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By Rev. Ronald Irick, July 14, 2017
History of Jainism in Ohio Marker
RANKED BY RELEVANCE
1 ► Ohio, Delaware County, Lewis Center — 122-25 — First Jain Temple in Central Ohio / History of Jainism in Ohio —
On South Old State Road (County Route 10) at Ashcreek Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Old State Road.
First Jain Temple in Central Ohio. “Souls render service to one another”. The Jain Center of Central Ohio was established on May 12, 1991. The foundation stone of the Jain temple, the first of its kind in Central Ohio, was laid . . . — — Map (db m105528) HM

2 ► Ohio, Butler County, Bethany — 19-9 — First Jain Temple in Ohio / History of Jainism in Ohio —
Near Cincinnati Dayton Road.
First Jain Temple in Ohio "Souls render service to one another" The Jain Center of Cincinnati and Dayton was established on April 22, 1979 as a non-profit tax-exempt organization under the laws of the United States and the State of Ohio. . . . — — Map (db m24073) HM

3 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Uptown District — 80-25 — Ohio in the Civil War / Defending Ohio — The Ohio National Guard and the 37th (Buckeye) Infantry Division —
On East State Street west of South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Ohio in the Civil War. With five army camps in Columbus, Capitol Square was a military crossroads from 1861 to 1865. Ohio troops were mustered, paid, and on some occasions garrisoned at the Statehouse. Three of every five male Ohioans between . . . — — Map (db m9840) HM

4 ► Ohio, Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia — 5-79 — The Ohio-Erie Canal In Tuscarawas County / The Ohio-Erie Canal 1825-1913 —
On Commercial Avenue SE (Ohio Route 416) at Canal Avenue SE, on the left when traveling south on Commercial Avenue SE.
1825–1913. Seeking an alternative transportation route to distant markets, many farmers and manufacturers in Ohio wanted to connect the Ohio River to Lake Erie with a canal. Beginning in Cleveland the Ohio-Erie Canal ran south, the length of the . . . — — Map (db m293) HM

5 ► Ohio, Perry County, Somerset — 2-64 — A Seed of Catholic Education in Ohio / The Cradle of Catholicity in Ohio —
On South Columbus Street (Ohio Route 13) north of Summit Street, on the right when traveling south.
A Seed of Catholic Education in Ohio. In April 1830 four Dominican sisters from St. Catherine's, Kentucky, founded St. Mary's Academy, the first Catholic school in Perry County. Bishop Edward Fenwick, first Bishop of Ohio, donated a small . . . — — Map (db m11996) HM

6 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Fairgrounds — 72-25 — The Ohio State Fair —
Near East 17th Street west of Interstate 71.
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

7 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Teakwood — 114- 25 — Ohio Dominican University Est. 1911 / Early Sister-Founderesses of Ohio Dominican University —
On Sunbury Road, on the left when traveling south.
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

8 ► Ohio, Hardin County, Ada — 14-33 — Ohio Northern University —
On Main Street (Ohio Route 235) at College Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Henry Solomon Lehr founded Ohio Northern University in 1871 as the Northwestern Ohio Normal School. Its purpose was to train teachers and to provide higher education to the people of Northwest Ohio. In 1885, the school became Ohio Normal . . . — — Map (db m29025) HM
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9 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, South Columbus — 92-25 — Site of First Ohio State Home Football Game / The Ohio State University First Football Team — / 1890
On East Whittier Street at Blackberry Alley, on the right when traveling west on East Whittier Street. Reported missing.
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 m267285) HM

10 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Dayton, McPherson — State of Ohio Korean War Memorial — and All Veterans' Memorial Walkway —
On Riverside Drive at the north bank of the Great Miami River, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive.
Welcome to the Ohio Korean War Memorial and All Veterans' Memorial Walkway During the 120th General Assembly regular session 1993-1994, both houses of the State of Ohio Legislature unanimously voted Dayton as the official site of . . . — — Map (db m29596) WM

11 ► Ohio, Huron County, New Haven — 7-39 — Historic New Haven, Ohio / Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio —
On Prairie Street east of North Street ( Route 61), on the right when traveling east.
Historic New Haven, Ohio. New Haven, Ohio. was the mercantile center of southwest Huron County during the first half of the 19th century. Residents described immense wagons, or "land schooners," lined up for miles on the New Haven-Worthington . . . — — Map (db m309232) HM

12 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo — A86 — Michigan - Ohio State Line — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Hull-Winchester Marches
On North Detroit Avenue south of Benore Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on North Side : Hull-Winchester Marches 1812 • Marches • 1813 - - - - - Michigan — Ohio State Line Text on South Side : . . . — — Map (db m93602) HM

