Union County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio, was established on April 1, 1820. The county was
created from the "union" of portions of Delaware, Franklin, Logan,
and Madison Counties, and a section of former Native American
territory. The first . . . — — Map (db m93552) HM
Following the American surrender of Fort Detroit in August 1812
panic spread along the Ohio frontier in fear of possible Indian
attacks. The boundary of the Indian territory lay approximately
14 miles to the north at the Greenville Treaty . . . — — Map (db m75187) HM
Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks
Charles Warren Fairbanks became a
prominent lawyer and nationally known
political leader. He was the keynote
speaker at the Republican Convention in
1896, United States Senator from 1897 . . . — — Map (db m87103) HM
The Union School 1893-2004
College Corner Ohio · West College Corner Indiana
In 1893, Ohio and Indiana constructed the first Union School on the state line separating Ohio and Indiana. For 111 years, students from both states have been . . . — — Map (db m225395) HM
Culbertson Covered Bridge Culbertson Covered Bridge was built in 1872-1873 by Reuben L. Partridge at a cost of $1,375, using his "Partridge Block" truss design. This bridge was originally constructed across Treacle's Creek on State Route 4, . . . — — Map (db m93429) HM
The charters establishing the original thirteen colonies
were vague in their descriptions of location. In some
cases, more than one colony had a legal claim to the
same western land. After much controversy and compromise, each new state gave . . . — — Map (db m93553) HM
Bridgeport. In 1840, the first of several bridges was constructed at this location, which became known as "Bridgeport." In the early 1800s, this locality consisted of a group of log houses, a blacksmith shop, and a wagon shop. Several schools . . . — — Map (db m93392) HM
Bigelow Bridge. Ax Handle Road. Constructed in 1873, the Bigelow Bridge spans approximately 100 feet across Little Darby Creek. Reuben Partridge built the superstructure at a cost of $12.50 per linear foot ($1,500). Bercupile & . . . — — Map (db m93467) HM
The Sharp family homes and their locations on N. State Street and Africa Road mark an important route through Westerville on the Underground Railroad. The family patriarch, Garrit Sharp, was an original settler of Sharp's Settlement, now . . . — — Map (db m171804) HM
The Marysville Ohio National Guard Armory was the first such armory constructed in the state after the recognition of the Guard in 1909. The new armory and others like it were built in response to federalization of National Guard units after the . . . — — Map (db m290452) HM WM
Side A
The New California Church was organized in 1826 at a time when
the congregation was called the Associate Congregation of Darby
and represented Presbyterians whose ancestors came from
the "Seceder" tradition of Scotland. Seceder . . . — — Map (db m93379) HM WM
Amrine Settlement. The first permanent settlement in the Marysville area, was founded in 1817 by Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Amrine (1761-1849) and his sons. The Amrines emigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s and, . . . — — Map (db m247805) HM
The Spain Creek Covered Bridge was designed and constructed by Reuben Partridge in the 1870s. Partridge began his bridge building career in 1866. At a length of 64 feet, the bridge is the smallest of Union County's historic covered bridges. Spain . . . — — Map (db m34085) HM
The Richwood Opera House and Town Hall was erected in 1890 as a community center designed to house the town council chambers, fire department, jail and opera house. The Richardsonian Romanesque styled building served Richwood in all these . . . — — Map (db m26989) HM
Side A:
Robert Sprague Beightler was born in 1892 in Marysville. A graduate of Marysville High School, he began his career as a soldier in 1911, when he enlisted as a private in Marysville's guard unit, Company E, Fourth Ohio Infantry . . . — — Map (db m20452) HM
On August 10, 1819, Samuel W. Culbertson (1780-1840), a Zanesville lawyer, established Marysville at the convergence of Mill Creek and the road connecting Delaware to Urbana. Culbertson purchased 450 acres of land on July 10, 1817 and . . . — — Map (db m304852) HM
The Pottersburg Bridge, sometimes called the Upper Darby Bridge, was designed and constructed by Reuben Partridge in 1868. Originally located on North Lewisburg Road spanning the Big Darby Creek, the bridge was moved to this North Lewisburg Trail . . . — — Map (db m34086) HM
Closing the Net
Frustrated by multiple failed attempts to overtake
Morgan in Kentucky, Major General Ambrose Burnside
dispatched Union Brigadier General Edward Hobson
and 2,500 Union soldiers on July 6 with specific
orders to intercept . . . — — Map (db m108368) HM
Mural by Curtis W. M. Goldsein, born 1966, Columbus, Ohio
Reuben L. Partridge (1823- 1900) designed and constructed hundreds of bridges in Central Ohio, many of which are in Union County. Mr. Partridge received a United States Patent for the . . . — — Map (db m108854) HM
Great River Road
The Great River Road in Illinois follows the Mississippi River through the heart of the nation. Discover exciting history, thriving river cultures, beautiful natural areas, abundant wildlife, and bountiful agriculture as you . . . — — Map (db m302259) HM
In the early 1800s, a small group of settlers left New England and traveled west to Ohio's Madison and Union counties. Families built homes and created some of the most valuable agricultural lands in the state.
