Raymond "Ray" Brown was a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues 1930-1948. Born in Alger on February 23, 1908, Brown graduated from Alger High School in 1926. He made his professional baseball debut playing for the Dayton Marcos in 1930. Brief stints . . . — — Map (db m309436) HM
Hull’s Trail was a rough passageway through Ohio to the Canadian border, used by General William Hull’s army during the War of 1812 on its way to attack the English at Detroit. Woodsmen cleared the trail to permit the Ohio Army Militia with its . . . — — Map (db m272367) HM
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, William Lawrence moved to Bellefontaine shortly after graduating from Cincinnati Law School in 1840. Lawrence was prosecuting attorney for Logan County (1845); a member of the Ohio Legislature (1846, 1847, 1849-51, . . . — — Map (db m22049) HM
(Front):4th Ohio Infantry. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps. Carroll's Brigade. Ohio's Tribute. (Left):On the evening of July 2, 1863. Carroll's Brigade was sent from its position with the 2nd Corps to re-enforce this position of . . . — — Map (db m16945) HM
7/8 mile west – site of
Fort Necessity
Erected in 1812 by Hull’s
army on its march north-
ward from Fort McArthur,
when incessant rains and
mud made further advance
impossible. — — Map (db m136824) HM
(Front): Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps, July 2, 1863. (Left): At 3 p.m., July 2, 1863, while the regiment was lying on Cemetery Ridge, Companies G and I, 4th Ohio Infantry, detached under . . . — — Map (db m12189) HM
Lawrence Woods State Nature Preserve is the largest known mature forest in west-central Ohio. Located in Hardin County, this area was used for timber harvesting until being officially protected by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in 1997. . . . — — Map (db m248223) HM
In 1832 a charter was granted by the State of Ohio for construction of a railroad between Sandusky City and Dayton. The right-of-way privileges included Hardin County. The first train, of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, arrived in Kenton from . . . — — Map (db m22920) HM
Side A: Village of McGuffey
The Village of McGuffey was named for John McGuffey, who in the 1860s first attempted to drain the Scioto Marsh. A larger and more effective drainage effort, made by others who entered Hardin County in the 1880s, . . . — — Map (db m29062) HM
Mount Victory Historic District
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Mount Victory, Ohio was established by Ezra Dille in 1851. The name of the town came in this manner: in 1849 Ezra Dille went to auction hoping . . . — — Map (db m297809) HM
Fort Knox is one of the Army’s major installations. Run by the Army’s Installation Management Agency, it is home to several major commands including the United States Army Armor School and Center and United States Army Recruiting Command, both . . . — — Map (db m126196) HM
This cabin was also known as the Wilson Cabin, the mystery cabin and the Dodd Gibson property. The cabin was built about 1790 on a cliff's edge overlooking the Ohio River at Elizabethtown, Illinois. The site afforded a view of the river more than 10 . . . — — Map (db m146878) HM
Christopher Miller Successfully Secures Peace Treaty
In June 1782, Christopher Miller, a boy about twelve or thirteen years old, was taken prisoner by the Shawnee Indians, in the then county of Jefferson, now Nelson county, in . . . — — Map (db m252991) HM
Five generations of the Helm family lived on the land where the Helm House commonly known as Helm Place, stands today. Five generations of Helm men and women, working as surveyors, lawyers, church activists, soldiers, judges, bankers, public . . . — — Map (db m249555) HM
When Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, present day Hodgenville was known as Hodgen’s Mill. It was settled in 1789 on land owned by Robert Hodgen, owner and operator of the mill. This area also included a tavern and a store. Due east of . . . — — Map (db m60045) HM
Pioneer Spirit
The westward movement was an enticement felt by many nineteenth century families, and the Lincolns were in the heart of it. A friend of the family was the infamous frontiersman Daniel Boone, and it has been reasoned that . . . — — Map (db m46249) HM
This Tablet marks Hull’s Trail; 1812. One-half mile south of this is the site of Old Fort McArthur. Built in 1812 on yonder hillside, Gen. Tupper and 1,000 men camped the entire winter of 1812-13. At the foot of the hill is their “Spring of . . . — — Map (db m18416) HM
People have been digging, processing and transporting fluorite (fluorspar) here since 1842. In the 1940s, Rosiclare and Hardin County led the U.S. in fluorite production and were known as "The Fluorite Capital of the World".
What is . . . — — Map (db m206198) HM
William Pell, Jr. settled here in 1832, founded Pell's Landing. In 1874, Pell's Landing was incorporated as Rose Clare and became the City of Rosiclare in 1932. Always an important river town, the discovery of fluorite and other minerals in the . . . — — Map (db m206199) HM
United Methodist
Historic Site
No. 323
In memory of the pioneers of the Belknap Settlement who served God faithfully in an untamed land — — Map (db m122508) HM
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