This memorial is in memory of Jacob
and Martha Boggs Johnson, and marks
the spot where the Indian cabin stood
Into which they moved April 1. 1805. With
other pioneers they came as the Indians
departed and worthily bore their part
in subduing . . . — — Map (db m127297) HM
On Inskeep Road (County Route 144) at Clay Street, on the left when traveling north on Inskeep Road.
President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, created a national tragedy, and the nationl mourned as his body was transported by rail from Washington, D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. As the nine-car . . . — — Map (db m84946) HM
On Ohio Route 245, 0.2 miles south of Mt. Tabor Road (Ohio Route 507), on the right when traveling north.
Mt. Tabor Church. The first Mt. Tabor Church, a log meetinghouse, was erected on this site in 1816. It stood on land originally selected by Griffith and Martha Evans for a graveyard at the death of their daughter circa 1812. Deeds show the . . . — — Map (db m198029) HM
On West Pike Street (Ohio Route 55) at Wilson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Pike Street.
Born here October 9, 1832. Attended Antioch College. Member of Mt. Olivet Masonic Lodge. Enlisted in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and volunteered for the famous Andrews Raid. The raiders seized "The General" locomotive at Big Shanty, . . . — — Map (db m76518) HM
On Ohio Route 29 at Ohio Route 560, on the left when traveling west on State Route 29.
(bronze plaque)
Richard Stanhope
(Stanup)
Free black man and landowner
Settler in Madison County, Ohio
on Virginia Military land
resident of Concord Township
Champaign County, Ohio
Died September 1862
Buried in Concord . . . — — Map (db m106683) HM
On Sandusky Street (Ohio Route 4) at Main Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling east on Sandusky Street.
Side A:
Congress passed Fugitive Slave Laws in 1793 and 1850, allowing federal marshals to arrest slaves that had escaped to the North and take them back to their southern owners. They could also arrest northerners suspected of aiding . . . — — Map (db m13760) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling north.
Side A:
James R. Hopkins was born May 17, 1877, in Irwin and graduated from Mechanicsburg High School in 1895. As a child, he gained exposure to art through his mother, Nettie, an accomplished self-taught water colorist. Hopkins enrolled at . . . — — Map (db m13729) HM
On Rosedale Road at Wing Road, on the left when traveling east on Rosedale Road.
Joseph E. Wing was one of the first persons to identify, promote, and grow alfalfa as a forage crop east of the Mississippi River. He developed his interest in alfalfa while in Utah, where he worked on a cattle ranch. When he returned, Wing began . . . — — Map (db m13761) HM
(south side)
Gettysburg (above)
1861- 1865
erected by the
Ladies Memorial
Association
Mechanicsburg,
in honor of
the brave men
whose valor saved
the Union.
(west side) (Shiloh above)
Our country’s
defenders
may their . . . — — Map (db m86320) WM
(south side)
Dedicated to those
who gave their lives
in the World War
by the Donald
Cannon Post No. 238
of the
American Legion
(north side)
Erected
in memory of the
Veterans
of the
World War
1917 . 1918
by the . . . — — Map (db m86333) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 29) at Race Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Mechanicsburg United Methodist congregation was founded in the early nineteenth century and met first in open-air camp meetings before moving into a small log school building. In 1820 the congregation built a wood framed church on East Sandusky . . . — — Map (db m13730) HM
On Sandusky Street (Ohio Route 4), on the right when traveling east.
Side A:
This site has long served the religious, education, and public interests of the residents of Mechanicsburg. A local Methodist congregation built its first church here in 1820, and the townspeople also used the structure as its . . . — — Map (db m13731) HM
On Sandusky Street (Ohio Route 4) at South Main Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling east on Sandusky Street.
first plaque-
Center of Intersection
Site of World War I
Veterans Memorial 1919 - 1934
plaque placed by Donald Cannon Post 238 of the American Legion — — Map (db m77271) HM
In 1897, a farm boy investigating the disappearance of water into a sinkhole in a nearby field discovered this system of subterranean passageways. Digging down a few feet, he found an opening to a cave that had begun forming perhaps several . . . — — Map (db m198028) HM
On W, Elm Street (County Route 111) near Winder St, on the right when traveling east.
