. Her leadership and . . . — — Map (db m141851) HM
Hanford Village was founded in the early 1900s just east of Columbus proper with its own mayor, police force, fire department, businesses, and park. After World War II, a subdivision of Hanford became a segregated community for returning African . . . — — Map (db m94618) HM
Also known as "Hurry's Corner," this cluster of renovated homes at the intersection of East Beck Street and South Grant Avenue was named for Bob Hurry, a Texas geophysicist who arrived in German Village in 1961. Seeing its potential, he bought a . . . — — Map (db m141800) HM
Clarence H. Jacobs (October 29, 1897 - October 28, 1964) began Jacobs Transfer Company in 1921 and ran it until shortly before his death. When his son joined him in 1945, the company incorporated as Jacobs & Son. While originally located at 309 . . . — — Map (db m247608) HM
Classical German Poet of Enlightenment
Dramatist, Philosopher, and Historian
Rededicated July 4, 1991
The United German Singing Societies of Central Ohio
Columbus Maennerchor & Damenchor •
Columbus Sachsenchor
Newark Maennerchor & . . . — — Map (db m13105) HM
The 1884 building at the southwest corner of Beck and Mohawk streets has housed many businesses: a grocery, at least two saloons, a hardware store and, allegedly, a speakeasy during Prohibition. In the 1940s and 1950s, King's Rose Garden was . . . — — Map (db m141780) HM
Side A:
Merion Village was named for the Nathaniel Merion family, who in 1809 settled what is now the South Side of Columbus on 1800 acres of the Refugee Lands. Entrepreneur William Merion operated “Merion's Landing” in the 1830s to . . . — — Map (db m17390) HM
RWI is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving life in the City of Columbus through projects honoring the accomplishments and spirit of Eddie Rickenbacker and Granville T. Woods. This community-based initiative, celebrating the lives and . . . — — Map (db m200852) HM
Long a gathering place for residents of Columbus, this area, which became known as Schiller Park, hosted German songfests, Fourth of July festivities, the 1864 and 1865 Ohio State Fairs, and the 1871 peace celebration commemorating the end of the . . . — — Map (db m217004) HM
Schmidt's Sausage Haus has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m56874) HM
Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game
In the fall, life for many in Columbus revolves around Ohio State University football, from the first kickoff in September to the last play in November. O.S.U.'s first home game took place at 2:30 . . . — — Map (db m12442) HM
Built in 1894, the original eight-room Southwood Elementary School cost
$16,000 to construct on this site purchased from a local family for
$3,000. The school originally had five teachers and a teacher-pupil
ratio of 50-1. Mary Esper was the . . . — — Map (db m94245) HM
St. Mary Church was dedicated in 1868 in response to the spiritual needs of the growing German-Catholic population of Columbus’ South Side. The original schoolhouse, which stands behind the church, was erected in 1865 under the direction of Rev. . . . — — Map (db m20522) HM
As the legend of 316-318 E. Beck St. has it, two brothers began building side-by-side houses but got into a dispute during construction. Although assembly continued, each brother picked his own roof shape, window type and trim to be distinct from . . . — — Map (db m141798) HM
In 1893 Eddie Rickenbacker's father William built this house, which the family moved into when Eddie was three years old. After his father's death in 1904, Eddie's mother Elizabeth Basler Rickenbacker raised her seven surviving children here. In . . . — — Map (db m200853) HM
This 1891 statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller stands today as a result of the civic-minded efforts and generosity of the early German-American immigrants who settled in this part of the City of Columbus in the 1880s.
Schiller was . . . — — Map (db m141863) HM
The “Tuskegee Experience,” a program of the Army Air Corps to train African Americans as military pilots, began at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama in 1941. At home and abroad during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen prevailed against enormous . . . — — Map (db m173289) HM
Built after 1900, this structure has been used to manufacture furniture, novelties, and pharmaceuticals. Franklin Art Glass has been located here since 1968, and in operation since 1924. — — Map (db m142051) HM
[Side one]
“To promote in all ways fraternal the
general welfare of the men who have
borne the brunt of battle …”
Motivated seeing veterans struggle without post-
service health benefits, on September 29, 1899,
thirteen . . . — — Map (db m248491) HM
In recognition
and in loving memory of the men
who on land and sea
upheld the honor and integrity
of our country and flag
in the War of the Rebellion
this monument is erected.
1861-1865
——————
Rest on embalmed and sainted dead . . . — — Map (db m23487) WM
“Georgie” Blount was five when
he fell from a banister in the
family owned American House
Hotel on February 7th, 1873,
striking his head on an iron
stove. He passed on February 14th.
