The 3-C Highway (State Route 3
in Mount Vernon) is a road that
runs from Cleveland through
Columbus and then on to
Cincinnati.
When completed in 1930, it was
one of the first paved roads in
Ohio, making it a big
improvement for Ohio's . . . — — Map (db m247636) HM
Through blurred eyes we find the strength and courage to soar beyond the moment.
We look to the future knowing we can never forget the past.
God Bless America — — Map (db m94955) WM
The Buckeye Candy Company/
Kelser Dowds Building is located
between Howard Street and the
Kokosing River. Built in
1910-1911, it was constructed of
reinforced cement and steel,
which made it fireproof.
It was one of the first-buildings . . . — — Map (db m247756) HM
Wooden crates for worldwide transport of sheet glass were fabricated in this unique structure built in 1945. Natural light and ventilation were provided by an energy-efficient V-shaped roof. The Carpenter Shop has been preserved as a public and . . . — — Map (db m281145) HM
The Civil War Monument that is the focal point of Mount Vernon's Public Square was designed by Henry B. Curtis.
In 1863, a group of young women created the Young Ladies' Union League, whose mission was to erect a monument to honor those who . . . — — Map (db m205889) HM
(south face)
“Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”
In grateful appreciation of the Patriotism and selfsacrifice of the lamented sons and soldiers of Knox Co. who for their Country and for freedom, laid down their lives in the . . . — — Map (db m12727) HM
As 10,000 people gathered on Mount Vernon's town square on May 1, 1863, Clement Laird Vallandigham, a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, spoke. Whether his words were that of a traitor to the North, or someone . . . — — Map (db m205893) HM
One of several points of entry to Ariel-Foundation Park, the Clock House is so named for its historic role as the place in which PPG employees ‘clocked in’ and ‘clocked out’ at the beginning and end of each work day. A small musuem includes donated . . . — — Map (db m281251) HM
The Cooper Fountain, located on
the town square of Mount
Vernon, was donated by Charles
Cooper in 1883. Charles and
Elias Cooper founded the Cooper
ironworks, which evolved from
making iron plows and other
tools to manufacturing . . . — — Map (db m205891) HM
Daniel Decatur Emmett was a
Mount Vernon born musician and
song writer who defined a
generation and either wrote or
“borrowed” a song that became
the unofficial national anthem of
the Confederate States of
America.
Born in 1815, . . . — — Map (db m247760) HM
Dr. Frank Carter Larimore was
the creator of the first “hospital”
in Mount Vernon.
During the Civil War, Mr.
Larimore served in Ohio infantry
brigades. War injuries rendered
Mr. Larimore unable to work as a.
farmer after the war. He . . . — — Map (db m247648) HM
Introduction of flat glass technology, for which PPG's Mount Vernon glassworks was not well-suited, led to the cessation of operations here in 1976. This elevator and stair tower facilitated movement of product and personnel between the factory and . . . — — Map (db m281010) HM
Ellamae Simmons, M.D. (1918-2019). Ellamae Simmons, born and raised in Mount Vernon, became the first African American woman physician to specialize in asthma, allergy, and immunology in the country. Graduating in the top of her high school . . . — — Map (db m184225) HM
E.R. Roach Industries was a small
Mount Vernon manufacturing
business that operated in the
1940s-1950s. Elmer R. Roach, the
owner, was awarded his first
patent on April 2, 1945, for an
original design of a toy metal race
car. Roach opened his . . . — — Map (db m247757) HM
The building before you was built in
1868, but the story of The First
Congregational Church of Christ in
Mount Vernon began in 1834.
The values of the Church founders
included their position against
slavery. The church members felt it
was . . . — — Map (db m247655) HM
Maryland Park was opened in 1921. It served as the site of the annual Emancipation Day Celebration until 1933. The first Columbus public pool was constructed here in 1929 as the Center of Eastside Social and Recreation Activities. It was home to . . . — — Map (db m17470) HM
Manufacturing sheet glass required temperatures as high as 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit to create a molten mixture of silica sand, soda ash, lime, cullet, and dolomite. Abundant natural gas fed the plant through this station in Mount Vernon for nearly . . . — — Map (db m281009) HM
Called the one person who had the greatest influence on shaping Mount Vernon, Henry Curtis moved here at age 17, to study law with his older brother. He had only 25 cents in his pocket.
Among the more active citizens in 19th Century Mount . . . — — Map (db m205892) HM
Jane Payne, M.D. (1825-1882). Dr. Jane Payne's family migrated from Bristol, England in 1825. Her father Henry served as an Episcopal priest in Ohio, finally settling in Mount Vernon. Although her sight was impaired and she was challenged by . . . — — Map (db m157851) HM
This is the site of Johnny Appleseed's earliest known recorded landholdings. Appleseed (whose legal name was John Chapman) purchased two parcels from Joseph Walker on September 14, 1809: Mount Vernon town lot 147, upon which you stand, and lot 145, . . . — — Map (db m13875) HM
The first structure to serve as the
Knox County Courthouse was a
simple fifteen by eighteen foot,
dirt-floored, log building erected
about 1808.
