Built in 1886 by direct descendants of slaves, the Black and White schoolhouse provided education for local youths until 1928. Denied admission to white schools in the area, African-American families first built a log schoolhouse across the road in . . . — — Map (db m156893) HM
The knolls and ridges found in this vicinity were formed by deposits of gravel left by the retreating glacier which covered much of Ohio during the Pleistocene Era 10,000 years ago. Popularly known as "Devil's Backbones," these ridges can be several . . . — — Map (db m248056) HM
Approximately 1000 feet east of this marker lies the graves of sixteen American soldiers from Fort McArthur who gave their lives during the War of 1812. The fort, a one-half acre timber stockade containing huts, was built in the summer of 1812 to . . . — — Map (db m22250) HM
One of Ohio's larger courthouses, this structure, completed in 1915 at a cost of $275,000, is the third courthouse to be built in this vicinity. The building, designed by the architectural firm, Richards, McCarty, and Bulford, is an excellent . . . — — Map (db m22901) HM
Lest We Forget
in memory of the Korean Conflict
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
54,236 Dead
103,000 Wounded
7,000 P.O.W.'s
3,450 Returned Alive
51% Died Prison Camps
389 P.O.W.'s Unaccounted For — — Map (db m105031) WM
Front In honor of those who served in Viet NamBack
Greater love hath no man than this
that he lay down his life for his country — — Map (db m105038) WM
In memory of the nine men from Hardin County who lost their lives in the Battle of Munda in WWII and in honor of those who also suffered wounds in the fighting on the Solomon Islands Campaign during the summer of 1943.
Cleed Armentrout • Leroy . . . — — Map (db m248221) WM
Hull’s Trail was a rough passageway through Ohio to the Canadian border, used by General William Hull’s army during the War of 1812 on its way to attack the English at Detroit. Woodsmen cleared the trail to permit the Ohio Army Militia with its . . . — — Map (db m272367) HM
Buried here. Born July 17, 1843 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Died December 22, 1908. At 18 he enlisted in Company K, 33rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was the youngest member of the famous Andrews Raid. The raiders seized “The General” . . . — — Map (db m277237) HM
First organized as the Kenton Lock Manufacturing Company in 1890, the Kenton Hardware Company became one of the world's largest cast iron toy factories. Under the management of L. S. Bixler, toy stoves, banks, fire company outfits, horse drawn . . . — — Map (db m306310) HM
Dedicated to the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America, those who lost their lives preserving our freedom and the pioneer families who settled Hardin County
"God bless America and the freedom we . . . — — Map (db m22919) HM WM
In 1832 a charter was granted by the State of Ohio for construction of a railroad between Sandusky City and Dayton. The right-of-way privileges included Hardin County. The first train, of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, arrived in Kenton from . . . — — Map (db m22920) HM
This tree is planted in honor of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' 75th Anniversary in 2024. The Division of Forestry, one of the oldest formal forestry programs in the nation, works to protect, sustainably manage, and expand Ohio's forested . . . — — Map (db m306406) HM
County Road 265 follows an old Indian trail which connected the Wyandot villages at Upper Sandusky with the Shawnee Mac-o-chee towns to the southwest. Many wigwams were pitched near this Scioto River ford during the late 18th and early 19th . . . — — Map (db m245475) HM
In memory of
John R. and Stella E. Hastings
for their community service and
their generous and caring support
of the youth of Hardin County.
Oh, blest are they who walk in love.
They also walk with God above.
John R. Hastings / / / . . . — — Map (db m78261) HM
This Tablet marks Hull’s Trail; 1812. One-half mile south of this is the site of Old Fort McArthur. Built in 1812 on yonder hillside, Gen. Tupper and 1,000 men camped the entire winter of 1812-13. At the foot of the hill is their “Spring of . . . — — Map (db m18416) HM
This Flag's in honor of those brave men and women who sacrifice to protect our country. May God Bless those who put their lives in harms way to keep our
country free, our children sale, and maintain our way of life. — — Map (db m198661) WM
