On County Road 25 near County Road 343, on the right when traveling north.
Built 1863
Original Contractor
John Shrake
Restored 1996
Restoration Contractor
W.M. Brode Co.
Restoration Design By
Richland Engineering, Ltd.
Don Timmer
The restoration of the last remaining covered bridge in Coshocton County . . . — — Map (db m166035) HM
On Township Road. (Local Route 171) at County Route 10 on Township Road..
Dr. Lower was born May 6, 1867 and reared on a farm near Chili, Ohio, Crawford Twp. He attended Chili School and graduated from Western Reserve University Medical School in 1891. Dr. Lower performed the first leg amputation in 1898. In 1900 he . . . — — Map (db m69144) HM
On County Road 24 at Local Road 26, on the right when traveling north on County Road 24.
On the hill north of here was made, in 1764.
The memorable treaty which brought almost continuous peace between the Indians and the Whites.
The expedition of 1500 men, under Col. Henry Bouquet, marched from Fort Pitt reaching the Forks of the . . . — — Map (db m3289) HM
On Ohio Route 83, on the left when traveling north.
1764. Lt.Col. Henry Bouquet with 1500 British regulars and American Militia penetrated the Ohio wilderness to crush Chief Pontiac’s Indian conspiracy.
Here at the forks of the Muskingum River during October and November, Bouquet subdued the . . . — — Map (db m3286) HM
On Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
Around the spring nearby, was perpetrated, on April 20, 1781, the massacre of 20 Indians by Col. Daniel Broadhead's army of 300. This slaying was committed following destruction, the same day, of the two villages, Goschachgunk, (Coshocton) and . . . — — Map (db m14707) HM
On North Whitewoman Street west of Ohio Route 16/83, on the left when traveling west.
Capt. Bill Smart operated one of the last canal boats, "The Stranger", in this area. He lived in Coshocton and died in 1952, at the age of 102. — — Map (db m206159) HM
United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio, Coshocton County
Civil War
Elson, James M. Sergeant Mississippi 1863 — — Map (db m14716) HM
On Chestnut Street east of North 3rd Street (Ohio Route 541), on the right when traveling east.
Coshocton County lies in the great bituminous coal field. In 1820 early pioneers removed layers of soil and removed coal near the surface, chiefly for home use to light and heat their homes.
1833 - Hardscrabble Mine east of town was the . . . — — Map (db m205929) HM
On Chestnut Street just east of North 3rd Street (Ohio Route 541), on the right when traveling east.
Coshocton County lies in the great bituminous coal field. In 1820 early pioneers removed layers of soil and removed coal near the surface, chiefly for home use to light and heat their homes.
1833 - Hardscrabble Mine east of town was the . . . — — Map (db m205931) HM
In memory of all who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice including the following from Coshocton County
Francis E. Appis Charles D. Rubel
George H. Babcock Hubert W. Shurtz
Ralph R. Carr . . . — — Map (db m14708) WM
This memorial is dedicated to those who served, those who died, and those still missing.
Erected by Coshocton County Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 159 with the support of the citizens of Coshocton County
Killed in Action
Michael S. . . . — — Map (db m14718) WM
Courage
In lasting tribute to the sons & daughters of Coshocton County who served in the wars of their country
Let none forget, they gave their all
And faltered not, when came the call
To keep forever living the
Freedom for which they served — — Map (db m14721) HM
On Main Street at 2nd Street, in the median on Main Street.
Goschachgunk (Blackbear Town), now Coshocton, was the capital city of the Delaware Nation. On this parkway stood their Council House. In this House on March 9, 1777, a Great Council of the Delawares, under the leadership of Chief White Eyes, met and . . . — — Map (db m300) HM
On Main Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
In a review of the life record of Edgar O. Selby it will be noted that every business enterprise with which he has become connected has been crowned with success, and while he has promoted his individual interests he has contributed in . . . — — Map (db m209617) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
1952 - Eisenhower ran for president. Nixon was running for vice-president. His train stopped at Main Street.
My dad ran Moore's Store and I worked for him when I was in high school.
Everybody closed their stores and walked to hear him . . . — — Map (db m208266) HM
On North Whitewoman Street north of High Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1838 Arnold Medbery was a postmaster of Roscoe Village. He built a large house up Hill Street where he lived with his wife, Phebe. Today it is operated as a B&B, Medbery Manor. — — Map (db m206160) HM
On Chestnut Street just east of North 3rd Street (Ohio Route 541), on the right when traveling east.