One of the later court houses was
destroyed by a major storm that
ruined the roof and . . . — — Map (db m247683) HM
Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1875. Delano (1809-1896) came to Mount Vernon in 1817, attended public schools, studied law, and was admitted . . . — — Map (db m13884) HM
Named for the Native Americans who first dwelled here along both sides of the Kokosing River, the Little Indian Fields is adjacent to the site of the first white settlement of Knox County. Early white inhabitants of this land were Andrew and . . . — — Map (db m18747) HM
Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, protocol, and allegiance, she pursued fearlessly and with . . . — — Map (db m12723) HM
Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke was born near Mount Vernon, but traveled more than most women of her time. No stranger to death, she saved countless lives as a nurse during the Civil War.
After the death of her own infant daughter, she commuted to . . . — — Map (db m205887) HM
A Nation that
honors it’s Veterans is
a nation dedicated
to preservation
of a freedom won
by the sacrifice of life
itself. These emblems
are appropriately
dedicated to the valiant
dead of the armed
forces who ventured far, . . . — — Map (db m94957) WM
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, the lone religious property within the Mt. Vernon Downtown Historic District, served what became only the second African American congregation in the city. The cornerstone for 13 South Mulberry Street was laid October 17, . . . — — Map (db m184227) HM
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church is a cozy white place of worship at 13 South Mulberry Street. The small congregation of Mt. Cavalry was traditionally made up of African-Americans.
The building's Gothic Revival style gives it a Middle Ages charm. . . . — — Map (db m184245) HM
This historic chimney is the highest structure in Knox County and has been a landmark for residents and air traffic since completion. The PPG plant shuttered in 1976 and the chimney ended its useful life and has now been repurposed for the enjoyment . . . — — Map (db m247781) HM
Mount Vernon has been home to at
least nine newspapers over the last
two hundred years, including five
that had the word “Republican” in
the name.
The Republican Newspaper was
founded by William H. Cochran in
1898. Typical daily . . . — — Map (db m247753) HM
The Ridge trusses that once supported the roof of the historic Coxey Building have been repurposed as sculpture in The Ruins of Ariel-Foundation Park. Besides adding aesthetic interest the sculptures celebrate the site's industrial history.
. . . — — Map (db m281008) HM
The continuous sheets of glass drawn from the tanks of molten glass were referred to as the 'Ribbon of Glass'. The vertical draw process was invented in this PPG plant and was known as the PennVernon process. This sculpture is a 'play' on that . . . — — Map (db m281017) HM
The Ruins includes the Coxey Building (1900) and its adjoining Clay Storage Building, The Carpenter Shop (1945), The Smokestack (1951), The Event Center and three Stair/Elevator Towers, and The
Clock House (date unknown). These structures not only . . . — — Map (db m281146) HM
The Ruins is a complex of preserved and
modified structures, plus the vestiges of
the late 19th Century Coxey Building
pylons. Historians report the structural
steel that sat atop these brick pylons was
salvaged from the 1893 World's . . . — — Map (db m281222) HM
In 1834 we began as an anti-slavery church working with
others to oppose slavery and help courageous Black
Americans escape slavery on the Underground Railroad
as it ran through Mount Vernon. We continue to seek
justice and love kindness. We . . . — — Map (db m247679) HM
Rising from slavery in the South to the stages of Ohio opera houses, members of the Snowden family entertained people across America.
The family's father, Thomas, was a slave in the early 1800s, and their mother Ellen, was a "House servant." . . . — — Map (db m205949) HM
The South Main Plaza project was completed in the Spring of 2020.
This re-imagined gathering space is part of the rejuvination of
downtown Mount Vernon's Historic Buisness District bringing
new energy and vitality to the community.
The . . . — — Map (db m205950) HM
The Terraces were incorporated into the master plan for Ariel-Foundation Park to add structure to what had been an uninspiring 75-acre expanse. Enveloping the Park's four reflecting pools, The
Terraces also provide a backdrop for the sculptures . . . — — Map (db m281144) HM
Contemporary inspiration for The Terraces
in Ariel-Foundation Park comes from the
work of American Landscape Architect
Charles Jencks. The works of Mr. Jencks
are located principally in the British
Isles and are monumental in scale- up
to . . . — — Map (db m281250) HM
On May 1, 1863, Peace Democratic Party leader Clement L. Vallandigham spoke to 10,000 people from this spot. Vallandigham's party, known by their opponents as "Copperheads," opposed the Civil War as an encroachment on both individuals' and . . . — — Map (db m12726) HM
Veterans
Avenue of Flags
Flying in Memory of:
Algire, Dean WWII • Huffman, Howard WWI
Algire, Roger Vietnam • Kadey, Kingsley WWII
Awwiller, Donald M. WWII • Kepple, John WWII
Awwiller, Josephine WWII • Kerr, Wilson E. WWII . . . — — Map (db m94953) WM
The Viaduct is located on South
Main Street, at the edge of
downtown Mount Vernon. It was
built over the Kokosing River in
1892 and was rehabilitated in
1969.
The stone arch viaduct replaced a
wooden bridge that had years of
damage from . . . — — Map (db m247758) HM
In recognition of
the patriotism of
the people of
Knox County
who oversubscribed their
War Savings Quota in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m205937) HM
Wayman Chapel was dedicated in 1874 as part of Ohio’s Third District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The first Black church in Knox County, it began in 1870 under the guidance of Rev. James A. Ralls. The congregation met in local homes . . . — — Map (db m247534) HM
The Woodward Opera House is a
place to experience Mount Vernon's
cultural history.
The Woodward Opera House is
America's oldest authentic
nineteenth century theater still
standing to this day. The theater was
the vision of Dr. . . . — — Map (db m205947) HM
