United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Guernsey County
Civil War
Cox, Robert M. - Corporal - Mississippi - 1863
Power, Albert - Private - Arkansas - 1862
Richardson, William R. - Private - . . . — — Map (db m15982) HM
During the Second World War, the U.S. Army constructed a 131-building
hospital on level farmland a quarter mile northwest of this marker.
The army built the facility as a 1,520-bed hospital in the winter and
spring of 1942-43. It was later . . . — — Map (db m170995) HM
The Former Pleasant City Lodge
The commercial building that stood at 305 Main Street for over a century was built by Justus S. Law in 1897. On April 1, 1897, Law leased the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias joint-use of the third floor, . . . — — Map (db m316395) HM
Left Section In 1863, Ohio Governor David Tod believed that Lincoln needed a cavalry body-guard. Governor Tod requested one volunteer from each county in Ohio to serve on special duty. Guernsey County, in east-central Ohio supplied Ephraim . . . — — Map (db m30751) HM
Today, Recreation Land is the best known symbol of American Electric Power's (AEP) environmental stewardship.
Recreation Land grew out of increasing demand for outdoor public recreation areas. This demand presented the perfect opportunity to show . . . — — Map (db m283631) HM
Named for the peacocks that once lived on a neighboring farm, this narrow brick road was on the National Roads original alignment when it was built through Guernsey County in 1828. Peacock road is typical of the steep grades and sharp curves that . . . — — Map (db m98596) HM
Thanks to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Ohio Emergency
Management Agency, Ohio State Historical Office, and the Guernsey County
Engineer for restoration of this “S” Bridge damaged by 2005 floods.
This bridge possesses . . . — — Map (db m98509) HM
Once surfaced mined for coal to generate electricity to power our homes and businesses, Recreation Land is the best known symbol of AEP's environmental stewardship.
What is Recreation Land?
Recreation Land grew out of increasing demand . . . — — Map (db m283621) HM
In memory of
The Founders Of Cambridge
June Second 1806
and of the pioneers of this region.
Northwest Territory 1787 •
Washington County 1788 •
Survey of Military Lands 1796 •
This 4000 acre tract patented 1801 •
State of . . . — — Map (db m209849) HM
On July 23, 1863, General John Hunt Morgan entered Guernsey County with 600 Confederate cavalrymen, the remnant of a 2,000-man diversionary raiding force that had traversed Kentucky, Indiana, and southern Ohio. Morgan’s forces halted in Old . . . — — Map (db m1036) HM
Old Washington was platted along Zane’s Trace in 1805 by the brothers George and Henry Beymer. Within two years twelve log dwellings had been built, making it the oldest settlement in Guernsey County. Originally known as New Washington, the . . . — — Map (db m99047) HM
Cambridge was platted in 1806 and became Guernsey County seat just four years later. The
town flourished with the construction of the National Road, and by 1834 Cambridge was served
daily by four stagecoach lines. Manufacturing boomed after the . . . — — Map (db m98595) HM
Jacob Furnshell Bugher was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on January 19, 1826. Growing up, he received his education at the common schools within Guernsey County. At the age of twenty, Mr. Bugher became a teacher, a career in which he was to . . . — — Map (db m215209) HM
In memory of persons from
Guernsey County, Ohio,
who gave their lives in Southeast
Asia during the period of the
Vietnam Conflict.
Robert A. Ausmus •
Clifford E. Bench •
James S. Brister •
Donald E. Chambers •
James Davis •
David . . . — — Map (db m209841) WM
In memory of persons from Guernsey County, Ohio, who gave their lives in Southeast Asia during the period of the Vietnam Conflict.
Robert A. Ausmus •
Clifford E. Bench •
James S. Brister •
Donald E. Chambers •
James Davis •
David Lee . . . — — Map (db m208739) WM
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