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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Logan County, Ohio
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This structure is a former
jail erected in Belle Center
in 1880. It is thought to have
been last used May 25, 1933
then retired by the City
Fathers. It was restored by
the Richland Township
Trustees in March 2005 and
relocated to . . . — — Map (db m83029) HM |
| | In Memoriam
USS Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
this tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine — — Map (db m82793) WM |
| | Stone #1
In Memory of All Veterans
(American Legion logo)
Stone #2
(flag logo)
Belle Center and Richland
Township
Killed in Action
World War I
Ray Schafer
Willard E. Stout
World War II
Emery . . . — — Map (db m82928) WM |
| | In memory of
Lewis Eugene Hughes II
LCPL H+S Co 5th Marine 1st Marine Division
killed in action Republic of Viet Nam
June 13, 1970 — — Map (db m83089) WM |
| | In tribute to:
Village Marshall Murray Griffin
whose life was taken during the late
evening hours of July 5, 1986, while
performing his sworn duty of protecting
those in his community.
presented by:
the Law Enforcement Officers of . . . — — Map (db m83064) HM |
| | (plaque #1)
In recognition of
Lawrence E. Rausenberger
pioneer designer and builder
of aircraft engines
first flight off this
field Aug. 1, 1912
(plaque #2)
Pylon dedicated by
Bellefontaine Air Squadron
No. 2 August 1, 1948
on . . . — — Map (db m76555) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m79732) WM |
| | Dedicated in Honor
to those who served
by the veterans
of Logan County
May 31, 1993 — — Map (db m79734) WM |
| | To honor those of
Bellefontaine, Ohio,
who answered
their country's call and gave
their service for
the great cause of liberty — — Map (db m22052) WM |
| | In memory of
Dr. Wilbert Blair Casey
1921 - 1966
for dedicated service to our
community — — Map (db m81431) |
| | . . . — — Map (db m19800) HM |
| | Campbell Hill is named for Charles D. Campbell of Bellefontaine, who owned this land from 1896 to 1937. A marble stone marker atop the hill, set in 1900 by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, marks it as the highest point in Ohio at an elevation of . . . — — Map (db m61994) HM |
| | Clarence L. Knowlton and Vertura Mae Knowlton
came to Bellefontaine in 1917 when Clarence L. Knowlton had contracted to build the first phase of the Mary Rutan Hospital. During this time Clarence and
Vertura Knowlton liked the people of . . . — — Map (db m82407) HM |
| | United States of America
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients
State of Ohio Logan County
Civil War
Brown, Wilson W. 2nd Lt Georgia 1862
Seaman, Elisha B. Private Virginia 1863
Smith, Otis W. Corporal Tennessee 1864
Indian . . . — — Map (db m22068) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m22047) HM |
| | Representative of the patriotic spirit of the homefront during World War II, the Big Four Route Veterans Association Women's Auxiliary No. 3 operated a free canteen service for troops in a small white building on the platform of the New York Central . . . — — Map (db m43906) HM |
| | Distinguished citizen, legislator, public servant, and historian born in Bellefontaine, January 23, 1840. A Civil War hero, he was promoted to brigadier general at only 25 years of age. Admitted to the bar in 1866, he practiced in Bellefontaine . . . — — Map (db m75545) HM |
| | The paving of concrete streets in Bellefontaine, Ohio during the 1890's resulted principally from one man's efforts, George Bartholomew.
This statue was presented to the citizens of Logan County by the Concrete industries of Ohio and the United . . . — — Map (db m156663) HM |
| | This tree planted in
memory of
George Washington
by the
Bellefontaine Chapter D.A.R.