13 ► West Virginia, Ohio County, Wheeling — Ohio County / State of Ohio
On Zane Street (U.S. 40) near Bridge Park, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
Ohio County. Formed in 1776 from West Augusta. Named for the river which bears an Indian name meaning “Beautiful River.” Scene of last battle of the Revolution, 1782. Visited by La Salle, Celoron, Gist, Washington, and later explorers. . . . — — Map (db m9386) HM

14 ► Ohio, Wood County, Luckey — A126 — to Whittaker's Reserve / to Dudley's Massacre — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison's March
On Fremont Pike (U.S. 20) at Bradner Road (County Route 16), on the right when traveling east on Fremont Pike. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on West Side : Harrison's March • 1813 - - - - - 25 Miles to Whittaker's Reserve Text on East Side : Harrison's March • 1813 - - . . . — — Map (db m93495) HM
15 ► Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg — A125 — to Brady's Island / to Fort Miami — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison's March
On Fremont Pike (U.S. 20) east of Thompson Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on West Side : Harrison's March • 1813 - - - - - 28 Miles to Brady's Island Text on East Side : Harrison's March • 1813 - - - - . . . — — Map (db m93477) HM
16 ► Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg — A123 — to Fort Meigs / to Fort Meigs — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison-Hull-Tupper Marches
On West Boundary Street (Ohio Route 25) near West Front Street ( Route 65), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on South Side : Harrison-Hull-Tupper 1812 • Marches • 1813 - - - - - ½ Mile to Fort Meigs <———— Text on North . . . — — Map (db m93521) HM
17 ► Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg — A124 — to Fort Stephenson / to Fort Meigs — Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison's March 1813
On West Front Street (Ohio Route 65) at West Boundary Street ( Route 25), on the right when traveling west on West Front Street. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on East Side : Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - - ½ Mile to Fort Meigs Text on West Side : Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - - . . . — — Map (db m76976) HM
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18 ► Ohio, Wyandot County, Morral, Pitt Township — A147 — to Fort Morrow / to Fort Ferree — Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison's March 1813
On County Route 113 south of County Route 126, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - - 24 Miles to Fort Morrow Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - - . . . — — Map (db m311281) HM

19 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing — 65th Ohio Infantry — Garfield's Brigade - Wood's Division — Army of the Ohio —
On Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Front):Ohio 65th Infantry commanded by Col. Charles G. Harker Garfield's (20th) Brigade Wood's (6th) Division Army of the Ohio (Back): This regiment arrived on the field at 1.20 p.m., April 7, 1862, advanced to the front near Shiloh . . . — — Map (db m21673) HM
20 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing — Battery A, 1st Ohio Light Artillery — McCook's Division — Army of the Ohio —
On Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
. . . — — Map (db m21674) HM

21 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Maumee — A84 — to Hull's Crossing / to River Raisin — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Hull-Winchester Marches
On River Road at South Detroit Avenue, on the right when traveling north on River Road. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on North Side : Hull-Winchester Marches 1812 • Marches • 1813 - - - - - 5 Miles to Hull's Crossing Text on South Side : . . . — — Map (db m93522) HM
22 ► Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg — A122 — to Dudley's Massacre / to Portage Stockade — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison-Hull-Tupper Marches
On Dixie Highway (Ohio Route 25) at Ovitt Road (County Route 104), on the left when traveling north on Dixie Highway. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on South Side : Harrison-Hull-Tupper 1812 • Marches • 1813 - - - - - 6 Miles to Dudley's Massacre Text on North Side : . . . — — Map (db m93456) HM
23 ► Ohio, Wyandot County, Lovell — A140 — to Crawford's Burning / to Battle Island — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trailh — Harrison's March
On Ohio Route 199 at County Route 42, on the left when traveling north on Ohio Route 199. Reported missing.
Ohio's Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on South Side : Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - - 2 Mile to Crawford's Burning Text on North Side : Harrison's March - 1813 - - - - . . . — — Map (db m93691) HM

24 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 29th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade, 2nd Division — 12th Corps —
On Slocum Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Front):29th Ohio Infantry 1st Brig. 2nd Div. 12th Corps. This memorial is erected by the State of Ohio (Left):Gettysburg July 2d and 3d 1863 Engaged 332 - Killed 7 Wounded 31 - 2 mortally Total loss 38 (Back):Principal . . . — — Map (db m13947) HM WM

25 ► Ohio, Wyandot County, Upper Sandusky — C481 — Fort Ferree — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
On S. Sandusky Avenue (Ohio Route 53) at E. Wyandot Avenue (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on S. Sandusky Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
. . . — — Map (db m193002) HM WM

