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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Highland County, Ohio
Adjacent to Highland County, Ohio
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On McArthur Way, on the right when traveling north. |
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B&O Depot circa 1854-1985
DTI Depot circa 1870-1973 — — Map (db m60863) HM |
| On Washington Street (Ohio Route 41/753) at Jefferson Street (Route 28/138), on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. |
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Circa 1899
"Daniels Cigars"
Circa 1939
Heidingsfeld Clothes Store
Harper Hotel
Circa 1948
W. E. Seilkop Corner Rexall
"Grand Opening" — — Map (db m60929) HM |
| On Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138) east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | A focal point of community pride for generations, McClain High School was the gift of textile manufacturer Edward Lee McClain to his hometown, "as promising the greatest good to the greatest number for the longest time." Designed by nationally . . . — — Map (db m60866) HM |
| Near North Washington Street (Ohio Route 41) north of Massie Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Erected by
James H. Freshour
of
Co. I. 81st Regt. O.V.V.I.
to the memory of
the Union soldiers
of
Greenfield and vicinity
of the War of the Rebellion
1861-1865 — — Map (db m122544) WM |
| On Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138). |
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1796
Duncan McArthur leads surveying
party to Greenfield.
Washington elected president
1799
McArthur lays out town of
Greenfield. First road
to town completed.
1801
First inn and first
Justice of Peace.
Ferry . . . — — Map (db m60893) HM |
| On Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138) at McArthur Way, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street. |
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The Smith Tannery is the oldest original structure remaining in Greenfield. Built in 1821 by Revolutionary War veteran William Smith and his son Samuel, the tannery became a noted station on the fabled "Underground Railroad." The structure, . . . — — Map (db m60862) HM |
| On North Washington Street (Ohio Route 753), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Side A The factory of the C. R. Patterson & Sons Company once stood near here at 138 N. Washington Street. Established in the mid-nineteenth century by the black businessman Charles Richard (C. R.) Patterson and his white partner, J. P. . . . — — Map (db m122482) HM |
| On McArthur Way at General Hull Way, on the left when traveling south on McArthur Way. |
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This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
———————
Honoring Rotarian
Frank Raymond Harris
1880 - . . . — — Map (db m60857) HM |
| On Washington Street south of Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138), on the right when traveling south. |
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This memorial dedicated to
all that served:
WWII Korea
Vietnam Desert Storm
World War II
1941 - 1945
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Korean War
1950 - 1953
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Vietnam
1965 - 1973
[Roll of . . . — — Map (db m60931) WM |
| | Side A:
Augustus West, an African American, was born in Madison County, Virginia on March 20, 1814, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Legend has it that West was a runaway slave and worked as a farm laborer before designing a scheme to purchase his . . . — — Map (db m28631) HM |
| On Jefferson Street (Ohio Route 28/138) at Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on Jefferson Street. |
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Our Honored
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m60865) WM |
| On Main Street (Ohio Route 28/72) west of New Lexington Avenue, on the left when traveling west. |
| | To honor the memory of these who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II
William H. Burton
Luther R. Cordell
Walter Howsman
Frederick Linn
William Linkhart
Edward T. Morrow
Robert B. Tolle
Charles E. Wright . . . — — Map (db m160301) WM |
| On Main Street (Ohio Route 28) near New Lexington Avenue (Ohio Route 72) when traveling east. |
| | $50 Fine
or
10 days
imprison-
ment or
both for
defacing
this
marker
Ohio State
General Code
Section 12489 — — Map (db m137352) HM |
| On West Main (U.S. 50) at Willettsville Pike (Ohio Route 124), on the right when traveling west on West Main. |
| | Creator of some of America's favorite cartoon characters, Milton Caniff was born in Hillsboro in 1907 and graduated from Ohio State University in 1930. He created his first comic strip in 1932 for the Associated Press Syndicate, and in 1934 . . . — — Map (db m121939) HM |
| On U.S. 62, on the right when traveling south. |
| | New Market
In 1798, Henry Massie, brother of General Nathaniel Massie, platted a town, the earliest permanent settlement in Highland County, covering 400 acres and named it New Market after a town in his native Virginia. New Market served as . . . — — Map (db m121938) HM |
| On North East Street (Ohio Route 247) at Collins Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North East Street. |
| | Side A
The Lincoln School, which stood on this site from 1869 to 1956, was a segregated elementary school intended for the city's African American students, grades one through eight. Hillsboro was the site of the first Northern desegregation suit . . . — — Map (db m121940) HM |
| On Gist Settlement Road (County Route 291) at Rollins Lane (County Route 430), on the left when traveling south on Gist Settlement Road. |
| | Side A Through the terms of his will, British absentee landowner Samuel Gist (c.1723-1815) freed his 350 Virginia slaves and provided funds for their relocation, the purchase of land and homes, and the establishment of schools and churches. . . . — — Map (db m122475) HM |
| On Washington Street at Grant Ct., on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Governor Charles Willing Byrd
was the son of Colonel William Byrd of
Virginia. In 1792 President John Adams
appointed him secretary of the Northwest
Territory and in 1802 he became acting
governor of the territory. He was a
delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m121877) HM |
| On Grant Ct. at Washington, on the left when traveling north on Grant Ct.. |
| | Veterans
Memorial
dedicated to the men and women from our
community who honorably served the
armed forces of our country — — Map (db m121973) WM |
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