Historical Markers and War Memorials in Jefferson County, Ohio
Adjacent to Jefferson County, Ohio
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American Revolution
[Names not listed]
War of 1812
[Names not listed]
Mexican War
[Names not listed]
Spanish-American War
[Names not listed]
Band of Brothers in Arms
[Names not listed]
To . . . — — Map (db m160614) WM
World War Honor Roll
1914 - 1918
World War II Honor Roll
1941 - 1945
[Inscription on the plaques below the titles is the same:]
Dedicated by the Village of Amsterdam as lasting tribute to living and dead who left to . . . — — Map (db m160615) WM
The three bronze, and 5 black granite plaques mounted in this memorial park contain the names of 1,813 local men and women who have selflessly and honorably served in the armed forces of the United States of America from 1776 to 2012. Valiantly, . . . — — Map (db m160617) WM
The two guns flanking this memorial were German manufactured. These "MG 08's” were turned
out by the thousands for the German army for use in the killing fields of Europe with horrific effect
on legions of Allied infantry forces and . . . — — Map (db m160616) HM WM
To honor those
from Bergholz and Community
who served their Country
in World War I and World War II
Korea
1950-1953
Vietnam
1961-1975
Persian Gulf
1991
Iraq Freedom
2003 — — Map (db m36333) WM
About 8 pm on the evening of July 25, 1863, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and fewer than 500 Confederate raiders arrived at Nebo, now known as Bergholz, and set up camp throughout the village. Selecting the Herdman Taylor farm as his . . . — — Map (db m111197) HM
1871
To the Memory of the Fallen Soldiers of Ross Township
Jeff. Co. O. in the War of 1861 to 65
West face (front):
Thomas son of Robert & Martha George
2. Reg. O.V.I. Killed at Perryville Ky. Oct. 8, 1862
_____
Thos, Duke 32, . . . — — Map (db m37491) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 26, 1863: Burned a County bridge and proceeded northward via Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., . . . — — Map (db m37439) HM
The bronze tablet on this marker (#13) reads:
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 26, 1863: Burned a County bridge and proceeded northward via Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford . . . — — Map (db m37759) HM
On July 25, 1863, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders headed north following the skirmish at the Two Ridges Church just outside Wintersville. The Union pursuers under Brigadier General James M. Shackelford were hard on . . . — — Map (db m111196) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via “Dry Fork Valley” present site of Bradley and Smithfield, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., 1st Ky. . . . — — Map (db m37147) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops on July 25, 1863, passed Updegraff's Mills then located here; proceeded northward via "Dry Fork Valley" and Smithfield; pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. . . . — — Map (db m37753) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863; proceeded northward via Circle Green and Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m37758) HM
General John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops entered Jefferson County here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Short Creek Valley, Smithfield and other Villages, pursued, under orders of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, by Gen. James M. . . . — — Map (db m37146) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863; proceeded northward toward Salineville pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, . . . — — Map (db m37760) HM
Benjamin Lundy Home:
After witnessing the slave trade in Wheeling, Virginia, Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) resolved to battle the institution, first organizing the Union Humane Society in St. Clairsville in 1815. In 1821, . . . — — Map (db m36345) HM
October 7, 1857
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Birthplace of
Moses Fleetwood Walker
(1857-1924)
Civil Rights Pioneer
First African American Major League Baseball Player
(career 1883-1889) — — Map (db m79812) HM
By 1816, Mount Pleasant had earned a reputation among fugitive slaves as a town where they would be welcomed in their quest for freedom. The Quakers who lived in the village helped Mount Pleasant become a center of antislavery activity. Many . . . — — Map (db m36344) HM
Panel one:
What is a Quaker? “I went to many a priest to look for comfort, but found no comfort from them.” — George Fox recounting his spiritual journey in The Journal of George Fox.