26 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing — 5th Ohio Cavalry — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions — Army of the Tennessee —
On Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Front):Ohio 1 - 2 - 3 Battalions 5th Cavalry commanded by Col. Wm. H.H. Taylor 1st and 2d Battalions. Hurlbut's (4th) Division 3d Battalion. L. Wallace's (3d) Division Army of the Tennessee (Back): 1st and 2d Battalions were in . . . — — Map (db m21672) HM
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27 ► Ohio, Hancock County, Findlay — 14-32 — The Ohio Oil Co - Marathon Oil Co / Gas Boom Era —
On Main Cross Street (Ohio Route 12) at Cory Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Cross Street.
Side A: The Ohio Oil Company-Marathon Oil Company Site of the first Findlay Field Office for what was to become a world-wide oil company, formerly locally owned and operated. 1887: The Ohio Oil Company was incorporated by five independent . . . — — Map (db m29180) HM

28 ► Georgia, Walker County, Fort Oglethorpe — MT-975 — 21st Ohio Infantry — Sirwell's Brigade — Negley's Division —
Near Vittetoe Road west of Vittetoe-Chickamauga Road when traveling west.
[Front Inscription] 21st. Ohio Infantry, Sirwell's Bridgade Negley's Division, 14th.Army Corps. [Back Plaque] This regimental, Lt. Col. Dwella M. Stoughton commanding, engaged the enemy late Sept. . . . — — Map (db m19998) HM

29 ► Ohio, Athens County, Athens — 9-5 — Ohio University — Peden Stadium —
On South Green Drive 0.1 miles east of Richland Avenue (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east.
Ohio University’s Peden Stadium is the oldest of the Mid-American Conference stadiums and one of the oldest of its type in the country. It was dedicated in 1929 with a victory over Miami University. The stadium served as housing for the influx of . . . — — Map (db m42162) HM

30 ► Ohio, Columbiana County, East Liverpool — 16-15 — Ohio's Gateway —
Near Walnut Street.
Fawcettstown, later to become East Liverpool, marked the first Ohio community to be encountered by early river travelers as they headed toward new challenges and new lives in the expanding nation. Indian canoes, flatboats, and steamboats carried . . . — — Map (db m49713) HM
31 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, University District — 38-25 — Old Ohio Union —
On 12th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1910, the old Ohio Union was the first student union building constructed on a public university campus and the fourth to be built in the United States. Made possible by a direct appropriation from the 77th Ohio General Assembly and private . . . — — Map (db m223483) HM
32 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge — MT-247 — Ohio Monument —
On South Crest Road south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
Ohio — — Map (db m105730) HM WM

33 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Lookout Mountain — MT250-51 — Ohio —
Near Shingle Road 0.1 miles north of Military Road.
East Side Erected by the State of Ohio in memory of the Ohio troops that were engaged in the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Nov. 24, 1863. 1st Brigade 2nd Division 12th Army Corps Col. Charles Candy Col. William R. Creighton 5th . . . — — Map (db m35701) HM

34 ► Ohio, Pickaway County, Circleville — 5-65 — Camp Circleville — 90th Ohio Volunteer Infantry / 114th Ohio Volunteer Infantry —
On Tarlton Road at Kingston Pike, on the left when traveling east on Tarlton Road.
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

35 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 107th Ohio Infantry — Ohio's Token of Gratitude —
On Howard Avenue 0.5 miles east of Carlisle Road (Pennsylvania Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
(Front):107th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade 1st Division 11th Corps This memorial is dedicated by the surviving members of the regiment to their fallen comrades Ohio's Token of Gratitude (Back):The 107th Ohio Infantry left Emmittsburg . . . — — Map (db m61172) HM WM
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36 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 5th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade — 2nd Division 12th Corps —
On Geary Avenue at Slocum Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Geary Avenue.
(Front):Boy's Keep the Colors Up 5th Ohio Infantry 1st Brigade 2nd Division 12th Corps Erected by the State of Ohio (Right):5th Ohio Infantry ——— Gettysburg July 1.2.3. 1863 ——— Present for duty . . . — — Map (db m13858) HM WM

37 ► Kentucky, Henderson County, Henderson — The Ohio River —
Near North Water Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north.
From its starting point at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Ohio River flows 981 miles in a southwesterly direction to Cairo, Illinois, where it joins the Mississippi River. Henderson, Kentucky, . . . — — Map (db m121678) HM
38 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Maumee — C27 — Dudley's Massacre — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On River Road 0.1 miles north of East John Street, on the right when traveling south.
Here, on May 5, 1813, Colonel Dudley's troops spiked the British artillery besieging Fort Meigs; but, in the enthusiasm of victory they were led into an ambush where over 600 were lost. — — Map (db m18774) HM

