On Long Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling east.
William Green Labor Leader
A native of Coshocton County, William Green (1870-1932) began his working life as a coal miner at age 16 and rose rapidly in the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America. Twice elected to the Ohio Senate, . . . — — Map (db m12970) HM
Near Beulah Way at Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east.
The origin of Beulah Park Race Track began in 1889 when local businessman A. G. Grant petitioned the village of Grove City to create the Beulah Addition housing development on farmland once owned by town founder William Foster Breck. Grant named . . . — — Map (db m225782) HM
On David Brown Road (County Route 119) at Mechanicsburg- Sanford Road and Becker Road (Route 27), on the left when traveling north on David Brown Road.
The W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna is a mostly undisturbed remnant of the once expansive Darby Plains Prairies. Prior to European settlement more than two centuries ago, the Darby Plains covered an area of more than 380 square miles west of Columbus. . . . — — Map (db m114475) HM
On Central College Road (County Road 18) at Cedar Brook Drive, on the left when traveling east on Central College Road.
In 1820, Mark Evans, John Davis, and Jacob Waggoner acquired from Daniel Triplett an 18-rod-square parcel (approximately two acres) at this location on which to build the first school in Plain Township. Education was not publicly funded at the . . . — — Map (db m40646) HM
First held in Cincinnati in 1850, the Ohio State Fair was organized by the Ohio Board of Agriculture to promote agricultural education and recognize achievements. The second fair was held in Franklinton (now part of Columbus) on the farm of Michael . . . — — Map (db m2043) HM
• Around 1863 a steel truss was constructed across the Olentangy River at King Avenue. It was the first roadway to be extended across the Olentangy River.
• Although the great flood of 1913 destroyed or damaged numerous bridges, businesses and . . . — — Map (db m12771) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 62) at South Civic Center Drive, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
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 treasurer of the state, amid . . . — — Map (db m88254) HM
On Graham Road, on the right when traveling north.
Alexander W. Livingston, plant breeder, horticulturist and seed merchant, who became internationally known through his development of the tomato, was born October 14, 1821, the son of John and Mary Graham Livingston. The first known variety of the . . . — — Map (db m17420) HM
On West Lane Avenue at Oletangy River Road, on the right when traveling west on West Lane Avenue.
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
On West Lane Avenue at Olentangy River Road, on the right when traveling east on West Lane Avenue.
• 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
On Lane Avenue at Olentangy River Road, on the right when traveling west on Lane Avenue.
• 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
On West Lane Avenue at Olentangy Trail, on the left when traveling west on West Lane Avenue.
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
On Columbus Street west of Hoover Road, on the right when traveling west.
Leithart family farm until 1956 when converted
by the Thomas family into "Rush 'n' Opal's Restaurant."
Later home and office of Dr. Kenyon Corry and became
offices for GC United Methodist Church in 2010. — — Map (db m195461) HM
On Tremont Road south of Kenny Road, on the right when traveling north.
Lawrence E. Hughes was a proud Upper Arlington resident. As a former executive for Ohio Bell, he also served in the Ohio house of representatives from 1969-1982, for the 66th house district and the 58th house district, of which Upper Arlington was . . . — — Map (db m224620) HM
On Long Street (U.S. 33), on the left when traveling east.
Central Ohio was home to Native Americans as early as 10,000 years ago. While we don't know what they called themselves, archaeologists call a group of the earliest peoples, “Mound Builders”. Their society left nearly 200 burial and . . . — — Map (db m30023) HM
On Tremont Road south of Kenny Road, on the right when traveling north.
As a lifelong collaborator, Clark Pritchett's involvement with Upper Arlington came first as an attorney, then through involvement with many organizations- historical society, commission on aging, Trinity Methodist Foundation, Community . . . — — Map (db m224431) HM
On Ohio to Erie Trail 0.2 miles north of Agler Road, on the right when traveling south.
This bridge on the Alum Creek Trail section of The Ohio to Erie Trail is dedicated to Ed Honton: loving parent; loyal friend, accomplished civil engineer, dedicated public servant, ardent bicycling advocate.
Founded by Ed Honton in 1991, The . . . — — Map (db m286895) HM
On East Main Street Old National Road (U.S. 40) at Lancaster Avenue (Ohio Route 256), on the right when traveling east on East Main Street Old National Road.