This memorial is dedicated to honor and remember all of the coal miners, their families, and everyone involved in the coal mining industry of Coshocton County, Ohio
In Remembrance of all the coal miners who lost their lives while working in . . . — — Map (db m205933) HM
On Main Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
"It was always a real treat when mom took us and we got to sit up on the stools and twirl around."
The Lunch County Circa 1969
"I'd stay with my grandmother and we'd walk 'up town' (downtown is towards the river) to have lunch . . . — — Map (db m209627) HM
On South 2nd Street (County Route 271) at Clow Lane, on the left when traveling south on South 2nd Street.
On this area stood Lichtenau, lost mission
of the Moravians, the first white settlement in
Coshocton County. It was established on April 12,
1776 by the Moravians Missionaries, Rev. David Zeis
berger and Rev. John Heckewelder, with eight . . . — — Map (db m157910) HM
On Main Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Little Social Histories is a collection of stories about 441 Main Street over time. The project spas 34 windows and two buildings.
The larger building could be identified as the Selby Building by its stone nameplate above the center 3rd . . . — — Map (db m209677) HM
On Main Street east of North 3rd Street (Ohio Route 541), on the right when traveling west.
Lynching in America.
Following the Civil War, violent resistance to equal rights for African Americans and an ideology of White supremacy flourished not only in the South, but across the United States. Lynching emerged as a notorious form of . . . — — Map (db m205809) HM
On North Whitewoman Street north of Ohio Route 16/83, on the right when traveling north.
Nicholas Schott immigrated to Coshocton in 1838. He was a miller and assisted Arnold Medbery in building the Empire Mill. He lived in the original building which currently houses Canal Cargo. — — Map (db m206157) HM
On North Whitewoman Street (County Road 495) north of Hydraulic Street, on the right when traveling north.
The lock your at is for the Wallooding Canal a 25 mile feeder canal off the Ohio-Erie that runs from Cleveland to Portsmouth 305 miles.
The captain and his wife lived on their boat she being the cook there was a "Hoagie" maintained the . . . — — Map (db m206161) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
There were a lot of passenger trains stopping in Coshocton especially if it was fair time, 15-20,000 people came to the Coshocton County Fair by train. Trains came to Coshocton all the way from Wheeling, West Virginia just for the Coshocton County . . . — — Map (db m208265) HM
On Main Street east of 3rd Street (Ohio Route 541), on the right when traveling west.
Beautification of this courthouse square was provided through funds bequeathed to the Coshocton Rotary Club and the Coshocton Foundation by Raymond M. Hay.
Raymond Hay operated Hay Jewelry for many years and was well known and respected for his . . . — — Map (db m297) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
[Coshocton Tribune, Oct. 7, 1952] - Sen. Richard Nixon addressed a crowed of 3,000 at Coshocton from the rear platform of his special campaign train on the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was the biggest audience the Republican candidate for . . . — — Map (db m208267) HM
Near Main Street just west of North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Given to the citizens of Coshocton County by the Coshocton Rotary Club in recognition of the National Bi-Centennial on May 24, 1975 — — Map (db m208667) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
1921 - the Newberry brothers opened a store in Coshocton
1923 - their chain was incorporated as the J.J. Newberry Co.
1960 - J.J. Newberry Co. operated 565 stores
1993 - JJ. Newberry closed in Coshocton
2001 . . . — — Map (db m209675) HM
On Main Street east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
"I shopped in there for candy when we would walk to the Presbyterian church for weekly choir practice after school."
"My friends and I would walk all the way from Adams Street to the store just to buy candy!"
"I remember when . . . — — Map (db m209667) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
There was the infamous Dr. Honabarger DDS on the second floor… down a long creaky hallway. A passing train did nothing to ease the trauma of being the chair.
as told by anonymous someone who still harbors childhood fears. — — Map (db m208271) HM
In 1764, Colonel Henry Bouquet established the site of what is now Coshocton. In 1811, the county was founded and the town incorporated as the county seat. The Coshocton County Courthouse, the third on this site, was built between 1873 and 1875 by . . . — — Map (db m298) HM
On Main Street just west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Coshocton was too small to rate a mail train stop.
Mid 1860's-non-stop mail trains began service to small towns using canvas bags and mail cranes. The practice declined along with passenger rail travel in the 1940's.
Dan Moody was a . . . — — Map (db m209385) HM
On Main Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
"We got our first parakeet from Newberry's-named him Corki."