(DAR logo) 1931 — — Map (db m80607) HM WM |
| | North Side of Marker:Gunn's Tavern
»— 500 yards west —
About 1797, John Gunn, a land agent from Canada, came to the head of McKee's Creek to start a town. His two story log house, licensed as a tavern in 1805, . . . — — Map (db m34935) HM |
| | Harmon Field
this playfield was made ours
through the assistance of the
Harmon Foundation
1923
dedicated forever to the plays
of children, the development of
youth, and the recreation of all
“The gift of land is the gift . . . — — Map (db m80989) HM |
| | Hull's Army
passed through
these grounds
in 1812 — — Map (db m58646) HM |
| | Hull's
Army In 1812
encamped on this land
owned by
Col. James McPherson
a Revolutionary Soldier
who lies buried in the
adjoining cemetery — — Map (db m58638) HM |
| | The
Lewis R. Ratleff
Memorial Park — — Map (db m81099) |
| | . . . — — Map (db m22050) WM |
| | Site of
Manary Blockhouse
Delaware Village
Bukongehelas
Erected by
Logan Co. Historical Soc. — — Map (db m58762) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m34212) HM |
| | [North Side of Marker]
<— 500 Yards East —«
A British-Indian Outpost was established in 1778 by the Tory, Alexander McKee, for trade with the Shawnees.
It was destroyed by Logan's Army in 1786, re-built, and used as a . . . — — Map (db m35018) HM |
| | Myeerah Trail A former Indian trail connected Blue Jacket's Town (site of Bellefontaine) and Zanestown (now Zanesfield). The highway was named by the County Commissioners in honor of Princess Myreerah, daughter of Chief Tarhe and wife of Isaac . . . — — Map (db m74503) HM |
| | Ohio Hi Point Career Center
Developing our most
valuable resource- people-
through quality career
technical & academic education.
administration
superintendent- Kimberly Wilson
treasurer- Eric Adelsberger
Project Facilitator- Robert . . . — — Map (db m81889) |
| | Restored by Hi- Point Aerie & Auxiliary 2166 Bellefontaine, Ohio — — Map (db m76153) HM |
| | America's first concrete streets were those which surrounded this court house. Concrete was first used in 1891 to provide an 8-foot strip along Main Street where horses were hitched. Two years later Court Avenue was paved with concrete made from . . . — — Map (db m156664) HM |
| | Pigeon Town
This town was established
after the destruction of
the Mackachack towns in
Dunmores War in 1774. It
was named for a wild pigeon roost near by. Col.
Logans army destroyed it
in 1786.
Shawnee Village Site
The Shawnee . . . — — Map (db m83765) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m75801) HM |
| | Side A
Quaker Meeting Place
This cemetery marks the
location of a Quaker Meet
ing house built before 1820.
Wm. Reames, a Revolutionary
soldier, and Thomas Stanfield
were promoters and mem
bers of the society.
Side B . . . — — Map (db m83220) HM |
| | Bellefontaine, Ohio was home of
the 664th Aircraft Control and
Warning Squadron of
the United States Air Force.
Young men from all over America
served here as part of
our nations Air Defense Forces.
To honor those who served here . . . — — Map (db m159953) HM WM |
| | The Bellefontaine
Examiner
established in 1891 by
E. O. and H.K. Hubbard
the Weekly Examiner
1871- 1944 — — Map (db m80022) HM |
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This pavement is a replica of the original test strip placed in 1891 by George W. Bartholomew — — Map (db m105441) HM |
| | The Harley Long Building
This building is named in honor of
a faithful and trusted employee of
the Park Department for twenty- nine
years.