The eastern portion of Franklin County began to be settled about 1812 when Ohio was still a vast forested wilderness. Transportation moved at a snail’s pace over old Indian trails and natural waterways. 1n 1818 the National Road reached the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m96296) HM
On Gabriel's Run Drive at Gabriel's Landing Drive, on the left when traveling south on Gabriel's Run Drive.
There are 48 known members of the Postle family buried in the cemetery. Their stories are interwoven with the history of Prairie Township, Franklin County, and Ohio. In 1810, Shadrach and Anna Stacia Postle were among the first settlers of Prairie . . . — — Map (db m35718) HM
Glaciers reshaped the landscape of Ohio, filling in the valleys, wearing down hills, and turning rock to dust. The glacier did not extend over all of Ohio, but did it cover Franklin County?
Consider these clues.
• Glacial till is the . . . — — Map (db m141499) HM
On John McConnell Boulevard at Spring Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling north on John McConnell Boulevard.
[Marker Front]:
Thousands of Irish immigrants came to Columbus to seek personal and religious freedom. With the "Great Hunger" in Ireland and the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the National Road, immigration to Columbus increased . . . — — Map (db m12963) HM
On High Street near Indian Springs Dr., on the right when traveling north.
The Treaty of Greeneville temporarily ended the Indian Wars and
opened the west to white settlers. Kihue (aka Bill Moose), a
Native American and member of the Wyandotte tribe, was born
in Ohio in 1837. By 1846 all but twelve Wyandotte families . . . — — Map (db m116830) 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
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
Near West Whittier Street west of South Front Street.
Along the western edge of what is now the Grange Insurance Audubon Center stands a string of old trees,
planted during the days of industrial use on the site. Long before the first spade of dirt was turned to build it, the Center’s first . . . — — Map (db m209581) HM
Landscape architect Howard Daniels designed the original portion of Green Lawn Cemetery in 1848. Noted Columbus architect Frank Packard designed Green Lawn's Chapel mausoleum, the Hayden family mausoleum, and the Packard mausoleum. Spanning over . . . — — Map (db m12431) HM
On Cemetery Road 0.1 miles east of Lilly Chapel Road, on the right when traveling east.
On September 8, 1803, the year that Ohio became a state, the Associate Judges of Franklin County ordered that a road be constructed "leading from the Public Square in Franklinton to Springfield, Greene County." This road came to be known as The Old . . . — — Map (db m12523) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 38) at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Mural by Curtis W. M. Goldsein, born 1966, Columbus, Ohio
Reuben L. Partridge (1823- 1900) designed and constructed hundreds of bridges in Central Ohio, many of which are in Union County. Mr. Partridge received a United States Patent for the . . . — — Map (db m108854) HM
On West Travis Street at South Grove Street, on the right when traveling west on West Travis Street.
Four Generations of a Founding Texas Family Called This Place Home
Family patriarch Dr. James Harper Starr was nearing the end of a long and storied career when the Starr family relocated their businesses to Marshall. His son, James . . . — — Map (db m191327) HM
On Riverside Drive (U.S. 33) at Lane Road, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive.
As the sun set on Sunday, July 18, 1937, Bill Moose's casket was lifted from the catafalque (wooden framework pictured middle) while the sounds of a tom-tom and a tribal chant marked the beginning of his gravesite service here at Wyandot Park. . . . — — Map (db m298182) HM
On Main Street south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dietrich Cabin
In 1854 two German brothers, Jacob and John Dietrich, arrived in America after a fifty-three day voyage by sailing ship. They settled first in Connecticut and were joined the following year by their sister Elizabeth and . . . — — Map (db m67720) HM
On North High (U.S. 23) at East North Broasway, on the right when traveling north on North High.
Clintonville
This community located in Section 2 of Clinton Township, was
settled in 1813 by Thomas Bull. The land was formerly owned
by John Rathbone for whom Rathbone Road is named. Its early
growth was due largely to a number of . . . — — Map (db m92853) HM
On West 3rd Avenue 0.2 miles east of Olentangy River Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1885 a steel Pratt truss first spanned the Olentangy River at Third Avenue.
After the 1913 flood, which destroyed many bridges in central Ohio, the undamaged truss was relocated to the London-Lancaster road over Little Walnut Creek. It . . . — — Map (db m283497) HM
On Havens Corners Road at Souder Drive, on the right when traveling west on Havens Corners Road.
A Prosperous Jefferson Township Farm. Isaac Souder (1809-1889), in 1835 at the age of 26. purchased 225 acres in Jefferson Township for $674. Jefferson Township, in the eastern portion of Franklin County, was part of the U.S. military lands . . . — — Map (db m234996) HM
On London-Groveport Road (Ohio Route 665) at Jackson Pike ( Route 104), on the left when traveling east on London-Groveport Road.