39 ► Ohio, Meigs County, Portland — 25 — Buffington Island — War Reaches Ohio — John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail —
Near Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 124) south of New Portland Road, on the right when traveling south.
After thirty-eight days of raiding for supplies, damaging bridges and rail lines, and drawing the pursuit of Union troops, Morgan's men arrived here on the evening of July 18, 1863. His objective was to reach the Buffington Island ford . . . — — Map (db m108335) HM

40 ► Ohio, Pike County, Waverly — 6-66 — Ohio and Erie Canal —
On Wendy Lane at 2nd Street ( Route 335), on the right when traveling south on Wendy Lane.
The Ohio and Erie Canal, built between 1825 and 1832, had a significant influence on Ohio's economy. In the early 19th century Ohio was largely rural and dependent on subsistence agriculture as the primary business. The canal, which cost nearly . . . — — Map (db m25371) HM

41 ► Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky — 15-22 — Ohio Veterans Home — (Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, 1888-1979) —
Near Milan Road (U.S. 20) east of Dewitt Avenue (County Route 92), on the right when traveling east.
Following the Civil War, many of Ohio's disabled and wounded veterans found inadequate provisions for their long-term needs. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Ohio lobbied for a state-operated veterans' home. In 1886 . . . — — Map (db m79101) HM

42 ► Ohio, Athens County, Athens — 4-5 — Ohio University —
On Union Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Union Street.
[Marker front] Manasseh Cutler, Rufus Putnam, Winthrop Sargeant, and Benjamin Tupper of the Ohio Company conceived Ohio University, which was encouraged by the Ordinance of 1787 and the Northwest Territorial Legislature in 1799, . . . — — Map (db m15564) HM

43 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry — 2nd Brigade 1st Division 11th Corps —
On Howard Avenue 0.2 miles north of Old Harrisburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling east.
(Front):25th and 75th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade 1st Division 11th Corps This monument marks the left flank of the 25th and the right flank of the 75th Ohio Infantry, July 1, 1863. This memorial is erected by the State of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m11335) HM WM

44 ► Ohio, Champaign County, Mingo — 7-11 — Ohio Caverns —
Near Ohio 245.
In 1897, a farm boy investigating the disappearance of water into a sinkhole in a nearby field discovered this system of subterranean passageways. Digging down a few feet, he found an opening to a cave that had begun forming perhaps several . . . — — Map (db m198028) HM
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45 ► Ohio, Erie County, Sandusky — 19-22 — Ohio Veterans Home — (Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, 1888-1979) —
On Milan Road (U.S. 250) east of Dewitt Avenue (County Route 92), on the right when traveling east.
Following the Civil War, many of Ohio's disabled and wounded veterans found inadequate provisions for their long-term needs. In response, the Grand Army of the Republic's Department of Ohio lobbied for a state-operated veterans' home. In 1886 . . . — — Map (db m79102) HM

46 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Archbold — 3-26 — The Ohio Art Company —
On S. Defiance Street (Ohio Route 66) south of Stryker Street ( Route 2), on the left when traveling south.
(Side One) Henry Simon Winzeler, founder of The Ohio Art Company, was born in 1876 in the Winzeler family home just north of this site in Burlington. As a young man, he opened a dental practice in 1900 in the Murbach Building in Archbold . . . — — Map (db m68979) HM

47 ► Ohio, Athens County, Athens — Ohio University Sundial —
On University Terrace 0.1 miles south of East Union Street, on the left when traveling north.
Site of first Ohio University building erected in 1807 Here Hon. Thomas Ewing was graduated in 1815 One of the first two graduates — — Map (db m42164) HM
48 ► Ohio, Stark County, Canal Fulton, Lawrence Township — 1-76 — Ohio and Erie Canal —
Near Congressman Ralph Regula Towpath Trail 1.3 miles east of Cherry Street West ( Route 93), on the right when traveling east.
Sounds of boat horns and brawling packet crews resounded for many years at this lock and 142 others on the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal was a 308-mile water toll road built between 1825 and 1832 from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at . . . — — Map (db m246581) HM
49 ► Ohio, Wayne County, Wooster — 3-85 — Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station —
On Williams Road at Gerlaugh Drive, on the left when traveling east on Williams Road.
The Ohio General Assembly established the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in 1882. From its inception until 1892, the Station occupied 17 acres on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University before relocating to 470 acres in Wayne . . . — — Map (db m131935) HM

