Historical Markers and War Memorials in Greenfield, Ohio
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Greenfield is in Highland County
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Circa 1899
"Daniels Cigars"
Circa 1939
Heidingsfeld Clothes Store
Harper Hotel
Circa 1948
W. E. Seilkop Corner Rexall
"Grand Opening" — — Map (db m60929) HM
A focal point of community pride for generations, McClain High School was the gift of textile manufacturer Edward Lee McClain to his hometown, "as promising the greatest good to the greatest number for the longest time." Designed by nationally . . . — — Map (db m60866) HM
Erected by
James H. Freshour
of
Co. I. 81st Regt. O.V.V.I.
to the memory of
the Union soldiers
of
Greenfield and vicinity
of the War of the Rebellion
1861-1865 — — Map (db m122544) WM
1796
Duncan McArthur leads surveying
party to Greenfield.
Washington elected president
1799
McArthur lays out town of
Greenfield. First road
to town completed.
1801
First inn and first
Justice of Peace.
Ferry . . . — — Map (db m60893) HM
The Smith Tannery is the oldest original structure remaining in Greenfield. Built in 1821 by Revolutionary War veteran William Smith and his son Samuel, the tannery became a noted station on the fabled "Underground Railroad." The structure, . . . — — Map (db m60862) HM
Side A The factory of the C. R. Patterson & Sons Company once stood near here at 138 N. Washington Street. Established in the mid-nineteenth century by the black businessman Charles Richard (C. R.) Patterson and his white partner, J. P. . . . — — Map (db m122482) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
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Honoring Rotarian
Frank Raymond Harris
1880 - . . . — — Map (db m60857) HM
This memorial dedicated to
all that served:
WWII • Korea
Vietnam • Desert Storm
World War II
1941 - 1945
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Korean War
1950 - 1953
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Vietnam
1965 - 1973
[Roll of . . . — — Map (db m60931) WM
Side A:
Augustus West, an African American, was born in Madison County, Virginia on March 20, 1814, and moved to Ohio in 1837. Legend has it that West was a runaway slave and worked as a farm laborer before designing a scheme to purchase his . . . — — Map (db m28631) HM