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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Franklin County, Ohio
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| | The Refugee Tract of 100,000 acres of land was a strip four and one half miles wide extending forty-eight miles eastward from the Scioto River at Columbus through parts of Franklin, Fairfield, Perry, Licking and Muskingum Counties. It was granted . . . — — Map (db m36673) HM |
| | Erected by the State of Ohio to the honor and memory of the Ohio veterans of the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition.
1898 — 1920
“The cause which triumphed through their valor will . . . — — Map (db m9868) HM |
| | A total of 15 commissioners, seven architects, and numberless artisans built this Grecian Doric State House of local limestone and brick from Indian mound clay at a cost of $1,359,121. Experts today marvel that so many diverse personalities could . . . — — Map (db m10259) HM |
| | A total of 15 commissioners, seven architects, and numberless artisans built this Grecian Doric State House of local limestone and brick from Indian mound clay at a cost of $1,359,121. Experts today marvel that so many diverse personalities could . . . — — Map (db m10263) HM |
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This 1891 statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller stands today as a result of the civic-minded efforts and generosity of the early German-American immigrants who settled in this part of the City of Columbus in the 1880s.
Schiller was . . . — — Map (db m141863) HM |
| | The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a
railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens
where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery
were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised,
and instructed . . . — — Map (db m10251) HM |
| | After 1856, escapees on the Freedom Train followed Neil Run past the Neil Farm and through the swampy hollow that is now Mirror Lake. The stream forked, with the northeastern branch emerging from the marshy land where the Ohio Union now stands, to . . . — — Map (db m16952) HM |
| | Joseph Sullivant, a member of the first Board of Trustees of Ohio State, was known as a “friend of the colored race.” He grew up in Kentucky but developed a distaste for slavery after witnessing a slave auction. Another Ohio State board . . . — — Map (db m16953) HM |
| | Along Lake Erie, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, and Ashtabula Harbor were major routes from slavery to freedom in Canada. Even though African Americans lived throughout the state, Ohio itself was not really safe. Slavery was . . . — — Map (db m16954) HM |
| | The Underground Railroad was an idea invented to aid the
widespread resistance of African Americans to slavery. In Ohio
escape routes were clearly established across the state by 1815
Until the Civil War, untold numbers of men, women, . . . — — Map (db m114461) HM |
| | On the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio, Reverend John Rankin
(a white stationmaster) and John Parker (an African American
stationmaster and ex-slave) directed escapees from slavery toward
the Scioto River. In Columbus, the Scioto forked, with the east . . . — — Map (db m114462) HM |
| | Dedicated to
The Unknown Boy Scout
1910 - 1935
in England whose good turn
brought Scouting to millions
of America boys
sponsored by Central Ohio Area
Boy Scouts of America — — Map (db m98915) HM |
| | The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy Rivers is just northwest of North Bank Park, and the rivers were the major attraction for both Native American and white settlers. The river and its tributaries were the life-blood to the region providing . . . — — Map (db m29966) HM |
| | The 1892 Columbus Reds won the city's first pennant as a member of the Western League. Columbus rejoined the league as the Senators from 1896-99. The Senators played their home games at Western League Park at Parsons and Jenkins Avenues. The league . . . — — Map (db m30030) HM |
| | This tree (a Scarlett Oak) was placed here by the Roosevelt National Living Memorial Association, as a living tribute to the great lover and defender of Country and Flag, and our youngest President of the United States—Theodore Roosevelt.
. . . — — Map (db m9866) HM |
| | One of five Civil War military posts in Columbus, Tod Barracks, named in honor of Governor David Tod, was built in 1863 as the headquarters for military administration in central Ohio. Necessitated by Lincolns call for 300,000 new troops, the post . . . — — Map (db m9834) HM |
| | Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station
The only remaining Columbus railroad station, The Toledo & Ohio Central (T&OC) Railroad Station was constructed in 1895 and was the departure point for William McKinley when he left for Washington D.C to . . . — — Map (db m13067) HM |
| | The Topiary Garden, begun in 1989 by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, is a recreation in sculpted shrubbery (topiary) of French artist Georges Seurat's famous painting, “A Sunday Afternoon On The Ile De La Grande Jatte” . . . — — Map (db m13050) HM |
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The second Town Street Bridge, a closed spandrel concrete arch bridge,
crossed the Scioto River at this location from 1921 to 2009. The bridge
was designed by the firm of Braun, Fleming and Knollman, and was built
by the D. W. McGrath and Sons . . . — — Map (db m107965) HM |
| | Columbus was founded specifically for the purpose of being the state capital in 1812, and was selected primarily due to its location - near the center of the state. But a lack of transportation options restricted access to town. For nearly 20 . . . — — Map (db m30007) HM |
| | First services of Trinity Episcopal
Church were held May 3, 1817, in the
residence of Dr. Lincoln Goodale,
where later Columbus first Sunday
School was founded.
