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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On Park Avenue, 0.1 miles north of West 5th Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Mill Road (County Route 143) east of Raymond Road (County Route 191), on the left when traveling east.
(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
On West Fifth Street at South Main Street, on the left when traveling west on West Fifth Street.
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
Near West Fifth Street (Ohio Route 245) at Raymond Road (County Route 191).
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
On Middleburg-Plain City Rd (County Route 57) when traveling east.
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
On South Main Street at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
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
On Main Street (Ohio Route 38) at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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
On South Main Street (Ohio Route 38) at Sixth Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
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
On South Main Street (State Highway 38) at Sixth Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
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
Near Marysville- London Road (Ohio Route 38) at Burns Road (County Route 58).
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
Near Marysville- London Road (Ohio Route 38) at Burns Road (County Route 58).
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
Near Marysville- London Road (Ohio Route 38) at Burns Road (County Route 58).
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
On Industrial Parkway (old US 33) (County Route 1), on the right when traveling south.
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
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 38) at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
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
On Raymond Road (County Road 191) 0.4 miles south of Barker Road (County Road 139), on the right when traveling south.
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
On Marysville- Plain City Road (Ohio Route 736) at Kandel Road (County Route 61), on the right when traveling east on Marysville- Plain City Road.
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
On West 4th Street west of North Main Street (Ohio Route 38), on the right when traveling west.
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
On Court Street at Sixth Street, on the right when traveling south on Court Street.
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
On West 6th Street, 0.1 miles west of South Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On South Main Street (Ohio Route 38) just south of West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Court Street at Fifth Street, on the right when traveling south on Court Street.
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
On West 5th St. at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on West 5th St..
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
On Raymond Road (County Route 191) 1 mile north of U.S. 33, on the left when traveling north.
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