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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CZJ_first-tavern-in-springfield_Springfield-OH.html
First Tavern in Springfield. . This Marks the Site of . The First Tavern in Springfield . Near Which . In 1808 A Permanent Peace Treaty . Was Made By . Simon Kenton and Others . With the Indians .
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27MX_ridgewood-in-the-country-club-district_Springfield-OH.html
The Ridgewood neighborhood, platted in 1914, was one of the first
fully planned and restricted suburbs in the United States. Its
innovative developer, Springfield native Harry s. Kissell, was among
a small group of nationally acclaimed real est…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21RM_madonna-of-the-trail_Springfield-OH.html
Text on the Front (South) Side of Monument:
Madonna of the Trail
N S D A R Memorial
to the
Pioneer Mothers
of the
Covered Wagon Days
Text on the Left (West) Side of Monument:
The National Road
Completed by the
Federal Government
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21RL_75th-anniversary-of-the-madonna-of-the-trail-statue_Springfield-OH.html
The Ohio Society DAR on July 4, 2003, placed this
Rededication Marker to Commemorate the
75th Anniversary of the Madonna of the Trail Statue.
The Statue has been restored through the efforts of:
· Ohio Society Daughters of the Ameri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YAS_robert-c-henry_Springfield-OH.html
Robert Clayton Henry, the first African- American mayor of an Ohio city, was
born in Springfield, Ohio on July 16, 1921. He attended Springfield High
School and graduated in 1939. After high school, he attended Wittenberg
University and the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MKE_vale-veterans-memorial_Springfield-OH.html
South side (Sons of the American Revolution logo)
East side (Spanish American War logo)
United
Army
Navy
Spanish War Veterans 1898- 1899
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico
North side (Civil War logo)
Our Defenders 61- 65
West side …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KSX_the-keifer-cabin-site_Springfield-OH.html
You are standing on the site of a cabin
built by John Keifer in 1824. John Keifer
(1802- 1863) and his wife Elizabeth Donnel
(1805- 1865), daughter of surveyor
Jonathan Donnel, resided here until 1830.
That year the family moved to another f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KSW_james-demint-cabin_Springfield-OH.html
One hundred feet south of this
spot, James Demint, the founder of
Springfield, built the first cabin
in the city. In 1803 he completed
the first plat of the city.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JT2_william-whiteley_Springfield-OH.html
Known nationwide as the "Reaper King", William Whiteley places Springfield on the map with his innovative improvements of Cyrus McCormack's reaper. A born machinist with an inventive mind, Whiteley is constantly seeking ways to improve u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JT1_oliver-smith-kelly_Springfield-OH.html
O. S. Kelly grows up on a farm in Greene Township of Clark County later turning his efforts into carpentry trade. In 1852, Kelly temporarily leaves his family to seek his fortune in the California gold rush building dwellings for the miners, retur…