The Borror Family. Jackson Township Pioneers. In 1809-1811, Magdalene Strader Borror, widow of Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Borror, Jr., moved to this area from Virginia with her seven children (Martin, Jacob, Myomi, . . . — — Map (db m12908) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 40) at Rosemore Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The Underground Railroad (UGRR) 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, disguised, and instructed . . . — — Map (db m189451) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) at Gift Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Founded by Lucas Sullivant in 1797; the first settlement in the Scioto Valley north of Chillicothe and in Franklin County.
County Seat 1803-24
Annexed to Columbus 1870
[Attached to the building is a National Society of the United States . . . — — Map (db m13060) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) at West Innerbelt (State Route 315), on the right when traveling east on Broad Street. Reported missing.
This tablet is placed to mark the home of
Lucas Sullivant
who under authority from Virginia came to an unbroken wilderness and with twenty men surveyed this portion of the Virginia Military Lands. Later he returned and in 1797 laid out the . . . — — Map (db m13066) HM
On North Davis Avenue at River Street, on the right when traveling south on North Davis Avenue.
This ancient burial ground of Central Ohio was established in a bend of the Scioto River in 1799 and is known as "Old Franklinton Cemetery". The pioneers buried here are about one hundred in number. Seventy-one graves are marked largely by sandstone . . . — — Map (db m88301) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who served, who gave their full measure for God and Country to preserve freedom and liberty for us all. Through us they will live forever and never be forgotten. — — Map (db m131782) WM
Near Orders Road 0.5 miles east of Harrisburg Pike (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling east.
Crib barns were made of rough-hewn logs notched and laid horizontally; gaps went unfilled to save labor and provide ventilation. The multifunctional structures sheltered livestock, held feed, stored equipment, and more, such as housing a . . . — — Map (db m141668) HM
On Riverside Drive (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling north.
Last of the Wyandots. Born 1837 and whose death in 1937 marks the passing of the Indians from this territory.
Engraved by Zenker Brothers — — Map (db m17430) HM
On Cumberland Valley Rail-Trail 0.2 miles south of North Prince Street, on the right when traveling north.
This Baltimore and Ohio Railroad coal hopper is a model W-2A and is the only known survivor of a car that once dominated North America. The car was salvaged from a train wreck that occurred in the 1950s near Sykesville, PA.
Moving Coal . . . — — Map (db m242188) HM
Near North Center Street just south of East Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north.
In July of 1866, Collierville, like much of the South, was beginning to recover from the ravages of war. Three years earlier, "Mister Collier's Village" consisting of several homes and a general store a few hundred yards east of the square on Mt. . . . — — Map (db m149075) HM
On Franklin Street (Virginia Route 40) just west of North Main Street (Business U.S. 220).
One in a class of 200 built by International Railway Car Company, Kenton, Ohio between December, 1968 and
February, 1970. The “P” denotes pool service and meant the caboose could travel any portion of the N & W System.
Before air brakes, . . . — — Map (db m71566) HM
On Main Street at the Floodwall, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
"The Marsh of the Swans" is the meaning of the river's French name. In 1828, Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy brought a group of Indians on a journey to examine this area as a possible relocation site for eastern and Great Lakes tribes. McCoy . . . — — Map (db m67727) HM
On Sheridan Road 0.3 miles east of Telegraph Road (Missouri Route 231), on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
Dedicated November 11, 2006 to the men and women of Franklin County Ohio that served our country bravely and honorably so our freedoms endure.
The sacrifices of few ensured the freedom of many. A grateful community remembers those who served in . . . — — Map (db m13487) WM
On Franklin Park South at Franklin Park West, on the right when traveling west on Franklin Park South.
1852
The Franklin County Agriculture Society purchased 88 acres located two miles east of downtown Columbus as a site for the first Franklin County Fair.
1874
Fairgrounds was officially established. Ohio State Fair took place at . . . — — Map (db m298181) HM
On Ohio Route 23 at Stoney Creek R0ad ( Route 372), on the right when traveling north on Ohio Route 23.
The first known attempt to assist a runaway slave in Ross County
was recorded in 1815, when local residents assisted a slave to
safety in Franklin County. Quakers, the Presbyterians and African
Americans were the principal participants who . . . — — Map (db m146892) HM
