Civil War
CPT David L. Cockley Georgia 1864
CPT Joseph S. Hedges Tennessee 1864
CPL Smith Larimer Virginia 1865
PVT John Henry Ricksecker Tennessee 1864
SGT James Wiley Pennsylvania 1863
Indian Campaigns
COL Ret. Walter Matthias Day . . . — — Map (db m20860) HM
In memory of John Chapman, famous “Johnny Appleseed.” Born in Leominster, Mass., Sept. 26, 1774, died in Fort Wayne, Ind. March 18, 1845.
Without a hope of recompense, / Without a thought of pride, / John Chapman planted apple trees, / and . . . — — Map (db m121825) HM
John Chapman - better known as “Johnny Appleseed” - Pioneer Apple Nurseryman - lived in & around Mansfield for 20 years - 1810 to 1830. — — Map (db m20705) HM
Sunshine Church II, built in 1880 and dedicated in 1883 by Rev. Sam Jones, replaced old Sunshine Church, two miles south of here, which General Sherman’s troops burned in 1864. A wounded northern prisoner, B.F. Morris, Shelby, Ohio, cared for by . . . — — Map (db m8897) HM
In 1819, David Schrack immigrated from Pennsylvania to Richland County. Ohio where he and his wife Elizabeth established a farm, a mill, and a family of fourteen children. To accommodate their growing family, the Schracks constructed this large . . . — — Map (db m269829) HM
On December 30, 1847, six educators met at the Summit County Courthouse to organize the first convention of the Ohio State Teachers' Association, now known as the Ohio Education Association (OEA). The organizers Josiah Hurty (Richland County), . . . — — Map (db m299758) HM
The Barker Family Home. Generations of the Barker family lived in the house that stood at 89 Wood Street from 1875 to 1973. George W. Barker (1836-1913) was born enslaved in Virginia, emancipated age 13, and settled in Mansfield by 1870. He . . . — — Map (db m309437) HM
On April 27, 1865 the Sultana, a 260 foot, wooden-hulled, steamboat exploded, burned, and sank on the Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee. Approximately 2400 people were on board, six times the ship's legal limit. More than 1700 lives were . . . — — Map (db m20888) HM
The purpose of the Mansfield Ohio Gold Star Families Memorial Monument is to honor Gold
Star Families, preserve the memory of the fallen, and stand as a stark reminder that freedom is not free. This stunning black granite monument features two . . . — — Map (db m181455) WM
The Missionaries of the Precious Blood established in Italy in 1815, and the Sisters of the Precious Blood established in Switzerland in 1834, began their American ministry in 1844 in Peru, Ohio. In 1845 Swiss born Father Francis de Sales . . . — — Map (db m221330) HM
While the Mohican area is recognized for its abundance of natural beauty, another natural resource lies below the surface of the landscape - natural gas.
Mohican Memorial State Forest covers a massive geologic formation of porous rock about . . . — — Map (db m269911) HM
In 1883, James E. Brown built this seven-panel Howe truss bridge over the North Branch of Caesar Creek, near the site of Lyman Ballard’s grist mill and on the property of William C. Dean. At the time it was built, iron, concrete, and steel . . . — — Map (db m106267) HM
Hemlock Falls
Hemlock Falls is located nearby. Two small streams cascade down the face of the massive sandstone cliff in the shade of tall hemlock trees. One of the falls drops about 60 feet and the other about 100 feet. The rock is Black . . . — — Map (db m225396) HM
This park was dedicated by A · H · Krouskop · Oct·8·1925 · to the public for its pleasure and recreation ~
Born July 13 · 1840 at Bellefontaine · Ohio ·· Moved to Richland County · 1851 · where he lived until his death · Apr · 2 1930 ·· A . . . — — Map (db m18786) HM
This memorial was donated by M.D. Harter, Treasurer and General Manager of the Aultman-Taylor Company. It was dedicated November 10, 1881. The inscription on the original plaque read:
“To the memory of Richland County's honored dead who . . . — — Map (db m20743) WM
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