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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ashtabula County, Ohio

 
Clickable Map of Ashtabula County, Ohio and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Ashtabula County, OH (73) Geauga County, OH (29) Lake County, OH (44) Trumbull County, OH (38) Crawford County, PA (134) Erie County, PA (199)  AshtabulaCounty(73) Ashtabula County (73)  GeaugaCounty(29) Geauga County (29)  LakeCounty(44) Lake County (44)  TrumbullCounty(38) Trumbull County (38)  CrawfordCountyPennsylvania(134) Crawford County (134)  ErieCounty(199) Erie County (199)
Adjacent to Ashtabula County, Ohio
 ▶   Geauga County (29)
 ▶   Lake County (44)
 ▶   Trumbull County (38)
 ▶   Crawford County, Pennsylvania (134)
 ▶   Erie County, Pennsylvania (199)
 
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Andover — 8-4 — Pymatuning Wetlands / Pymatuning Reservoir —
On Pymatuning Lake Road (County Route 274) 1.2 miles north of Martin Road (County Route 269), on the left when traveling south.
Pymatuning Wetlands The advancing and retreating mile-high glacial sheet of ice and snow shaped the countryside around this area. As the last of the ice masses melted, a great swamp developed, punctuated by towering white pines, bogs, and . . . — — Map (db m107661) HM
2► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Andover — Township of Andover Veterans Memorial —
On South Main Street (U.S. 6) at East Main Street (Ohio Route 85), in the median on South Main Street.
[counter clockwise from the south: five individual stones]U.S. Air Force U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marines U.S. Merchant Marine — — Map (db m107658) WM
3► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — "Steady" Ed Headrick —
On Lakeshore Drive north of East 1st Street, on the right.
In Memory of "Steady" Ed Headrick Father of Disc Golf 1924 - 2002 — — Map (db m132378) HM
4► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1001 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) at Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
The location of Shaffner-Knox Drugs, built for Doxsie Dairy Company 1935-1952 Doxsie Dairy Company 1957-1970 Commercial Testing and Engineering Company — — Map (db m132361) HM
5► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1003 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling west.
. . . — — Map (db m132360) HM
6► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1005 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1889 by A.J. Beckwith 1889-1908 A.J. Beckwith Dry Goods 1912-1927 Globe Clothiers 1930 Turner's Drug Store 1934-1940 The Great A & P Tea Company 1941-1945 England . . . — — Map (db m132359) HM
7► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1006 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Goodwill Drive at Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531), on the right when traveling south on Goodwill Drive.
Burrill Block The location of Edward H. Burrill Meat Market, the Burrill Block was built in 1900 1896-1921 Burrill's Meat Market 1926 Ragnvald Wary Billiards 1941-1953 Corner Restaurant . . . — — Map (db m132362) HM
8► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1009 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1889 by John & Oliver Topky 1889-1950 Topky Brothers Hardware & Ship Chandler 1951-1978 The Topky Hardware Company 1979-1995 Topky-Cook's Hardware Company — — Map (db m132356) HM
9► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1010 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of Edward H. Burrill Meat Market, the Burrill Block was built in 1900 1900-1908 H. Bieder Company, confectioner, ice cream, cigars, news dealer 1909-1962 Christiansen Confectionery Store Upstairs . . . — — Map (db m132364) HM
10► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1012 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On West Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of Cooper Butcher Shop, the Kunkle Block was built in 1900 1907-1918 F. J. Kempel Jeweler 1921 Century Club 1926-1931 Marine Sanitary Barber Shop Wilfred Beauty Parlor 1944-1971 . . . — — Map (db m132295) HM
11► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1016 — Upstairs — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
1912 Charles V. Beckman, foreign exchange 1926 Seamen's Union Hall 1930 Club Rooms — — Map (db m132319) HM
12► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1017 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1889 by John & Oliver Topky 1895-1897 Mills and Burton Drugs 1898-1914 H.T. & L.T. Carlisle Department Store 1914-1927 George S. Eddy Department Store 1929-1931 John Dellerba, . . . — — Map (db m132355) HM
13► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1018 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of Cooper Butcher Shop, the Kunkle Block was built in 1900 1907 Sperra Cafι 1912 Charlie Patchin's Restaurant 1921 Reuben Russack Clothing 1926 Elite Tonsorial Parlor . . . — — Map (db m132321) HM
14► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1020 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of the Herrick Hotel, built in 1916 for Peter J. Kapsanis 1916-1961 Harbor Sugar Bowl 1967-1971 West Fifth Club Tavern — — Map (db m132322) HM
15► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1022 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of the Herrick Hotel, the Petros Block was built in 1916 1916-1931 Frank Petros Confectionery 1934-1945 Petros Brothers Men's Furnishings 1946-1972 Paul's Bar & Restaurant 1973-1997 . . . — — Map (db m132323) HM
16► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1023 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1896-1899 H.D. Cook Boots and Shoes 1907-1911 Globe Clothiers 1918 Michael Molnar, bowling 1921 Angelo & Harry, billiards 1926-1930 Marine Pool Room 1946-1948 Marine . . . — — Map (db m132353) HM
17► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1024 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The location of the Herrick Hotel, the Petros Block was built in 1916 1916-1960 Benjamin's Barber Shop 1977-1980 Harbor Sales Notions Store 1988-1997 Leeward Lounge Expansion Upstairs 1916-1960 . . . — — Map (db m132324) HM
18► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1025 — Upstairs — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1895-1912 I.H. Pardee, physician J. Millard Chamberlain, attorney Joseph J. Downey, insurance & real estate Sullivan & Kullane, dressmakers Mrs. Virginia T. Morell, dressmaker — — Map (db m132351) HM
19► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1025 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1895 M. Flynn, boots, shoes & mens furnishings 1896 J.J. Hock. millinery 1907 W.H. Burton, druggist 1912 Ivan Worth, druggist & bookseller 1918-1927 E.V. Bloom Jewelwer . . . — — Map (db m132352) HM
20► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1028 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Goodwill Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Ducro Block Built in 1901 by John Ducro 1901-1912 John Ducro's Son's Furniture, Undertaker & Ambulance Service 1915-1921 Harbor Post Office 1926 Frank Weiss Billiards United Cigar Store 1931 . . . — — Map (db m132325) HM
21► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1029 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1889-1899 Margaret Shanahan, billiards & saloon Dennis Shanahan, cigars & tobacco 1907-1912 Ed Kennedy Saloon Kennedy Hotel upstairs 1918 R.J. Wang 1930 Michael Moinar Pool Room . . . — — Map (db m132350) HM
22► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1032 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Ducro Block Built in 1901 by John Ducro 1901-1912 John Ducro's Sons Furniture, Undertaker & Ambulance Service 1915-1935 Max Karpel Clothing 1936-1956 Mollie Karpel Mens Clothing 1957-1965 . . . — — Map (db m132326) HM
23► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1034 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1895-1898 Diamond Palace Restaurant 1912 John Goggins Cigars & Tobacco 1918 William J. Goggins Restaurant 1926 The Famous Lunch 1931 Mero's Restaurant 1950-1952 . . . — — Map (db m132327) HM
24► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1035 — Formerly 1037 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1895-1899 Thomas Perry, grocer 1907-1908 C.S. Baldwin, jeweler 1912 J.G. Turner, druggist 1918 C. Frank Neil, druggist 1921 J.G. McClintock Drug Store 1926 Harbor Pool . . . — — Map (db m132347) HM
25► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1035 — Formerly 1033 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1895 Wood & Parks Dry Goods H.D. Cook, billiards & saloon 1896-1899 Goggin & Company, retail liquor 1907 Goerge Burnett, mens furnishings 1912 Mitchell Hardware Company 1912-1921 . . . — — Map (db m132348) HM
26► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1036 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1895-1898 Diamond Palace Restaurant 1907 George H. Smith Cafι 1912 Frederick C. Jenkins, barber 1921 M. S. Cratsley, barber 1926-1934 Henry Kohus, barber 1937 Anthony . . . — — Map (db m132333) HM
27► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1038 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The location of Gregory, Burwell & Company, furniture & undertakers, built in 1912 by Harbor Building & Loan Co. 1912-1952 Harbor Building and Loan Company 1912-1926 Gregory-askew & Company Undertakers Adams Express . . . — — Map (db m132334) HM
28► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1104 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1889-1929 Thomas J. Rennick Meats, also pure Lake Erie ice 1930-1960 Rennick's Meat Market 1961-1962 The Miller-Anderson Company Meat Market — — Map (db m132335) HM
29► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1105 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1910 by M.A. Hanna 1910-1929 Marine National Bank 1931-1952 Marine Savings Bank Co. Office of the City Treasurer 1953-1962 Farmer's National Bank & Trust 1964-1986 Board of . . . — — Map (db m132345) HM
30► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1116 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1898 W.L. Irish, commission merchant 1918 Holland and Condon Prosperity Store 1921-1934 Bernardo Shoe Repair 1951-1961 I and W Supply Company 1964 Electromation Inc. 1969 . . . — — Map (db m132336) HM
31► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1119 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1896-1897 Wood & Parks Dry Goods 1898-1907 Henry Carlisle Dry Goods 1912 Gluck Department Store 1921 John Dellerba, pool 1926-1931 John Martin, billiards Mrs. Antoinette Martin, . . . — — Map (db m132344) HM
32► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1123 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
. . . — — Map (db m132342) HM
33► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1127 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The location of Squires Livery & Feed, built c. 1925 1926-1931 City Savings & Loan Company John E. Glantz, attorney 1937-1945 John E. Salo, barber 1953-1962 Marine Cafe — — Map (db m132340) HM
34► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1135 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531), on the right when traveling west.