The first church building was built
in 1831 one half block east of High
on . . . — — Map (db m98848) HM |
| | Trinity
Episcopal Church
occupied this site
from 1834 to 1869 — — Map (db m98854) HM |
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The German Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, the first Lutheran theological seminary west of the Appalachian Mountains, began instruction under Pastor Wilhelm Schmidt in Canton in 1830. The seminary relocated to Columbus at this . . . — — Map (db m80014) HM |
| | The “Tuskegee Experience,” a program of the Army Air Corps to train African Americans as military pilots, began at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama in 1941. At home and abroad during World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen prevailed against . . . — — Map (db m13804) HM |
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On this site, January 25, 1890, delegates from the National Progressive Union and the Knights of Labor District Trades Assembly 135 met in convention at old City Hall and founded the United Mine Workers of America. The merger ended years of . . . — — Map (db m80010) HM |
| | Site of original University Hall. Completed 1874. First campus building housing library, administrative offices, graduate school, dormitory, classics and philosophy. Demolished 1971. Reconstructed 1976.
Historical Marker — — Map (db m43010) HM |
| | General William Tecumseh Sherman made this now famous statement on August 11, 1880, in a speech at a reunion of Civil War veterans, held on this site, then the Ohio State Fairgrounds. Erected August 11, 1949 — — Map (db m16962) HM |
| | This site was
formerly occupied by the
Wesley Chapel
Methodist Church
and its successor
Central
Methodist Church
merged with
Broad Street Methodist Church
October 1935 — — Map (db m98928) HM |
| | This “Bicentennial Oak” survived initial forest clearing to make way for the state capital development in 1812. In 1888 the tree became the hallmark of the most beautiful woodland boulevard in America, when William G. Deshler paid to . . . — — Map (db m49999) HM |
| | Dr. Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-1961) organized one of the most extensive historical collections on the Underground Railroad in the United States. Siebert served as a professor of history at the Ohio State University, 1893-1935. His collection on the . . . — — Map (db m17416) HM |
| | William Neil and his wife Hannah Schwing Neil each played significant roles in the early development of Columbus.
William was a large, outgoing, and ambitious man determined to make a fortune. His first successful business was a tavern on High . . . — — Map (db m29957) HM |
| | William Green, Labor Leader
A native of Coshocton County, William Green (1870-1932) began his working life as a coal miner at age 16 and rose rapidly in the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America. Twice elected to the Ohio Senate, . . . — — Map (db m12970) HM |
| | “Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.”
“Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, . . . — — Map (db m9887) HM |
| | The history of a city is found not only in its grand old houses, but also in its neighborhoods. While Columbus has its share of grand houses, most residents did not live that lifestyle. Many working class people lived in hotels, apartments, . . . — — Map (db m30002) HM |
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Named and dedicated Oct. 31-1921
to the memory of all persons
from Franklin County who
served in the World War — — Map (db m35298) HM |
| | Built after 1900, this structure has been used to manufacture furniture, novelties, and pharmaceuticals. Franklin Art Glass has been located here since 1968, and in operation since 1924. — — Map (db m142051) HM |
| | In memory of
those who
have made the
ultimate
sacrifice
City of Dublin
Time will not dim the glory of their deeds
General John J. Pershing
Nicholas J. Rozanski 2012
Charles Lazell 1919
Norman W. Tarpley 1969 . . . — — Map (db m101988) WM |
| | On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We place with joy a votive stone,
That memory may their deeds redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
O Thou who made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free—
Bid Time and . . . — — Map (db m101977) WM |
| | Corn has been cultivated in Ohio for approximately 1800 years. It was
known to prehistoric Native American Hopewell peoples (A.D. 100-
500 ) and was grown in large quantities by the later Fort Ancient Indians
(A.D. 1000- 1550). Prehistoric and . . . — — Map (db m107940) HM |
| | The Osage orange trees on this site are remnants of a tree row typical
of those which once extended for miles along the edge of farm fields
in Dublin. The Osage orange, or Maclura pomifera, is a member of the
mulberry family, and is native to . . . — — Map (db m107943) HM |
| | Construction and development have transformed Dublin and its environs
over the past three decades. In the 1960s, much of the land around Dublin
was agricultural. Sam and Eulalia Frantz moved to this site in 1935 and
lived here until 1963. Sam . . . — — Map (db m107944) HM |
| | Hybridization revolutionized the production of corn in North America and worldwide
in the 20th century. Cross-pollinating two distinct varieties of corn or other plants
can result in hybrids that are stronger and more resistant to drought and . . . — — Map (db m107945) HM |
| | Farming was central to the economy of this region from the time of
the first European settlers in the late 1700s. Early settlers cleared land
on which to lie and farm, and corn was their most important crop.
