Historical Markers and War Memorials in Urbana, Ohio
Urbana is the county seat for Champaign County
Urbana is in Champaign County
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On Urbana- Lisbon Road (Ohio Route 54) at Benson Road (County Route 179), on the right when traveling west on Urbana- Lisbon Road.
Benson Road and the North Urbana Lisbon Road (SR 54) in Champaign County was the site of the 1950 National and Ohio Plowing Matches and the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts Field Days. The three-day event drew a crowd of nearly . . . — — Map (db m86249) HM
On U.S. 68 just north of Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south.
9/11 Memorial World Trade Center Artifact
Steel recovered from the World Trade Center after
September 11, 2001
courtesy of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
and is displayed in memory of 2,752
victims including:
343 New York . . . — — Map (db m166193) WM
On U.S. 68 just south of Lewis B Moore Dr (Ohio Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
This marker placed in remembrance of United Airlines Flight Attendant and
longtime Champaign County resident Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, who was killed when
United Flight 175 became the second airplane to crash into the World Trade
Center (South . . . — — Map (db m166195) HM WM
On South Main Street (U.S. 68) 0.3 miles south of Lewis B Moore Drive (Ohio Route 55), on the left when traveling north.
This marker placed in remembrance of United Airlines Flight Attendant and longtime Champaign County resident Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, who was killed when United Flight 175 became the second airplane to crash into the World Trade Center (South . . . — — Map (db m184247) HM WM
On College Way, on the right when traveling south.
Bailey and Barclay Halls. Urbana University was established by the Swedenborgian Church in 1850. Bailey Hall (1853), named after Francis Bailey (1735-1815), was designed by W. Russell West, architect of the Statehouse of Ohio. Bailey was an . . . — — Map (db m13808) HM
On Water Street at Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west on Water Street.
Billy “Single” Clifford
Wm. C. Shyrigh, better known as Billy Clifford, was born in this
house on January 24, 1869, to Levi and Sarah Shyrigh. Coming
from a musical family, he developed an early interest in music
and practiced with the . . . — — Map (db m90489) HM
Near Cemetery Lane east of Patrick Avenue (Ohio Route 54), on the left when traveling east.
The Grave of
Capt. Simon Kenton
1755 - 1836
Revolutionary War Soldier
Clark Illinois Regiment, Virginia State Troops
Brigadier General of the Ohio Militia - 1812
Inscription on Gravestone:
In
Memory
of
Gen. Simon . . . — — Map (db m38277) HM
On Woodburn Road (County Road 91) 0.9 miles west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Cedar Bog…
• is a nature preserve with several different wetlands.
• has a mile-plus long boardwalk providing a pathway through the wetlands that is easy, dry, and handicapped-accessible.
• is a paradise for naturalists and . . . — — Map (db m198691) HM
On Woodburn Road (County Route 91), on the right when traveling west.
In 1942 Cedar Bog became the first nature preserve in Ohio purchased
with state funds. Efforts to set this wetland aside began in the
1920s through the efforts of Florence Murdock and her daughter.
Efforts intensified in the mid 1930s with help . . . — — Map (db m90503)
On U.S. 68 just north of Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south.
To honor those who perished on 11 September 2001 and our soldiers for their dedicated
efforts and unselfish sacrifice in Iraq and the Gulf region for protecting our nation from terrorist influence
2 August 1990 — — Map (db m166181) WM
Near U.S. 68 at Lewis B Moore Drive (Ohio Route 55), on the right when traveling south.
To honor the citizens
from Champaign County
that served during
The Civil War
1861 - 1865
Donated by Champaign County Bicentennial Committee — — Map (db m166189) WM
On U.S. 68 at Pearce Place, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68.
To honor Herman S. Thompson, Sr. ACM 2nd Class, who served in WWI (1917-1918); sons and grandsonsWho served during later years all Champaign County veterans and ancestor Mary Thompson (1793- 1873) whose home in . . . — — Map (db m166186) WM
To honor General Zachary Taylor and all U.S. Soldiers (Dragoons) who served during the Mexican War to preserve U.S. Territory.