50 ► Ohio, Washington County, Marietta — 11-84 — The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 / The Ohio Company Purchase —
On Second Street at St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
The Northwest Ordinance, 1787. Following the establishment of the public land system in 1785, the Continental Congress appointed a committee, chaired by James Monroe, to establish government in the new territory north and west of the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m20653) HM

51 ► Ohio, Licking County, Heath — Ohio Canal Was Started —
On Hebron Road (Ohio Route 79) 0.1 miles south of Coffman Boulevard, on the left when traveling south.
On this spot Saturday July 4th 1825 The Ohio Canal was started — — Map (db m199721) HM
52 ► Ohio, Summit County, Akron, Downtown — 52-77 — Ohio Education Association —
On South High Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on South High Street.
On December 30, 1847, six educators met at the Summit County Courthouse to organize the first convention of the Ohio State Teachers' Association, now known as the Ohio Education Association (OEA). The organizers Josiah Hurty (Richland County), . . . — — Map (db m299758) HM
53 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery H (Huntington's Battery) — 3rd Volunteer Brigade — Artillery Reserve —
Near Taneytown Road (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north.
(Front):Huntington's Battery H 1st Ohio Light Artillery 3rd Volunteer Brigade Artillery Reserve July 2d and 3d 1863. Erected by the State of Ohio (Back):Battery H 1st Ohio Light Artillery Organized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, November . . . — — Map (db m16811) HM WM
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54 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 7th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade, 2nd Division — 12th Corps —
On Slocum Avenue at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Slocum Avenue.
(Front):7th Ohio Infantry 1st Brigade 2d Division 12th Corps July 1, 2, 3 1863 (Left):Dulce et Decorum est Pro Patria Mori 7th Ohio Infantry ————Arrived near Little Round Top evening of July 1 on July 2, held . . . — — Map (db m13943) HM WM

55 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Woodland Park — 139-25 — Ohio Baptist General Association Headquarters —
On Parkwood Avenue at Maplewood Alley, on the right when traveling north on Parkwood Avenue.
The Ohio Baptist General Association (OBGA) acquired 48 Parkwood Avenue in 1954 and used the former residence as its headquarters until 1996. Formed in 1896, the Association includes more than forty African American churches, many formed prior to . . . — — Map (db m247605) HM
56 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge — MT-249 — Ohio at Chickamauga — September 18 - 21, 1863. —
On South Crest Road 0.1 miles south of Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
The preliminary movements of both armies for position occurred the 18th September; the battle was the 19th and 20th; the army was established at Rossville the night of the 20th, and occupied Chattanooga the morning of the 22d. Rosecrans the . . . — — Map (db m38683) HM

57 ► Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe — MT-1023 — 93rd Ohio Infantry — Baldwin's Brigade —
On Battleline Road south of Alexander Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
93d Regiment Ohio Infantry, Baldwin's Brigade. 10:00 P. M. September 19, to 5:30 P.M. September 20, 1863. — — Map (db m100930) HM
58 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Fairgrounds — Ohio Shapes A Nation — The heart of it all was the start of it all —
On East 11th Avenue at Essex Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East 11th Avenue.
The Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, in partnership with the Ohio Biological Survey, is celebrating Ohio's unique role in America's westward expansion by highlighting the natural heritage of the region in the 18th century. Updating the 1966 . . . — — Map (db m280893) HM
59 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, University District — 5-25 — The Ohio State University —
Near Neil Avenue.
The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College grew out of the Cannon Act of March 22, 1870. “But let it be started,” Governor Rutherford B. Hayes told the Legislature in 1873, “with the intention of making it a great State University.” The little . . . — — Map (db m16944) HM
60 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge — MT-254 — 3d Ohio Cavalry — Long's Brigade - Crook's Division — Stanley's Corps —
On South Crest Road 0.1 miles Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
3d Ohio Cavalry. Long's Brig., Crook's Div., Stanley's Corps. Lieut. Col. Charles B. Seidel. Nov. 25, 1863. Crossing the Tennessee in the rear of Gen. Sherman's column on the 24th, the regiment advanced with . . . — — Map (db m38667) HM

61 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Seward, Royalton Township — 2-26 — The Ohio Michigan Boundary War / Battle of Phillips Corners — Ohio Historical Markers —
On Ohio Route 109 at Route 120, on the left when traveling north on Ohio Route 109.
The Ohio Michigan Boundary War. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 defined the boundary of the northern and southern tier of states to be carved out of the Northwest Territory, as a line drawn east from the southernmost tip of Lake Michigan . . . — — Map (db m21009) HM