They grew corn in much the same way . . . — — Map (db m107947) HM |
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From the late 19th century until the early 1920s,
a hand-operated pump was located in the
center of the intersection of Bridge and High
Streets in Historic Dublin. The pump supplied
water from Dublins first well, which in turn
drew water . . . — — Map (db m101994) HM |
| | Indian Run
Cemetery
established 1813
restored 1975- 1980
Dublin Historical Society
(names and dates of 13 persons,
one Revolutionary War Veteran)
City of Dublin
"What sinners value I resign
Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine
I shall . . . — — Map (db m101967) HM |
| | The City of Dublin, Ohio
in cooperation with Dublin Arts Council,
commissioned the public art work
Tribute to Jack Nicklaus
to recognize the contributions made to the
Dublin community
by Jack Nicklaus.
His vision of a championship golf . . . — — Map (db m102946) HM |
| | Leatherlips
A chief of the Wyandot Tribe of Indians.
Was executed on this spot, June 1, 1810. — — Map (db m103265) HM |
| | Leatherlips, the Dublin Arts Councils first outdoor public sculpture, was dedicated to the City of Dublin on July 1, 1990. Designed by artist Ralph Helmick, Leatherlips is an eleven foot high limestone portrait of the . . . — — Map (db m115842) HM |
| | Historical Flood Mark, Jan.-Feb. 1959.
“Encroachment on flood plains, such as artificial fill, reduces the flood-carrying capacity, increases the flood heights of streams, and increases flood hazards in areas beyond the encroachment . . . — — Map (db m14446) HM |
| | Dedicated to the men and women who served, who gave their full measure for God and Country to preserve freedom and liberty for us all. Through us they will live forever and never be forgotten. — — Map (db m131782) WM |
| | Built on Granville Street in Mid 1800's as manse for Presbyterian Church. Most furnishings are original from Clark family (a founder of Gahanna). — — Map (db m14450) HM |
| | Built in half dovetail construction by traveling German craftsmen with mud and hog hair chinking. House was moved from Cherrybottom Road in 1973. — — Map (db m14451) HM |
| | This brick home was built in 1856 by John McDannald, son of Samuel and Bell (Craig) McDannald who came from Virginia in 1813. The McDannalds were prominent in the development of Blendon Township, The Central College of Ohio, and The Central College . . . — — Map (db m51902) HM |
| | The trustees of Mifflin Township dedicate this rostrum to all veterans of all wars as a token of appreciation and as a living memorial.
Killed in Action or Died in Service:
Roy R. Coleman
John R. Gerber
Morris E. Hester
Paul C. . . . — — Map (db m14448) HM |
| | Dedicated to the Veterans of Foreign Wars They made the supreme sacrifice so that we may live in peace and freedom Forget them not. — — Map (db m14442) HM |
| | Dedicated to the memory
of those
who gave their lives in
defense of their country
in World War II
Edgar Bradford Dewey Busick
Carl Grant Donald Rice
Lawrence Stickel — — Map (db m12906) WM |
| | There are 48 known members of the Postle family buried in the cemetery. Their stories are interwoven with the history of Prairie Township, Franklin County, and Ohio. In 1810, Shadrach and Anna Stacia Postle were among the first settlers of Prairie . . . — — Map (db m35718) HM |
| | Dedicated to those who answered the call of our country in times of strife.
Our free America lives on in peace defended by their heroism.