. . . — — Map (db m132339) HM
35► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 1147 — Historic Ashtabula Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) west of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
1893-1896 Scandinavian House Saloon, Johnannes Gudmunson 1907-1912 O. Benson Saloon, confectioner 1918 Guy Dominico, barber 1926 Marine Electrical Supply 1931 Wayne r. Sironen, auto . . . — — Map (db m132338) HM
36► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, in the median.
U.S. Maritime Service Trained 268,000 Officers and Crewmen for the Wartime Fleet 604 Men and Women taken prisoner 60 Died in Prison Camps 142 Merchant Marine Academy Cadets were lost in action Dedicated to the men and . . . — — Map (db m132375) WM
37► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Armed Forces Memorial —
On Main Avenue at West 44th Street on Main Avenue.
To Honor Men and Women of Ashtabula Who Served in the Armed Forces — — Map (db m132289) WM
38► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Armed Forces Memorial —
On Edgewood Drive at State Road, on the left when traveling east on Edgewood Drive.
Dedicated to the men & women of Ashtabula Township who serve, have served, or will serve in the Armed Forces of the United States of America — — Map (db m132293) WM
39► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 12-4 — Ashtabula Harbor Commercial District —
On Bridge Street at Morton Street, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
Side A When the Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Ashtabula Railroad was finished in 1873, Ashtabula's harbor became a direct route to ship iron ore to the booming steel mills of Youngstown and Pittsburgh. On the west side of the Ashtabula River, . . . — — Map (db m121521) HM
40► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 10-4 — Ashtabula Train Disaster — December 29, 1876 —
On Lake Avenue at West 27th Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Avenue.
Near this site, an iron truss bridge collapsed into the Ashtabula River during a blizzard, plunging a passenger train with 160 on board into the gulf below. Nearly 100 people were killed in this, one of the worst train disasters in American history. . . . — — Map (db m121524) HM
41► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Bascule Lift Bridge —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The "Bascule" Lift Brdige, a medieval term for draw bridge, works on the same counterweight system that raised and lowered drawbridges over moats that surrounded fortresses in the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1850, a pontoon bridge had been . . . — — Map (db m132369) HM
42► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Civil War Memorial —
On Main Avenue south of West 44th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Erected in Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War, their mothers and wives, by James Lewis Smith. — — Map (db m132290) WM
43► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Henry Kalinowski —
Near Main Avenue south of West 44th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Henry Kalinowski Pvt US Marine Corps World War II 1920 - 1941 Killed in Action USS Arizona — — Map (db m132291) WM
44► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 14-4 — Hotel Ashtabula —
On Main Avenue 0.1 miles north of West 48th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Side A The Hotel Ashtabula was built in 1920 during an economic boom that lasted most of that decade. Architecturally, it represents a combination of Second Renaissance Revival and Georgian Revival styles. The H.L. Stevens and Company of . . . — — Map (db m121527) HM
45► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 11-4 — Lakeshore Park Main Pavilion —
On Lakeshore Drive 0.5 miles from Ohio Route 531, on the right when traveling west.
At 440 feet in length, the Lakeshore Park Main Pavilion, now known as the Ashtabula Township Park Lakefront Pavilion, is thought to be the longest and oldest lakefront pavilion in continuous use on the Great Lakes. Built in 1919, the pavilion, with . . . — — Map (db m121509) HM
46► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Lance Corporal Kevin M. Cornelius, USMC —
On Main Avenue north of West 44th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In Memoriam Lance Corporal Kevin M. Cornelius, USMC "...First to fight for right and freedom And to keep our honor clean We are proud to claim the . . . — — Map (db m132286) WM
47► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Mother of Sorrows Church —
On Coyne Avenue at West 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Coyne Avenue.
