This plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Flood of 1913. Designating the high water mark in and around the city of Zanesville.
To those who, during the flood which overwhelmed Zanesville in March, 1913, many times put their own . . . — — Map (db m205866) HM
This plaque commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Flood of 1913. Designating the high water mark in and around the city of Zanesville.
To those who, during the flood which overwhelmed Zanesville in March, 1913, many times put their own . . . — — Map (db m316382) HM
Black Mess Johnson an escaped slave from Maryland, is traced to Zanesville by his owner. He has been working for the McIntire Family and John McIntire buys his freedom for $150. Later that year, Black Mess Johnson marries Ann Thompson, an . . . — — Map (db m280709) HM
Rufus Putnam Levi Whipple and Increase Mathews outbid John McIntire for the land that will become Spring Field (Putnam). Zanesville will be settled in part by Virginians and Putnam by New Englanders. — — Map (db m280710) HM
Slavery is excluded from Ohio by the State Constitutional Convention. Free African Americans may swear legal oaths, testify in the courts, hold public office, perform military service but not vote. Rufus Putnam votes for equality, including the vote . . . — — Map (db m280711) HM
The state legislature denies African Americans and persons of Mixed Race the right to testify against persons of European Ancestry in court and requires a $500 bond to
insure the good behavior of each employed African American. — — Map (db m280712) HM
The United States abolished the importation of slaves but smuggling persists and the slave trade turns to slaves raised in the United States. — — Map (db m280713) HM
Suspected fugitive slave attempts
to escape Zanesville's log jail by
burning off a lock. He burns down
the jail and old frame courthouse.
Pro-slavery men threaten to throw him
into the flames but sympathizers help
him to escape. — — Map (db m280714) HM
The American Colonization Society is founded with the goal of resettling freed slaves outside of the United States. This leads to the founding of Liberia on the west coast of Africa. Zanesville and Putnam will soon establish their own society, . . . — — Map (db m280732) HM
William Lloyd Garrison publishes his newspaper. The Liberator,
which becomes an outspoken voice for
immediate abolition of slavery. In Zanesville,
The Zanesville and Putnam Colonization
Society begins to have internal
division over . . . — — Map (db m280741) HM
Levi Whipple, A.G. Allen, Thomas Gurney, M.B. Cushing and H.C. Howells meet in Putnam to discuss slavery and oppression and consider forming an antislavery society. The next week, they are joined by Horace Nye, William Joiner, John Quigley, Charles . . . — — Map (db m280742) HM
The Muskingum County Abolition
Society petitions the Ohio Legislature
to allow African Americans to testify in
court and participate in the school fund.
They also petition the United States
Congress to abolish slavery in Washington
D.C. and . . . — — Map (db m280743) HM
The first State Abolition Convention is held at the
Stone Academy in Putnam Prominent abolitionists
present at this convention include Theodore Weld,
James Birney and John Rankin. Local abolitionists
include A.A. Guthrie, H.C. Howells and Horace . . . — — Map (db m280748) HM
A.A. Guthrie chairs the second State Abolition
Society Meeting in Granville, Ohio,
serving as society president. This
meeting also has to contend with
mob violence. — — Map (db m280752) HM
Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of Uncle Tom's Cabin) visits her brother William Beecher, pastor of the Putnam Presbyterian Church. She observes that about half the citizens of Putnam are abolitionists. — — Map (db m280819) HM
State Abolition Convention again held at the
Stone Academy in Putnam. The convention is
mobbed and the "Battle of the Bridge"
confrontation occurs at the old Third Street
Covered Bridge. Two Hundred Zanesville men
threaten to burn Putnam and . . . — — Map (db m280820) HM
Joshua McCarty Simpson
writes and sings his first poem at the
Abolition School near Big Bottom in Morgan
County. Robert West Speer of New Concord,
begins his record of fugitive slaves received
and forwarded. He records 77 individuals
from . . . — — Map (db m280826) HM
Nelson T. Gant receives his freedom in Loudoun County,
Virginia. He works to save money to purchase the freedom of his wife Anna Maria Hughes. — — Map (db m280830) HM
Abolitionist A.A. Guthrie delivers the address at the dedication of James Madison School in Putnam. Guthrie talks on the value of free public education. Francis Potts is at that time President of the Putnam Board of Education. — — Map (db m280931) HM
The Guthrie brothers, Rial Cheadle and unnamed members of the African American Community, possibly including Nelson Gant and Joshua Simpson are continuing to be active in the Underground
Railroad. A line from Deavertown, in Morgan County to . . . — — Map (db m280932) HM
Joshua McCarty Simpson publishes The Emancipation Car, a book of anti-slavery songs, at Zanesville. He will republish in 1874, shortly before his death. He will be remembered for his writing and a quote that shows the value he placed on Education. . . . — — Map (db m280933) HM
William Jackson of Belmont County, Ohio, is arrested as a Fugitive Slave at Zanesville. Abolitionists and Pro-Slavery men clash in court over the arrest but the federal marshal succeeds in maintaining custody of his prisoner, though a riot ensues at . . . — — Map (db m280934) HM
Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. John C. Hazlett and Thomas Potts, plan a victory celebration for Zanesville and Putnam. The Putnam Female Seminary, illuminates the letters spelling Lincoln in their windows. New Concord has . . . — — Map (db m280935) HM
The South leaves the Union and the Civil War begins. Issues involved include the right of
any state to leave the United States and Slavery. — — Map (db m280936) HM
President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in areas of rebellion against the United States are Free. The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, containing many Zanesville and Putnam volunteers participates in the . . . — — Map (db m280937) HM
Side A
In the early 1800s, opposing attitudes existed in the separate communities of Putnam and Zanesville. Anti-slavery New Englanders settled Putnam while pro-slavery Virginians and Kentuckians settled Zanesville. The Emancipation Society . . . — — Map (db m94534) HM
One of America's leading architects of the early 20th century, Cass Gilbert (1859-1934), was born in a home that stood at this site. After studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gilbert apprenticed with prominent architectural firm . . . — — Map (db m13098) HM
1. John McIntire, Founder, son-in-law of Ebenezer Zane. Visionary for the town’s development. His legacy lives on in the McIntire Scholarship Fund. Died in 1815 at age 56.