March 1, 1982 — — Map (db m82289) HM |
| | This Marks the Site of
The Home of
Blue Jacket
Celebrated Chief of the
Shawonoe Indians — — Map (db m155995) HM |
| | Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, William Lawrence moved to Bellefontaine shortly after graduating from Cincinnati Law School in 1840. Lawrence was prosecuting attorney for Logan County (1845); a member of the Ohio Legislature (1846, 1847, 1849-51, . . . — — Map (db m22049) HM |
| | Born in Piqua, Ohio, the Mills Brothers grew up and attended school in Bellefontaine. The brothers -- John, Jr., Herbert, Harry, and Donald Mills -- were the first African-American vocal group to perform on a national radio broadcast and achieve . . . — — Map (db m22069) HM |
| | The Original
Burial Place of
General
Simon Kenton
born in Virginia 1753 --
died Apr. 29, 1836 — — Map (db m80633) HM |
| | Side A-
The Railroad in Logan County
Bellefontaine was a railroad town from the 1890s to the 1950s. The
city was the site of one of the largest roundhouses and repair
centers on the Big Four/ New York Central Lines and trains . . . — — Map (db m77396) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m22051) HM |
| | Judge William H. West of Bellefontaine led a distinguished career in law, public service, and politics. In 1854 West helped found the Republican party in Ohio and six years later he participated in Abraham Lincoln's nomination for the presidency. . . . — — Map (db m22067) HM |
| | In honor of all veterans — — Map (db m83223) WM |
| | Oldtown
Shawnee Village
quarter mile north
meeting place of
Simon Kenton and Tecumseh
1806 — — Map (db m98322) HM |
| | In memory of
Christopher Crary
1759 – 1848
and
David Culver
1764 – 1847
Revolutionary soldiers
who are buried in the
adjoining cemetery
(DAR logo) — — Map (db m81580) HM |
| | side A-
East Liberty School
(artwork)
1906- 1962
This memorial of the East Liberty School is presented in memory of first settler Job Sharp
and his wife Dr. Phebe Sharp, the first woman doctor in the early 1800s. she passed away
in . . . — — Map (db m81862) HM |
| | [South Side of Marker]: Home of John Garwood
In 1805 the John Garwood family of thirteen children located their home near this spot. Their activities here were responsible for the town of East Liberty. The village laid out 1834. Post . . . — — Map (db m35071) HM |
| | dedicated to
all the former bellringers of the
Middleburg United
Methodist Church — — Map (db m81852) HM |
| | First White
Settler and Dctor
in Logan Co
Phebe Haines
Sharp
1759- 1833 — — Map (db m81858) HM |
| | (Front Side of Marker)
Location of the County's
most thriving early village.
Surveyed 1832, on lands of
Robt. Edminson, Dr. S.A. Morton
& Alex. Thompson. Following
the building of the N.Y.C.
Ry. & founding of Huntsville . . . — — Map (db m58756) HM |
| | In Memory
of
the Unknown Dead
———
Soldiers
Sailors
Marines
———
U.S.A. — — Map (db m85345) WM |
| | [North Side of Marker]
Named for a Wyandot Chief. Once home of Chief Tarhee. During American Revolution was headquarters of renegade Simon Girty who brought Simon Kenton here after saving his life in 1778. Hull camped here in 1812. . . . — — Map (db m34246) HM |
| | dedicated to
all veterans
past, present, future
(logo- Amvets)
Doyle R. Miller
Amvets Post 39
Lakeview, Ohio — — Map (db m86499) WM |
| | We remember all Veterans
past- present- future
honor roll
of
donors
(list of 38 names, organizations, businesses) — — Map (db m86500) WM |
| | Dedicated with honor
to all Veterans
who have, and continue
to guarantee our freedom,
peace, justice, and equality.
Presented May 30, 1987
by
Doyle R. Miller
Amvets Post 39
Kenneth Hull
American Legion Post 752 — — Map (db m86501) WM |
| | [South Side of Marker]
The Maumee Rapids Treaty of Sept. 29, 1817 granted the Shawnee and Seneca Indians a reservation of 40,300 acres surrounding this point. Here they lived until removed to the West in 1832.
[North Side of . . . — — Map (db m85921) HM |
| | Greenville Treaty Line
North of this line 640 acres of land was given to Nancy Stewart, daughter of Chief Blue Jacket, by Shawnee Chiefs in Council at Wapakoneta, May 22, 1813. Approved in treaty of 1817 by U.S. Government.
Nancy Stewart . . . — — Map (db m12198) HM |
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Seneca Council House Near this spot on the east bank of Muchinnippi Creek, stood a council house of the Seneca, 20 x 40 feet, without windows, floor or chimney. Later it became the Reservation Council House.
Indian Reservation . . . — — Map (db m74647) HM |
| |
This bridge carries County Road 21, which was originally called Logansville and Muchinippi Free turnpike, over the Great Miami River in Logansville, Ohio, and was constructed in 1882 by the Massillion Bridge Company of Massillion, Ohio. It was . . . — — Map (db m160783) HM |
| | [East Side of Marker]
Built during the War of 1812 about a mile north by an independent rifle company commanded by Joseph Vance. The two 20-foot buildings were connected with a common second story and were well provided with portholes. . . . — — Map (db m34999) HM |
| | Side A
First Meeting House and Graveyard in the county. Promoted by Jobe Sharp, first settler, and Thomas Antrim, preacher. Quakers and Methodists alternated meetings until 1813 when first Methodist church was built three miles South. . . . — — Map (db m74492) HM |
| | Geneva College
established here in 1848
by Dr. J.B. Johnston
moved to Beaver Falls Pa. in 1879
erected by
Logan Co. Historical Society
Second plaque
Committee
H, C. Marmon, pres. Hist. Soc.
