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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Westerville
Westerville, Ohio and Vicinity
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| On Africa Road 0.2 miles south of Polaris Parkway, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Marker Front:
The Sharp family homes and their locations on N. State Street and Africa Road mark an important route through Westerville on the Underground Railroad. The family patriarch, Garrit Sharp, was an original settler of Sharp's . . . — — Map (db m20552) HM |
| On Westerville Rd (Ohio Route 3) at West Plum Street, on the right when traveling north on Westerville Rd. |
| | Side A
The house at this address, 110 South State Street, was the childhood home of Agnes Meyer Driscoll (1889- 1971). Known as “the first lady of naval cryptology,” her career spanned from World War I to the Cold War. . . . — — Map (db m106127) HM WM |
| On South Grove Street at West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on South Grove Street. |
| | Song writer and minister of the United
Brethren Church, Hanby was an Otterbein College
graduate, class of 1858, known throughout the
world for the inspiring songs, "Darling Nellie
Gray," "Up on the Housetop," and "Who is He
in Yonder . . . — — Map (db m94133) HM |
| | Here, in 1829, at the corner of Dempsey and Hempstead Roads was established a cemetery in connection with Blendon Central Church. This site was selected by the Blendon Presbyterian Assembly. Being the geographic center of the township, this served . . . — — Map (db m26670) HM |
| On Hempstead Road at Dempsey Road, on the left when traveling north on Hempstead Road. |
| | On this site the Blendon Presbyterian Church held services from 1830 to 1865 on land donated by Edward Phelps to the Blendon Township Trustees for church purposes. — — Map (db m9574) HM |
| | Dedicated to the Glory of
Almighty God in memory
of the men and women
who by their unselfish
patriotism have so
gallantly advanced the
American Ideals of
Freedom and the
Universal Brotherhood
of All Mankind
Dedicated this . . . — — Map (db m26673) HM |
| On South Hempstead Road near Dempsey Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side A The first Blendon Presbyterian Church was located at the intersection of Dempsey and Hempstead Roads on what is part of Blendon Central Cemetery. Timothy Lee (1785-1862) donated land at the northeast corner for a church and cemetery. . . . — — Map (db m107156) HM |
| On Center Street near West Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In 1856, Benjamin Hanby published his first song, Darling Nellie Gray, a tale of fugitive slave Joe Selby, who was en route to Canada. Selby died in the Hanby’s Rushville house in 1842. Selby had hoped to buy the freedom of his love, Nelly, who had . . . — — Map (db m107210) HM |
| | the son of Timothy Phelps,
the son of Cornelius Phelps,
the son of Timothy Phelps,
the son of William Phelps,
who came from Tewksbury
England in 1630 and
setteled at Dorchester, Mass.
In 1635, setteled Widsor, Conn.
[illegible]
He . . . — — Map (db m26674) HM |
| Near Dempsey Road at Hempstead Road. |
| | On this site in 1829 the Presbyterians of Blendon Township built their first church. The land was donated by Timothy Lee for “church and burial” purposes. The Reverend Ebenezer Washburn, buried here, was the first minister. The church . . . — — Map (db m9567) HM |
| On Center Street near West Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
While many American families defended slavery in the early nineteenth century, Benjamin Hanby’s family did not. Benjamin Hanby was born in July 1833 in Rushville, Ohio to Bishop William Hanby and Ann Miller Hanby. Ben’s father grew up in poverty . . . — — Map (db m107209) HM |
| On State Street (Ohio Route 3) 0 miles north of Winter Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built by and for the people of Westerville and dedicated in the spirit of the observance of the bicentennial of our nation's independence.
July 3, 1976 — — Map (db m13129) HM |
| On South Grove Street south of West College Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In memory of Benjamin R. Hanby (Otterbein College Class of 1858) whose Christmas song, “Up on the House Top” was first given to the world December, 1864. — — Map (db m9120) HM |
| On West Main Street west of Grove Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This historic college opened in1847 as Oterbein University of Ohio, named for Philip William Otterbein (1726–1813), a founder of the Church of the Brethren in Christ. The church later merged with the Evangelical Church to become the United . . . — — Map (db m9122) HM |
| On South Hempstead Road near Dempsey Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Phelps Acre Park
Dedicated October 24, 2015
We want to express our deep
gratitude to the Central College
Presbyterian Church for loaning us
this historic church bell from one of
Blendon Township’s first Presbyterian
churches and placing it . . . — — Map (db m107161) HM |
| | In memory of those Westerville area men and women who died while serving their country during war time.
Dedicated Nov 11, 1986 — — Map (db m13124) HM |
| On South State Street (Ohio Route 3) south of Plum Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Stoner House, built circa 1862 on a natural spring thought to have medicinal properties, served as an inn, tavern, and spa, and as a hiding place for runaway slaves. George Stoner, owner and operator, drove the stagecoach from Columbus to . . . — — Map (db m9114) HM |
| On South Grove near West Park Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side A
Here lived the reformers of the Anti-Saloon League of America
who led the movement that turned the United States "dry" in
1920 with the 18th Amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale
or transportation of intoxicating liquor. . . . — — Map (db m94137) HM |
| On North State Street (Ohio Route 3) at Old County Line Road, on the right when traveling south on North State Street. |
| | 259
The Alkire House
Two Fifty Nine North State Street was built in pre-Civil war
days by Garrit Sharp. To lay out the floor plan in a true direction,
the North star was sighted one night in 1849 and construction
was started the next day . . . — — Map (db m107149) HM |
| On West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Here Hanby composed the famous ballad “Darling Nellie Gray.” Visitors welcome. — — Map (db m9118) HM |
| On South State Street (Ohio Route 3) at Electric Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South State Street. |
| | This marker honors the generosity of Columbus Outdoor Pursuits
and their partners in support of The Ohio to Erie Trail.
Columbus Outdoor Pursuits is a nonprofit organization that brings
together people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds . . . — — Map (db m98768) HM |
| Near State Street (Ohio Route 3) 0 miles north of Bishop Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In honor and memory of those citizens who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Their courage and dedication have preserved the peace and freedom of this great nation.
“History does not long entrust . . . — — Map (db m13126) HM |
| On South State Street (Ohio Route 3) at Plum Street, on the right when traveling north on South State Street. |
| | This building and grounds were the national headquarters of the Anti-Saloon League of America after September 14 1909. The American Issue Publishing Co. and the Temperance Education Foundation were also headquartered here. The work of these . . . — — Map (db m9098) HM |
| Near Main Street at Center Street. |
| | Bishop William Hanby, (1807-1880) courageous and of strong convictions, publicly voiced his scorn at a law that made it a felony to give food to a hungry slave, or shelter to a friendless man. From pulpit, platform, and workbench he condemned the . . . — — Map (db m13118) HM |
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