2. Noah Norris, Patriot. Enlisted in the first black regiment . . . — — Map (db m246) HM
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars
My stone is red for
the blood they shed.
The medal I bear
is my country's way
to show they care.
If I could be seen
by all mankind
maybe peace will
come in . . . — — Map (db m224041) WM
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress Designated a cross-country stretch of interstate as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway," in tribute to President Eisenhower's early recognition of the need for national network of highways to enhance the mobility . . . — — Map (db m166454) HM
In 1907, First National Bank erected the third building to serve as its headquarters on Main Street. This magnificent eagle, standing watch over the entrance, highlighted the structure.
When the building was razed in 1931 to make room for . . . — — Map (db m224038) HM
In Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Muskingum County Ohio
Erected by Hazlett Post No. 81
Department of Ohio G.A.R.
Donated by Robert A. Parsons as a memorial to Hazlett Post No. 81 G.A.R. — — Map (db m12445) HM
One of the most beautiful and interesting of the old stopping places is the Headley Inn which provided lodging and refreshment for the westward tide of immigration for 30 years. The Headley Inn dreamed half a century away over rooms stored with . . . — — Map (db m98983) HM
1880 - William Green opens the first tavern in what is now Zanesville.
1801 - Zanesville receives its name from a government official. (Formerly known as Westbourne).
1810-1812 - Zanesville is the capital of Ohio.
1817 - . . . — — Map (db m272136) HM
A graduate of Zanesville High School, Karl Kappes studied art in Cincinnati before moving on to New York, Paris, and Munich. In the 1890's, Karl began working at the nationally known Weller Pottery; advancing to foreman in 1901, and lead designer . . . — — Map (db m28920) HM
The Lodge of Amity, one of the six founding lodges of the Grand Lodge of Ohio, was chartered on June 24, 1805, and first met in the Benoni Pierce Hotel at the northeast corner of Main and Fifth Streets, Zanesville. This marker was erected in . . . — — Map (db m212234) HM
Miss Arnold • Elizabeth Bissel • Dr. Jesse Chandler • Zeno Chandler •
Levi Cockrell • Thomas Cockrell • Calvin Conant
Esther Rich Conant • Esther Fairlamb • James Flynn • Dr. Isaac Fowler • Eleanor George • Hester Glass • John Glass . . . — — Map (db m316391) HM
In memory of our fallen comrades from Muskingum County who died during the Iraqi Conflicts
“Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13
11-6-03 Noah Graham . . . — — Map (db m16903) WM
Alfred Ransbottom
Civil War - Army
2-24-1865
Robert B. Brown
Civil War - Army
3-27-1890
George A. Lloyd
Civil War - Army
4-16-1891
William E. Richey
Civil War - Army
11-9-1893
William H. Longshore
Civil War - . . . — — Map (db m16902) WM
In memory of our fallen comrades - from Muskingum County - who died in the Republic of Vietnam
Apr 18-66 Danny A. Bolin - U.S.M.C.
Jun-66 Harold E. Boetcher - U.S.M.C.