"My grandmother bought a baby parrot from Mrs. Parr when I was about 12. I ended up with that parrot when my grandfather passed away years ago, that bird was over 42 . . . — — Map (db m209632) HM
On County Road 271, 0.2 miles south of Papermill Road (County Road 270), on the left when traveling south.
This earthen mound was built between 800 B.C. and 500 A.D. by prehistoric people who lived in this valley. The mound was used for ceremonial purposes. Unlike most other mounds in Ohio which were used for burials. The mound was first excavated in . . . — — Map (db m157909) HM
On Main Street west of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Like the Burns Building that stood on the SW corner of Maine & 4th Streets, the Selby Building has Romanesque Revival architectural features though no turrets or arches.
The single corner column was in keeping with the asymmetry of the . . . — — Map (db m209676) HM
On North Whitewoman Street west of Ohio Route 16/83, on the left when traveling west.
This building was built in 1846 by John Dredge who sold it the same year to Christopher Miller. After Miller died, James Harrison bought the building and operated it as a tin & sheet iron factory and hardware store. — — Map (db m206158) HM
On Main Street just east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Troop Train Accident
On the morning of September 11th, 1950, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train collided with the rear of a train carrying troops near West Lafayette, Ohio.
The collision killed 73 members of the Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m208270) HM
William Green, President of the American Federation of Labor from 1924 until his death, 1852, began his amazing and strenuous climb to the top run of labor's ladder at age 16, in the Morgan Run Coal Mines in Coshocton County.
Born in Coshocton . . . — — Map (db m299) HM
On Chestnut Street (Ohio Route 541) west of North Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
On this site stood the Tavern of Charles "King Charley" Williams, first permanent white settler in Coshocton County. A native of Maryland, and born in 1764, Williams came here in 1801. He died in 1840. The dominant figure of his generation, he was . . . — — Map (db m344) HM
On Ohio Route 621 just south of Local Road 188, on the left when traveling south.
Agricultural development and cultivation on steep lands led to severe
soil erosion in the nation in the 1920s and 1930s. In response, the
United States Department of Agriculture established the Soil Conservation
Service SCS) in 1935. The SCS . . . — — Map (db m225376) HM
On Maple Street, on the right when traveling east.
George Washington Crile was born in 1864 at Chili, in Crawford Township, Coshocton County. Before embarking on his notable medical career, he graduated from Northwestern Ohio Normal School (now Ohio Northern University) at Ada, teaching for two . . . — — Map (db m15178) HM
This cemetery, established in 1810, is the final resting place of many of the founders of Plainfield and Linton Township. Besides the early date of its founding, it is notable for the number of armed forces veterans interred here, who represent . . . — — Map (db m15275) HM
On Whitewoman Drive, on the left when traveling north.
This flag was created when Missouri was added to the Union. It was the first flag to be called “Old Glory” and to be recognized by the Army. — — Map (db m27384) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
The Caldersburgh Pearl was dedicated in 2001 as a full-sized replica of a three-cabin canal freighter (65' x 14'). The name Caldersburgh Pearl has special significance to Roscoe's past. Caldersburgh was the name of the original community (early . . . — — Map (db m217365) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
This house was built c.1825 by Daniel Boyd, a weaver. Some time in the 1830s, and in the face of financial difficulties, Daniel and Jane Boyd deeded the house to the Methodist Episcopal Church to be the church parsonage.
Originally located in . . . — — Map (db m217367) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
From 1833-1841 this property was owned by Joseph Kerr Johnson, father of John and David Johnson of the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum and no relation to Maro Johnson. Built c.1833-1838, the house and property were purchased by Maro Johnson and John . . . — — Map (db m27369) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1842, Maro Johnson purchased a portion of lot #2. The deed read that Johnson had to have the property paid for and a respectable building erected on it within one year. Those terms were met. The building became Dr. Johnson's office. — — Map (db m27382) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north.
George LeRetilley, a Roscoe merchant and a son of James LeRetilley Sr, built this as his home in 1853.
It remains a private residence. — — Map (db m25621) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
This building, dedicated in the spring of 1987, was named in honor of Raymond Hay as a lasting memorial to the late Coshocton businessman for the many contributions he made to the Roscoe Village restoration and to Coschocton County. It is also . . . — — Map (db m26403) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
This house, built by 1840, was the home of Jacob Welsh. Welsh is on record as having been a toll collector from 1836-1837.
Being a favorite of Mrs. Frances Montgomery, one of the founders of the restoration project, this was the first building . . . — — Map (db m26404) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north.
