On Ohio Route 554 at Depot Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 554.
Side A:
The village of Bidwell, once known as Heatly, was surveyed in 1881 after the arrival of the Columbus, Hocking Valley, and Toledo Railroad. A depot (Porter Station) was soon built on this site for passenger and freight service. By . . . — — Map (db m30492) HM
On Route 554 east of Tycoon Road (Local Route 77), on the right when traveling east.
The New Hope Baptist Church was organized around 1860, burned
in 1863, and was rebuilt in the fall of 1864. Once called the
Harris Colored Baptist Church, the edifice’s name “New Hope” was
chosen because it represented the hope of . . . — — Map (db m123142) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.7 miles north of Canoe Livery Road (County Road 73), on the left when traveling east.
This is one of the cabins built to house the 100 freed slaves who came to the Farm with Nehemiah Wood and his family in 1805.
It is noted that, "Uncle Albert Hurt first lived in the cabin near a sweet spring on Granny's Branch Fork." At one . . . — — Map (db m242632) HM
On Main Street at North Locust Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Grandma Gatewood. In 1953, at the age of 67, Emma Rowena “Grandma” Gatewood
became the first woman to hike the 2,050 mile Appalachian Trail
alone and in one season. The Gallia County, Ohio resident hiked
the Appalachian Trail . . . — — Map (db m122892) HM
On Ewington Road (County Route 149), on the right when traveling west.
The Ewington Citizens' Literary Institute purchased this site and sponsored the construction of Ewington Academy which opened in 1859. The building, designed by George Ewing, was financed by popular subscription with much labor and materials . . . — — Map (db m30466) HM
On 1st Avenue, 0 miles Court Street, on the right when traveling east.
This tablet is dedicated
to commemorate the spirit of
Marquis de Lafayette
and the French people who assisted the
colonists in establishing American
independence and to perpetuate the
memory of the French Five-Hundred
who settled . . . — — Map (db m20827) HM
On Pine Street (Ohio Route 160), on the right when traveling north.
Side A:
The African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1818 as the Bethel Church. In 1868 its present name, John Gee, was adopted when the church was erected and rededicated at this present site on land donated by Gee. Founders of . . . — — Map (db m30582) HM
Side A:
Dr. Charles Elmer Holzer came to Gallipolis in 1909, as a resident surgeon at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. Recognizing the need for a community hospital, he returned in May 1910, after completing his training. With a local loan, . . . — — Map (db m30508) HM
The Ohio River, the southeast border of Gallia County, played a significant role in the development of Gallipolis and Gallia County. One of the state's first thoroughfares, this waterway enabled pioneers to settle in what was known as the Northwest . . . — — Map (db m30497) HM
On 2nd Street (Ohio Route 7) south of State Street, on the left when traveling south.
Begun as a land speculation project of William Duer, the Scioto
Company had hoped to encourage European investors to purchase lands
in its grant in the Ohio country. The project proved especially attractive
to the French middle class, who were . . . — — Map (db m122995) HM
On Ohio Route 7 just north of County Route 96, on the right when traveling south.
A soldier in the Indian Wars. And his wife, Elizabeth, 1771–1845, Daughter of Revolutionary Soldier James Whitaker and his wife, Catherine Petit. — — Map (db m85677) HM
On Pine Street (Ohio Route 160), on the right when traveling north.
A native of South Hadley, Massachusetts, he came to Gallipolis ca. 1818. An eminent lawyer and member of U.S. Congress 22 years, he was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee during the Mexican War, founding father of the U.S. Department of . . . — — Map (db m30494) HM
On Pine Street (Ohio Route 160), on the right when traveling north.
Here sleep many of the French Five Hundred
who founded Gallipolis in 1790 and hundreds
of their descendants and others who won
honors in the service of their city and
country. Their names are recorded in stone
and their deeds in the . . . — — Map (db m30612) HM
On 3rd Avenue (Ohio Route 7) at Court Street, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Avenue.
"Morning Dawn" was the first lodge to be chartered, on January 5, 1810, by the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Andrew Lewis was the first Worshipful Master. Meetings were originally held in J. B. Ferrard's house on the north corner of Locust and Third Streets. . . . — — Map (db m243169) HM
On Pine Street (Ohio Route 160), on the right when traveling south.
Side A:
This 4-acre plot, established ca. 1860 by John Gee, is a burial ground for local colored citizens. John Gee was a religious leader as well as a skilled carpenter who built houses in early Gallipolis. Some Gallipolis colored pioneers . . . — — Map (db m30493) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 7) 0.2 miles north of Georges Creek Road (County Road 7), on the right when traveling north.
