China Flats. On this corner was a hotel built in 1840. In 1885 the hotel housed Chinese railroad workers and was known locally as China flats. The hotel burned and was replaced by the present structure in the late 1940's. — — Map (db m98744) HM
Earl Sloan's accumulation of a fortune from the formulation and sale of "Sloan's Liniment" resulted in the creation of a living legacy. To "honor the place of his nativity" Dr. Earl Sloan donated funds to build the Sloan Library for the people of . . . — — Map (db m82605) HM
The house of Ebenezer Zane was built here in 1805. The structure was the meeting place for the First Methodist Quarterly Conference in 1819 where over 300 settlers in the area and about sixty members of the Wyandot tribe came together. Although the . . . — — Map (db m188104) HM
In Memory
of
Gen. Simon Kenton
Born in Culpepper County, VA. in 1755
and died in 1836
Age 81 years
Left his native country in early youth, for a frontier life in the great northwest.
Captured by Indians in 1778, and brought to . . . — — Map (db m20072) HM
Gen. Simon Kenton
A soldier, a scout, a Guide.
History places him
among the strong and the brave.
Pathfinder for the
midwestern civilization.
Fate used him
as an instrument to open the door
of an empire state.
Historical . . . — — Map (db m23593) HM
Deputy Sheriff
George Washington
Rockwell
killed in the line of duty
Born: June 6, 1843
End of watch: May 1, 1878
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they
shall be called the children of God
Matthew 5:9
On April 30th, 1878, . . . — — Map (db m136108) HM
This cemetery was established in the early 1800's as a final resting place for early Quaker pioneer families such as the Martin, Robert and Samuel Marmon and their sister, Kesiah Marmon-Outland families who migrated to Ohio from Northampton, North . . . — — Map (db m82604) HM
first plaque-
Helen Wonders Blue
Memorial Park
donated by
Robert M. Blue J.D.
1990
second plaque-
United Methodist
Historic Site
No.358 — — Map (db m80770) HM
The church was built in 1828 by a group of Friends (Quakers), followers of Elias Hicks, who in 1827 split from the Goshen Friends Church and formed their own monthly meetings. Sometime around 1913, the two congregations went back together again. it . . . — — Map (db m98842) HM
Highest point in Ohio. Site of:
Ten Indian towns: Wapatomica, Blue Jacket, Mackachack, Moluntha, Lewis, Old, Zane, Solomon, McKee and Buckongehelas.
Zane-Kenton Monument: Squaw Rock; Ft. Wapatomica; Kenton's Grave.
Here first organized . . . — — Map (db m22589) HM
In Memory
of
Isaac Zane
The White Eagle of the Wyandots
Born in Berkley County, VA. in 1753
Died at Zanesfield, in 1816, age 63 years
Captured by the Wyandot Indians in 1762, and carried to the Valley of the Mad River.
He grew to . . . — — Map (db m20021) HM
This monument erected in memory of Isaac Zane, White Eagle of the Wyandots, and his Indian wife, Princess Myeerah, who devoted their lives to bring peace and good will between the white and red races
Near this spot established a home, raising a . . . — — Map (db m35106) HM
A former Indian trail connected Blue Jacket's Town (site of Bellefontaine) and Zanestown (now Zanesfield). The highway was named by the County Commissioners in honor of Princess Myreerah, daughter of Chief Tarhe and wife of Isaac Zane, White Eagle . . . — — Map (db m20071) HM
Side A
Second Church
in the county, a double log
house built about 1808 by
Quakers from North Carolina.
Named “Mad River” until
1819, then changed to
Goshen Friends.
Side B
Logan County’s
first school house
a small . . . — — Map (db m80638) HM
During the Revolution the Wyandot Village here became a British War base called Wapatomica. Invasions against Bryant Station, Ky. and Fort Henry (Wheeling, W. Va.) were planned and started from here.
Fort erected 1782, was destroyed 1786 by Col. . . . — — Map (db m98732) HM
Historically a political center and site of several intertribal councils, Wapatomica is considered the most significant site of Shawnee history in Ohio. As such, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma donated the funds for this monument.
Eastern . . . — — Map (db m103017) HM
This monument marks the location of the stake where captives were burned. The circle was used for war, religious, and pleasure dances. Location of the council house. Simon Kenton ran the gauntlet here in 1778. This monument erected August 31, 1922. — — Map (db m204575) HM
[South side of marker]:
Zanesfield
»»««
Once a Wyandot village and
home of Chief Tarhe, whose
daughter, Myeerah, Isaac Zane
married here about 1776, and thus
established the home of the first
white man . . . — — Map (db m19801) HM
In commemoration
of our patriots
who, for God and
Country, lifted
high the torch of
freedom, equality
and justice, in all
times of peril.
Lord God of Hosts,
be with us yet,
lest we forget-
lest we forget.
- Kipling . . . — — Map (db m87604) WM