George Foxs . . . — — Map (db m37047) HM
(Plaque missing; text from 1913 Steubenville Herald)
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward up Cross Creek valley, via Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford . . . — — Map (db m36217) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; burned a bridge of the Steubenville and Indiana R.R. proceeded northward via Ekey Church, "Dry Fork Valley" and Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, . . . — — Map (db m36222) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via McIntire and Cross Creek Valleys and Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. . . . — — Map (db m37752) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863: proceeded northward via Circle Green and Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m37757) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via New Alexandria, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m36213) HM
The Plymouth Meeting of Smithfield is considered one of the earliest Society of Friends (Quaker) congregations in Ohio. Jesse Carr, William and Sarah Carr's first born son, is noted in the Plymouth Meeting records as being born the "10th of 5th mo." . . . — — Map (db m75888) HM
Circa 1915
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1991
— — Map (db m156011) HM
Circa 1928
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1998
— — Map (db m156020) HM
Circa 1905
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1999
— — Map (db m156019) HM
Circa 1900
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1999
— — Map (db m156018) HM
Circa 1953
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1995
— — Map (db m156016) HM
Circa 1953
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1996
— — Map (db m156015) HM
Circa 1890
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1990
— — Map (db m156021) HM
circa 1953
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1993 — — Map (db m156009) HM
Abraham Lincoln and his family stopped in Steubenville on February 14, 1861 on their way to Lincoln's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Traveling by train, once in Steubenville he departed the depot to address a large crowd of Ohioans . . . — — Map (db m33905) HM
Front Text:
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He immigrated to Allegheny City Pennsylvania with his family when he was 13. While operating the telegraphs for the Pennsylvania Railroad, . . . — — Map (db m62959) HM
This tower containing the original church bell cast in 1906 is dedicated to the pioneers and founding members of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Mingo Junction, Ohio on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the parish. — — Map (db m156025) HM
Federal Land Office. This log building was constructed in 1801 by David Hoge on the west side of Third Street. It served as his home and was the first Federal land office in that part of the Northwest Territory known as the Seven Ranges. In 1809 it . . . — — Map (db m33875) HM
In 1787, the construction of Fort Steuben was completed by Captain John Francis Hamtramck and soldiers of the 1st American Regiment, who were sent to the frontier by the United States government to remove illegal squatters and protect government . . . — — Map (db m33873) HM
Guy W. Jacobs
1888 - 1973
As a founding member of Steubenville Rotary, and as a renowned banker and industrialist, few have given so generously of his time and resources to his community, and none with greater caring and affection for its . . . — — Map (db m156007) HM
During World War II and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
Gilbert Beynon
George Gabsella, Jr.
Claude W. Hinsley
Richard Blair
Lewis Shumway
Donald R. Gaffney
Thomas Moxley, Jr.
Harry B. Robinson
Joseph Zaboroski . . . — — Map (db m139941) WM
North-West Corner of
Fort Steuben
Erected 1786
————
Named in Honor of
Major General
Frederick William Augustus
Baron Von Steuben
Who rendered distinguished
service to the
United States Army
in the . . . — — Map (db m39755) HM
Lock and Dam 10, completed in 1915, was part of a slack-water navigation system built for the Ohio River. The site included a brick powerhouse and two lockkeeper houses. The lock and dam was replaced when Pike Island Dam was completed in 1965. The . . . — — Map (db m44147) HM
The Ohio Valley Steelworker Statue was cast at Centre Foundry and Machine Company in Wheeling, West Virginia and dedicated in 1989. Created by artist Dimitrios Akis, the statue honors the men and women who worked in area iron and steel industries . . . — — Map (db m139938) HM
Circa 1907
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1994
— — Map (db m156023) HM
Born in Steubenville in 1814, Edwin McMasters Stanton studied at Kenyon College and opened his law practice in Cadiz in 1836. The grandson of North Carolina slaveholders, Stanton opposed slavery. A successful railroad attorney and War Democrat at . . . — — Map (db m33906) HM
One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, Dean Martin was born Dino Crocetti in Steubenville in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants. At age 16 he entered the steel mills and later boxed under the name of "Kid Crochet." He began his . . . — — Map (db m36342) HM
Edwin M. Stanton, native of Steubenville
Secretary of War
David Homer Bates, native of Steubenville
War Department Telegrapher
Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States
Commander in Chief — — Map (db m156004) HM
[Left Historical Marker]:
This Land Office was established by Congress
on May 10, 1800.
