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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mahoning County, Ohio
Adjacent to Mahoning County, Ohio
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| On Market Street (Ohio Route 7) at Maple Drive, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. |
| | Youngstown's earliest automobile suburb, Forest Glen Estates was developed in the 1920s during a period of change in urban transportation patterns and rapid expansion in the regional steel economy. A composite of design work by leading northeastern . . . — — Map (db m43859) HM |
| On Market Street (Ohio Route 7) at Newport Drive, on the left when traveling north on Market Street. |
| | Dedicated to all who chose
freedom over slavery
[Dedicated] May 1978 — — Map (db m44239) HM |
| On Market Street at Jennette Drive, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. |
| | Situated in the township of Boardman and developed in the 1920s, Newport Village was one of Youngstown's earliest automobile accessible suburban developments. The twenty four and a half acre district is comprised of Jennette Drive, Chester Drive, . . . — — Map (db m43805) HM |
| On Market Street (Ohio Route 7) at Maple Drive, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. |
| |
Mahoning Chapter D.A.R.
places this memorial to honor
the defenders of our country — — Map (db m44237) HM |
| | Southern Park Stables, at 126 Washington Boulevard in Boardman, was the private training stable of Attorney David Arrel and was built circa 1912 to house his standardbred horses racing at Southern Park Trotting Track one block south. The Stables is . . . — — Map (db m43755) HM |
| | The first home of the oldest Episcopal parish in the Connecticut Western Reserve, the St. James Episcopal Church was built between 1827 and 1828. Philander Chase, first Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio, consecrated it in 1829. The belfry and steeple . . . — — Map (db m43756) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 224) at Winona Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | (side A)
For more than two centuries, this burial ground has been a final resting place for those individuals whose lives represented the community history of Canfield. The earliest existing tombstone marks the death of Huldah Tanner in . . . — — Map (db m41206) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) at Maple Street, on the right when traveling north on South Broad Street. |
| | (side A)
The Canfield Christian Church began as a Baptist congregation in 1822 and church met for worship in William Dean's home. The Mahoning Baptist Association Meeting of 1826 was held in David Hayes barn. In 1827, Walter Scott was asked . . . — — Map (db m41223) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) north of Lisbon Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (side A)
Canfield Congregational Church
On this site, the Canfield Congregational Church, the first church in Canfield village, was built in 1822. The congregation was organized in 1804 by Joseph Badger and Thomas Robbins, both . . . — — Map (db m41227) HM |
| Near Ohio Route 46 0.2 miles east of Fairground Boulevard. |
| | Side A:
In 1846, the same year that Mahoning County was created, Ohio's General Assembly passed an act "for the encouragement of agriculture." An outgrowth of this legislation led to the founding of the Mahoning County Agricultural Society . . . — — Map (db m65437) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) south of Main Street (U.S. 224), in the median. |
| | (side A)
Canfield, named for the area's primary landowner Judson Canfield, is one of the earliest examples of a New England town plan in both Ohio and the Western Reserve. It dates to April 20, 1798, when surveyor Nathaniel Church arrived . . . — — Map (db m41224) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) south of Main Street (U.S. 224), on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Canfield Township Hall was erected in 1884. It served as the first public building in which the Canfield citizens could conduct town business, elections, and public meetings. An example of Renaissance Revival or “Italianate” . . . — — Map (db m41225) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 224) east of South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Canfield War Vet Museum was chartered in 1988 by American Legion Post 177 and Ladies Auxiliary to collect and preserve items and history from American wars. The building that houses the museum was built in 1809 by Comfort S. Mygatt, a . . . — — Map (db m41228) HM |
| On South Broad Street north of Court Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | (side A)
The Canfield WPA Memorial Building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a federal government program instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as an effort to aid the United States in its recovery from the . . . — — Map (db m41229) HM |
| On Palmyra Road 0.2 miles east of Calico Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Side A:
In 1827, noted evangelist Walter Scott came to Canfield and visited with a number of area Baptist families living on Palmyra Road and in the vicinity of Dean Hill. A follower of Alexander Campbell, Scott delivered powerful sermons . . . — — Map (db m65434) HM |
| On South Broad Street (U.S. 62) at Newton Square Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Broad Street. |
| | Side A:
On this site stood the home of Elisha and Polly Mygatt Whittlesey and their ten children. Also here was his law office and a records office that was moved in 1965 to Pioneer Village at the Canfield Fairgrounds. Already an attorney in . . . — — Map (db m65433) HM |
| On Court Street at South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46), on the right when traveling east on Court Street. |
| | (side A)
Mahoning County was created in 1846 by combining townships from southern Trumbull and northern Columbiana counties. Canfield engaged in competition with several surrounding communities for the new county seat, and its success was . . . — — Map (db m41232) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) south of Scott Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | (side A)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) traces its origins to mid-18th-century England, where it served as a mutual benefit society for traveling workmen. Odd Fellowship moved to the United States in 1819; the first Ohio lodge . . . — — Map (db m41230) HM |
| On South Broad Street (Ohio Route 46) south of Main Street (U.S. 224), on the right when traveling north. |
| | For ninety-one years, The Mahoning Dispatch served Canfield and the surrounding communities, earning the distinction of being the oldest continuously published newspaper owned by a single family in Mahoning County. The first edition of the . . . — — Map (db m41231) HM |
| Near Beaver Drive 0.2 miles east of Columbiana Canfield Road (Ohio Route 46). |
| | Member of the Mahoning County Agricultural Society
1945-1958
Director and Treasurer
This stone is a glacial boulder transported by the continental ice sheet and deposited when the ice melted about 1000 feet east of this spot.
