Near East Broad Street, on the right when traveling east.
In celebration of the
Ohio Statehouse Sesquicentennial
1861 - 2011
This tree commemorates the
beginning of the American Civil War
Planted April 12, 2011 — — Map (db m203416) HM
To justice in war and lasting peace after victory.
To the Armed Forces of the United States “with the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them.”
To the women of America in the World War. They served nobly . . . — — Map (db m9880) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) east of High Street, on the right when traveling east.
Commemorating the heroic sacrifices of Ohio’s soldiers of the Civil War 1861–65 and the loyal women of that period.
When our country sent out the call to arms for the preservation of the Union Ohio sent more than three hundred thousand of . . . — — Map (db m9956) HM
On S. State Street, on the left when traveling north.
Wall 1
Dear Bill
In just 27 days, you will be 8 years old. Perhaps by the time you get
this letter - if you ever do - and it is extremely doubtful - you will be
getting right along towards 9 years. I wonder.
As I write this. I am . . . — — Map (db m203793) WM
On Capitol Square, on the right when traveling north.
"As time passes the ideals of Washington reveal new meanings", to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of George Washington — — Map (db m203419) HM
On 3rd Street south of Broad Street (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling south.
The Breathing Association was founded in 1906 as the Tuberculosis Society under the leadership of public health advocate Carrie Nelson Black. The society provided nutrition, medical care, and sanitorium services to people who could not afford proper . . . — — Map (db m10256) HM
On Long Street (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling east.
Began service here January 1, 1879. It was located on the second floor of the Sessions Building which then stood on this site.
N. C. Kingsbury Chapter No. 2, Telephone Pioneers of America placed this tablet on the 70th anniversary of the first . . . — — Map (db m17172) HM
On East State Street east of South High Street, on the left when traveling east.
In remembrance of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust
and millions more including Prisoners of War, ethnic and religious
minorities, free masons, homosexuals, the mentally ill, developmentally
disabled, and political dissidents . . . — — Map (db m203879) HM WM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) east of High Street, on the right when traveling east.
In 1812, the Ohio legislature designated Columbus as the state capital,
with local landowners contributing land and resources for a capitol
building and penitentiary. The first Columbus statehouse, a Federal-style structure completed in 1816, . . . — — Map (db m9986) HM
On State Street east of High Street, on the right when traveling east.
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
1973
by the United States
Department of the Interior
————————————————
has . . . — — Map (db m80008) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) at Front Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
The Refugee Tract of 100,000 acres of land was a strip four and one half miles wide extending forty-eight miles eastward from the Scioto River at Columbus through parts of Franklin, Fairfield, Perry, Licking and Muskingum Counties. It was granted . . . — — Map (db m36673) HM
Erected by the State of Ohio to the honor and memory of the Ohio veterans of the Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition.
1898 — 1920
“The cause which triumphed through their valor will . . . — — Map (db m9868) HM
On State Street at High Street, on the right when traveling west on State Street.
A total of 15 commissioners, seven architects, and numberless artisans built this Grecian Doric State House of local limestone and brick from Indian mound clay at a cost of $1,359,121. Experts today marvel that so many diverse personalities could . . . — — Map (db m10259) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 40) at High Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
A total of 15 commissioners, seven architects, and numberless artisans built this Grecian Doric State House of local limestone and brick from Indian mound clay at a cost of $1,359,121. Experts today marvel that so many diverse personalities could . . . — — Map (db m10263) HM
On 3rd Street south of Broad Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south.
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a
railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens
where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery
were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised,
and instructed . . . — — Map (db m10251) HM
On South High Street (U.S. 23) at East Broad Old National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north on South High Street.
Dedicated to
The Unknown Boy Scout
1910 - 1935
in England whose good turn
brought Scouting to millions
of America boys
sponsored by Central Ohio Area
Boy Scouts of America — — Map (db m98915) HM
Near High Street south of Broad Street (U.S. 40), on the right.
This tree (a Scarlett Oak) was placed here by the Roosevelt National Living Memorial Association, as a living tribute to the great lover and defender of Country and Flag, and our youngest President of the United States—Theodore Roosevelt.
. . . — — Map (db m9866) HM
On Old National Road (U.S. 40) at South Third Street (U.S. 62), on the right when traveling east on Old National Road.
First services of Trinity Episcopal
Church were held May 3, 1817, in the
residence of Dr. Lincoln Goodale,
where later Columbus’ first Sunday
School was founded.
The first church building was built
in 1831 one half block east of High
on . . . — — Map (db m98848) HM
On State Street east of High Street, on the right when traveling east.
On this site, January 25, 1890, delegates from the National Progressive Union and the Knights of Labor District Trades Assembly 135 met in convention at old City Hall and founded the United Mine Workers of America. The merger ended years of . . . — — Map (db m80010) HM
Near East Broad Street (U.S. 40) east of North Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east.
This tree is planted in honor of
William B. Saxbe
for his service to Ohio and the United States
Colonel Ohio National Guard 1939-1969 •
Ohio House of Representatives 1947-1954 •
Ohio Attorney General 1957-1959 / 1963-1969 •
United . . . — — Map (db m203415) HM
On South High Street south of Broad Street (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling south.
“Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.”
“Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, . . . — — Map (db m9887) HM
On North High Street at East 1st Ave and Price Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North High Street. Reported permanently removed.
Art finds a way
and Elijah Pierce found his voice carving
wood. Born in Baldwyn, Mississippi, he
started carving small farm animals at
age 7 with the knife his father gave him.
Elijah Pierce (1892-1984) moved
to Columbus in 1924 and . . . — — Map (db m205363) HM
Flytown was democracy’s melting pot for
the city of Columbus. But even more important
it became known as a port-of-entry for the
immigrant settlers of Central Ohio. New
arrivals found friends and relatives who
guided them through the initial . . . — — Map (db m42202) HM
Near West Goodale Street at Park street, on the right when traveling west.
(Side A)
James Seneca Tyler was born free in Columbus in 1837 and was an early settler of central Ohio. During his life he held several prominent positions. He served in the Fifth U.S. Colored Regiment in the Civil War and mustered out as . . . — — Map (db m225233) HM
This bronze bust was created in 1888 by Ohio scupltor J. Q. A. Ward in memory of Dr. Lincoln Goodale, the area's first physician.
Dr. Goodale was also a successful businessman whose wealth and generosity allowed him to provide free medical . . . — — Map (db m16922) HM
On North High Street at East Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling north on North High Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Short North, once considered the blight of the city, has now become a celebrated destination,
touted by the New York Times, National
Geographic Traveler, and USA Today Travel.
The Short North Arts District is a mosaic . . . — — Map (db m211266) HM
On North High Street at East Hubbard Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North High Street. Reported permanently removed.
James Thurber’s wit and pithy prose spanned a breath of genres and made him one of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century...
James Thurber was born in Columbus on Dember 8, 1894, to Charles, a docile civil clerk, and Mame, his . . . — — Map (db m205356) HM
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