On Main Street at South Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
In a Caledonia printing shop owned by his father, Dr. George T. Harding, Warren learned the fundamentals of the printing trade which inspired his interest in a journalism career. — — Map (db m29129) HM
On Marion-Galion Road (Local Road 114), on the left when traveling east.
This grass land, extending one mile east between the road and the railway, is one of the few surviving remnants of the once extensive prairies that were part of pioneer Marion County. This strip, preserved by chance when the railway and road were . . . — — Map (db m29127) HM
On Harding Highway (Ohio Route 309) at Caledonia-Climax Road (County Route 159), on the right when traveling east on Harding Highway.
This trail, also know as the Old war trace,
connected Upper Sandusky and Mt. Vernon
through Caledonia, Mt. Gilead, and Fredericktown.
The route continued to Newcomertown by way
of Owl Creek (Kokoshing River) and White
Woman (Walhoning) River. . . . — — Map (db m97069) HM
On South Main Street just south of South Street, on the left when traveling north.
Entered in the
National Register
of Historic Places
1979
Caledonia Memorial
United Methodist Church
Founded By William Garberson - 1830
Dedicated - 1909 — — Map (db m236794) HM
On East Marion Street, on the right when traveling south.
Revolutionary War John Irey • Ebenezer Lewis War Of 1812 John Hart • Jacob Rice • Thomas Lacey Spanish American War Homer M. Messenger • James Sharrock • John Lloyd Wichess United States Ateteran Riley H. Eighlinger Civil . . . — — Map (db m236762) WM
On South Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
This bell first called the pioneers to worship at the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1835. Charles Nathan Clark, the great grandfather of William M. Clark was a member of the original congregation. The bell was entrusted for many years to the care of . . . — — Map (db m236765) HM
On High Street (Ohio Route 37), on the right when traveling south.
The Oorang Indian football team was founded by LaRue native Walter Lingo (1890-1966), owner of the Oorang Airedale Dog Kennels. The team, comprised of Native American Indians, played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1922-23.
The star . . . — — Map (db m27018) HM
On East Center Street (Ohio Route 309) at Sharpless Ct, on the right when traveling west on East Center Street.
Thomas Stinson Cummin, owner of a successful dry
goods store, built his home in the early 1870s on
the outskirts of the growing village of Marion. The
home was purchased in 1889 by Henry M. Barnhart,
an inventor, and co-founder of the Marion . . . — — Map (db m221680) HM
On East Church Street (Ohio Route 95/309) west of McWilliams Court, on the right when traveling west.
First bell brought to Marion County. Cast in 1839 for the Marion County Courthouse. Moved to Salem Church in 1885. Re-set at this site in 1991. — — Map (db m201366) HM
On West Center Street (Ohio Route 95/309) west of Park Boulevard ( Route 95), on the right when traveling west.
In recognition of foresight and ingenuity of Henry Barnhart, George King, and Edward Huber, who established this plant in 1884 as The Marion Steam Shovel Company, This monument is dedicated as Founders' Point — — Map (db m201403) HM
Near Delaware Avenue (Ohio Route 423) at Vernon Heights Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was born November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio, to Dr. George Tryon Harding and Phoebe Dickerson Harding. The family moved to the village of Caledonia, and then to Marion.
Harding . . . — — Map (db m219208) HM
On West Center Street (Ohio Route 95/309) at Orchard Street, on the left when traveling west on West Center Street.
Hotel Harding has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, 1924 — — Map (db m201360) HM
On Delaware Avenue (Ohio Route 423) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Delaware Avenue.
Jacob Foos, while surveying the Military Road north from Fort Morrow to Fremont during the War of 1812, dug a well at this site. General William H. Harrison and his troops, on their way to Lake Erie, camped here and drank from the well. This area . . . — — Map (db m29048) HM
On Center Street (Ohio Route 95/309) at Main Street ( Route 4), on the right when traveling west on Center Street.
