C. S. Bell Foundry
and Showroom
1866
Expanded 1892
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1882 — — Map (db m202690) HM
Early Civil Rights protest to desegregate Hillsboro, Ohio schools and legal victory in the first test case of Brown v. Board of Education in the North
Marching Mothers
Zella Cumberland Elsie Steward Young Sallie Williams Zora . . . — — Map (db m202700) HM
Tracing the beginning of education in any area can be challenging and Highland County is no different. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was the first document to address public education; and the statute which governed the Northwest Territory, The . . . — — Map (db m268405) HM
To the memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Highland County, Ohio
who served in the
Union Army
during the War of the Rebellion — — Map (db m166055) WM
In honor of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in Highland County, Ohio.
Samuel Adkins James Anderson Benjamin Arthur Azor Bagley John Beard Andrew Beatty William Bell Thomas Bernard William Boatman Thomas Brady Daniel . . . — — Map (db m235377) WM
In honor and memory of all veterans of Highland County who served our country in times of peace and war, and to those who paid the supreme sacrifice so that we might enjoy freedom. Their spirit, devotion and love of country will be forever . . . — — Map (db m235375) WM
2nd Lieutenant John W. Bowen, Jr.
July 14, 1922
Killed in Action Apr. 14, 1944
Flight Officer George D. Collins
Nov. 11, 1922
Killed in Action July 10, 1943
2nd Lieutenant Spencer L. Shaw
Sept. 8, 1921
Killed in Action . . . — — Map (db m268698) WM
In the year 1870 Hillsboro was the center of population of the United States.
The exact center was located 3/4 of a mile east in front of the Marshall Pike (S.R. 124) in a lane on the Lilley Farm in front of the Dr. Robert D. Lilley Home, a . . . — — Map (db m202709) HM
John A. Smith Building
c. 1880
This property is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior — — Map (db m221616) HM
Side A
The Lincoln School, which stood on this site from 1869 to 1956, was a segregated elementary school intended for the city's African American students, grades one through eight. Hillsboro was the site of the first Northern desegregation suit . . . — — Map (db m121940) HM
The Log Cabin was originally built circa 1830 by George Robison along Mad River Road.
The cabin was donated by the Curtis Wilson family in 1980. The cabin was moved to its current site in 1990 during the Festival of Bells when it was . . . — — Map (db m268404) HM
Creator of some of America's favorite cartoon characters, Milton Caniff was born in Hillsboro in 1907 and graduated from Ohio State University in 1930. He created his first comic strip in 1932 for the Associated Press Syndicate, and in 1934 . . . — — Map (db m121939) HM
New Market
In 1798, Henry Massie, brother of General Nathaniel Massie, platted a town, the earliest permanent settlement in Highland County, covering 400 acres and named it New Market after a town in his native Virginia. New Market served as . . . — — Map (db m121938) HM
1808 Jasper Hand 1828
1823 Jacob Kirby 1873
1849 Wm. R. Smith 1900
1863 Kirby Smith 1920
1865 Walter G. Smith 1925
1904 Ed. B. Ayres, Jr. 1964 — — Map (db m202703) HM
Charles Lovedahl 1Lt/ US Army Lynchburg Daniel Hively Sgt US Army Danville James Waulk, Jr. Corpus. Army Greenfield Mark Hook Pfc/ US Army Hillsboro Stephen Colopy Spc4/ US Army Danville William Brown Spc4/ US Army Hillsboro Daniel . . . — — Map (db m271586) WM
In recognition of the patriotism of the people of Highland County who oversubscribed their war savings quota in 1918 this tablet is gratefully erected by the Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m221617) HM