Nov 19-66 Ted Belcher - Army/Medal of Honor
Dec 30-66 Guy W. Huey - . . . — — Map (db m16912) WM
The Zanesville lock, canal, and dam were part of a series of eleven such built on the Muskingum River from Marietta to Ellis, north of Zanesville, from 1836 to 1841. The improvements made the shallow river navigable by steamboats. The State of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m13349) HM
Nelson T. Gant as one of Zanesville’s most prominent African American citizens. Born into slavery on the Woodburn Estate of John Nixon of Loudoun County, Virginia on May 10, 1821, Nelson was given is freedom by the provisions of his master’s will in . . . — — Map (db m43961) HM
Nelson Talbot Gant was freed from slavery by the last will and testament of his owner, John Nixon, September of 1845 in Loudoun County, Virginia. However, Gant’s wife, Maria, was a slave to Jane Russell of Leesburg, Virginia. According to Virginia . . . — — Map (db m272135) HM
U. S. Presidents From Ohio
William Henry Harrison • Ulysses Simpson Grant • Rutherford B. Hayes • James A. Garfield • Benjamin Harrison • William McKinley • William Howard Taft • Warren G. Harding
A brief listing of people and events . . . — — Map (db m274474) HM
has been placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
National Underground
Network to Freedom — — Map (db m316372) HM
This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence.
These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation. 1775-1783
Presented by Muskingum Chapter Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m272156) WM
Founded in 1890 in Roseville, Ohio, Roseville Pottery Company was incorporated in 1892 with George Young as general manager. At the time, Roseville produced commercial pottery such as stoneware, flowerpots, and cuspidors. The company moved to this . . . — — Map (db m13103) HM
In 1809 the citizens of Zanesville erected a building on this site which served as the capitol of Ohio from October 1, 1810, until May 1, 1812. The 9th and 10th sessions of the Ohio General Assembly met here before returning to Chillicothe in May . . . — — Map (db m275) HM
The original Sixth Street Bridge, constructed at a cost of $72,960, opened on December 7, 1885. The structure consisted of four wrought-iron trusses which spanned the Muskingum River and one swing truss which spanned the Muskingum Improvement Canal. . . . — — Map (db m277) HM
Edward Edison Smith was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and arrived in Muskingum
County about the same time as his neighbor, Uzal Headley. Smith was a farmer who built
a log house near this site and, after the National Road reached Zanesville in . . . — — Map (db m98982) HM
Constructed of sandstone quarried from nearby Putnam Hill, the Stone Academy dates to 1809. The Springfield School House Company erected the building, it is believed, to lure the statehouse from Chillicothe. However, when Zanesville was chosen as . . . — — Map (db m172342) HM
Built 1914 for Sixth Street Bridge. Housed control
for Lift Span over Muskingum River Canal.
Moved here in 1999 when bridge rebuilt. — — Map (db m316371) HM
Three Muskingum
County Courthouses
have stood on this site.
The second (depicted
above) served as the
Ohio State Capitol
from 1810 to 1812. — — Map (db m224037) HM
Victory in Europe
1945 - 1995
A 50 year commemoration
dedicated May 8, 1995
In honor of all World War II
veterans
of Muskingum County — — Map (db m272137) WM
Victory in Europe
1945 - 1995
A 50 year commemoration
dedicated September 2, 1995
In honor of all World War II
veterans
of Muskingum County — — Map (db m274473) WM
297 men from Muskingum Co. Ohio died in World War II 1941-1945, and the Korean War 1950-1953. This monument is a tribute to that sacrifice. 297 empty helmets (symbolic of each fallen soldier, sailor, marine, and airman) have a name upon them. . . . — — Map (db m274472) WM
World famous part of the Old National Road.
Maintained by Muskingum County Marker by Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Approved by the Ohio Historical Society — — Map (db m8518) HM
World famous part of the Old National Road.
Maintained by Muskingum County. Marker by Ohio Society of Professional Engineers. Approved by the Ohio Historical Society. — — Map (db m9555) HM
World famous part of the Old National Road.
Maintained by Muskingum County. Marker by Ohio Society of Professional Engineers. Approved by the Ohio Historical Society. — — Map (db m9559) HM
On November 16, 1814, the Muskingum Messenger reported,
“Muskingum and Licking Bridge, This grand and important work
is now possible. Great credit is due to Mr. Rufus Scott, the architect.
Now the south and north sides of Licking Creek were . . . — — Map (db m99037) HM
Born Pearl Zane Grey in 1872 at this site and raised in Zanesville, author Zane Grey established the western novel as a twentieth century American literary genre. Trained as a dentist and practicing in New York City, Grey began writing full time . . . — — Map (db m285140) HM
Zanesville, the county seat of Muskingum County, was
named for Colonel Ebenezer Zane. In 1796 Congress
commissioned Colonel Zane to build a road from
Wheeling, Virginia (later West Virginia) to Limestone,
Kentucky (present Maysville, Kentucky). . . . — — Map (db m194090) HM
This is a “rubbing” wall which depicts the proud
history of Zanesville and Muskingum County.
Historic images are surrounded by tiles
depicting foliage from the Ohio Buckeye tree.
The images are in order of their dates
beginning with the . . . — — Map (db m231257) HM
(Front): A tale of two cities. During the time of the Underground Railroad, Zanesville and Putnam were two communities separated by the Muskingum River with two distinct moral views. The people in Zanesville were proslavery, in Putnam . . . — — Map (db m5624) HM