62 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Fairgrounds — Geological Cross Section of Ohio —
On East 11th Avenue at Essex Avenue, on the right when traveling north on East 11th Avenue.
A geologic cross section depicts the distribution of rock layers in Ohio as being like the layers of a cake. This cross section traverses from the Ohio-West Virginia boundary at Belpre, Ohio, to Bellefontaine, then to the Michigan-Indiana-Ohio . . . — — Map (db m280879) HM
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63 ► Indiana, Martin County, Shoals — Shoals Golden Spike — Baltimore and Ohio • Ohio and Mississippi —
On Main Street south of 4th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Shoals was the location of the connecting point of the main east-west railroad line, which was laid westward from Cincinnati, Ohio by the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company and eastward from St. Louis, Missouri by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . . . — — Map (db m180290) HM
64 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Over-The-Rhine — C62 — Ohio Military Trails — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On East Central Parkway (U.S. 42) near Main Street, in the median.
. . . — — Map (db m43955) HM
65 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — 4th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade, 3rd Division — 2nd Corps —
On Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north.
(Front):4th Ohio Infantry. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps. Carroll's Brigade. Ohio's Tribute. (Left):On the evening of July 2, 1863. Carroll's Brigade was sent from its position with the 2nd Corps to re-enforce this position of . . . — — Map (db m16945) HM
66 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 8th Ohio Infantry — Carroll's Brig. 3d Div. 2d Corps, July 2, 3, 1863. — Ohio's Tribute —
On Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at Long Lane, on the left when traveling north on Steinwehr Avenue.
(Front Inscription):8th Ohio Infantry, Carroll's Brig. 3d Div. 2d Corps. July 2,3, 1863. (Left Side Inscription): The 8th Ohio Infantry under Lt. Col. Franklin Sawyer took this position at 4 p.m. July 2 after a brisk skirmish and held . . . — — Map (db m12190) HM
67 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry — 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps — July 2, 1863 —
On Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15) at Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Steinwehr Avenue.
(Front): Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, July 2, 1863. (Left): At 3 p.m., July 2, 1863, while the regiment was lying on Cemetery Ridge, Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, detached under . . . — — Map (db m12189) HM
68 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Sixth Ohio Cavalry — 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division — Cavalry Corps —
On Taneytown Road (Route 134) at Pleasonton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Taneytown Road.
(Front):Sixth Ohio Cavalry 2 Brigade 2 Division Cavalry Corps Erected by the State of Ohio (Left):The Sixth Ohio Cavalryserved during the Gettysburg Campaign with Huey's Brigade, taking part in several severe engagements. During the . . . — — Map (db m15975) HM WM

69 ► Ohio, Delaware County, Delaware — C — Pluggy's Town — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
On North Sandusky Street at East Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Sandusky Street. Reported permanently removed.
. . . — — Map (db m93688) HM
70 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, Olentangy West — 117- 25 — A. B. Graham and the 4-H Movement / Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center —
On Fred Taylor Drive at Borror Dr., on the left when traveling north on Fred Taylor Drive.
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

71 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing — 64th Ohio Infantry — Garfield's Brigade - Wood's Division — Army of the Ohio —
On Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
. . . — — Map (db m21633) HM
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72 ► Ohio, Lucas County, Toledo, Glendale-Heatherdowns — 24-48 — Medical College of Ohio — Ohio Historical Marker —
On MUOT Boulevard north of Glendale Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
State interest in medical education for northwest Ohio became a reality when the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo was established in December, 1964. Located initially at South Detroit and Arlington on Lucas County property, MCO moved to the present . . . — — Map (db m94749) HM
73 ► West Virginia, Jefferson County, Harpers Ferry — The Race to the Ohio —
Near South Potomac Street.
Rail transportation in the United States began in Baltimore, Maryland on July 4, 1828, when Charles Carroll, the only living signer of the Declaration of Independence, laid the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. On the same day . . . — — Map (db m12060) HM

74 ► Ohio, Adams County, Manchester — 11-1 — Manchester, Ohio — First Settlement, Virginia Military District —
On West Front Street at Pearl Street, on the right when traveling west on West Front Street.
In 1784, the state of Virginia ceded all of its Northwest Territory to the federal government except for this tract to satisfy the land bounties owed to its Revolutionary War soldiers. The Virginia Military District extended from the Scioto River . . . — — Map (db m136532) HM
75 ► Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Downtown — 79-18 — The Ohio AFL-CIO —
On Lakeside Avenue at East 6th Street on Lakeside Avenue.
Following the national merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in 1955, more than 2,000 labor delegates representing one million union members convened at the Cleveland Public Auditorium . . . — — Map (db m17953) HM