The community mourned the
loss of this well known and . . . — — Map (db m248592) HM
Joseph M. Briggs and Briggsdale. Briggsdale was one of many small hamlets that grew up along the roads and rial lines on the outskirts of Columbus in the nineteenth century. The unincorporated village was platted in 1893 by Joseph M. Briggs . . . — — Map (db m224642) HM
In Memory of Ovid Wellford Smith who is buried here. At 16, he enlisted as James Smith in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and volunteered for the famous Andrews Raid to destroy Confederate supply lines. The raiders captured “The General” . . . — — Map (db m12762) HM
Ovid Wellford Smith – Ovid Wellford Smith, aged 16, enlisted in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry as James Smith. He volunteered for the 1862 “Andrews Raid” mission to destroy Confederate supply lines. Enroute Smith became ill and was detained . . . — — Map (db m248541) HM
Born in 1819 to Joseph, a journalist, and his
wife Evelina, a woman of Cherokee/African
descent, at age 10 Poindexter apprenticed as
a barber to provide his livelihood. He and
wife Amelia came to Columbus in 1838. His
barber shop was on S. High . . . — — Map (db m248515) HM
Reverend Washington Gladden – Washington Gladden (Feb. 11, 1836-Jul. 2, 1918) was a leader in the Social Gospel movement. Pastor of First Congregational Church from 1882 for 36 years, he also served on city council. Deemed the first U.S. . . . — — Map (db m248498) HM
Born 1833 on the Hermitage plantation,
Davidson County Tennessee as the slave
of Andrew Jackson, ex-President of the
United States. Escaped to Ohio in 1860.
Lived in Columbus 45 years, thirty years
in the employ of the Ohio State . . . — — Map (db m248502) HM
Side A: Saint Mary of the Springs Academy On this site stood St. Mary of the Springs Academy, a school for girls first founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1830 in Somerset, Ohio, to respond to the educational needs of frontier Catholics. The . . . — — Map (db m17387) HM
Alum Creek & The Underground Railroad
The fifty-eight miles of Alum Creek run north to south originating in Morrow County and continues through Delaware County into Franklin County, where it empties into the Big Walnut Creek, draining into . . . — — Map (db m103301) HM
Ohio Dominican University Est. 1911 The Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs founded Ohio Dominican University on this site on October 5, 1911. It was incorporated that year as the Ladies Literary Institute of St. Mary of the Springs, . . . — — Map (db m94624) HM
Honoring the history of
Saint Mary of the Springs Academy
founded 1830
flourished on this site
1868- 1966
Dedicated to the alumnae
and the Dominican Sisters
in celebration of
the spirit that they have
carried into the world — — Map (db m94625) HM
The Lane Avenue Bridge over the Olentangy River is the second cable-stayed suspension bridge constructed in Franklin County. The structure is 370 feet long, the tween support towers rise 165 feet above the water and the deck is 112 feet wide. The . . . — — Map (db m200922) HM
The Ohio State University Buckeye football team first played in autumn 1890 on a field immediately to the south of where Ohio Stadium now stands. Buckeye football games were later played at other locations, including Ohio Field, constructed in . . . — — Map (db m200994) HM
Pete Stinchcomb
1917 - 1921
Gaylord Roscoe "Pete" Stinchcomb lettered in 1917, 1919 and 1920, being selected as an All-American in 1919 and 1920.
During his senior year, Stinchcomb won the NCAA track and field broad jump, . . . — — Map (db m200930) HM
On the eve of graduation in 1891, a group of Ohio State students planted five elm trees on the Oval. Since that time, students have continued to collectively present a token of appreciation to the University to celebrate the group's graduation. The . . . — — Map (db m200862) HM
Browning Amphitheatre Dedicated June 11, 1926 for the encouragement of drama, dance and music. Seating restored October 12 1985.
Browning Dramatic Society
Originally organized 1882 as The Young Ladies’ Literary Society. Founded 1908 as . . . — — Map (db m16950) HM
The East Regional Chilled Water Plant began operating in 2014 and supplies the Academic Core North and the North Residential District. Large campuses often use centralized chiller plants for cost effectiveness, safety and reliability. . . . — — Map (db m200923) HM
Initial plans for Ohio Stadium were met with resistance. Critics regarded a 60,000-seat as folly and an outrageous financial risk. In the face of opposition, the Athletic Board proceeded with planning, University Architect Joseph N. Bradford . . . — — Map (db m200995) HM
Dedicated on Oct. 21. 1922, Ohio Stadium was the largest west of the Alleghenies and preeminent among football stadia of the day. Innovations such as curved seat rows and an upper seating deck increased capacity and provided . . . — — Map (db m200998) HM
A primary architect of American air power, Curtis Emerson LeMay was born in Columbus in 1906, attended public schools, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in civil engineering. He received his flight training through the . . . — — Map (db m12774) HM
Side A
In 1968, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) established the first practicing Vedic Temple in the state of Ohio. This building represents the beginning of a now growing population of Vaisnavas, worshipers of . . . — — Map (db m225381) HM
Jesse Owens' incomparable achievements as an Ohio State and Olympic athlete are legendary. He carried the name of this university and this country to world acclaim.
He personified the sportsmanship ideal. He cared for people and challenged . . . — — Map (db m200992) HM