Mother of Sorrows Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m132294) HM
48► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Peleg Sweet —
On East Prospect Road (U.S. 20) at State Road, on the right when traveling east on East Prospect Road.
This land was donated to Ashtabula Township by Peleg Sweet Early settler and Revolutionary Soldier It was used as a training ground for troops — — Map (db m132292) HM
49► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Point Park —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Where you are standing on this high bluff, overlooking the entrance to Ashtabula Harbor is referred to as Point Park. For almost two centuries, people have traveled here to observe the business activity of Ashtabula Harbor. This vantage point of the . . . — — Map (db m132374) HM
50► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — Ship Air Funnel —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Restoration of the Air Funnel made possible through a donation by Robert (Bob) Halman in Memory of his wife, Sara Halman. A ship's air funnel is used to send cool air from the ships upper deck to the lower levels of the ship. It can be . . . — — Map (db m132377) HM
51► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — The Ashtabula River — From Shipping Mecca to Contaminated Waterway to Revitalized Harbor —
On Bridge Street (Ohio Route 531) at Morton Drive, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
More than 400 years ago, the Iroquois and Algonquin Native American tribes settled in the Ashtabula River basin, and named the river "Hash-tah-buh-lah"—"river of many fish." The Ashtabula River became a shipping hub over the following . . . — — Map (db m132365) HM
52► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — The Giant Hulett —
Near Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
This Operator Station, "Bucket", and about 1/3 of the "Arm" were saved from one of the Ashtabula Huletts. Acquiring this was the idea of Joseph L. Rose. It was donated by the A & B Dock Company to the Maritime Museum. Only "18 foot" of the original . . . — — Map (db m132366) HM
53► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — 5-4 — The Hubbard House —
On Walnut Boulevard at West 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on Walnut Boulevard.
Built in the 1840s by William and Catharine Hubbard and known as "Mother Hubbard's Cupboard" or "The Great Emporium" by fugitive slaves, the Hubbard House was an important terminus on the fabled Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil . . . — — Map (db m121522) HM
54► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — The Run Away Lake Erie Buoy —
On Walnut Boulevard east of Hulbert Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In the summer of 2006, a "run away buoy" on Lake Erie washed up onto Walnut Beach in Ashtabula not far from our museum. Our Historian Ron McKinley received a call from city employee, Tony Tulino asking, "How would the museum like a buoy?" . . . — — Map (db m132376) HM
55► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — This Veterans Memorial —
On Main Avenue at West 44th Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Avenue.
This Veterans Memorial honors all men and women of the United States who served their country Dedicated to Those Who Served in W.W. I 1917 - 1918 Served — 4,734,991 men — 21,480 women Wounded — . . . — — Map (db m132288) WM
56► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Ashtabula — World War II Memorial —
On Main Avenue north of West 44th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In loving tribute to those who served in World War II. We the citizens of Ashtabula have gratefully planted our dogwood trees. — — Map (db m132285) WM
57► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Austinburg — 6-4 — Betsey Mix Cowles — (1810-1876) —
On Center Road (Ohio Route 45) 0.1 miles north of Lampson Road, on the right when traveling south.
Betsey Mix Cowles dedicated her life to fighting slavery and improving the status of women. Her desire for a formal education led her to Oberlin College, where she completed two years of study in 1840. An advocate of immediate abolition, Cowles . . . — — Map (db m121528) HM
58► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum —
On Depot Street at Sandusky Street, on the right when traveling west on Depot Street.
[Top plaque:] The U.S. Dept. of the Interior has placed this building on the National Registry of Historic Places [Bottom plaque:] This museum, which is housed in the former New York Central Depot, is dedicated as a . . . — — Map (db m132380) HM
59► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — Conneaut Viaduct — Open Spandrel Concrete Rib Arch — 1924-2004 —
On U.S. 20 east of Keyes Street, on the right when traveling east.
The viaduct of splendor that spans our winding stream, Service untold will render and be the tourists' dream. In the strength and beauty rising, our safety to insure The friendship symbolizing, cemented to endure, with hooks of steel we . . . — — Map (db m132381) HM
60► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — Hopper Car and Caboose —
Near Depot Street at Sandusky Street, on the left when traveling east.