Friends Church
Among the earliest settlers to Rush Township were members of the
Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, who emigrated from the
eastern states, mostly Pennsylvania and North Carolina. At first
religious services were held in . . . — — Map (db m86266) HM
On Maple St (Ohio Route 245), on the right when traveling west.
Our village fire and curfew
bell originally hung in the old
town hall erected in 1870.
The bell was cracked by two
citizens ringing it in celebration
of the end of World War II. — — Map (db m86383) HM
On East Street (Ohio Route 559) at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on East Street.
North Lewisburg, O.
Service Flag
63 names of soldiers
1 nurse
64 stars
We have helped make the world safe for democracy
U.S.A. entered war April 6, 1917
Armistice November 11, 1918
Peace June 28, 1919
May 27, 1918
(left . . . — — Map (db m86388) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 29), on the left when traveling east.
in memory of
Asa B. Buroker
superintendent of
Adams Township Schools
1907- 1920
the guilding influence throughout
his life was service. He gave the
rarest of gifts – himself — — Map (db m80736) HM
Albert B. “A. B.” Graham was born in Champaign County on March 13, 1868, the son of Joseph and Esther Graham. He was raised in a small rural home, but a fire destroyed the house in 1879, and the family moved to Lena where Graham attended . . . — — Map (db m13789) HM
On Springfield Street, on the right when traveling north.
President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, created a national tragedy, and the nation mourned as his body was transported by rail from Washington D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. In Champaign County, . . . — — Map (db m13790) HM
On Jefferson Street near Plum Street, on the left when traveling north.
In grateful remembrance of
“Our Boys” who answered their Country's call
in the World War Apr. 6. 1917-Nov. 11. 1918
Saint Paris Johnson Twp.
Reverse When the service flag has faded, and the hands that it caressed have been . . . — — Map (db m13807) WM
On Jefferson Street at Plum Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
In memory of those who died for us in World War II:
Niece, Robert •
Richeson, Herman •
Rush, Ralph M. •
Cretors, Robert K. •
Leasure, Karl •
Mott, Garner •
Peacock, Eldon D.
To the memory of those who served in World War II this . . . — — Map (db m13806) HM
On Urbana- Lisbon Road (Ohio Route 54) at Benson Road (County Route 179), on the right when traveling west on Urbana- Lisbon Road.
Benson Road and the North Urbana Lisbon Road (SR 54) in Champaign County was the site of the 1950 National and Ohio Plowing Matches and the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts Field Days. The three-day event drew a crowd of nearly . . . — — Map (db m86249) HM
On U.S. 68 just north of Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south.
9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact
Steel recovered from the World Trade Center after
September 11, 2001
courtesy of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
and is displayed in memory of 2,752
victims including:
343 New York . . . — — Map (db m166193) WM
On U.S. 68 just south of Lewis B Moore Dr (Ohio Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
This marker placed in remembrance of United Airlines Flight Attendant and
longtime Champaign County resident Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, who was killed when
United Flight 175 became the second airplane to crash into the World Trade
Center (South . . . — — Map (db m166195) HM WM
On South Main Street (U.S. 68) 0.3 miles south of Lewis B Moore Drive (Ohio Route 55), on the left when traveling north.
This marker placed in remembrance of United Airlines Flight Attendant and longtime Champaign County resident Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, who was killed when United Flight 175 became the second airplane to crash into the World Trade Center (South . . . — — Map (db m184247) HM WM
On College Way, on the right when traveling south.
Bailey and Barclay Halls. Urbana University was established by the Swedenborgian Church in 1850. Bailey Hall (1853), named after Francis Bailey (1735-1815), was designed by W. Russell West, architect of the Statehouse of Ohio. Bailey was an . . . — — Map (db m13808) HM
On Water Street at Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west on Water Street.
