Historical Markers and War Memorials in Marysville, Ohio
Marysville is the county seat for Union County
Marysville is in Union County
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Park dedicated
as a memorial to
Union County
veterans of
all wars
Dedicated
Aug. 24, 1927
This building
dedicated in memory
of all war veterans
of Union County — — Map (db m22877) HM
American Legion Memorial Park
American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on
August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in
Marysville. In 1927, the Legion purchased a 24 acre
parcel known as "Clement Woods" to serve as a living . . . — — Map (db m174040) HM WM
(front)
U.S.
In memoriam
War veterans resting here
Revolutionary
1812 • Civil
(rear)
Rev.
Amrine, Abraham
Amrine, Adrian
Hall, Peter
Peacock, Thomas
Welch, Samuel
Westlake, George
1812
Coder, . . . — — Map (db m92844) WM
Amerine Settlement
The first permanent settlement in the Marysville area, was founded
in 1817 by Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Amrine (1761-1849)
and his sons. The Amrines emigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania
in the early 1700s . . . — — Map (db m92843) HM
This art installation celebrates Colonel Noah Orr, who was born on September 19, 1836, in Union County. Known as Union County's Giant, his fame derived from the fact that he was a very large man. At 7 feet, 8 inches tall (nearly 9 feet in . . . — — Map (db m147242) HM
Cyprian Lee House. Cyprian Lee (1792-1854) settled in the Union County wilderness in 1820 and purchased the 118 West Sixth Street lot in 1828 for $6. County treasurer, coroner, shoemaker, and anti-slavery activist, Lee lived here in a log . . . — — Map (db m93554) HM
Front
(DAR logo)
Dedicated
to the
soldiers of the
Revolutionary War
who gave us our
heritage of freedomBack
Erected
by
Hannah Emerson Dustin
chapter
1962 — — Map (db m92830) WM
in grateful recognition of the
Men & Women of Darby Twp who
served their country in times of war
& peace. Also to their loved ones who
supported them from the homefront.
Dedicated 2001 — — Map (db m87068) WM
With the goal of promoting international cooperation, mutual prosperity, world peace, and to contribute to the friendship between the United States of America and Japan, the Partners Park Friendship Garden signifies Marysville's cultural and . . . — — Map (db m224170) HM
Side A:
Robert Sprague Beightler was born in 1892 in Marysville. A graduate of Marysville High School, he began his career as a soldier in 1911, when he enlisted as a private in Marysville's guard unit, Company E, Fourth Ohio Infantry . . . — — Map (db m20452) HM
The first newspaper in Marysville, Our Freedom and Union County Advertiser, was published in 1839. The Marysville Tribune and Union County Journal began in 1849 and 1874 respectively. On this site in 1879 sat the first . . . — — Map (db m142213) HM
Side A
On August 10, 1819, Samuel W. Culberston (1780-1840), a Zanesville lawyer, established Marysville at the convergence of Mill Creek and the road connecting Delaware to Urbana. Culberston purchased 450 acres of land on July 10, 1817 . . . — — Map (db m141143) HM
Mitchell Cemetery
In this cemetery is buried
the first female white child
born in Ohio
Mary Hawn born March 5, 1791
Died June 21, 1861
Born in a blockhouse
where Cincinnati now
stands, and the first
white female child
born in . . . — — Map (db m93544) HM
Robinson Pioneers
Near this rock are the remains of the Robinson Pioneers
Samuel 1770- 1848 M Martha Hunter 1785- 1825
James 1774-1823 M Jane Morrison 1773- 1848
Thomas 1777-1860 M Sarah Modderwell 1789- 1825
M Ann Morrison 1779- 1843 . . . — — Map (db m93545) HM
Legend
This David Mitchell,
head of our line of
Mitchells in America,
born in 1681, probably
near Dromore, County
Down, N.E. Ireland, settled
in SW. Lancaster County,
Pa. Drumore Twp. about
1713, and was buried in the
Morrison . . . — — Map (db m93546) HM
Side A
The New California Church was organized in 1826 at a time when
the congregation was called the Associate Congregation of Darby
and represented Presbyterians whose ancestors came from
the "Seceder" tradition of Scotland. Seceder . . . — — Map (db m93379) HM WM
Mural by Curtis W. M. Goldsein, born 1966, Columbus, Ohio
Reuben L. Partridge (1823- 1900) designed and constructed hundreds of bridges in Central Ohio, many of which are in Union County. Mr. Partridge received a United States Patent for the . . . — — Map (db m108854) HM
Erected 1812 in defense of settlers against Shawnee Indians eleven hundred feet due east on Abraham Amrine Acres of the original John Overton Land Grant. — — Map (db m195729) HM
Dedicated to the memory of those who
fought and died in the defense of the Union
1861 - 1865
We here highly resolve, that this
nation, under God, shall have a new
birth of freedom, and that
government of the people, by the
people, . . . — — Map (db m22863) HM
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1838 by German Lutheran immigrants, primarily from Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt, who located in this vicinity in the 1830s. The congregation, called Neudettelsau, erected a second log church in . . . — — Map (db m93393) HM
The All Ohio Balloon Fest Mural on the Journal Tribune Building was painted by
Curtis W.M. Goldstein in August 2011.
The All Ohio Balloon Fest, now organized by the Journal-Tribune celebrated
36 years in Marysville on August 19, 2011. Also . . . — — Map (db m198508) HM
To celebrate the new Courthouse in 1883, Col. W.L. Curry, Curry Cadets, led the Union County Chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic pictured above, in obtaining two cannons used in battle to commemorate the service of our county citizens in the . . . — — Map (db m20688) HM
July 4, 1976 on the 200th birthday of this nation, Americans rededicate themselves anew to the principles of their founding fathers. — — Map (db m198531) HM WM
The City of Marysville, Ohio
honors
Thomas O. Nuckles
Mayor 1982 - 1988
His foresight and industry enabled the city of Marysville and its municipal court to acquire and occupy this facility. It symbolizes many accomplishments and tireless . . . — — Map (db m198509) HM
Dedicated to the honor of all men and women of Union County who served in the armed forces of the U.S.
Honoring all Union County Veterans — — Map (db m20689) HM
Union County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio, was established on April 1, 1820. The county was
created from the "union" of portions of Delaware, Franklin, Logan,
and Madison Counties, and a section of former Native American
territory. The first . . . — — Map (db m93552) HM
This memorial is dedicated to
the men and women
who served in the Armed Forces
of the United States
on foreign soil or hostile waters
in time of war — — Map (db m22871) HM
In memory of our
servicemen whose
remains were
never recovered
WWI
Cpl Ralph Berger, Army
WWII
Sgt Donald Claar, Army
SOM3 Dudley Lorry, USN
Sgt Harold Niebler, AAF
1st Lt Travis Wells, AAF
S1C George Miller, USN
S1C Jessie . . . — — Map (db m22872) HM
The charters establishing the original thirteen colonies
were vague in their descriptions of location. In some
cases, more than one colony had a legal claim to the
same western land. After much controversy and compromise, each new state gave . . . — — Map (db m93553) HM
Following the American surrender of Fort Detroit in August 1812
panic spread along the Ohio frontier in fear of possible Indian
attacks. The boundary of the Indian territory lay approximately
14 miles to the north at the Greenville Treaty . . . — — Map (db m75187) HM
