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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8AM_oak-grove-cemetery-and-arboretum_Delaware-OH.html
In 1850, this eighty acre tract known as the Kilbourne farm was purchased for use as a cemetery. The "Old Burial Grounds," located where Ohio Wesleyan's Selby Stadium now stands, had deteriorated and most of those remains were removed to Oak Grove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8AG_university-hall-and-gray-chapel_Delaware-OH.html
University Hall was completed in 1893. It is constructed of Amherst Sandstone. The bell tower rises to a height of 148 feet. The structure houses administrative offices, classrooms, and the legendary Gray Chapel. Among the celebrities who have app…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8AE_wesley-branch-rickey_Delaware-OH.html
Athlete, Teacher, Coach, Lawyer, HumanitarianDistinguished Alumnus of Ohio Wesleyanand loyal member ofDelta Tau Delta fraternity. Dedicated byhis brothers of Mu Chapter ofDelta Tau Delta fraternityOctober 23, 1976
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A8_eddy-kroener-and-riesz-memorial_Delaware-OH.html
In MemoriamThis rock and these three flowering crab trees are placed here in loving memory of three Ohio Wesleyan University students, who died in an auto accident while attending a conference on Russian studies at Oberlin College on September 23,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A5_delaware-county-anti-slavery-stronghold-the-underground-railroad_Delaware-OH.html
Delaware County: Anti-Slavery StrongholdA unique combintation of strong-principled religous communities, free black settlements, and tightly knit extended families fostered a wide-spread attitude of willful defiance that made Delaware one of Ohio'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A3_patrick-j-foley-memorial-bridge_Delaware-OH.html
Dedicated in memory of the former Mayor and Council Member who loyally served the citizens of Delaware from 1920 - 1948.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A2_the-gooding-house-and-tavern-rural-taverns-in-early-ohio-history_Delaware-OH.html
The Gooding House and TavernKnown as the "Halfway House," the Gooding House and Tavern was built by George B. Gooding halfway between the towns of Worthington and Delaware in 1827. Its location was influenced by construction of the Columbus and Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A1_zion-african-methodist-episcopal-church_Delaware-OH.html
Organized in 1845, Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest congregation of African descent in Delaware, with Reverend Daniel Winslow serving as the first minister. In 1853 the cornerstone of the first church was laid, which was dedic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8A0_elliott-hall_Delaware-OH.html
Built in 1833 as a health resort named the Mansion House Hotel, Elliott Hall is noted as Ohio's oldest collegiate Greek Revival building. The closure of the Bank of the United States and an economic panic in 1837 created nation-wide financial diff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM89V_george-w-campbell-home_Delaware-OH.html
George W. Campbell originally built this highly picturesque structure in 1854. Designed with Romanesque and Norman Revival architectural features - a round tower, arched windows and doorways - and constructed of locally mined blue limestone, the h…
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