Billy “Single” Clifford
Wm. C. Shyrigh, better known as Billy Clifford, was born in this
house on January 24, 1869, to Levi and Sarah Shyrigh. Coming
from a musical family, he developed an early interest in music
and practiced with the . . . — — Map (db m90489) HM
Near Cemetery Lane east of Patrick Avenue (Ohio Route 54), on the left when traveling east.
The Grave of
Capt. Simon Kenton
1755 - 1836
Revolutionary War Soldier
Clark Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops
Brigadier General of the Ohio Militia - 1812
Inscription on Gravestone:
In
Memory
of
Gen. Simon . . . — — Map (db m38277) HM
On Woodburn Road (County Road 91) 0.9 miles west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Cedar Bog…
• is a nature preserve with several different wetlands.
• has a mile-plus long boardwalk providing a pathway through the wetlands that is easy, dry, and handicapped-accessible.
• is a paradise for naturalists and . . . — — Map (db m198691) HM
On Woodburn Road (County Route 91), on the right when traveling west.
In 1942 Cedar Bog became the first nature preserve in Ohio purchased
with state funds. Efforts to set this wetland aside began in the
1920s through the efforts of Florence Murdock and her daughter.
Efforts intensified in the mid 1930s with help . . . — — Map (db m90503)
On U.S. 68 just north of Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south.
To honor those who perished on 11 September 2001 and our soldiers for their dedicated
efforts and unselfish sacrifice in Iraq and the Gulf region for protecting our nation from terrorist influence
2 August 1990 — — Map (db m166181) WM
Near U.S. 68 at Lewis B Moore Drive (Ohio Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
To honor the citizens
from Champaign County
that served during
The Civil War
1861 - 1865
Donated by Champaign County Bicentennial Committee — — Map (db m166189) WM
On U.S. 68 at Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68.
To honor Herman S. Thompson, Sr. ACM 2nd Class, who served in WWI (1917-1918); sons and grandsonsWho served during later years all Champaign County veterans and ancestor Mary Thompson (1793- 1873) whose home in . . . — — Map (db m166186) WM
To honor General Zachary Taylor and all U.S. Soldiers (Dragoons) who served during the Mexican War to preserve U.S. Territory.
May 13, 1846 May 30, 1848 — — Map (db m166190) WM
On U.S. 68 at Pearce Lane, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68.
To honor all the soldiers and sailors who fought to preserve our freedoms, secure and protect our southern borders and provide for a large colonial vastness for the United States of America.
April 21, 1898 - July 4, 1902 — — Map (db m166188) WM
To honor
our Revolutionary War Ancestors
American Revolutionary War
Donated by Urbana Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution — — Map (db m166192) WM
On Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of the men and women
of Champaign County who served
in the World War 1914- 1918
Urbana Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1925 — — Map (db m106995) WM
On cemtey driveway (Ohio Route 54), in the median.
(DAR logo)
Col. William Ward
Revolutionary Soldier
associate of General Simon Kenton in
the settlement of the Mad River Valley,
the founder of Urbana, brother of
John Ward, the White Indian, and
grandfather of John Quincy Adams Ward,
noted . . . — — Map (db m81937) HM
On Market Street at Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
[Marker Front]:
The Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (DS&U) was an “Interurban” rail system that ran between the cities of Urbana, Springfield and Dayton. Its beginning can be traced to the franchise given to . . . — — Map (db m13811) HM
Near Woodburn Road (County Road 91) west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Farmers wanted to drain this area to grow crops as early as 1902. To carry the water away, they dug the artificial channel that is in front of you. They piled the soil in a ridge that runs parallel to the channel, and today, it supports the . . . — — Map (db m198693) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) at Ames Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Scioto Street.
Side A
Robert L. Eichelberger was born in Urbana on March 9, 1886, the
youngest of the five children of George Maley Eichelberger, an Urbana
lawyer, and Emma (Ring) Eichelberger. After graduating from Urbana
High School in 1903, he . . . — — Map (db m90431) HM WM
On Woodburn Road (County Road 91) west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Before 1800, there were approximately 7,000 acres of wetland in this valley. By 1980, draining had reduced the wetlands to only 130 acres of hardwood swamp forests, cedar swamp forests and sedge meadows.
