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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Logan County, Ohio
Adjacent to Logan County, Ohio
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| On Pickrelltown Road (Local Route 174) 0.5 miles east of U S Rt 68 (U.S. 68), in the median. |
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Bridge 174-0.56
Ohios first
recycled thermoplastic composite bridge
Built in 2012
Construction cost $325,661
Built by Logan County Engineers Office Bridge Crew
Materials manufactured by Axion, New Providence, NJ
Designed by Parsons . . . — — Map (db m76832) |
| Near Township Road 47 0.1 miles south of Ohio Route 245. |
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Left images
Who do we have here?
Left: This photograph first appeared in a souvenir booklet by William McCoy Piatt in 1916, four years after he first opened his family's home for tours.
Upper right: William McCoy Piatt
1846 - . . . — — Map (db m144486) HM |
| On County Route 28, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increased the punishment for
abolitionists and rewards to those whom facilitated their capture
and return to owners.
This led to the routes to the East and West being more difficult to
navigate from Columbus to . . . — — Map (db m140252) HM |
| On Pickrelltown Middleburg Pike (County Route 29), on the left when traveling east. |
| | dedicated
in memory of deceased
members of
The " Pickeraltown "
Community Club — — Map (db m80423) HM |
| On Pickrelltown Pike (County Road 29) at County Road 28, in the median on Pickrelltown Pike. |
| | (South face)
In Memory
Of all Monroe Township
Men in service
World War
1917-1918
Willis R.
Yoder
February 16, 1945
(West face)
H.F. Bushawn
Died in France
October 28, 1918
Jacob I.
Piatt
July 21, 1944
. . . — — Map (db m80448) WM |
| On U.S. 68 at North Detroit Street (County Route 189), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68. |
| | [North Side of Marker]:"Shawnee Nation in Logan County"
From the 1770s until 1832, the Logan County area was the homeland to much of the Shawnee Nation. Ten villages known as the Upper Mad River towns included the homes of . . . — — Map (db m34083) HM |
| On North Detroit Street (U.S. 68) at Columbus Street, on the right when traveling north on North Detroit Street. |
| | In tribute to
Chief of Police: 1958- 1962
Sherman M. Ricketts
Who gave his life in the line of duty
in the early morning hours of June 29th, 1962.
while investigating a suspicious person
complaint, he was struck down without warning
by . . . — — Map (db m87710) HM |
| Near Township Road 47 (Local Road 47) 0.1 miles east of State Route 245 (State Route 245), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Squaw Rock
Of
Indian Legend
Site
Shawnee Village Mac-A-Cheek
and
home
Chief Moluntha
Destroyed 1786
by Col. Logan Simon Kenton Gauntlet
1778 — — Map (db m76156) HM |
| Near Township Road 47 0.1 miles south of Ohio Route 245. |
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Most of the farm buildings that provided storage for the crops and livestock on the Piatt farm have disappeared from the landscape. The original 1840 barn, located near the family's first home was used to store 60 plus tons of hay, more than 400 . . . — — Map (db m144915) HM |
| Near Township Road 47 0.1 miles south of Ohio Route 245. |
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The barn still standing behind Mac-A-Cheek Castle is the only remaining section of what was the second (and possibly third) Piatt family barn. It was built in the late 19th century with a modified post and beam construction. Remaining interior . . . — — Map (db m144931) HM |
| Near Township Road 47 0.1 miles south of Ohio Route 245. |
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This land was home to Shawnee People who established their villages on the uplands of the north side of the Mac-A-Cheek valley and their corn fields in the bottom lands along the stream. The earliest white settlers also favored the bottom lands . . . — — Map (db m144757) HM |
| On Ohio Route 507 at U.S. 68, on the left when traveling east on State Route 507. |
| | The first permanent Sunday School in the "Old" Mennonite Church, founded by the authority of the church, was organized in the Logan County Amish Mennonite Church, now the South Union Church, one and seven-tenths miles, northwest of this location, . . . — — Map (db m38250) HM |
| On Ludlow Road at Ohio Route 245, on the right when traveling north on Ludlow Road. |
| | The Ludlow Road (side A):
You are entering Logan County over a road built after a strip of timber 40 ft. wide had been cut to establish a line between the headwaters of the Little Miami and the source of the Scioto River.
