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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Powell, Ohio

 
Clickable Map of Delaware County, Ohio and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Delaware County, OH (136) Franklin County, OH (588) Knox County, OH (64) Licking County, OH (157) Marion County, OH (50) Morrow County, OH (26) Union County, OH (65)  DelawareCounty(136) Delaware County (136)  FranklinCounty(588) Franklin County (588)  KnoxCounty(64) Knox County (64)  LickingCounty(157) Licking County (157)  MarionCounty(50) Marion County (50)  MorrowCounty(26) Morrow County (26)  UnionCounty(65) Union County (65)
Delaware is the county seat for Delaware County
Powell is in Delaware County
      Delaware County (136)  
ADJACENT TO DELAWARE COUNTY
      Franklin County (588)  
      Knox County (64)  
      Licking County (157)  
      Marion County (50)  
      Morrow County (26)  
      Union County (65)  
 
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1 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — Mulzer Mill Complex
Herman Mulzer’s saw mill and grist mill, seen in this circa 1900 photograph, sat on the west bank of the Olentangy River, across from the river from where you are now. The grist mill came into existence around 1817, and was operated by Mulzer from . . . Map (db m165526) HM
2 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — Mulzer Mill Complex
The grist mill and, at times, an accompanying saw mill were operated by a series of owners starting around 1817, but none more successfully than Herman Mulzer who operated the mill from 1977 until his death in 1906. In the later years, Herman’s son, . . . Map (db m165528) HM
3 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — Polish Patriot Thaddeus Kosciusko
This site marks the northern boundary of "The Kosciusko Lands." When General Kosciusko visited the United States in 1797, Congress appropriated over $15,000 to him and a land grant of 500 acres. This land was part of his reward and pay for services . . . Map (db m36754) HM
4 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — Powell WW I Memorial
In memory of E.A. France, H. Morrison, H. Pheneger, R.M. Thomas. E.A. France Post No. 144.Map (db m93432) WM
5 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — 14-21 — The Union Land Company and the Case Family / The Olentangy River Road
The Union Land Company and the Case Family Congress established the United States Military District in 1796 by an act to provide bounty land for Revolutionary War officers and soldiers. District lands consisted of 2.6 million acres in twelve . . . Map (db m12820) HM
6 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell — Thomas CellarRevolutionary War Soldier
Private – Pennsylvania. Born circa 1741, died 6 April 1816, Delaware County, Ohio. Founder of Liberty Presbyterian ChurchMap (db m151368) HM
7 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Aldabra Giant TortoiseGeochelone gigantea
Although public concern has dramatically increased since the 1960s, the wild population of this species remains at risk. Research shows this is primarily due to years of human poaching and habitat destruction.Map (db m200901) HM
8 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Alligator Answers
Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
• Water temperature determines eating activity: eating stops when temperature drops below 70°. • Temperature of the nest determines sex of the young. • Cooler . . . Map (db m200900) HM
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9 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — American BisonBison Bison
Conservation Habitat loss, hybridization with cattle, and the spread of cattle diseases are threats to their population. Animal Enrichment:
- Cut trees are providing for "sparring". - Ice blocks are given to the . . . Map (db m200894) HM
10 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Amur TigerPanthera tigris altaica
Biggest Cat, Biggest Tiger The Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian, is one of the 5 remaining types of tigers.
• There are fewer than 400 Amur tigers left. • 3 kinds of tigers have become extinct since the 1930s. • . . . Map (db m200898) HM
11 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Bald Eagles in Ohio
1978: Listed for protection under the state and federal Endangered Species Act. 1979: Only 4 successful nesting pairs in the state. 1999: 50 nests recorded in the state. 2007: 164 nests were recorded with . . . Map (db m200892) HM
12 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Canada LynxLynx canadensis
🏠 Shelter: Under rock ledges, fallen trees, or shrubs. 🏞️ Habitat: Forest, grassland, rocky areas, or tundra. 🍴 Food: Primarily snowshoe hares; also small mammals, birds, . . . Map (db m200888) HM
13 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Dr. Bernard MasterAppointed Board (Franklin County)
Dr. Bernard Master joined the Zoo Board in 2007 representing Franklin County. Dr. Master is a distinguished health care professional and business entrepreneur who spent 36 years serving the inner-city low income and elderly population as a family . . . Map (db m200890) HM