[Dedication marker immediately in front of memorial]:
Erected by
Howard M. Harrison Post . . . — — Map (db m12526) HM |
| | In Memory
of
All Americans
who served their country
in
The Spanish-American
War
1898 1902
[Metal dedication marker]:
Dedicated to
the founders
Oscar Brookins-CMH-George Kelly
Walker Waddington . . . — — Map (db m12529) HM |
| | Before you is evidence of Ohio's glacial history. Thousands of years ago, glaciers covered northern and central Ohio. As the glaciers retreated, the melting ice created rivers and streams which, in turn, carved valleys and exposed land surfaces.
. . . — — Map (db m141387) HM |
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Before you is evidence of Ohio's glacial history. Thousands of years ago, glaciers covered northern and central Ohio. As the glaciers retreated, the melting ice created rivers and streams which, in turn, carved valleys and exposed land surfaces. . . . — — Map (db m141438) HM |
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The Big and Little Darby Creeks are important waterways to all who inhabited their banks and nearby land, past and present. In 1805, a grist mill was erected by Samuel Dyer to grind grains into flour for local farmers. This mill was powered by . . . — — Map (db m141418) HM |
| | Recognized for their biodiversity and high quality aquatic habitat, Big Darby Creek and Little Darby Creek were designated as state and national scenic rivers. These riparian ecosystems provide modern recreational opportunities while allowing a . . . — — Map (db m12514) HM |
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The Wyandot Indians in this area called this creek "Ollentangy" meaning "River of Red Face Paint;" but surveyors renamed it Big Darby Creek in the late 1700s. According to legend, they named it for an Indian chief who lived near the mouth of this . . . — — Map (db m141488) HM |
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Glaciers reshaped the landscape of Ohio, filling in the valleys, wearing down hills, and turning rock to dust. The glacier did not extend over all of Ohio, but did it cover Franklin County?
Consider these clues.
Glacial till is the . . . — — Map (db m141499) HM |
| | [Marker Front]:
Self-educated golfer Jack Kidwell grew up in central Ohio. From 1937 until 1971, he owned and operated the Beacon Light Golf Course, where he started as a caddie. In 1943, he married Geraldine "Jerry" Kidwell, his wife of 57 . . . — — Map (db m12524) HM |
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More than 400 million years ago, a warm, shallow sea covered Ohio. Sand, rocks, silt, mud and minerals, collectively called sediments, made up the seafloor. Sea life including small, shelled animals lived in the water. As the shelled animals died . . . — — Map (db m141396) HM |
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How did Big Darby Creek get here? Why is the land all around the Darby Watershed so flat? Why are there so many different rocks in the creek? One word...glaciers!
At least four times in the last two million years large continental glaciers . . . — — Map (db m141406) HM |
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On this terrace bench overlooking Big Darby Creek, people of the Fort Ancient Culture constructed a large circular village with a central plaza and constructed a low earthen mound on the plaza's edge to commemorate the burial location of . . . — — Map (db m141375) HM |
| | Built by pioneering retail developer Don Monroe Casto Sr., the Bank Block was dedicated in 1928. Considered one of the earliest regional shopping centers in the United States, it innovatively featured 350 free parking spaces-complete with uniformed . . . — — Map (db m12801) HM |
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This mural depicts Broadway between Grove City Road and Park Street in 1942. The block, then occupied by a private residence, a drug store, a barber shop/real estate office and a restaurant, became the site of City Hall in 1990.
The . . . — — Map (db m137701) HM |
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The corner dates are important dates
of the city's history
1852 - Grove City was laid out
1866 - Grove City became an incorporated village
1886 - Franklin County Engineer issued a
new plat map of Grove City
1959 - Grove City . . . — — Map (db m137667) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137708) HM |
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Site of Wm. Breck's 2nd Store &
Pilgar's Harness & Saddle Shop.
Built as First National Bank of
Grove City, the Women's Civic
Club established first public
library in the Director's Room.
The Telephone Company was on
the 2nd . . . — — Map (db m137635) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137636) HM |
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Built by W.C. Grossman as
the Kingdom Theater for
Mrs. Jessie Kφenig.
OLPH owned and celebrated
Mass in the building from
1954 to 1959.
LTOB Players purchased
the building in 1976. — — Map (db m137682) HM |
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First building on west side
of Broadway. Built by H. J.
Mayer as garage/showroom.
Site of first elevator in GC,
used exclusively for autos!
