On 2nd Street (U.S. 52) west of Jack Roush Way, on the right when traveling west.
Israel Donalson, member of the First Constitutional Convention of Ohio.
In May 1800, Congress passed an act building the Northwest
Territory, with the western division becoming Indiana
Territory and the eastern called the Territory of the . . . — — Map (db m136539) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
An early settler, set aside the Kimble Family Burial Lot on his farm at Kimble’s Landing on the Ohio River Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio about 1830 ————Those members of his family and their descendants buried there have been . . . — — Map (db m303489) HM
Near Ohio Route 73 west of Horner Chapel Road (Local Route 116), on the right when traveling west.
One of North America’s most spectacular effigy mounds, Serpent Mound is a gigantic earthen sculpture representative of a snake. Built on a spur of rock overlooking Ohio Brush Creek around 1000 A.D. by the Fort Ancient culture, the earthwork was . . . — — Map (db m268239) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
Son of Nathan Ellis 1749-1819 Founder of “Ellis Ferry,” now Aberdeen, Ohio Established the Ellis Family Graveyard on his farm near Ellis’ Landing on the Ohio River Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio about 1820 ———— It was with thoughtful . . . — — Map (db m185498) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
William Grimes Pioneer, those members of his family and their descendants who were interred in the Grimes Family Burial Grounds on the Grimes Farm at Grimes Landing on the Ohio River, Sprigg Township, in Adams County, Ohio, have been . . . — — Map (db m303692) HM
On 2nd Street (U.S. 52) east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
Massie’s Station, built in 1791, was the fourth
permanent settlement center in Ohio and the
last stockade settlement built in Ohio.
It
provided protection from the Indians
for
Manchester’s settlers until 1794.
Manchester was . . . — — Map (db m136537) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
William Bradford 1770-1862 Was one of the original settlers on the lands in the Fox Military Survey No. 401 ———— His son David Bradford 1806-1879 Established the Bradford Family Burial Ground south of the Aberdeen-Manchester Road in Sprigg . . . — — Map (db m303685) HM
On Mineral Springs Road (County Route 18) north of Garnet Shiveley Road, on the right when traveling south.
Medicinal value of springs promoted by Charles Matheny, 1840. First hotel built 1864 and resort named Sodaville. Under ownership of General Benjamin Coates, 1888–91, Smith Grimes 1891–08, and J. W. Rogers 1908–20. Mineral Springs Health Resort . . . — — Map (db m132963) HM
On North Cross Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cross Street.
Country music writer and recording star
Lloyd Estel Copas was born on July 15,
1913 on Moon Hollow near Blue Creek in
Adams County, Ohio. Reared by musical
parents, he learned to play the guitar
and fiddle at an early age and began
a singing . . . — — Map (db m135306) HM
On West South Street at South West Street, on the left when traveling west on West South Street.
A short distance south of Zane’s Trace, West
Union was established by an act of the Ohio
Legislature on April 13, 1803, as the seat of
Adams County. West Union was surveyed in the
spring of the following year, and became
important stagecoach . . . — — Map (db m135312) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (U.S. 52) 1.5 miles west of State Highway 247, on the right when traveling west.
One half mile north of this monument the home of Gen. Nathaniel Massie, founder of Manchester in 1791, first settlement in the Virginia Military District. Residence of Charles Willing Byrd, Secretary and Acting Governor, Northwest Territory and . . . — — Map (db m45344) HM
On Ohio Route 138 south of 2nd Street (U.S. 137), on the right when traveling south.
In 1804, a group of Scotch-Irish Covenanters from Rockbridge County, Virginia, erected a log church on this location. In 1805, they organized the Cherry Fork Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Two brick churches were also built on this . . . — — Map (db m133853) HM
On North Main Street (Ohio Route 41) near Elliott Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Platted in 1881 by Isaiah Custer on the junction of old Zane's Trace (1796-97) and the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (1881). Incorporated 1886. Named after John G. Peebles, Portsmouth, Ohio businessman. David Nixon constructed the first house in . . . — — Map (db m223788) HM
On Ohio Route 41 at Adkins Rd, on the right when traveling north on Ohio Route 41.
The inn was built 1800-01 by Peter Wickerham, a Revolutionary War veteran. It was used as an overnight stagecoach stop and tavern on Zane's Trace until ca. 1850. Runaway slaves were hidden here when the "Underground Railroad" was in operation. . . . — — Map (db m108129) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (U.S. 52) 0.3 miles west of Blue Creek Road (County Highway 18), on the right when traveling west.
A thriving riverport in the 19th Century founded in 1835 by William Stout. Elisha Stout, son of William, born and raised here, was one of the founding fathers of Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. Former site of Adamsville which served as the . . . — — Map (db m73138) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 247) south of Tri County Road, on the right when traveling south.
Founded 1887 by John Q. Roads on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (1881) and the Old West Union Road (1807). Incorporated 1911. Named after Franklin Seaman who donated land to the railroad for a station. Home of Will Rogers, "The Black King of the . . . — — Map (db m108200) HM
On West Main Street (Ohio Route 41) at North Cherry Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
The Bradford Tavern, West Union’s first inn built circa 1804,
served the Maysville-Zanesville stagecoach route and such travelers as Andrew
Jackson, Henry Clay, and Santa Anna. After 1840,
it was continued as the Marlatt House and,
later, the . . . — — Map (db m135307) HM
On Second Street (Ohio Route 247) at East Walnut, on the left when traveling south on Second Street.
side A
First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church of West Union, built in 1810, is known as the "Church of the Governors." Although the date is uncertain, the congregation was organized circa 1800 on Thomas Kirker's land on . . . — — Map (db m122227) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 136) at Dorsey Road (Local Route 48) on Main Street.
