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 runaway slaves. . . . — — Map (db m13760) HM
On July 24th, 2007, our brother Jon C. Trainer answered his last alarm. Jon grew up in Mechanicsburg, and followed the family tradition of community service, dedicating his time and soul to the protection of others. In 2011, the Mechanicsburg Fire . . . — — Map (db m284422) HM
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 The Ohio . . . — — Map (db m284043) HM
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
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
A replica of the first log cabin built in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. This 650 pound miniature replica was hand chiseled out of marble by Joseph Whitehead, a monument maker. A raffle was one of the events to raise funds for the Soldiers and Sailors . . . — — Map (db m284429) HM
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
The W. Pearl King Prairie Savanna is a mostly undisturbed remnant of the once expansive Darby Plains Prairies. Prior to European settlement more than two centuries ago, the Darby Plains covered an area of more than 380 square miles west of Columbus. . . . — — Map (db m114475) HM
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