Since it was . . . — — Map (db m65435) HM |
| On North Broad Street (U.S. 62) 0.1 miles south of Sawmill Run Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Settlers from Connecticut were the first to come to Canfield Township in the late 1700s, and they were followed by a second wave of immigrants, Swiss-German pioneers who began arriving from Berks and Leigh counties in Pennsylvania in 1804. In 1810, . . . — — Map (db m65431) HM |
| Near South Pricetown Road (Ohio Route 534) at 2nd Street. |
| | This school building built in 1902 has been placed on the National Registry of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior
21 Sept 1989 — — Map (db m78941) HM |
| On South Pricetown Road (County Route 534), on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Ervin George Bailey, who was born in Damascus, Ohio, invented the revolutionary "Bailey Boiler Meter," a major contribution to the science of automation and the efficient burning of fuels. In 1916, he founded the Bailey Meter Company of Wickliffe, . . . — — Map (db m73216) HM |
| Near Walnut Street at Morris Street. |
| | The Friends Burying Grounds, once located here on Lot 17 in the Village of Damascus, is the oldest cemetery in Butler Township, Columbiana County. Expansion of the Friends Church necessitated the re-location of the Friends Burying Grounds. No . . . — — Map (db m78942) HM |
| Near Valley Road 0.1 miles south of Walnut Street. |
| | On this site are re-interred 118 exhumed remains from Lot 17, Friends Burying Grounds, adjacent to Damascus Friends Church on Walnut Street. Among those re-interred here are: Catlit Jones, a scout with Quaker Daniel Boone in Kentucky, a captain in . . . — — Map (db m78943) HM |
| On State Line Road at Felger Road (County Route 233), on the right when traveling south on State Line Road. |
| | (replacement plaque)
Western Reserve
Boundary Marker
Southeast corner of the
original Western Reserve
first marker was placed on
July 23rd, 1796 where this
monument now stands
restoration by
Troop 46 B.S.A.
1977- 1989
restoration . . . — — Map (db m94718) HM |
| On Courtland Street near Lee Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
Honoring the
Four Heroic Chaplains
who gave their life jackets that four soldiers
might live. The S.S. Dorchester was torpedoed
February 3, 1943. As it sank, the four were seen
linked arm in arm, heads uplifted in prayer.