76 ► Ohio, Muskingum County, Zanesville — 7-60 — Second Capital of Ohio —
On Main Street (U.S. 40) east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1809 the citizens of Zanesville erected a building on this site which served as the capitol of Ohio from October 1, 1810, until May 1, 1812. The 9th and 10th sessions of the Ohio General Assembly met here before returning to Chillicothe in May . . . — — Map (db m275) HM
77 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 82nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment —
On Howard Avenue 0.1 miles east of Carlisle Road (Pennsylvania Highway 34), on the right when traveling east.
(Front): The 82d Ohio Infantry Arriving from Emmittsburg at Noon July 1, 1863. Moved rapidly to the support of Dilger's Battery near the Carlisle Road. At 3 p.m. changed front to the right and advanced to a position 125 yards in front of . . . — — Map (db m11171) HM WM

78 ► Ohio, Defiance County, Defiance — A95 — Fort Defiance — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Wayne-Harrison-Winchester-Clay-Bird Marches —
On Fort Street at South Clinton Street ( Route 66), on the right when traveling west on Fort Street.
. . . — — Map (db m29662) HM
79 ► Ohio, Defiance County, Defiance — A96 — Fort Winchester — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Wayne-Harrison-Winchester-Clay-Bird Marches —
On Fort Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Fort Street.
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Wayne • Harrison Winchester • Clay Bird 1780 • Marches • 1813 — • — Fort Winchester ————> — — Map (db m280460) HM
80 ► Ohio, Fairfield County, Lockville — Ohio's Canal System
Near Pickerington Road Northwest (County Road 20) south of Broad Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Ohio's 1000-mile network of navigable canals, constructed between 1825 and 1847, provided a system of economical transportation where none had previously existed. The canals opened many markets for its agriculture and industrial products, and . . . — — Map (db m271030) HM
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81 ► Ohio, Stark County, Alliance — 20-76 — Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation —
On West Main Street 0.1 miles west of South Union Avenue ( Route 183), on the right when traveling west.
In 1866, Alliance physician, amateur horticulturalist, and politician Dr. Levi Lamborn propagated the scarlet carnation from French seedlings in greenhouses at this site. Opposing William McKinley for the 18th Congressional District in 1876, . . . — — Map (db m78945) HM
82 ► Ohio, Washington County, Belpre — 15-84 — Early Ohio Artists —
Near Access Park.
[Side A:] Born in Massachusetts in 1805, Sala Bosworth spent all but nineteen years of his eighty-five years in Washington County. After studying at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, he returned to the county to paint many full size . . . — — Map (db m20127) HM
83 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — 73rd Ohio Infantry — 2d Brigade, 2d Division — 11th Corps —
On Taneytown Road / Washington Street (State Highway 134), on the right when traveling north.
(Front):73d Ohio Infantry. 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 11th Corps. Erected by The State of Ohio (Left):Gettysburg July 1, 2, 3, 1863. Engaged 338 Killed 21 Mortally wounded 19 Additional wounded 104 Missing 1 Total loss 145 . . . — — Map (db m16906) HM

84 ► Ohio, Seneca County, Fort Seneca — A1340 — to Brady's Island / to Battle Island — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail — Harrison-Shelby Marches —
On Fremont-Tiffin Road (Ohio Route 53) at Township Road 1020 on Fremont-Tiffin Road.
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail Text on South Side : Harrison • Shelby Marches • 1813 - - - - - 12 Miles to Brady's Island Text on North Side : Harrison • Shelby Marches . . . — — Map (db m20577) HM

85 ► Ohio, Clark County, Springfield — C — Kenton's Stockade — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On Main Street (U.S. 40) west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
Near here, at the forks of the Mad River, in 1799 Simon Kenton and other Kentuckians erected the first American Stockade in the Mad River Valley. — — Map (db m137376) HM
86 ► Ohio, Muskingum County, Norwich — The Historic National Road in Ohio — Mile Markers —
Near East Pike National Road (U.S. 40) at Zane Grey Road (County Route 199).
The Act of Congress in 1806, which authorized the construction of the National Road, required that mile markers be placed at regular intervals. These reference points reassured travelers that they were following the correct route. They also . . . — — Map (db m205520) HM
87 ► Ohio, Shelby County, Fort Loramie — C — Pioneer Portage — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 66) at Elm Street ( Route 362), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Reported missing.
Here, at the headwaters of the Miami, St. Mary’s and Auglaize Rivers, was the only land travel necessary in early days between the Lakes and the Ohio River. — — Map (db m249992) HM
88 ► Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge — MT-268 — 14th Ohio Infantry — Phelp's Brig., Baird's Div., 14 Corps. — Lieut. Col. Henry D. Kingsbury. —
On North Crest Road north of Crest Terrace Drive, on the left when traveling north.
14th Ohio Infantry. Phelp's Brig., Baird's Div., 14 Corps. Lieut. Col. Henry D. Kingsbury. Nov. 25, 1863. On the morning of the 25th, after marching to Tunnel Hill to support Gen. Sherman, the Division . . . — — Map (db m44578) HM