May 13, 1846 May 30, 1848 — — Map (db m166190) WM
On U.S. 68 at Pearce Lane, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 68.
To honor all the soldiers and sailors who fought to preserve our freedoms, secure and protect our southern borders and provide for a large colonial vastness for the United States of America.
April 21, 1898 - July 4, 1902 — — Map (db m166188) WM
To honor
our Revolutionary War Ancestors
American Revolutionary War
Donated by Urbana Chapter Daughters of The American Revolution — — Map (db m166192) WM
On Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor of the men and women
of Champaign County who served
in the World War 1914- 1918
Urbana Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1925 — — Map (db m106995) WM
On cemtey driveway (Ohio Route 54), in the median.
(DAR logo)
Col. William Ward
Revolutionary Soldier
associate of General Simon Kenton in
the settlement of the Mad River Valley,
the founder of Urbana, brother of
John Ward, the White Indian, and
grandfather of John Quincy Adams Ward,
noted . . . — — Map (db m81937) HM
On Market Street at Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west on Market Street.
[Marker Front]:
The Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (DS&U) was an “Interurban” rail system that ran between the cities of Urbana, Springfield and Dayton. Its beginning can be traced to the franchise given to . . . — — Map (db m13811) HM
Near Woodburn Road (County Road 91) west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Farmers wanted to drain this area to grow crops as early as 1902. To carry the water away, they dug the artificial channel that is in front of you. They piled the soil in a ridge that runs parallel to the channel, and today, it supports the . . . — — Map (db m198693) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) at Ames Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Scioto Street.
Side A
Robert L. Eichelberger was born in Urbana on March 9, 1886, the
youngest of the five children of George Maley Eichelberger, an Urbana
lawyer, and Emma (Ring) Eichelberger. After graduating from Urbana
High School in 1903, he . . . — — Map (db m90431) HM WM
On Woodburn Road (County Road 91) west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
Before 1800, there were approximately 7,000 acres of wetland in this valley. By 1980, draining had reduced the wetlands to only 130 acres of hardwood swamp forests, cedar swamp forests and sedge meadows.
By the 1980s, this sedge meadow was . . . — — Map (db m198694) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 68), on the left when traveling north.
A group of Freemasons, inspired by the concepts of a new country, of Freedom with Responsibility, Brotherly Love, and Truth, formed Harmony Lodge near this site in 1809, the first Masonic lodge in western Ohio. Meetings were held in the log court . . . — — Map (db m13820) HM
On Woodburn Road west of U.S. 68, on the right when traveling west.
The side rails on this boardwalk were
made possible by financial support
from the Cedar Bog Association and
from Ralph and Jean Ramey, who
made generous contributions in
memory of their daughter Carolyn.
Though handicapped from birth,
Carolyn . . . — — Map (db m198692) HM
On Patrik Avenue (Ohio Route 54) 0.1 miles south of Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Simon Kenton who is buried here. During the Revolutionary War he frequently served as scout under George Rogers Clark and later praised Clark for his role in saving the Kentucky settlements. Kenton's Indian captivity of 1778-79 acquainted him with . . . — — Map (db m34088) HM
On High Street at College Street, on the right when traveling south on High Street.
Side A: John Anderson Ward Farmstead
John Anderson Ward had this Federal style house constructed from 1823-1825 on land inherited from his father, Urbana's founder Colonel William Ward. The Colonel's will stipulated that a local mason . . . — — Map (db m13822) HM
On cemetery drieway (Ohio Route 54), in the median.
This replica of his first statue is a memorial gift to his fellow townsmen erected by his wife to mark his grave
Preserved with support from local citizens, Save Outdoor Sculpture!, Target Stores, and the National Endowment for the Arts. . . . — — Map (db m81909) HM
On Kennard- Kings Creek Road (County Route 130) at East Kings Creek Road (County Route 125), on the left when traveling north on Kennard- Kings Creek Road.
Side A The founders of what would become the Kings Creek Baptist Church first met on June 29, 1805 in the log home of local residents James and Ann Turner. The Baptist congregation continued to meet in people's homes until 1816 when . . . — — Map (db m84858) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Railroad Overpass, on the right when traveling east on Miami Street.