First bowling alley on 2nd
floor. Home of various
markets & restaurants, the
post . . . — — Map (db m137638) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137639) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137640) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137641) HM |
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Built as a hotel by
George Weygandt for
Wm. Blackburn. Wm. & Ida
Voelkel added a
biergarten on the north
side. The Endres family
then operated the tavern
for over 75 years. — — Map (db m137622) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m137706) HM |
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Built by O.G. Grossman
Became a local bakery
in 1922.
Prior to 1875 Edward Schirner
owned a store here in a
small frame building — — Map (db m137704) HM |
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Built by German merchant &
village postmaster Edward
Schirner. Elias White, Civil War
veteran, bought the house
in 1891. Home of Mayor John
Felton (1930s). In 1999 the
GCCVB opened their
first visitors' center here.
[Marker . . . — — Map (db m137703) HM |
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Built by Frank Emmelhainz
for his brother Edward as
a garage and Studebaker
& Regal car sales room.
It became Bethard's
Garage in 1932. — — Map (db m137702) HM |
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This blacksmith shop was constructed using original logs from a two-story log home built on Beatty Road in the 1850s. The materials were donated by Roger and Jean Spillman.
Tools in the shop were used in "Augy's Blacksmith Shop," owned and . . . — — Map (db m141667) HM |
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Crib barns were made of rough-hewn logs notched and laid horizontally; gaps went unfilled to save labor and provide ventilation. The multifunctional structures sheltered livestock, held feed, stored equipment, and more, such as housing a . . . — — Map (db m141668) HM |
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Windmills harnassed wind power to pump water from wells freeing farmers to use time and labor on other tasks. This windmill is reconstructed with parts from two separate windmills, one from the Borror Farm (donated by M/I Homes) and another from . . . — — Map (db m141670) HM |
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In recognition of her 16 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Grove City, Ohio, as a four-time elected member of City Council, and as Council President from 2002 to 2004.
In 1961, following the Bay of Pigs invasion, Klemack-McGraw . . . — — Map (db m141595) HM |
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Dr. Leslie A. Bostic served 40 consecutive years as the founding executive director of the Buckeye Ranch (formerly Buckeye Boys Ranch) in Grove City. He earned his undergraduate degree and Master of Social Work from the Richmond . . . — — Map (db m137678) HM |
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Granaries were used to dry seeds for the family to use to sow crops the next growing season.
This small granary was built on the Ziegenspeck Farm, located on Harrisburg Pike just south of St. Rt. 665, around 1927.
Steve and Trudy Funk . . . — — Map (db m141687) HM |
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Introduction
The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool that has been used throughout the world for over four thousand years. A labyrinth is a circuitous path with one entance point that leads through a series of switch-backs to its . . . — — Map (db m141603) HM |
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A tribute to Mothers, Fathers and Gold Star Families
who sacrificed a Loved One for our Freedom
Throughout history, brave women and men
of our community made the ultimate sacrifice
to protect the freedom of all Americans.
The . . . — — Map (db m137654) HM WM |
| | Original Board - January 15, 1908
Charles N. Graul - President 23½ yrs
Henry W. Voeller - President 16 yrs
Otto Willert - Secretary 29 yrs
Fred Kientz - President 14 yrs
Superintendent - 30 yrs
Wayne W. . . . — — Map (db m12911) HM |
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This monument is a tribute to all veterans
who served so that we may live in freedom.
[Benches surrounding the memorial are engraved
with four words symbolic of a veterans' service]:
Valor
Duty
Country . . . — — Map (db m12921) HM |
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This house was built on a parcel originally part of an 1808 land grant of 3,900 acres to John Smith Snead in payment for his Revolutionary War service. Many transfers and divisions of the land occurred prior to 1850, the era when this house was . . . — — Map (db m141689) HM |
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This log barn, constructed around 1850, was donated by Patty L. Jones. It was dismantled in 2005 with help from inmates of the Pickaway Correctional Institution.
It was reconstructed by Southwest Franklin County Historical Society volunteers . . . — — Map (db m141692) HM |
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This log home was built on property purchased between 1860 and 1880 by William Kegg, a prosperous land owner in Franklin and Pickaway counties. In 1915, the land and house were purchased from the Keggs by the Rouffs. In 1960, the land was sold to . . . — — Map (db m141695) HM |
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1846 The Highland Mission was built. Lutherans
organized a German and English congregation there
in 1849. Built 1st church one block west in 1853
"St. Johannis Kirche." 1856 St. Paul's Lutheran
(MoSyd) built on this site. About . . . — — Map (db m137707) HM |
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