Lt. G. . . . — — Map (db m44225) HM |
| On Hine Circle near Main Street (Ohio Route 170), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Born at Wallingford, Connecticut. Served during the Revolutionary War. Proprietor, Agent, and Surveyor of the Connecticut Land Company. Appointed Judge of Trumbull County by Territorial Governor Arthur St. Clair, 1800. State Senator, Trumbull . . . — — Map (db m43802) HM |
| On Struthers Road at Center Road (U.S. 224), on the right when traveling north on Struthers Road. |
| | Side A
Little Red Schoolhouse in Poland Township
Poland Township's school board built the Center School- the "Little Red Schoolhouse"- in 1858. The brick school replaced a previous wooden building dating to the early 19th century. One . . . — — Map (db m121450) HM |
| On Hine Circle near Main Street (Ohio Route 170), on the left when traveling north. |
| | The land for this cemetery was given to Poland in the year 1804 by Turhand Kirtland who came from Wallingford, Connecticut. As agent for the Connecticut Land Company he surveyed much of this Western Reserve territory. In his grant he also included . . . — — Map (db m44227) HM |
| On Main Street near McKinley Way (U.S. 224), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Town One Streetscapes
Town One Streetscapes is a not-for-profit corporation formed August 9, 1997, whose main goal is to assist Poland Village and Poland Township in improving the curb appeal of their main roads through the installation of . . . — — Map (db m44183) HM |
| On College Street near Lee Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Poland Academy, an elite private school, was established on this site in 1830 and in 1859 graduated its most notable student William McKinley, who became the 25th president of the United States. In 1862, the school changed its name to Poland . . . — — Map (db m43799) HM |
| On South Main Street (Ohio Route 170) at Cortland Street, on the right when traveling east on South Main Street. |
| | Side A
Poland Village
The Village of Poland officially incorporated in August 1866, a year after the end of the Civil War. In April 1867, the citizens elected John Leslie as mayor. As of 1880, Poland's population exceeded 400. Through . . . — — Map (db m121447) HM |
| On Main Street near College Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This building was built in 1923 as the Poland Village Hall, and originally housed the Village Fire and Police Departments. The Poland Library was located on the second floor in the 1950's. In 1964, the Village offices and Police Department were . . . — — Map (db m44187) HM |
| On South Main Street (Ohio Route 170) at College Street on South Main Street. |
| | William McKinley’s boyhood home once stood here. The McKinley family moved to Poland in 1852 when William was nine to send the children to its superior schools. William was a diligent student at the Poland Academy, and passed his time playing sports . . . — — Map (db m77091) HM |
| On McKinley Way (U.S. 224) at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on McKinley Way. |
| | Poland was first known as Fowler's Place after Jonathan Fowler and his family who were the first permanent settlers on the banks of Yellow Creek. For years after the Revolutionary War, all over the new United States, there was a feeling of . . . — — Map (db m44182) HM |
| Near Center Road (U.S. 224) at Struthers Road. |
| | Built in 1858
Originally Poland Center School
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m77095) HM |
| On Main Street (Ohio Route 170) near College Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1804 by Jonathan Fowler, one of the founders of Poland Village, this structure served as his family home, general store, tavern and a hotel all at the same time. It became an important stagecoach stop on the main highway between Pittsburgh . . . — — Map (db m43797) HM |
| On South Main Street (Ohio Route 170) 0.1 miles north of Nesbitt Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side 1
The Village Green and Graveyard
In 1798, Judge Turhand Kirtland came to Township 1, Range 1 as an agent of the Connecticut Land Company. In 1804, Kirtland donated the Village Green and the graveyard adjoining the church to the . . . — — Map (db m77090) HM |
| On Wetmore Drive 0.2 miles east of Poland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Hopewell Furnace, constructed by Daniel and James Eaton in 1802, began operation in 1803. This blast furnace, the first in Ohio and one of the first west of the Allegheny Mountains, marked the beginning of the iron and steel industry in the . . . — — Map (db m79502) HM |
| Near Poland Avenue at South Bridge Street (Ohio Route 616), on the right when traveling north. |
| | This foundation stone is from the third church building of the United Presbyterian Church congregation, which was moved to Struthers from Poland Center in 1884, and reconstructed on land donated by Thomas Struthers. The building was located just . . . — — Map (db m79504) HM |
| On Terrace Street at Poland Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Terrace Street. |
| | Alexander Frankfort (1842-1930), the last surviving Civil War veteran from Struthers, built this house in 1884. His wife, Louisa Jane Johns Frankfort (1851-1921), purchased the land from Thomas Struthers for $190.00. The house is of balloon frame . . . — — Map (db m144358) HM |
| On Wick Avenue at West Federal Street, on the right when traveling south on Wick Avenue. |