President John Adams appointed David Hoge
as Land and Title Registrar, which position
he held for forty years.
In 1801 Mr. Hoge bought the . . . — — Map (db m46886) HM
Tuskegee Airmen
Brothers from Steubenville, Ohio Jerome & John "Ellis" Edwards
The Red Tails
Tuskegee Airmen in WWII
The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African American men and women, pilots and support personnel who fought with . . . — — Map (db m156014) HM WM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Main
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the USS Maine — — Map (db m37489) HM
Circa 1924
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Restored 1995
— — Map (db m156013) HM
Dedicated Veterans Day, November 11, 2007 by Amvet Post 275, Steubenville, Ohio through the patriotic donations of the citizens of the Tri-state area.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are . . . — — Map (db m156000) WM
To keep forever living the spirit of freedom for which they died we dedicate this memorial to our dead in all wars
In honor of the men and women of Jefferson County who sacrificed to preserve the liberty of mankind for all ages . . . — — Map (db m156002) WM
The Village of Stratton proudly dedicates this veterans memorial to the local men and women who have bravely served our nation in times of war and peace — — Map (db m156048) WM
To the honor and glory of
"Mr. Fullback" Clarke Hinkle
"The valiant warrior famed for fight"
Clarke Hinkle Field
Dedicated October 15, 1985
T.H.S. Class of 1927
Bucknell University 1928-1932 All American
College Football . . . — — Map (db m156044) HM
In late 1959, Jim joined the Toronto Lions Club and remained a member for nearly 59 years. He served most offices of Lionism at the local, district, and state levels. From 1980 to 1982 he served as International Director, and in 1990 was elected . . . — — Map (db m156031) HM
Side A:Soldiers and Sailors MonumentToronto's Soldiers and Sailors Monument was dedicated on November 11, 1919. At that dedication, artist Giuseppe Moretti said, "A memorial should be erected to a single purpose as a tribute to the . . . — — Map (db m44143) HM
Mayors are in order as they served
Several served more than one term
💎 Village Mayors 💎
J.H. Roberts Samuel B. Taylor John H. Paisley Andrew J. Stewart H.H. Smith E.E. Francy Charles E. Miller Joseph M. . . . — — Map (db m156036) HM
Erected by the citizens of Toronto and vicinity in honor of the men of this community who answered the call of their country in the World War — — Map (db m156040) WM
In gratitude to all who have served the cause of freedom and to the fallen patriots who paid the ultimate price
"Carved in stone forever as they are written in our hearts" — — Map (db m156041) WM
Side A
Born in Knoxville in 1840 and reared at a farm in New Somerset, William Pittenger mustered into the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under a 90-day enlistment, in 1861. He fought at the First Battle of Bull Run and was the war . . . — — Map (db m75887) HM
A Living War Memorial
This park is dedicated in everlasting memory of the men and women of Toronto who served their country in World War II
1941 - 1945
In honor of these men from Toronto who gave the last full measure of their . . . — — Map (db m156032) WM
Brass plaque:
The Bell located in the tower above was donated by
John D. Kilgore in 1887.
The following inscription is found on the bell:
May the Glory of This Latter House Be Greater Than Any Former.
Church Organized 1802.
12 . . . — — Map (db m122234) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, 86th Ohio Mounted . . . — — Map (db m35779) HM
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here “Two Ridges Church” July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th . . . — — Map (db m37754) HM
While en route to Wintersville on July 25, 1863, Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders stopped at the farm of Mrs. John Hanna for a short nap and meal.
Working their way toward Wintersville through the area south of . . . — — Map (db m79816) HM
From near this place in 1774, all the family of Logan was lured across the Ohio River and massacred by Whites thus sending Logan and Ohio Indian nations on a path of war for vengeance now known to history as Cresap's War.
"Who Shall Mourn" — — Map (db m44144) HM
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