The Ludlow Line . . . — — Map (db m13766) HM |
| On County Route 28 1 mile south of US 33. Reported missing. |
| | (Side A)
Underground Railroad
A name given to a manner
of piloting negro slaves
to freedom. Pilots of this
area were largely Quakers,
the most active of whom
were the Pickerells, Paxtons,
and Williams.
(Side B)
Underground . . . — — Map (db m76372) HM |
| Near North Detroit Street (County Route 189) north of U.S. 68, on the left when traveling north. |
| | [Front Side of Marker]: "West Liberty"
The West Liberty area, in the Mad River Valley, was the location of at least seven Shawnee Indian villages. This elevated site was the location of one of those villages. Several septs or . . . — — Map (db m43901) HM |
| On Pickrelltown road (County Route 174) near east bank of Mad River, on the right when traveling east. |
| | These five acres of land are given by Dr. H. L. Mikesell, his wife Helena,
and daughters, Lydia Jo and Jane (Younkman). Dr. Mikesell, a physician
in the United States Army and in West Liberty, believed that experiencing
the great out-of-doors was . . . — — Map (db m76740) |
| On Zanesfield Road (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Lest we forget those who served our country
In God we trust
— — Map (db m157630) WM |
| On Pickrelltown Road (Local Route 174) 0.5 miles east of North Detroit Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Water Softening Plant
Erected 1941
West Liberty
Ohio
- - - -
Milton W. Stout - Mayor
Donald McAlexander - Clerk
Board of Trustees of - Public Affairs
Wm. Scarbourogh - President
Joseph W. Craig
Clyde L. Lynn
. . . . . . . — — Map (db m76861) HM |
| On Zanesfield Road (U.S. 68) at N. Detroit Street (County Route 189), on the left when traveling north on Zanesfield Road. |
| | This memorial is
dedicated to the men
from West Liberty
and community who
have served our
nation in its conflicts
The aristocracy of today is not one of birth
or wealth but of those
who do things for the
welfare of . . . — — Map (db m127349) WM |
| On Township Road 47 0.1 miles south of Ohio Route 245. |
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[See photo captions] — — Map (db m144790) HM |
| On North Main Street (County Route 142) at Lake Avenue (Ohio Route 47), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. |
| | Descendants of slaves, who may have reached Ohio through the Underground Railroad, and other African Americans, formed the community of Flatwoods in the southwest part of Bokescreek Township. This one-room schoolhouse was built circa 1868 for . . . — — Map (db m38248) HM |
| On Sandusky Street at Bellefontaine Street, on the left when traveling north on Sandusky Street. |
| | China Flats. On this corner was a hotel built in 1840. In 1885 the hotel housed Chinese railroad workers and was known locally as China flats. The hotel burned and was replaced by the present structure in the late 1940's. — — Map (db m98744) HM |
| On County Route 153 east of Sandusky Street (County Route 5S), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Earl Sloan's accumulation of a fortune from the formulation and sale of "Sloan's Liniment" resulted in the creation of a living legacy. To "honor the place of his nativity" Dr. Earl Sloan donated funds to build the Sloan Library for the people of . . . — — Map (db m82605) HM |
| On Old Sandusky Trail (County Route 5) at Bristle Ridge (County Route 10), on the right when traveling north on Old Sandusky Trail. |
| | The house of Ebenezer Zane was built here in
1805. The structure was the meeting place for
the First Methodist Quarterly Confurence in 1819
with over 300 settlers in the area and about
sixty members of the Wyandot tribes came
together. Although . . . — — Map (db m80768) HM |
| On Sandusky Street (County Route 5) 0 miles south of Columbus Street (County Route 153), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In Memory
of
Gen. Simon Kenton
Born in Culpepper County, VA. in 1755
and died in 1836
Age 81 years
Left his native country in early youth, for a frontier life in the great northwest.
Captured by Indians in 1778, and brought to . . . — — Map (db m20072) HM |
| On County Route 135 0.3 miles east of Sandusky Street (County Route 5), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Gen. Simon Kenton
A soldier, a scout, a Guide.
History places him
among the strong and the brave.
Pathfinder for the
midwestern civilization.
Fate used him
as an instrument to open the door
of an empire state.