| | 1959-1975 The Vietnam War This memorial is dedicated by the people of Mahoning County to honor forever those who served, those who gave their lives, and those who remain missing in action. As we walk away at peace the healing has begun and now we . . . — — Map (db m107684) WM |
| On Wick Avenue at East Federal Street, on the right when traveling north on Wick Avenue. |
| | Side A
Central Square (1900-2004)
Steel-frame skyscrapers and retail buildings replaced wood-frame residences as the downtown evolved into a commercial district. A small public library branch occupied the north side of the square from . . . — — Map (db m121452) HM |
| On Market Street at West Federal Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. |
| | Central Tower One of northeast Ohio's finest Art Deco examples, the 17-story Central Tower was designed by Morris W. Scheibel (1887-1976) for Central Savings & Loan in 1929. Scheibel's use of stepped-back upper floors, an Egyptian-inspired . . . — — Map (db m107688) HM |
| On Market Street at Federal Plaza East, on the right when traveling north on Market Street. |
| | Civil War Soldiers' Monument The figure atop the Soldiers' Monument has looked over Youngstown's Central Square since 1870. Ohio Governor David Tod began campaigning for a monument for Youngstown's fallen soldiers even before the Civil War ended. . . . — — Map (db m107806) HM |
| On Fifth Avenue at Granada Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Fifth Avenue. |
| | Side A
Crandall Park is the heart of the historic district and includes Fifth Avenue, Redondo Road, Catalina Avenue, and Tod Lane. Most of the district’s historic structures were built between 1904 and 1930, Youngstown’s heyday as an urban . . . — — Map (db m79490) HM |
| Near West Federal Street 0.1 miles west of South Chestnut Street. |
| | Side A
Harry Burt and Good Humor
Harry B. Burt (1874-1926) came to Youngstown in 1893 and began making and selling penny candy. He expanded his business with high quality candies, chocolates, and ice cream. Around 1920 Burt invented a . . . — — Map (db m79492) HM |
| On Market Street at Federal Plaza East, in the median on Market Street. |
| | [front] Antietam Chickamauga The heroic dead of Youngstown township killed in battle or died from disease contracted in the army, 1861 – 1865. 1st infantry division Army of Virginia, Surgeon in Chief Thomas J. Shannon, Cedar Creek, . . . — — Map (db m108899) WM |
| | Side A
The Kyle-McCollum House, thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited residence still on its original site in Youngstown, was built by War of 1812 veteran Joshua Kyle (c. 1766-1842) and his wife Mary Stewart (c. 1774-1844). The . . . — — Map (db m122051) HM |
| On West Wood Street at North Hazel Street, on the right when traveling east on West Wood Street. |
| | On May 26, 1937, President Philip Murray of the Steel Workers Committee (SWOC) ordered a national walkout against three of the "Little Steel" companies. Two companies, Republic and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, operated major facilities in Ohio. The . . . — — Map (db m79493) HM |
| On Edwards Street near Hawthorne Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side A: Oscar D. Boggess Homestead
Oscar D. Boggess (1832-1907) was born in Virginia, the son of a slave and her master. He and his family were granted freedom in the will of his father and master. The will was contested up to the United . . . — — Map (db m43861) HM |
| | Side A
Pioneer Pavilion
Pioneer Pavilion, one of the oldest structures in Youngstown, is a rare surviving example of early nineteenth-century industry. James Heaton constructed this sandstone building in 1821 as a mill for carding and . . . — — Map (db m79495) HM |
| On Parmalee Avenue 0.1 miles west of Belmont Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | St. Augustine Episcopal Chapel was founded by Lenora Evans Berry, an African American woman, in 1907. A lifelong Baptist, her mission was the development of the Episcopal Church for African Americans in Youngstown. Mrs. Berry's husband, bricklayer . . . — — Map (db m79496) HM |
| On Belmont Avenue at Park Avenue on Belmont Avenue. |
| | The Sisters of the Humility of Mary, who came here from France in 1864, opened St. Elizabeth Hospital on this site in the former Fitch House on December 8, 1911. St. Elizabeth Hospital has cared for all, regardless of ability to pay, and devoted . . . — — Map (db m79499) HM |
| On Market Street at West Federal Street, on the right when traveling south on Market Street. |
| | Bicentennial 1776 ★ July 4 ★ 1976 The first log school in Mahoning County 1803 — — Map (db m107689) HM |
| On Wick Avenue at West Federal Street, on the right when traveling south on Wick Avenue. |
| | Union National Bank Building The First National Bank erected the present building in 1926 during a period of great industrial and social development in the Mahoning Valley. This bank merged with the Commercial National Bank to form the Union . . . — — Map (db m107686) HM |
| On West Federal Street east of Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Warner Brothers - Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack - were members of a Jewish immigrant family from Poland that settled in Youngstown in the mid-1890s. The brothers attended local schools and worked in their father's shoe repair shop and meat market . . . — — Map (db m79500) HM |
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