Historical Markers and War Memorials in Columbiana, Ohio
Lisbon is the county seat for Columbiana County
Columbiana is in Columbiana County
Columbiana County(116) ► ADJACENT TO COLUMBIANA COUNTY Carroll County(26) ► Jefferson County(96) ► Mahoning County(78) ► Stark County(90) ► Beaver County, Pennsylvania(219) ► Lawrence County, Pennsylvania(42) ► Hancock County, West Virginia(28) ►
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"Nature soon takes over if the gardener is absent."
Penelope Hobhouse
Pioneer plants are opportunistic and tenacious. They have the will and the means to take over the most inhospitable environment, . . . — — Map (db m245813) HM
Birthplace on December 20, 1868, of Harvey S. Firestone, founder of The Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company. One of the first brick houses in Columbiana County, it was built in
1828 by Harvey S. Firestone's great-grandfather, Nicholas Firestone, who . . . — — Map (db m204735) HM
"A garden sweet, a garden small,
Where rambling roses creep along the walls;
Where dainty phlox and columbine
Are nodding to the trumpet vine."
Excerpts from "In My Garden"
by Idabelle Smith . . . — — Map (db m245822) HM
Inventor, industrialist, and philanthropist, Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868-1938) was born on a nearby farm in 1868 and attended school in Columbiana. He founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in 1900 and soon after developed a method for . . . — — Map (db m48139) HM
Throughout history, lilacs have been crowd-pleasers. Perhaps it is their sweet fragrance. Almost certainly it is the riot of color they provide between May . . . — — Map (db m245819) HM
Joshua Dixon selected this site in 1805 as the center for Columbiana. The first local post office, established at this museum location in 1809, pioneered free mail delivery in 1837.
The museum, an early log home in the village, was moved here . . . — — Map (db m268) HM
Built near this spring in 1810 by Benjamin and Rachael Dixon Hanna whose family were first settlers in this community in 1801 and 1802.
They were the grandparents of Marcus Alonzo Hanna United States Senator from 1897 to 1904 — — Map (db m48140) HM
"Where there is water on Earth, you find life…"
Neil DeGrasse Tyson
When the Hannas discovered this spring, they likely found iris, marsh marigolds and skunk cabbage growing in the spring-fed pool and . . . — — Map (db m245809) HM
The Supreme Court of the state of Ohio held one of its first sessions in the House of Matthias Lower, the temporary seat of justice for Columbiana County, at this site on the 14th day of June 1803 Samuel Huntington and William Spriggs presided as . . . — — Map (db m175124) HM
Harvey Firestone, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs embarked on a series of annual camping trips from 1915 to 1924. Despite their wealth and fame, the group called themselves the four vagabonds. This area of Firestone Farms is dedicated . . . — — Map (db m203389) HM
Freedom from -Want- -Fear- Freedom of -Religion- -Speech- In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War
Edward A. Bruce • Harry M. Cannon • William C. Childers • Ira O. Culp • . . . — — Map (db m245806) WM
The Legacy Trail Loop, an immersive and interpretive walking journey, invites you to meet the past stewards of the land we now call Harvey S. Firestone Recreational Park. There have been many, from the indigenous people who honored the land in . . . — — Map (db m245817) HM
Memorial
in commemoration of
valiant service
of the
Soldiers and Sailors
who served their country.
Civil War
1861 - 1865
Erected by patriot, citizens
and former residents
of Columbiana, Ohio, and
Ladies of the Grand . . . — — Map (db m245807) WM