This is Marion County's fourth courthouse and the second at this site. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1884. Costing $115,000, it was completed in 1885 by contractors Leffler and Bland. In 1973 the courthouse was placed on the National Register . . . — — Map (db m29095) HM
In honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers known to be buried in Marion County 1775-1783
Ebenezer Ballentine •
William Britton, Sr. •
Israel Clark •
Joseph Gillette •
Frazier Gray •
Andrew Hyde, Jr. •
John Trey •
John Lindsey • . . . — — Map (db m201362) WM
On Mount Vernon Avenue (Ohio Route 95) close to Richland Road ( Route 529), on the right when traveling east.
The Marion Mausoleum represents a time in early 20th-century
America in which burial practices changed because of advances in
engineering and construction materials, concerns about hygiene, and
a new rise in wealth among the middle class. . . . — — Map (db m117821) HM
On Center Street (Ohio Route 95/309), on the right when traveling west.
The Marion Steam Shovel Company built the primary tools for America's civil engineering for more than 100 years. Founded in 1884 by Henry M. Barnhart, George W. King, and Edward Huber, the company's patent steam shovels helped revolutionize railway . . . — — Map (db m27021) HM
On East Center Street (Ohio Route 309) at True Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Center Street.
Marion civic leaders Shauck Elah Barlow and Ida Harsh Barlow built “Waldhelm,” their Colonial Revival residence, between 1903- 1905. Ida Barlow, then president of the Marion Women’s Club, hosted a December 1905 meeting in her new home. Members . . . — — Map (db m224218) HM
Near East Fairground Street just west of Patterson Street, on the right when traveling west.
This display is a single Crawler Tread shoe that was
used on the enormous NASA Crawler-Transporters.
These transporters were used to move the Apollo
spacecraft, Skylab space station, and other space
shuttles to the launch site . . . — — Map (db m166057) HM
Was born on this site Nov. 20, 1884. He graduated from Marion High School in 1901, Princeton University in 1905, and from Union Theological Seminary. Thomas, a clergyman, and the son of Marion's Presbyterian minister, was a tireless worker for . . . — — Map (db m27030) HM
On Quarry Street, on the right when traveling west.
Marion founder Eber Baker donated this two-acre plot for use as a
cemetery shortly after platting the village in 1822. The oldest
legible headstone bears an 1812 burial date, indicating that it may
have been moved to the site after the opening . . . — — Map (db m94914) HM
On Davids Street at Barks Road West, on the right when traveling south on Davids Street.
Doctors Charles Elmer Sawyer and his son, Carl Walker Sawyer, opened Sawyer Sanatorium on White Oaks Farm in 1911, Built to provide physical and emotional healing in a unique environment, the complex incorporated six patient bungalows, houses for . . . — — Map (db m285816) HM
On Pole Lane Rd (County Route 174), on the right when traveling north.
Side A On March 2, 1942, four months after the U.S. entered WWII, farmers living between Marion-Williamsport and Marseilles-Galion Roads and between State Route 98 and the Norfolk & Western Railroad were notified to vacate their farms by . . . — — Map (db m94705) HM
On Harding Highway East (Ohio Route 309), on the right when traveling east.
Side A:
Early in 1942, during World War II, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired 640 acres along two miles of U. S. Route 30 South (now State Route 309) from ten landowners. By June 11 of that year, the farm families were removed and . . . — — Map (db m29126) HM
On LaRue-Prospect Road (Ohio Route 203) at Marion- Green Camp Rd ( Route 739), on the right when traveling south on LaRue-Prospect Road.
The U.S. Army built a two-story blockhouse on a nearby
hill during the War of 1812. The blockhouse was one of a
series of such structures erected along the Greenville
Treaty line to guard against Native Americans who
supported the British during . . . — — Map (db m94537) HM
On East Church Street (Ohio Route 95/309) west of McWilliams Court, on the right when traveling east.