89 ► Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus, West Campus — 71-25 — Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station —
On Carmack Road 0.2 miles north of West Lane Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The Ohio General Assembly established the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in 1882. From its inception until 1892, the Station occupied 17 acres on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University before relocating to 470 acres in Wayne County. . . . — — Map (db m46136) HM
90 ► Ohio, Logan County, West Liberty — C — Mac-O-Chee Towns — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail
On Route 245 at Township Road 47, on the right when traveling east on Route 245. Reported missing.
Here was fought the first of the major engagements of Logan’s 1786 campaign, in which eight Shawnee towns were destroyed and Chief Moluntha killed. Kenton here ran the gantlet in 1778. — — Map (db m136689) HM
91 ► Tennessee, Hardin County, Shiloh — 1st Ohio Infantry — Rousseau's Brigade - McCook's Division — Army of the Ohio —
On Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Front):Ohio 1st Infantry commanded by Col. B.F. Smith Rousseau's (4th) Brigade McCook's (2d) Division Army of the Ohio (Back): This Regiment was engaged here about 10 a.m., April 7, 1862. Its loss was 2 men killed, 2 officers and 45 . . . — — Map (db m43247) HM

92 ► Ohio, Brown County, Russellville — B — Logan's Crossing 1796 Directional Marker — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On Columbus Street (U.S. 62) near Main Street ( Route 125), on the right when traveling south.
Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail $50 Fine or 10 days imprison- ment or both for defacing this marker Ohio State General Code Section 12489 — — Map (db m137356) HM
93 ► Ohio, Carroll County, Malvern — 2-10 — The Great Trail / The Ohio Country in the Revolution —
Near West Canal Street (Ohio Route 183), on the right when traveling east.
Side A The Great Trail Gateway to the Ohio Country The ancient trail that passed near this spot was the major overland route entering the Ohio Country from the east through the 1700s. Also known as the Tuscarawas Path, the . . . — — Map (db m80715) HM
94 ► Ohio, Ross County, Metzger — 15-71 — The Great Seal of the State of Ohio —
Near Main Road.
Side A: The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image was sanctioned by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 and . . . — — Map (db m28639) HM

95 ► Ohio, Defiance County, Defiance — C32 — Fort Winchester — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On West 2nd Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 2nd Street.
Built by General Wm. H. Harrison in Oct. 1812 and named for General Winchester. For a time it was the only defensive work against the British and Indians in Northwestern Ohio. — — Map (db m18717) HM
96 ► Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — 25th and 75th Ohio Infantry Regiments — 2nd Brigade, 1st Division — 11th Corps —
On Wainwright Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
(Front):Ohio Honors Her brave sons 25th & 75th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Corps This memorial is erected by the State of Ohio (Left):After a Severe Battle In the open fields beyond Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, the . . . — — Map (db m17154) HM WM

97 ► Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe — MT-963 — 14th Ohio Infantry — Croxton's Brigade — Brannan's Division —
On Poe Road south of Lafayette Road, on the right when traveling south.
Inscription on stone monument: 14th Ohio Infantry 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps. Text on bronze plaque: This regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Henry D. Kingsbury commanding, engaged the enemy . . . — — Map (db m65612) HM WM
98 ► Georgia, Catoosa County, Fort Oglethorpe — MT-964 — 14th Ohio Infantry — Croxton's Brigade — Brannan's Division —
On Brotherton Road east of Alexander Bridge Road, on the left when traveling east.
14th. Regiment Ohio Infantry, Croxton's Brigade. 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. September 19, 1863. — — Map (db m99097) HM
99 ► Ohio, Belmont County, St. Clairsville — 20-7 — Belmont County / Groundbreaking Site of the National Road in Ohio —
On West Main Street (U.S. 40) at South Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
Belmont County. On September 7, 1801, Belmont County became the ninth county in what became the State of Ohio. On April 1, 1803, the state’s first General Assembly appointed a commission to determine if it was necessary to move the county . . . — — Map (db m214486) HM
100 ► Ohio, Darke County, Greenville — C15 — Fort Greene-Ville — Ohio Revolutionary Memorial Trail —
On South Broadway Street (Ohio Route 49) at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway Street.
Site of Fort Greene-Ville »»«« The largest pioneer fort in Ohio, built in 1793, by General Anthony Wayne. Here, August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White . . . — — Map (db m19878) HM

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