Ross County's first courthouse was Ohio's first statehouse. The courthouse was erected on the Public Square in 1801. Thomas Worthington, one of the building's superintendents, laid out the foundation. Chillicothe was the last capital of the . . . — — Map (db m173293) HM
Side A: The "Statehood Riots”
The first Northwest Territory assembly formally met in Cincinnati in September 1799 to initiate self-government. The legislators were deeply divided politically. The Republicans (antifederalists or . . . — — Map (db m14682) HM
With the Division Act of 1800, the U.S. Congress divided the Northwest Territory at a line essentially the present boundary of Indiana and Ohio. The Indiana Territory stood west of the line. The name Northwest Territory was retained for the land . . . — — Map (db m14627) HM
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To provide direction and stability to the economy, Congress created the nation's largest lending agency in 1816, the Second Bank of the United States. Branch banks were established around the country, two of them in . . . — — Map (db m14630) HM
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Born in Chillicothe in 1872, Burton Stevenson's life was devoted to the written word as a prolific author and anthologist, and as a librarian. Following stints as a journalist while a student at Princeton University and then . . . — — Map (db m14683) HM
Situated on land owned by Thomas Worthington, Camp Bull was a stockade constructed in this vicinity to confine British prisoners of war during the War of 1812. When Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British fleet on Lake Erie on September . . . — — Map (db m269180) HM
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The United States declared war on Germany in April 1917. Largely through the efforts of Chillicothe attorney John Poland, the War Department selected Chillicothe as the site of an army training camp for inductees from Ohio, West . . . — — Map (db m14640) HM
In honor of the Patriotic Men of Ross County who gave their lives in the war for the preservation of the Union their grateful fellow citizens have erected this monument May 30th, 1875 — — Map (db m14653) HM
The oldest commercial enterprise in Ohio, the Chillicothe Gazette began publication on April 25, 1800, as Freeman's Journal and Chillicothe Advertiser. That October it became the Scioto Gazette, and Chillicothe has had a Gazette ever since. It is . . . — — Map (db m14652) HM
Side A: Birthplace of Lucy Ware Webb Hayes
First Lady Lucy Ware Webb Hayes was born in this four-room Federal Vernacular house in 1831. Well educated for her time, she attended local schools, took classes in the preparatory department of Ohio . . . — — Map (db m14655) HM
Indian Green. This area of western Hancock County is a part of the Maumee River Watershed known as "Indian Green." Wyandot Indians chose this area for hunting and ceremonial grounds along the Blanchard River in the 1700s because it was next to . . . — — Map (db m93378) HM
Take to the Trails
Whether it's hiking, mountain biking, or horseback riding, there's a trail for everyone, including a fitness trail. There's more than 20 miles of trails that vary in length and difficulty, so plan accordingly before . . . — — Map (db m281579) HM
In recognition of the Patriotism of the People of Ross County who oversubscribed their quota War Savings Stamps in 1918 this tablet is gratefully erected by the Ohio War Savings Committee — — Map (db m221633) HM WM
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The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image was sanctioned by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 and . . . — — Map (db m28639) HM
In Memory of Catherine Gougar
Pioneer wife and mother. Born in New Jersey 1732. Captured by Indians 1744, in Berks Co. PA and for five years held a captive at and near this place. Sold to French Canadian traders she served in Canada . . . — — Map (db m59434) HM
The World's Most Spectacular Concentration of Ancient Earthworks
No where else on earth are there so many of these unique ceremonial complexes so close together. Many scientists suspect that Ross County, Ohio, may have been . . . — — Map (db m304850) HM
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
In testimonial and public recognition of the renovation and restoration of the Probate and the Juvenile Divisions of the Common Pleas Court, the Ross County Bar Association memorializes and commends the Board of County Commissioners of Ross County, . . . — — Map (db m14661) HM
If Guyasuta represented the pioneering years of O’Hara Township of the eighteenth century, then James Ross (1762-
1847) represented the settlement years of the early nineteenth century. What we know today as Aspinwall, O’Hara Community Park, the . . . — — Map (db m248503) HM
At daybreak on the morning of December 9, 1775, the British rolled two four-pounder cannon field pieces across the bridge under the cover of smoke from burning buildings and piles of shingles located on the south island. The fires were set by . . . — — Map (db m54947) HM
Dominion Land Company Mound
An Early Woodlands Period Structure
In the early 1800s, Prosper Wetmore wrote about his childhood
memories of native mounds in the ravine area of Northwestern
Clinton Township. At that time, he recalled two . . . — — Map (db m108853) HM
The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens (called stations) where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery (known as passengers) were sheltered, fed, clothed, and . . . — — Map (db m309383) HM
The Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery was established by joint resolution of Congress in 1866, among the first burial grounds officially designated in the wake of the Civil War. Under the care of the Veterans Administration, the facility is . . . — — Map (db m124986) HM
The first known attempt to assist a runaway slave in Ross County
was recorded in 1815, when local residents assisted a slave to
safety in Franklin County. Quakers, the Presbyterians and African
Americans were the principal participants who . . . — — Map (db m146892) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