Salem Church has long been known as The Rooster Church because of a rooster once atop its steeple remeniscent of the tradition of Protestant churches in Germany. The rooster reminds us of Peter's denial and how at times in our lives we too deny . . . — — Map (db m221678) HM
On U.S. 23 at milepost 6 at Newmans-Cardington Rd (County Route 123), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 23.
The Underground Railroad
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, . . . — — Map (db m92076) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 423) at Center Street ( Route 309), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
The Underground Railroad
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, . . . — — Map (db m94909) HM
On Cass Avenue at Kenton Avenue ( Route 309), on the right when traveling north on Cass Avenue.
The West Side. In the early twentieth century. Marion's West Side was dominated by the Erie Railroad switchyards, a major hub of employment. During World War I, the railroad recruited Black workers from the South for jobs in its yards and . . . — — Map (db m284369) HM
On Pole Lane Road (County Road 174) at Chapel Heights Street, on the right when traveling north on Pole Lane Road.
Side A:
During the early months of World War II, citizens as well as soldiers made enormous sacrifices for the war effort. In March 1942 the War Department announced plans to build a 13,000-acre munitions manufacturing complex northeast of . . . — — Map (db m29125) HM
On Harding Highway East (Ohio Route 309), on the right when traveling east.
This site was once a twenty-four acre camp for Prisoners of War established on the grounds of the Marion Engineer Depot. The Depot was a major supply and logistics site of the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II. The first contingent of POWs . . . — — Map (db m29115) HM
George Christian Jr. lived next door to the Hardings with his wife, Stella, and sons, Warren and John. Christian was personal secretary to Harding in both the U.S. Senate and in the White House. In 1920, the Christians rented their Marion home to . . . — — Map (db m277688) HM
In 1920, the recently widowed Isabella Freeland and her two daughters, Isabelle and Eleanor, had a ringside seat for the front porch campaign next door. Eleanor, 38, a local teacher, wrote a series of articles, which were published nationwide. . . . — — Map (db m277690) HM
This former alley served as an informal meeting court for Harding, staff and journalists during the 1920 campaign.
You are welcome to try your hand at the sport. Here are the basic rules:
Both players stand at the same end and take turns . . . — — Map (db m277685) HM
Built over two days' time in July 1920, this cottage was workspace for the approximately 17 journalists writing about Warren Harding's front porch campaign for their respective newspapers and wire services. — — Map (db m277686) HM
You can imagine how many people roamed around the Hardings' property during the 1920 campaign. To maintain a sense of order, Marion police officers manned two sentry houses. One was beside the Press House, and one was by the curb on Mt. Vernon . . . — — Map (db m277684) HM
Near Mount Vernon Avenue west of Bradford Street, on the right when traveling west.
Warren and Florence Harding broke ground on this home in late summer 1890, after they were engaged to be married. They were married at the foot of the staircase on July 8, 1891 and lived here full time for the next 24 years as Harding . . . — — Map (db m277692) HM
Near Mount Vernon Avenue east of Baker Street, on the right.
Warren G. Harding Home
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m277691) HM
On Water Street (Ohio Route 47) 0.1 miles west of Main Street ( Route 203), on the right when traveling west.
The single-span Parker Through Truss Bridge that previously carried State Route 47 over the Scioto River at this location was constructed by the Standard Engineering Company of Toledo shortly after the Flood of 1913 destroyed the wrought iron . . . — — Map (db m26984) HM
On Marion Street (Ohio Route 423) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Marion Street.
Side A: The first road through Marion County followed the Scioto Trail of the Native Americans. This 120-foot wide strip through Wyandot territory led from Lower Sandusky (Fremont) to the Greenville Treaty Line. A confederation of Ohio tribes . . . — — Map (db m22923) HM
On West Main Street west of North Marion Street ( Route 47), on the left when traveling west.
This photograph of Waldo in 1918 shows where the G&R Tavern is now. Carolyn Moser doesn't know the people in the picture, but if anyone knows them they may contact her at 494-9357. — — Map (db m236810) HM