Winchester, Ohio. Founded November 8, 1815 by General Joseph
Darlinton and named for his Virginia birthplace.
Winchester was incorporated in 1864 and later
became the eastern terminus of the Cincinnati and
Eastern Railway (1877-1880). The . . . — — Map (db m133890) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
A local preacher organized a Methodist Society in 1797 at his home on the Scioto Brush Creek north of the village of Blue Creek in Adams County in the Northwest Territory. In August 1800 the Society built a log church on a site provided by Mr. . . . — — Map (db m185497) HM
Near Farmview Road (Local Road 71) north of State Route 588.
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
On this bluff lies one of the two great animal effigy mounds built by Ohio's prehistoric people. Shown here, Alligator Mound is a giant earthen sculpture of some four-footed animal with a long, curving tail. Archaeologists believe the animal is . . . — — Map (db m17482) HM
On Farmview Road, on the right when traveling east.
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
On North Franklin Street near West Montcalm Street, on the right when traveling south.
Quilts have a long functional history of keeping people warm, but they often tell a story as well. The materials, colors
and patterns used reflect the heritage of the maker.
Donna Sue Groves from Ohio decided to honor her mother,
an avid . . . — — Map (db m217455) HM
On North Wilson Drive at Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling north on North Wilson Drive.
Hon. John T. Wilson's tribute to the Soldiers.
1861 - 1865.
Ohio Bicentennial
1803-2003
Rededicated June 14, 2003
In celebration of the Ohio Bicentennial
In memory of the Soldiers of Adams County Ohio who were killed or died . . . — — Map (db m199326) WM
On Front Street east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Introduction
The idea of painting murals on the floodwall first occurred to lifetime residents Dr. Louis R. and Ava Chaboudy in 1992 after viewing outdoor murals in Steubenville, Ohio. An ad hoc committee was formed and the decision was made . . . — — Map (db m165684) HM
Near East 8th Street 0.2 miles east of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling east.
Set aside a family burial lot on the high ground at a bend in Little Three Mile Creek on his farm in the Fox Military Survey No. 401 Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio about 1847. ————The remains of those buried there and not removed to . . . — — Map (db m303660) HM
On North Main Street at Vine Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
RR Station, Peebles, Ohio
Made famous by The Great Serpent Mound.
Post Card
Explore the beautiful forests nestled in the rolling Appalachia foothills
Doc Dumenil Peebles, Oh.
Serpent Mound
One of North America’s most . . . — — Map (db m268325) HM
On Interstate 71 at milepost 68, on the right when traveling south.
LAKE PLAINS
■ A narrow strip of land along the Lake Erie coast in northeastern
Ohio, it broadens significantly west of Cleveland.
■ Once the bottom of a much larger ancient lake known as
Lake Maumee, this region is an . . . — — Map (db m303183) HM
On Interstate 70 at milepost 70, on the right when traveling east.
LAKE PLAINS
■ A narrow strip of land along the Lake Erie coast in northeastern
Ohio, it broadens significantly west of Cleveland.
■ Once the bottom of a much larger ancient lake known as
Lake Maumee, this region is an . . . — — Map (db m302226) HM
On Interstate 70 at milepost 45, on the right when traveling west.
LAKE PLAINS
■ A narrow strip of land along the Lake Erie coast in northeastern
Ohio, it broadens significantly west of Cleveland.
■ Once the bottom of a much larger ancient lake known as
Lake Maumee, this region is an . . . — — Map (db m286210) HM
On Zane Trace (Ohio Route 41), on the right when traveling south.
Ohio’s first highway and mail route authorized by Congress 1796 marked and cleared in 1797 by Col. Ebenezer Zane a blazed trail, it became the route of the old stage line from Maysville to Wheeling used by noted statesmen to and from the . . . — — Map (db m121836) HM
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
On St. Catherine Street 0.1 miles west of Orange Street, on the right when traveling west.
. Eliza Smith, an antebellum "free woman of color," purchased property on St. Catherine Street in the 1850s. Her daughters and their families built new houses on the property in the 1880s.28 St. Catherine Street (above) was the ca. 1885 home of . . . — — Map (db m108276) HM
Near North Hardin Road (County Route 110) 0.1 miles north of Hardin Alt Road, on the right when traveling north.
This doughnut-shaped mound with an inner ditch was probably built by
the Adena people who lived here between 1000 B.C. and A.D. 100. Its
exact function is not known, but it may have been ceremonial.
The Adena practiced some crude farming, . . . — — Map (db m166807) HM
On South Center Street at Farm Museum Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Center Street.
The Carroll County Barn Quilt Trail honors Carroll County's agrarian culture by bringing together historic barns and a "sampler" of quilt block patterns. These quilt blocks include both classic patterns that depict life in a rural society as well . . . — — Map (db m188399) HM
On Washington Street at Grant Ct., on the left when traveling west on Washington Street.
Governor Charles Willing Byrd
was the son of Colonel William Byrd of
Virginia. In 1792 President John Adams
appointed him secretary of the Northwest
Territory and in 1802 he became acting
governor of the territory. He was a
delegate to the . . . — — Map (db m121877) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