James LeRetilley Sr. purchased the building in 1849, a year before his death. In 1825, he moved to Caldersburgh from Muskingum County and opened a general store. He was the first postmaster in Caldersburgh (1826). After the canal opened, LeRetilley . . . — — Map (db m27381) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the left when traveling north.
James Taylor, owner of a Coshocton woolen mill, built a house and possibly the fruit cellar on this lot in 1826. Taylor moved to California in 1840. Subsequent owners include David Frew, a miller, farmer, and a postmaster, and Daniel Rose, a . . . — — Map (db m27383) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1831, this “Old Warehouse” was used to store large quantities of grain, hides, wool and produce. There was a dry goods store on the upper level. Known as the “Mill Store” in the 1830's, this was the natural place . . . — — Map (db m27379) HM
On Whitewoman Street, on the right when traveling north.
Roscoe has a long history with blacksmithing, but not always at this location. Originally consisting of a two-story center section with a one-story south wing, our smithy was constructed c.1890 as a stable. In 1905, the original south wing was . . . — — Map (db m26405) HM
The present Visitor Center opened in 1992, relocating from a smaller building. The Visitor Center houses a fifty-four seat theater, an exhibit hall with canal-related information, visitor services and offices for support staff. The Founders Gallery . . . — — Map (db m205523) HM
On North Whitewoman Street at Hill Street, on the left when traveling north on North Whitewoman Street.
Whitewoman Street is named after a woman named Mary Harris, Mary Harris and her family were the first identifiable persons to live in the Coshocton county area, arriving there about 1745. They were Mohawks from Kahnawake, near Montreal, the . . . — — Map (db m206156) HM
On Whitewoman Street at Hill Street, on the left when traveling north on Whitewoman Street.
Since its construction, this has always been a retail building: at one time a grocery store and once a mortuary. The upper floors contain private apartments.
The building is named after William Roscoe, an English poet and abolitionist. — — Map (db m27380) HM
On County Road 495 at State Route 16, on the right when traveling west on County Road 495.
Side A:
The acknowledged host of the Underground Railroad in Coshocton County was Prior Foster, a well respected African American who lodged fugitive slaves in his shanty at Harbaugh Corner. He fed, sheltered, and clothed them and then . . . — — Map (db m36227) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 36) at Plum Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Served in the Continental Army under the command of General Washington. Appointed as Accountant of the War Department by Washington and served under Presidents Adams, Jefferson and Madison. For his services in the Continental Army, received a land . . . — — Map (db m227846) HM
This fifteen-acre addition to the Valley View Cemetery was purchased in 1998 from Robert Bailey.
The addition is named for Franklin J. Fischer because of his dedication, commitment, and service to the Valley View Cemetery for fifty years (from . . . — — Map (db m14727) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 36) at Bridge street (Ohio Route 60), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
In 1800, President John Adams granted 4,000 acres in the Walhonding Valley to William Simmons for his service to the United States of America as a Colonel during the Revolution, and for being one of five men appointed by President George Washington . . . — — Map (db m157850) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 36) at Bridge Street (Ohio Route 60), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The Warsaw Hotel
built 1906 – 07
has been placed on the
National Registry
of Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of the Interior — — Map (db m157853) HM
On Ohio Route 93 at Ohio Route 36 on State Route 93.
In the early 1770s, Chief White Eyes (Koquechagachton) of the Delaware tribe founded White Eyes Town approximately two miles southeast of this marker on a plain near present day West Lafayette. A friend of the Moravian leader David Zeisberger, White . . . — — Map (db m15175) HM
On County Route 254, on the right when traveling south.
Ohio Society
National Society
Colonial Dames XVII Century
Old Stone Fort
believed to have been built by
De’Iberville, LaSalle’s successor,
who built French forts in the
Mississippi Valley, 1679 to 1689.
He located one northeast . . . — — Map (db m89216) HM
On Railroad Street (Ohio Route 93) at Kirk Street, on the right when traveling east on Railroad Street.
In the early morning hours of September 11, 1950, Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train #4, disabled 3/4 mile east of this monument, was struck in the rear by the passenger train, Spirit of St. Louis, resulting in the deaths of 33 soldiers. . . . — — Map (db m15271) HM
On Orchard Street (Ohio Route 93) at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling north on Orchard Street.
100 Years of Service
1895-1995
1993 Building Addition
Chief
Gaylord Hill
Ass't Chief
Glenn Hill
Captain
Don Lusk •
Steve Wilson
Lieutenant
Ron Lusk •
Dallas Hill •
Mike Layton
Firefighters
Jerry Gress •
Dave . . . — — Map (db m14818) HM
