Historical Markers and War Memorials in New Albany, Ohio
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In 1833, Archibald Smith (1803-83) began to build a sawmill a short distance east of here where a tributary enters Blacklick Creek. His work was soon destroyed, he wrote, by a “rise of water known as the great Fourth of July Flood.” Undaunted, he . . . — — Map (db m223490) HM
Side A:
Because three distinct survey methods were used to survey Plain Township lands and are still meaningful, the township can be thought of as a surveyor's museum. The township came into existence by a 1796 act of Congress in which the federal . . . — — Map (db m17377) HM
Side A:
A tavern and inn, for which Noble Landon (1783-1866) obtained a liquor license in 1835, formerly occupied the southeast corner of High and Main streets. In 1837 Landon and William Yantis laid out the town of New Albany in 50-by-100-foot . . . — — Map (db m14452) HM
Side A
The George and Christina Ealy House is a testament to the prosperity
of one of this area's early residents and the skills of mid-
nineteenth-century craftsmen. In 1830, members of the Ealy family
moved from Pennsylvania to a . . . — — Map (db m94109) HM
When the early settlers moved to the Ohio frontier in the early 1800s, mature trees dominated the landscape. As the region grew, water-powered mills were constructed to meet the demand for building materials cut from the nearby forest. Over time, . . . — — Map (db m133301) HM
New Albany and Plain Township Residents having served their country in times of war. Men who died in action while serving their country during war
World War II
William Lee Bigony
Edward Carson
Orris Needles
Herbert Sines
Vietnam War . . . — — Map (db m14454) WM
This 1200-acre park is an enduring example of what is possible when vision and collaboration come together for the
common good.
The idea of creating this park can be traced to Keith Myers, the New Albany Village Planner from 1991 to 2012. The . . . — — Map (db m133296) HM
Smith’s Burying Ground was established in 1814 when John Smith (born 1742), Revolutionary War veteran, died and was buried here. John Smith and four of his sons and their families made the six week, six-hundred-mile journey from New Jersey with ox . . . — — Map (db m40277) HM
This building sits on property that was originally plated in 1837 and was sold for $18; the second recorded owner purchased the lot with undescribed improvements for $30 in 1840. In 1845, it was sold with unnamed structures for $400. In 1846, the . . . — — Map (db m14453) HM
In 1820, Mark Evans, John Davis, and Jacob Waggoner acquired from Daniel Triplett an 18-rod-square parcel (approximately two acres) at this location on which to build the first school in Plain Township. Education was not publicly funded at the . . . — — Map (db m40646) HM
This branch library was made possible
through a unique collaboration between
The Columbus Metropolitan Library
(CML) and The New Albany Community
Foundation.
Early on, community planners envisioned a library in the historic . . . — — Map (db m226568) HM
