On Portsmouth Street at Main Street (Ohio Route 93), on the right when traveling south on Portsmouth Street.
53rd O.V.I. Regiment The 53rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment was mustered into service at Camp Diamond, north of Jackson, during the first year of the
Civil War. Men recruited from the counties of Athens, Gallia,
Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, . . . — — Map (db m225384) HM
On Main Street north of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north.
Commercial Apple Orchards in Jackson County. The first commercial apple orchards were established in Jackson
County in the late nineteenth century, although legend has it that
Johnny Appleseed planted the first apple trees here around . . . — — Map (db m123685) HM
Near Salem Road (County Road 176) 0.5 miles west of State Route 124, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
the Unknown Confederate Soldiers
who served under
General John Hunt Morgan
and died July 17, 1863
at the Battle of Berlin Heights
Berlin Crossroads, Ohio — — Map (db m212252) WM
On East Main Street (Ohio Route 93) west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
The advanced guard of Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan's Confederate raiders arrived in Jackson about
9:30 pm on July 16, 1863, and found a tree barricade
near the Isham House on Main Street defended by old
men and boys. Local militia forces . . . — — Map (db m108267) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served honorably in our armed forces, when called on and needed. To those who gave their lives, and to those who came home. We dedicate this with reverence and pride. — — Map (db m209750) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Jackson County Veterans Memorial dedicated Veterans Day November 11, 2014 In memory of those who served in the United States Armed Forces and those who lost their lives defending freedom.
Civil War Veterans K.I.A.
Pvt Joseph Abrams • . . . — — Map (db m209784) WM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
•Established Ohio’s System of Two-Year & Technical Colleges
• Former President of the American Athletic Union “AAU”
• Increased state support for medical education
• “Jim Rhodes is the fastest wit I’ve ever met.” . . . — — Map (db m123814) HM
On Broadway Street 0.5 miles west of U.S. 35, on the left when traveling west.
Side A: James Cemetery
Major John James (1772-1854) established James Cemetery in 1828 on and around a Native American mound that is the only significant ancient mound remaining in the city of Jackson. The mound is about 70 feet in diameter . . . — — Map (db m24758) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)
Scientist and explorer of the American West, John Wesley Powell moved from New York to Jackson with his family in 1838 and lived here until 1846. He developed an early interest in geology from his tutor "Big" . . . — — Map (db m271428) HM
On Main Street at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
John Wollam
Born about 1839 in Beaver Falls, PA. He lived in Cincinnati several years moving to Jackson in the early 1850s working as a carpenter with his father. He enlisted in the Union Army's 33rd OVI on August 24, 1861, volunteering to . . . — — Map (db m309379) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In memory and honor of the brave men of Jackson County who answered their country's call that liberty and justice might not perish from the earth. — — Map (db m271431) WM
On Water Street just south of East Broadway, on the right when traveling north.
The McCoy Cabin was presented to the Jackson Historical Society by Elaine McCoy. It had been originally constructed on her farm in Hamilton Township in the first part of the 19th century. The cabin was moved in 2015 and is now completed. The . . . — — Map (db m209785) HM
On Columbia Street at South Street, on the left when traveling south on Columbia Street.
McKinley Park. William McKinley was the 25th President of the
United States. Following McKinley’s assassination
in 1901, the Village of Jackson dedicated this
triangle of land as a park in his honor. Earlier
in the nineteenth century, a . . . — — Map (db m123234) HM
On Water Street just south of East Brown Street, on the right when traveling north.
An important part of Salt Lick Village is its Post Office. In 1804 the first U.S. Post Office, in what is now Jackson, was opened here. Its name was "Salt Lick". It remained so until the settlement was renamed Jackson in 1817. The trailer, now the . . . — — Map (db m209787) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93), on the left when traveling east.
Scioto Salt Licks. The Scioto Salts Licks, located in and around Jackson, is an area where naturally occurring salt water, known as brine, flowed to the surface as a salt-water spring. It is known that the spring existed since the Pleistocene . . . — — Map (db m24767) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 93) at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Trails
Plunging herds of buffalo seeking salt licks and grazing lands wore trails through the Ohio Country when it was an Indian no-man's land. Later, Indians found the same trails suitable for their needs. The tawny paths were highways as . . . — — Map (db m308670) HM
