Ohio: Ohio Historical Society
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM294F_crestline-community-service-center_Crestline-OH.html
From 1942 until 1946, members of local churches and two railroad
auxiliaries operated a community-based free canteen for passing troops
on the platform of the Pennsylvania Railroad station. A grateful
region honored approximately 1.2 million of the natio…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM298Y_tiffin-train-depot-mad-river-and-lake-erie-railroad_Tiffin-OH.html
A) In 1858, the Sandusky Dayton Cincinnati Railroad Company took control of the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad line and built the Tiffin passenger depot in 1862, which served as one of the six railroad depots in the Tiffin area. As a result of the rail li…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29I5_indian-creek-baptist-church_Oxford-OH.html
Side A
The Indian Creek Regular Baptist Church was established in 1810 as an arm of the Little Cedar Creek Church of Brookville, Indiana. The congregation purchased three acres of land for a burial ground and church and built a log structure here in 1811…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29QY_butterworth-station-butterworth-family-contributions_Maineville-OH.html
Side A
Butterworth Station (seen across the field) was the southernmost station on the Underground Railroad in Warren County. Built in 1820, it was the home of Benjamin and Rachael Moorman Butterworth. As Quakers and abolitionists who opposed slavery in …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29RH_interurban-railway-and-terminal-company-rapid-railway_Mason-OH.html
Side A
The Rapid Railway began operation in 1903 and was the Interurban Railway and Terminal Company's (IR&T) northernmost traction line. The IR&T began near Pleasant Ridge and Kennedy Heights in Cincinnati and connected to a street car line that origin…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29Y2_deserted-camp_Wilmington-OH.html
Near this site in October 1786 General Benjamin Logan with an army of 700 Kentucky volunteers camped on their way to destroy seven Indian towns in the Mad River Valley. During the night a renegade deserted the camp to warn the Indians. The army burned 200 c…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29Y4_marble-hall_Wilmington-OH.html
After World War II, colleges across the country struggled to house students following surges in enrollments made possible by the G.I. Bill. Wilmington College was no exception. The College's enrollment doubled compared to pre-war levels. On April 13, 1948, …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29YE_garrison-corner-community_Blanchester-OH.html
Side A Descendants of Lemuel Garrison Sr., a Revolutionary War soldier, were among the first Europeans to own and settle land at Garrison Corner (intersection of State Route 123 and Shawnee Trace) . Garrison Cemetery burials took place from ca. 1837 to 1936…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM29YO_beam-farm-mound_Sabina-OH.html
Built by people of the Adena or Hopewell cultures during the Early to Middle Woodland era (circa 800 B.C - 500 A.D), the Beam Farm Mound, 1200 feet northwest, has stood on the uplands overlooking Anderson Fork for two thousand years. Notable among the thous…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM2A2B_military-air-disaster_Wilmington-OH.html
Side A On April 18, 1964, reservists from the 302nd Troop Carrier Wing at the Clinton County Air Force Base (CCAFB) and 2nd Special Forces Group (Green Berets) of Fort Hayes, Columbus were to undergo an Operational Readiness Inspection. In a flight of nine …