By the 1980s, this sedge meadow was . . . — — Map (db m198694) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 68), on the left when traveling north.
A group of Freemasons, inspired by the concepts of a new country, of Freedom with Responsibility, Brotherly Love, and Truth, formed Harmony Lodge near this site in 1809, the first Masonic lodge in western Ohio. Meetings were held in the log court . . . — — Map (db m13820) HM
On Woodburn Road west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
The side rails on this boardwalk were
made possible by financial support
from the Cedar Bog Association and
from Ralph and Jean Ramey, who
made generous contributions in
memory of their daughter Carolyn.
Though handicapped from birth,
Carolyn . . . — — Map (db m198692) HM
On Patrik Avenue (Ohio Route 54) 0.1 miles south of Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Simon Kenton who is buried here. During the Revolutionary War he frequently served as scout under George Rogers Clark and later praised Clark for his role in saving the Kentucky settlements. Kenton's Indian captivity of 1778-79 acquainted him with . . . — — Map (db m34088) HM
On High Street at College Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street.
Side A: John Anderson Ward Farmstead
John Anderson Ward had this Federal style house constructed from 1823-1825 on land inherited from his father, Urbana's founder Colonel William Ward. The Colonel's will stipulated that a local mason . . . — — Map (db m13822) HM
On cemetery drieway (Ohio Route 54), in the median.
This replica of his first statue is a memorial gift to his fellow townsmen erected by his wife to mark his grave
Preserved with support from local citizens, Save Outdoor Sculpture!, Target Stores, and the National Endowment for the Arts. . . . — — Map (db m81909) HM
On Kennard- Kings Creek Road (County Route 130) at East Kings Creek Road (County Route 125), on the left when traveling north on Kennard- Kings Creek Road.
Side A The founders of what would become the Kings Creek Baptist Church first met on June 29, 1805 in the log home of local residents James and Ann Turner. The Baptist congregation continued to meet in people's homes until 1816 when . . . — — Map (db m84858) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Railroad Overpass, on the right when traveling east on Miami Street.
The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company was chartered by the State of Ohio in January 1832 to connect west central Ohio with northern Ohio and Lake Erie. It was the first company to be incorporated for railroad purposes in the state. . . . — — Map (db m13824) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Railroad Overpass, on the right when traveling west on Miami Street.
Champaign County residents James [sic-Joseph] Vance (1786-1852) and John H. James (1800-1881) were among the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad's first officers, serving as president and treasurer, respectively. Vance emerged as a leader in the War of . . . — — Map (db m13825) HM
On West Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Storms Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Miami Street.
(side A)
Construction of the Columbus, Piqua, and Indiana Central Railroad started in 1850 and was finished in 1854. Later referred to as the "Panhandle Railroad," it ran from Columbus to Bradford. During the Civil War, the line carried . . . — — Map (db m93853) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 68) at Fyffe Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
(Side A)
The nine-car funeral train for President Abraham
Lincoln departed Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1865.
It arrived in Urbana on April 29 at 10:40p.m.
Urbana’s citizens erected an arch of evergreens and
flowers near the station . . . — — Map (db m84960) HM
On Scioto Street east of North Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west.
1755 - Simon Kenton - 1836
»»««
In Oakland Cemetery, one
mile east,is the grave and
monument of Simon Kenton,
pioneer, soldier, Indian scout.
Also, "The Indian Hunter,"
by J.Q.A.Ward, noted sculptor
and native of . . . — — Map (db m44106) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) just east of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
This property
The Adam Mosgrove House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198674) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) just east of South Kenton Street, on the right when traveling east.
Evan S. Patrick House
301 Scioto Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1855 — — Map (db m198677) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) just west of North Locust Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Samuel McCord House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198676) HM
On U.S. 68 at Lewis B Moore Drive (County Route 55), on the left when traveling north on U.S. 68.
The Underground Railroad in Champaign County
The inhumanity of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850 motivated anti-slavery activists to operate a covert network, the "Underground Railroad," which helped fugitive slaves . . . — — Map (db m78141) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 68) at Miami Street (U.S. 36), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern, Headquarters of Gov. Meigs during the quartering of Gen. Hull's Army at Urbana in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m19798) HM
On Scioto Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling east.