On December 15, 1967 at 4:58 pm, the 39-year-old silver bridge suddenly collapsed into the Ohio River during heavy rush hour and holiday season traffic. Forty-six lives were tragically lost. The cause of the collapse was a single hairline crack in a . . . — — Map (db m189706) HM
On Mill Creek Road just south of Ohio Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
These three stone water towers were erected
by local craftsmen in 1892 and serviced the
Ohio Hospital for Epileptics until 1950. The
sandstone of the uncoursed masonry walls
was quarried from the surrounding hills. The
hospital facility, a . . . — — Map (db m122906) HM
On Locust Street at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Locust Street.
[Front Side]
The Shawnee and Delaware Indians grew restless as numbers of Virginians encroached on their lands by settling along the Ohio River. On October 10, 1774, Lord Dunmore, of the Virginia Colony, ordered Colonel Andrew Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m20825) HM
On April 1, 1818, six families from the Cilcennin area of Mid-Wales sailed from Aberaeron, Wales to Baltimore. The group of 36 people was led by John Jones Tirbach. From Baltimore they traveled to Pittsburgh and then by flatboats down the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m30501) HM
On Ohio Avenue east of Bastiani Drive, on the right when traveling west.
At this location, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), a U.S
Army General Hospital was constructed on 29 acres of land over
looking Camp Carrington, a site used to recruit and train soldiers
for the Union Army. Built in the spring of 1862, . . . — — Map (db m122953) HM
Mrs. Margaret Beard • Eliza Beck and Infant
Mrs. Joseph J. Blazer • Richard Blazer
Wellington Blazer • Claudius J. Brothers
Mrs. Claudius J. Brothers • Mrs. Elizabeth Brothers
James Brown • Margaret Brown
William Buck • Clayton . . . — — Map (db m30625) HM
Near Ohio Route 7, 0.1 miles north of Georges Creek Road.
This eye-bar is similar to one that fractured causing the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the cause of the bridge collapse was the cleavage fracture in the lower limb of the eye . . . — — Map (db m39462) HM
Near Ohio Route 7, 0.1 miles north of Georges Creek Road.
On December 15, 1967, about one mile downstream from this historic marker, a national tragedy occured. Forty-six interstate travelers lost their lives when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River during five o'clock rush hour traffic. The . . . — — Map (db m244946) HM
Near Ohio Route 7, 0.1 miles north of Georges Creek Road.
The Silver Bridge Disaster
On December 15, 1967, about one mile downstream from this historic marker, a national tragedy occured. Forty-six interstate travelers lost their lives when the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River during five . . . — — Map (db m244945) HM
On Farmview Road, on the right when traveling east.
Sometime between 1800 and 1830 the Stormont family built this cabin near Johns Creek about 14 miles from the Farm. The notching is half dovetail. Of note are the original second floor joists and the "bowed" beam above the door.
Samuel Stormont . . . — — Map (db m242635) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.8 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the right when traveling north.
In 1880, James Sprague built this cabin on land he owned in Springfield Township, about 6 miles from here. This cabin was constructed using pine, poplar, and oak, which grew on the. Sprague property. The notching is dovetailed.
The property . . . — — Map (db m242634) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.8 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling north.
This barn's design is known as a "bank barn" because it was built on a sloping site. It was built in the mid 1840s. The Bicentennial logo, which was painted on this barn in 1999 (and again in 2011), was created by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission to . . . — — Map (db m242639) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.9 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling north.
Sarah Lewis, a well-known quilter from Aberdare, Wales, designed this quilt square in 1875.
This is the first quilt square in the Gallia County Quilt Barn Trail project. It was dedicated on April 1, 2008. — — Map (db m242643) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.9 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling west.
This barn dates from the early 20th century. It once was a dairy and sheep barn used by students at Rio Grande College to raise livestock and crops in return for tuition. When Bob Evans purchased the farm in 1953, he also used this barn to house . . . — — Map (db m242644) HM
On Farmview Road, on the right when traveling east.
This two-story log cabin with rough V-notching is probably one of the largest original log structures of its kind. It was built near Lowell, Ohio in 1860 and served as a schoolhouse until 1918. The upstairs would have been used for the teacher's . . . — — Map (db m242631) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.9 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling north.