14 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Federal Conservation History of the Bald Eagle
1900s Victims of trapping, hunting and DDT poisoning, eagle numbers began to decline in the mid-to-late 1900s. 1978 The bald eagle was listed for protection under the Federal Endangered Species Act. As a result of . . . Map (db m200891) HM
15 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — 4-21 — Grand Carousel
This "Grand Carousel," manufactured in 1914 by the William I. Mangels Company with wood horses carved by the Marcus Illions Company, was first located at Olentangy Park, an interurban-era amusement park in Clintonville. In 1938, the . . . Map (db m29942) HM
16 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Little House on the Prairie
Because so few trees grow on the prairies, pioneers often cut soil into blocks and used the blocks like bricks to build their houses. The soil was held together by the matted roots of prairie grasses. These soil houses were nicknamed "soddies" and . . . Map (db m200881) HM
17 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — MarkhorA Tree Climber
• Markhors can climb as high as 15'-20' in trees to eat the leaves. • Hunted for meat. Horns are also valued as trophies and as ingredients in the Asian medicine trade. • Loss of habitat due to expanded human settlement • . . . Map (db m200897) HM
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18 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Mexican Gray WolfCanis lupis baileyi
💧 Lakes, rivers, streams 🏠 Dens made from burrows or natural holes 🏞️ Mountainous forests and woodlands 🍴 Elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, javelin, rabbits, other small mammals, carrion, . . . Map (db m200864) HM
19 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — North American River OtterLontra canadensis
💧 Lakes, rivers, streams 🏠 Hollow logs, rocky areas, abandoned beaver dens or dense vegetative areas used for dens 🏞️ Freshwater and coastal marine habitats, including rivers, lakes, marshes, swamps, . . . Map (db m200889) HM
20 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Powell Veterans Memorial
The Pledge of Allegiance "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." “Remembering those who defend . . . Map (db m215857) WM
21 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Prairie Sampler
"Prairie" is the French word for meadow and French explorers used the word to describe the grasslands of the Mississippi Valley. Imagine this prairie sampler of native grasses and wildflowers stretching over 160,000,000 acres from Ohio to the . . . Map (db m200878) HM
22 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Profile of a Prairie Dog(Prairie Dogs are Rodents)
Common name: Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Scientific name: Cynomys ludovicianus Habitat and Distribution: grasslands of the Great Plains from northern Mexico to southern Colorado Size: 14 to 17 inches . . . Map (db m200879) HM
23 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensis
A Rare Bird
• Red-crowned cranes are the second rarest crane species after the whooping crane of North America-only 1700 remain. • Red-crowned cranes mate for life.
Your Columbus Zoo and Aquarium supports . . . Map (db m200896) HM
24 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — The Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan
Since their near extinction in the 1970s, the Mexican wolf population is slowly recovering thanks to the collaborative efforts of many conservation organizations including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the AZA Mexican Wolf Species Survival . . . Map (db m200875) HM
25 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP)Conservation Success — Papua, New Guinea —
The partnership between Dr. Lisa Dabek's Tree Kangaroo Conservation Project and local landowners in Papua, New Guinea provides a model of wildlife protection for the endangered Matschie's tree kangaroo. Since 1996, TKCP and local PNG people have . . . Map (db m200903) HM
26 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinator
💧 In or near the water 🏠 Open water, reeds and cattails to escape predators 🏞️ Found in swamps, marshes, shallow ponds or lakes with abundant aquatic vegetation 🍴 Aquatic plants, seeds and . . . Map (db m200863) HM
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27 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Welcome to the North American Trail
Habitat Hollow Step into an illustrated children's book and encounter animal greeters in their magical natural habitats. Learn what we can do to share the earth. Wetlands Way Animals use wetlands for food, water and shelter, in . . . Map (db m200876) HM
28 Ohio, Delaware County, Powell, Liberty Township — Wetlands Conservation Projects
Freshwater Mussels Freshwater mussels… …are bivalve mollusks dating back to the Triassic Period - more than 250 million years ago! …are in trouble. Over 70% of mussel species are endangered and 37 are already extinct making . . . Map (db m200893) HM
 
 
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