The tombstones left behind . . . — — Map (db m247173) HM
Constructed in 1820-21, the County’s original government seat was the first frame building in Milford Center. At the time it stood at the southwest corner of the Village Square (present Mill & State Streets) just to the south of George Reed’s Mill . . . — — Map (db m119916) HM
Spot Where Prof. T. S. C. Lowe famed aeronaut landed Apr. 20, 1861 in Union County, S. C.
After Balloon Flight from Cincinnati, Ohio
800 miles in nine hours
Died 1913 at Pasadena Calif. — — Map (db m15394) HM
Caroline and her four children escaped Kentucky slave owner October 31, 1847; they crossed Ohio River near Madison. After passing near here, Fugit Township black and white residents hid family close to Clarksburg. While hidden, family seized . . . — — Map (db m44743) HM
[side 1] Here in Missouri's north central glacial plains, Mercer County was organized, 1845. Named for Rev. War Gen. Hugh Mercer, the county is in territory ceded by Iowa, Sac, and Fox tribes in 1824. Indians hunted in the . . . — — Map (db m179701) HM
During the 1940's a thriving nightclub and gambling industry developed in Henderson County, patronized not only by local citizens but also by workers from Evansville's war factories and soldiers from nearby Camp Breckinridge. By 1950 it was said . . . — — Map (db m121697) HM
The last of Missouri's 114 counties to be formed, Worth was organized in Feb., 1861, 6 months and 39 years after Missouri was admitted into the Union, Aug., 1821, with 25 counties. Encompassing 267 sq. miles of glacial prairie, it is the State's . . . — — Map (db m179674) HM
[Front Side of Marker]: "Greeneville Treaty Line"
The Treaty of Greeneville created the Greeneville Treaty Line. It was the boundary between lands in the original possession of the Indians and those they ceded to the United States, . . . — — Map (db m43895) HM
who was born Jan. 13, 1869 in Claremont County, Ohio. Graduated from the University of Michigan in 1893, emigrating to South Dakota in the same year, engaging in the practice of law at Beresford. He watched the new town grow, and helped develop it . . . — — Map (db m190082) HM
Dallas County, organized 1841, was first called Niangua for the river flowing within its borders, but the name proved difficult and it was changed to Dallas in 1844 for U.S. Vice Pres. George M. Dallas. Settled in the early 1830's by pioneers . . . — — Map (db m62544) HM
Here in the undulating glacial plains of north central Missouri, Harrison is one of 9 counties forming the State's border with Iowa. Twenty-sixth in size of Missouri's 114 counties, and second largest on the border, it was organized 1845, and . . . — — Map (db m66588) HM
American Legion Memorial Park
American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on
August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in
Marysville. In 1927, the Legion purchased a 24 acre
parcel known as "Clement Woods" to serve as a living . . . — — Map (db m174040) HM WM