Historical . . . — — Map (db m23593) HM |
| Near Zanesfield- Middleburg Pike (County Route 153). |
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Deputy Sheriff
George Washington
Rockwell
killed in the line of duty
Born: June 6, 1843
End of watch: May 1, 1878
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they
shall be called the children of God
Matthew 5:9
On April 30th, 1878, . . . — — Map (db m136108) HM |
| On Middleburg Pike (County Route 153) at Ohio Route 292, on the right when traveling west on Middleburg Pike. |
| | This cemetery was established in the early 1800's as a final resting place for early Quaker pioneer families such as the Martin, Robert and Samuel Marmon and their sister, Kesiah Marmon-Outland families who migrated to Ohio from Northampton, North . . . — — Map (db m82604) HM |
| On Old Sandusky Trail (County Route 5) at Bristle Ridge (County Route 10), on the right when traveling north on Old Sandusky Trail. |
| | first plaque-
Helen Wonders Blue
Memorial Park
donated by
Robert M. Blue J.D.
1990
second plaque-
United Methodist
Historic Site
No.358 — — Map (db m80770) HM |
| On County Road 153, on the right when traveling east on County Road 153. |
| | The church was built in 1828 by a group of Friends (Quakers), followers of Elias Hicks, who in 1827 split from the Goshen Friends Church and formed their own monthly meetings. Sometime around 1913, the two congregations went back together again. it . . . — — Map (db m98842) HM |
| On County Route 10 0.1 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Highest point in Ohio. Site of:
Ten Indian towns: Wapatomica, Blue Jacket, Mackachack, Moluntha, Lewis, Old, Zane, Solomon, McKee and Buckongehelas.
Zane-Kenton Monument: Squaw Rock; Ft. Wapatomica; Kenton's Grave.
Here first organized . . . — — Map (db m22589) HM |
| On Sandusky Street (County Route 5) 0 miles south of Columbus Street (County Route 153), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In Memory
of
Isaac Zane
The White Eagle of the Wyandots
Born in Berkley County, VA. in 1753
Died at Zanesfield, in 1816, age 63 years
Captured by the Wyandot Indians in 1762, and carried to the Valley of the Mad River.
He grew to . . . — — Map (db m20021) HM |
| Near Sandusky Street (County Route 5) south of Columbus Street (County Route 153). |
| | This monument erected in memory of Isaac Zane, White Eagle of the Wyandots, and his Indian wife, Princess Myeerah, who devoted their lives to bring peace and good will between the white and red races
Near this spot established a home, raising a . . . — — Map (db m35106) HM |
| On Old Sandusky Trail (County Route 5), on the left when traveling north. |
| | in honor of All Veterans
(logo seal- Department of Defense)
of Jefferson Township — — Map (db m88036) WM |
| On County Route 5 at County Route 25, on the left when traveling north on County Route 5. Reported missing. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136710) HM |
| On County Route 10 0.1 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 Zane, White Eagle . . . — — Map (db m20071) HM |
| On Middleburg Pike (County Route 153) at Ohio Route 292, on the right when traveling west on Middleburg Pike. |
| | Side A
Second Church
in the county, a double log
house built about 1808 by
Quakers from North Carolina.
Named “Mad River” until
1819, then changed to
Goshen Friends.
Side B
Logan Countys
first school house
a small . . . — — Map (db m80638) HM |
| On Sandusky Street near Water Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | During the Revolution the Wyandot Village here became a British War base called Wapatomica. Invasions against Bryant Station, Ky. and Fort Henry (Wheeling, W. Va.) were planned and started from here.
Fort erected 1782, was destroyed 1786 by Col. . . . — — Map (db m98732) HM |
| On County Route 5 0.1 miles south of County Route 29, on the left when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m19807) HM |
| Near County Route 5S near Local Route 29, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Historically a political center and site of several intertribal councils, Wapatomica is considered the most significant site of Shawnee history in Ohio. As such, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma donated the funds for this monument.
Eastern . . . — — Map (db m103017) HM |
| On Sandusky Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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[South side of marker]:
Zanesfield
»»««
Once a Wyandot village and
home of Chief Tarhe, whose
daughter, Myeerah, Isaac Zane
married here about 1776, and thus
established the home of the first
white man . . . — — Map (db m19801) HM |
| Near Zanesfield- Middleburg Pike (County Route 153) 0.4 miles east of Sandusky Street (County Route 5 S), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In commemoration
of our patriots
who, for God and
Country, lifted
high the torch of
freedom, equality
and justice, in all
times of peril.
Lord God of Hosts,
be with us yet,
lest we forget-
lest we forget.
- Kipling . . . — — Map (db m87604) WM |
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