Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rio Grande, Ohio
Gallipolis is the county seat for Gallia County
Rio Grande is in Gallia County
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Sometime between 1800 and 1830 the Stormont family built this cabin near Johns Creek about 14 miles from the Farm. The notching is half dovetail. Of note are the original second floor joists and the "bowed" beam above the door.
Samuel Stormont . . . — — Map (db m242635) HM
In 1880, James Sprague built this cabin on land he owned in Springfield Township, about 6 miles from here. This cabin was constructed using pine, poplar, and oak, which grew on the. Sprague property. The notching is dovetailed.
The property . . . — — Map (db m242634) HM
This barn's design is known as a "bank barn" because it was built on a sloping site. It was built in the mid 1840s. The Bicentennial logo, which was painted on this barn in 1999 (and again in 2011), was created by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission to . . . — — Map (db m242639) HM
Sarah Lewis, a well-known quilter from Aberdare, Wales, designed this quilt square in 1875.
This is the first quilt square in the Gallia County Quilt Barn Trail project. It was dedicated on April 1, 2008. — — Map (db m242643) HM
This barn dates from the early 20th century. It once was a dairy and sheep barn used by students at Rio Grande College to raise livestock and crops in return for tuition. When Bob Evans purchased the farm in 1953, he also used this barn to house . . . — — Map (db m242644) HM
This two-story log cabin with rough V-notching is probably one of the largest original log structures of its kind. It was built near Lowell, Ohio in 1860 and served as a schoolhouse until 1918. The upstairs would have been used for the teacher's . . . — — Map (db m242631) HM
The symbolic hero mural recognizes the service and sacrifice of heroes in every branch of the military. Pictured left to right, by order of their establishment, are the National Guard, Army, Navy, Marines, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, and Air . . . — — Map (db m242641) WM
In 1850, 28 year old Abraham Phillips built this two-story log cabin near the town of Kerr about 5 miles from here. The cabin has half dovetail corner notches. The upper logs are pine and the lower logs are oak and other hardwoods.
Mr. and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m242633) HM
Bob Evans was born on May 30, 1918 in Sugar Ridge, Ohio. He married Jewell Waters in 1940 and moved to Gallipolis, Ohio. In 1946 Bob took the first step in what would later become Bob Evans Farms, Inc., when he opened a 12-seat diner in Gallipolis. . . . — — Map (db m123070) HM
What is Sorghum Cane?
A United States patent officer introduced sweet sorghum to America in 1853. It is a native of Africa, a drought-resistant, heat-tolerant member of the grass family.
Sweet sorghum is grown for its stalk. Growing in . . . — — Map (db m242637) HM
Constructed in the mid 1800s, this mill still operates every fall during the Bob Evans Farm Festival (second weekend of October) making sorghum syrup from sorghum cane grown on the farm. — — Map (db m242638) HM
Heavy rains that occurred March 1-2, 1997, in parts of southern Ohio resulted in floods that caused widespread damage to public and private property. Record peak stages (water levels) and stream flows occurred at U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) stream . . . — — Map (db m242627) HM
This quilt square is the Gallia County Quilt Barn Trail project logo. The trail was dedicated on April 1, 2008. For more information, visit the Homestead Museum. — — Map (db m242642) HM
The Homestead was built in 1820 by Nehemiah Wood with an
addition completed in 1822 by his son, Harrison. The Wood family,
a pioneer family of Gallia County, arrived in 1805.The Homestead
remained in the Wood family for over 100 years. The . . . — — Map (db m158478) HM
The Village of Adamsville commemorates life in this area as it was
during the early to mid-19th century. The original Adamsville settlement was located on the banks of Raccoon Creek. roughly one-half
mile east of this site. Adam Rickabaugh . . . — — Map (db m123072) HM
The Village of Adamsville was first settled along Raccoon Creek in 1800 when Adam Rickabaugh, a Revolutionary War veteran, brought his family from Virginia to the valley that he had seen while in service. He applied to the Federal Government for . . . — — Map (db m242629) HM
"On April 16, 1879, Mr. George W. Eagle, trustee and treasurer of Rio Grande College, planted a row of shade trees along this section of the college green" — — Map (db m242645) HM
This stone is part of the original foundation of Atwood Inn whose owners Nehemiah and Permelia Atwood founded Rio Grande College in 1876. The first building, Atwood Hall, which burned in 1937, stood near this site. 100th anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m242647) HM
This historic marker is on the western boundary
of the original 10 acre Rio Grande, College Campus,
founded and endowed by Nehemiah and Permelia
Atwood. The campus was located on the southeast
corner of the Atwood Farm. Construction of . . . — — Map (db m123087) HM