Urbana
Home of Brand Whitlock,
Author, Statesman,
First Ambassador
To Belgium
Provided by
The Ohio Historical Society & Ohio Department of Transportation
installed by
Champaign County Bicentennial Marker Committee,
Champaign County . . . — — Map (db m182884) HM
On KentonStreet at Ward Street, on the right when traveling north on KentonStreet.
War Council of 1812. To confirm that the Treaty of Greenville would be upheld, Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs called a council with Native Americans June 6-9, 1812. He sought approval to cross native land when marching to Canada and to ensure . . . — — Map (db m81636) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south.
Warren G. Grimes. Raised in an Ohio orphanage, Warren G. Grimes (1898-1975) ran away after finishing the ninth grade and at age 16 went to work for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He later became a partner in an electrical business where . . . — — Map (db m13818) HM
On Upper Valley Pike (Ohio Route 560), on the right when traveling south.
Virginia native William Owen, 1769-1821, is credited with being the
first American to settle in Mad River Township, Champaign County
sometime between 1797-1799. He and his family built a cabin in the
northeast quarter of Section 15 directly west . . . — — Map (db m86157) HM
On Blue Knight Drive, on the right when traveling south.
These Urbana University MBA students lost their lives in an auto accident in Springfield, OH.
Gone but not forgotten
Xue, Bing (Jo)
12/31/1982-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Bian, Jin (Jack)
10/13/1979-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Sun, . . . — — Map (db m13810) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Storms Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Miami Street.
The Johnson Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1902 by brothers James B., J. Will, Isaac T., and Charles F. Johnson, all of Quaker heritage. The company manufactured tin and galvanized iron ware for railroad lines across the United States. . . . — — Map (db m221049) HM
On U.S. 36, 0.2 miles west of Ohio Route 560, on the left when traveling east.
Baseball great Harvey Haddix was born on September 18, 1925, and grew up on a farm just south of Westville. He attended Westville School until March 1940 and played his first organized baseball at this site. Entering Major League Baseball in 1952, . . . — — Map (db m13888) HM
On Urbana Woodstock Pike (County Route 2) 0.5 miles west of Main Street (Ohio Route 559).
Roll of Honor of Woodstock Precinct
(147 names)
recorded by Warren Cushman Sculptor- 1895.
Uncle George Gifford
was a soldier
in the 134 O.V.I.
1864
Bro. Charles Cushman
The first man that offered
to go to war to the . . . — — Map (db m85202) WM
On Urbana Woodstock Road (County Route 2) 0.4 miles west of Main Street (Ohio Route 559), on the right when traveling west.
President Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, created a national tragedy, and the nation mourned as his body was transported by rail from Washington, D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. On its way the Funeral . . . — — Map (db m84945) HM
On Urbana- Woodstock Pike (County Route 2) at Burnwell Street, on the right when traveling west on Urbana- Woodstock Pike.
Rev. George Messenger and his congregation built
the first Universalist Church on this site. It was
dedicated during a state convention of Universalists
in Woodstock in June 1844. In 1893, Rev. John A.
Carpenter was instrumental in erecting a . . . — — Map (db m85116) HM
Near Urbana Woodstock Road (County Route 2) 0.4 miles west of Main Street (Ohio Route 559), on the right when traveling west.
(Side A)
Warren Cushman was a respected painter, sculptor, photographer, musician, and inventor. He created the towering Cushman monument in Woodstock’s Rush Township cemetery and is believed to have shown his painting “Spanish . . . — — Map (db m84931) HM
Near Urbana Woodstock Pike (County Route 2), on the right when traveling west.
Plaque #1
Woodstock Ohio Service Flag WW I
41 names w/ symbols
Nurse (cross)
Served overseas (circled dot)
Camp (triangle)
Died in service (hollow star)
Killed in action (star)
Navy (N)
We have helped make the . . . — — Map (db m85181) WM