The symbolic hero mural recognizes the service and sacrifice of heroes in every branch of the military. Pictured left to right, by order of their establishment, are the National Guard, Army, Navy, Marines, Merchant Marines, Coast Guard, and Air . . . — — Map (db m242641) WM
On Farmview Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1850, 28 year old Abraham Phillips built this two-story log cabin near the town of Kerr about 5 miles from here. The cabin has half dovetail corner notches. The upper logs are pine and the lower logs are oak and other hardwoods.
Mr. and Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m242633) HM
On Farmview Road (Local Route 71) north of Ohio Route 588.
Bob Evans was born on May 30, 1918 in Sugar Ridge, Ohio. He married Jewell Waters in 1940 and moved to Gallipolis, Ohio. In 1946 Bob took the first step in what would later become Bob Evans Farms, Inc., when he opened a 12-seat diner in Gallipolis. . . . — — Map (db m123070) HM
On Farmview Road (County Route 71) 0.8 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the right when traveling north.
What is Sorghum Cane?
A United States patent officer introduced sweet sorghum to America in 1853. It is a native of Africa, a drought-resistant, heat-tolerant member of the grass family.
Sweet sorghum is grown for its stalk. Growing in . . . — — Map (db m242637) HM
On Farmview Road, on the left when traveling east.
Constructed in the mid 1800s, this mill still operates every fall during the Bob Evans Farm Festival (second weekend of October) making sorghum syrup from sorghum cane grown on the farm. — — Map (db m242638) HM
On Farmview Road, on the right when traveling east.
Heavy rains that occurred March 1-2, 1997, in parts of southern Ohio resulted in floods that caused widespread damage to public and private property. Record peak stages (water levels) and stream flows occurred at U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) stream . . . — — Map (db m242627) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.9 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling north.
This quilt square is the Gallia County Quilt Barn Trail project logo. The trail was dedicated on April 1, 2008. For more information, visit the Homestead Museum. — — Map (db m242642) HM
On Farmview Road (Local Road 71) north of State Route 588.
The Homestead was built in 1820 by Nehemiah Wood with an
addition completed in 1822 by his son, Harrison. The Wood family,
a pioneer family of Gallia County, arrived in 1805.The Homestead
remained in the Wood family for over 100 years. The . . . — — Map (db m158478) HM
Near Farmview Road (Local Road 71) north of State Route 588.
The Village of Adamsville commemorates life in this area as it was
during the early to mid-19th century. The original Adamsville settlement was located on the banks of Raccoon Creek. roughly one-half
mile east of this site. Adam Rickabaugh . . . — — Map (db m123072) HM
On Farmview Road (County Road 71) 0.8 miles north of Adamsville Road (County Road 75), on the left when traveling north.
The Village of Adamsville was first settled along Raccoon Creek in 1800 when Adam Rickabaugh, a Revolutionary War veteran, brought his family from Virginia to the valley that he had seen while in service. He applied to the Federal Government for . . . — — Map (db m242629) HM
On West College Street (Ohio Route 325) south of North College Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
"On April 16, 1879, Mr. George W. Eagle, trustee and treasurer of Rio Grande College, planted a row of shade trees along this section of the college green" — — Map (db m242645) HM
On North College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This stone is part of the original foundation of Atwood Inn whose owners Nehemiah and Permelia Atwood founded Rio Grande College in 1876. The first building, Atwood Hall, which burned in 1937, stood near this site. 100th anniversary of the . . . — — Map (db m242647) HM
On West College Street (Ohio Route 325) south of North Collge Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This historic marker is on the western boundary
of the original 10 acre Rio Grande, College Campus,
founded and endowed by Nehemiah and Permelia
Atwood. The campus was located on the southeast
corner of the Atwood Farm. Construction of . . . — — Map (db m123087) HM
On Jackson Street (Ohio Route 160/325) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street. Reported missing.
During the American Civil War 1860-1865, a Confederate cavalry, led by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan, infiltrated the states of Kentucky, southern Indiana, and southeastern Ohio as a diversionary tactic to draw northern troops from eastern . . . — — Map (db m30472) HM
On Ohio Route 160 at Thompson Road (County Route 123), on the left when traveling south on State Route 160. Reported missing.
In November 1843 former slave Frank Lambert, along with 29 other former slaves, purchased 265.5 acres of land in Morgan Township. These African American settlers had once belonged to Charles Lambert Jr. of Bedford County, Virginia, but had been . . . — — Map (db m243194) HM
