Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nelsonville, Ohio
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On West Washington Street at Fort Street, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street.
This tablet is erected in honor of
Daniel Nelson
founder of Nelsonville
who donated the ground for the
Fort Street Cemetery
the Public Square and this lot
for School and Meeting House purposes
This stone was a part of the doorway . . . — — Map (db m37040) HM
On Canal Street (U.S. 33) at Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Canal Street.
This section of Route 33 in the City of Nelsonville is constructed on the site of the former Hocking Canal.
This early waterway, a tremendous factor in the industrial development of the Hocking Coal District of Ohio, was completed to this . . . — — Map (db m34217) HM
On Hocking Parkway near West Canal Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling south.
The arrival of the Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad in 1869 led to the decline of the Hocking Canal and assured Nelsonville's prominence as a major shipping point of coal and industrial products. The portion of the railway from Logan in . . . — — Map (db m43240) HM
On Lake Hope Drive (Ohio Route 278) 0.1 miles west of West Canal Street (Old US Highway 33), on the right when traveling west.
Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders, wearied by the relentless Union pursuit, crossed the Hocking River into Nelsonville in the mid-morning of July 22, 1863. They found the town almost abandoned. Nelsonville's local . . . — — Map (db m130371) HM
On Fort Street, 0 miles south of East Washington Street, in the median.
Side A:
Following a wage reduction from 70 to 60 cents per ton after many Hocking Valley coal mines consolidated in 1883, the Ohio Miners' Amalgamated Association struck on June 23, 1884. The operators responded by offering an even smaller . . . — — Map (db m37019) HM
On Fort Street, 0 miles north of East Columbus Street, in the median.
Center marker:
In Honor and Tribute
To All Veterans of All Wars
Aug. 20, 1972
Presented by Parade of the Hills
Left marker:
In Honor and Memory
of the Vietnam
Conflict Veterans
Presented by Parade of the Hills . . . — — Map (db m37021) WM