The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company was chartered by the State of Ohio in January 1832 to connect west central Ohio with northern Ohio and Lake Erie. It was the first company to be incorporated for railroad purposes in the state. . . . — — Map (db m13824) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Railroad Overpass, on the right when traveling west on Miami Street.
Champaign County residents James [sic-Joseph] Vance (1786-1852) and John H. James (1800-1881) were among the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad's first officers, serving as president and treasurer, respectively. Vance emerged as a leader in the War of . . . — — Map (db m13825) HM
On West Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Storms Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Miami Street.
(side A)
Construction of the Columbus, Piqua, and Indiana Central Railroad started in 1850 and was finished in 1854. Later referred to as the "Panhandle Railroad," it ran from Columbus to Bradford. During the Civil War, the line carried . . . — — Map (db m93853) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 68) at Fyffe Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
(Side A)
The nine-car funeral train for President Abraham
Lincoln departed Washington, D.C. on April 21, 1865.
It arrived in Urbana on April 29 at 10:40p.m.
Urbana’s citizens erected an arch of evergreens and
flowers near the station . . . — — Map (db m84960) HM
On Scioto Street east of North Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling west.
1755 - Simon Kenton - 1836
»»««
In Oakland Cemetery, one
mile east,is the grave and
monument of Simon Kenton,
pioneer, soldier, Indian scout.
Also, "The Indian Hunter,"
by J.Q.A.Ward, noted sculptor
and native of . . . — — Map (db m44106) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) just east of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
This property
The Adam Mosgrove House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198674) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) just east of South Kenton Street, on the right when traveling east.
Evan S. Patrick House
301 Scioto Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1855 — — Map (db m198677) HM
On Scioto Street (U.S. 36) just west of North Locust Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Samuel McCord House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m198676) HM
On U.S. 68 at Lewis B Moore Drive (County Route 55), on the left when traveling north on U.S. 68.
The Underground Railroad in Champaign County
The inhumanity of slavery and the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850 motivated anti-slavery activists to operate a covert network, the "Underground Railroad," which helped fugitive slaves . . . — — Map (db m78141) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 68) at Miami Street (U.S. 36), on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern, Headquarters of Gov. Meigs during the quartering of Gen. Hull's Army at Urbana in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m19798) HM
On Scioto Street (Ohio Route 29), on the right when traveling east.
Urbana
Home of Brand Whitlock,
Author, Statesman,
First Ambassador
To Belgium
Provided by
The Ohio Historical Society & Ohio Department of Transportation
installed by
Champaign County Bicentennial Marker Committee,
Champaign County . . . — — Map (db m182884) HM
On KentonStreet at Ward Street, on the right when traveling north on KentonStreet.
War Council of 1812. To confirm that the Treaty of Greenville would be upheld, Ohio Governor Return J. Meigs called a council with Native Americans June 6-9, 1812. He sought approval to cross native land when marching to Canada and to ensure . . . — — Map (db m81636) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling south.
Warren G. Grimes. Raised in an Ohio orphanage, Warren G. Grimes (1898-1975) ran away after finishing the ninth grade and at age 16 went to work for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He later became a partner in an electrical business where . . . — — Map (db m13818) HM
On Upper Valley Pike (Ohio Route 560), on the right when traveling south.
Virginia native William Owen, 1769-1821, is credited with being the
first American to settle in Mad River Township, Champaign County
sometime between 1797-1799. He and his family built a cabin in the
northeast quarter of Section 15 directly west . . . — — Map (db m86157) HM
On Blue Knight Drive, on the right when traveling south.
These Urbana University MBA students lost their lives in an auto accident in Springfield, OH.
Gone but not forgotten
Xue, Bing (Jo)
12/31/1982-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Bian, Jin (Jack)
10/13/1979-3/8/2007
Liaoning Province
Sun, . . . — — Map (db m13810) HM
On Miami Street (U.S. 36) at Storms Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Miami Street.
The Johnson Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1902 by brothers James B., J. Will, Isaac T., and Charles F. Johnson, all of Quaker heritage. The company manufactured tin and galvanized iron ware for railroad lines across the United States. . . . — — Map (db m221049) HM