J. R. Templeton, chair
O. . . . — — Map (db m74869) HM |
| | Curry Blockhouse
Built by Hiriam Curry for
protection of the border
settlers, following surrender
of Gen. Hull in War of
1812. It stood on the north
bank of Stony Creek, opposite
the Indian village “Oldtown”.
Shawnee . . . — — Map (db m99540) HM |
| | in appreciation of
the Quincy Alumni
Keith Davis
R H McCain
Chris Gunder
Dick Smith
Millard Shaffer
Riverside P.T.O. — — Map (db m77621) HM |
| | In honor of all veterans — — Map (db m81818) WM |
| | History has recorded many major floods and the devastation they created. One of the greatest floods ever in Ohio occurred in March of 1913. Rivers in the region, including the Great Miami River, overflowed their banks destroying many towns and . . . — — Map (db m104195) HM |
| | Miami Valley Pike
Span-98' Smith Bridge Co., Toledo, OH
Type-Howe Truss. Cost - $2,335.00
Rehab-2002 the Righter Co., Columbus, OH
Cost-$475,334.57 — — Map (db m34180) HM |
| | The first motorized boat appeared on Indian Lake in the early 1900s. By 1930, reports indicated there were a total of 13 pleasure boats and 17 speed boats operating out of Russells Point Harbor, and many more from other points around the lake. For . . . — — Map (db m104102) HM |
| |
From Canal to Recreation Destination
The Great Miami River is sourced by the waters of Indian Lake. The original spillway forming the reservoir was completed in 1860. After numerous repairs to the aging dam, in 2018, a new 700-foot . . . — — Map (db m155745) HM |
| | In honor of
all veterans
living or dead
of all wars
past and future
dedicated to
Indian Lake Post No. 413
May 28, 1984
presented by
Indian Lake Unit No. 413
American Legion Auxillary
(2 logos) — — Map (db m156665) WM |
| | In the early 1900s, advertising could be found in major newspapers proclaiming “Hourly service to Indian Lake, Russells Point and Lakeview.” Interurban Railway Cars were designed by the Ohio electric Company to save gas and transport . . . — — Map (db m104124) HM |
| | The original Lewistown Reservoir was created by manually excavating and building approximately 3 miles of earthen dam in several areas and joining seven natural lakes and large ponds.The largest stretch of this structure is the area along the lake . . . — — Map (db m104190) HM |
| | As a result of the success of the Erie Canal in New York, the Ohio General Assembly decided to build two canals to promote business and travel between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. The Miami & Erie Canal, built in three stages, united Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m104126) HM |
| | The Indian Lake Region was inhabited by Native American Indian cultures long before white settlers. The Shawnee, Cherokee and Wyandot Tribes were the primary inhabitants, The Algonquin, Delaware and Ottawa tribes also had settlements nearby. Many of . . . — — Map (db m104209) HM |
| | (Circa July 29, 1912 to November 15, 1926) Postmistress Ruby Tarr
This building was the first to serve the southern Indian Lake Postal Region. With the will and determination of Mrs. Isabelle Wicker Pusey and the Indian Lake Historical Society, . . . — — Map (db m104297) HM |
| | In 1957, George B. Quatman purchased the west side of the Sandy Beach Amusement Park and the remainder on the east side in 1962. No alcohol or rock and roll music was permitted in the renovated Stardust Ballroom, Old Vienna Gardens and Plaza Hotel, . . . — — Map (db m104208) HM |
| |
Our Lady of Fatima Statue Park and Meditation Garden was built by the late
George B. Quatman in 1964 as part of his “San Juan Amusement Park”
entertainment site.