Hopper car and caboose donated by the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company to the City of Conneaut, Ohio in memory of those men of this community who contributed so much to the development of our country through the transportation of iron ore . . . — — Map (db m154536) HM
61► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — Nickel Plate Road Berkshire Locomotive No. 755 —
Near Depot Street at Sandusky Street, on the left when traveling east.
Nickel Plate Road Berkshire Locomotive No. 755, built in 1944, donated by the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company to the City of Conneaut, Ohio as a monument to the memory of those men in this community who contributed so much to a . . . — — Map (db m154534) HM
62► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — Old Time Ball Signal —
Near Depot Street at Sandusky Street, on the left when traveling east.
When ball is in the drum it meant “Stop”. When ball is raised high it was a signal to “Proceed” — better known as the “Highball”. — — Map (db m154535) HM
63► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — PA-OH Border Monument —
On State Line Road 0.2 miles south of Lake Road.
Erected in 1881 by a joint commission appointed by the states of Pennsylvania and Ohio to re-survey and re-mark the boundary line as established in 1786. — — Map (db m24070) HM
64► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — The Western Reserve — Northeast Boundary — One of a Series of Four —
On East Main Road (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east.
The Western Reserve Northeast Boundary Marker of the Connecticut Western Reserve conveyed to the United States, September 11, 1786 erected by the Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio July 3, 1966 Early Settlers . . . — — Map (db m94754) HM
65► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — The Western Reserve —
On Mariana Drive north of Harbor Street, on the right when traveling north.
On 4th July 1796, the Moses Cleaveland Company here opened the Western Reserve to survey naming this place "Ft. Independence" — — Map (db m132379) HM
66► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Conneaut — 3-4 — Western Reserve —
Near Main Street at Broad Street.
On July 4, 1796, Moses Cleaveland and his survey party landed at the mouth of Conneaut Creek on the southern shore of Lake Erie in what is today Conneaut, Ohio. The Connecticut Land Company, a private land speculation enterprise, had hired General . . . — — Map (db m121508) HM
67► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Geneva — 2-4 — Harpersfield Covered Bridge —
On Harpersfield Road at State Road, on the left when traveling north on Harpersfield Road.
Replacing an earlier bridge that was carried away in a spring flood, the Harpersfield Covered Bridge was built in 1868 and spans the Grand River, a state-designated wild, and scenic river. This bridge, which currently carries County Road #154 . . . — — Map (db m121531) HM
68► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Geneva — 4-4 — Ransom E. Olds-Birthplace —
On U.S. 20 0.1 miles west of North Eagle Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A Ransom E. Olds was born on this property on June 3, 1864. Olds co-founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, forerunner of the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors in Lansing, Michigan, on August 21, 1897. The curved dash model, built . . . — — Map (db m121529) HM
69► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Jefferson — 13-4 — Joshua R. Giddings Law Office —
On East Jefferson Avenue 0.1 miles east of Market Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported damaged.
Side A This building served as the law office to Joshua Reed Giddings, a Whig congressman who advocated for the abolition of slavery and an end to the domestic slave trade. Born in 1795, much of Giddings' young life was occupied by working . . . — — Map (db m122053) HM
70► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Kingsville — Veterans Memorial —
On Lake Street (Ohio Route 193) at Creek Road, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
Erected by the citizens of Kingsville to the memory of those who served from this community and those who gave their lives in the service of our country — — Map (db m132284) WM
71► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Orwell — 9-4 — Adna R. Chaffee —
On South Maple Street (Ohio Route 45) at U.S. 322, on the right when traveling north on South Maple Street.
Adna R. Chaffee was born in Orwell on April 14, 1842, and grew up on the family farm. He left home in 1861 to pursue a career in the military, enlisting first in the 6th U.S. Cavalry for service in the Civil War. Distinguishing himself in many . . . — — Map (db m7238) HM
72► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Pierpont — In Memory of Those —
On Conneaut Youngstown Road (Ohio Route 7) 0.5 miles north of Ohio Route 167, on the right when traveling south.
In Memory of those from Pierpont who served in all our wars — — Map (db m107654) WM
73► Ohio (Ashtabula County), Williamsfield — Upon This Tablet —
On U.S. 322 0.1 miles west of Ohio Route 193, on the left when traveling west.
Upon this tablet are inscribed the names of those who left Wayne to serve this country in the Great World War 1914 1918. Upon this tablet are inscribed the names of those who left Wayne to serve this country in World War II. Upon this tablet . . . — — Map (db m107660) WM
 
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Nov. 18, 2020