During its twenty years of operation, the San Juan Amusement Park, . . . — — Map (db m156666) HM |
| | In honor of Rainbow Division Veterans WW I and WW II. — — Map (db m156667) WM |
| | Nicknamed “Ohio's Million Dollar Playground” or “Atlantic City of the Midwest,” Sandy Beach Amusement Park opened here on May 29, 1924. The park at Indian Lake featured a 2,000-foot long roller coaster and other popular . . . — — Map (db m22070) HM |
| | At the turn of the century, the area around Russells Point harbor was owned by the Ohio Department of Conservation, was leased as several separate tracts and operated as picnic grounds. Samuel “Pappy” Wilgus held the leases for ground on . . . — — Map (db m104123) HM |
| | The footbridge crossing the Russells Point Harbor was constructed in 1924 by Samuel “Pappy” and French Wilgus at a cost of $15,000 . It connected the east side of the Sandy Beach Amusement Park to eateries and other attractions on the . . . — — Map (db m104101) HM |
| | Formerly on this site built in 1924 by founders French L. Wilgus 1886- 1950 and his father Samuel L. Wilgus 1854- 1951. There existed “A Million Dollar Playground” Amusement Park, Old Vienna Gardens Night Club, Dancehalls, Showboat and . . . — — Map (db m106783) HM |
| | Side A
(flag logo)
Honoring all veterans
of
St Mary of the Woods
“No one has greater love than this,
to lay down ones life
for ones friends.” – John 15:13
.
Side B
donated in part by:
Knights of . . . — — Map (db m85407) WM |
| | Russells Point
In 1847, John Russell, for whom Russells Point is named, was born near the shores of the original spring-fed Indian Lake. His parents farmed near the areas we know today as Lake Ridge and OConnors Point on the east side of . . . — — Map (db m104178) HM |
| | George B. Quatman acquired the west side of the Sandy Beach Park in 1957, and the east side in 1962. At that time the park was renamed the “San Juan Amusement Park” and became alcohol free. However, all along the harbor were bars and . . . — — Map (db m104170) HM |
| |
Construction of this stone mansion was begun in 1864 by General Abram Sanders Piatt (1821-1908). Finished in 1871, it replaced an earlier frame house where Abram had lived with his first wife Hannah and their children before her death in 1861 and . . . — — Map (db m144457) HM |
| |
Benjamin M. Piatt, son of a Revolutionary War patriot, was raised on farms in New Jersey and later in Kentucky. As a young adult in the Cincinnati area, Benjamin's interests in commerce, real estate and law brought prosperity and the ability to . . . — — Map (db m144523) HM |
| | “Flag Flying in Memory of; All Veterans”
artwork (4) Armed Services logos — — Map (db m80303) WM |
| | A trail over which General Hull's army marched to Detroit in 1812. At this point a company of scouts recruited by Capt. Wm. McColloch of Zanetown joined Hull's army. — — Map (db m19795) HM |
| |
Benjamin Piatt and other early white settlers established farm-related industries using the water power of the Macacheek Creek. Benjamin built two dams to control the water supply and improved the head race channeling water across his land from . . . — — Map (db m144548) HM |
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Can history be fun? Kids who lived long ago had fun just as we do today. These yards and walkways have been play spaces for generations of Piatt children. Enjoy their spirit — have fun playing games from the past.
Hoops
Kids have . . . — — Map (db m144820) HM |
| | Nearby stood the Shawnee village of Mackachack or Mac-A-Cheek. This village was the first of the Shawnee towns to be attacked by Gen. Benjamin Logan's mounted Kentucky militia in the fall of 1786. In all the American forces destroyed eight Shawnee . . . — — Map (db m19811) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136689) HM |
| | Michael Lane Partin
for his
devoted services
to
Adriel School
and the
Adriel Auxiliary
1981- 1990 — — Map (db m81830) |
| | Chief Moluntha, Grand Sachem of the Shawnees, lived near this place. His wife, the Grenadier Squaw, was a sister of Chief Cornstalk. In 1786 Col. Logan destroyed the town, and Moluntha was murdered by one of the soldiers. — — Map (db m20115) HM |
| | (artwork- etching of building)
Monroe Township School
1918 - 1952
site donated by Ernest and Ethel Horsley — — Map (db m79335) HM |
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