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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IC_field-of-corn_Dublin-OH.html
Corn has been cultivated in Ohio for approximately 1800 years. It was
known to prehistoric Native American Hopewell peoples (A.D. 100-
500 ) and was grown in large quantities by the later Fort Ancient Indians
(A.D. 1000- 1550). Prehistoric and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IA_field-of-corn_Dublin-OH.html
The Osage orange trees on this site are remnants of a tree row typical
of those which once extended for miles along the edge of farm fields
in Dublin. The Osage orange, or Maclura pomifera, is a member of the
mulberry family, and is native to m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21I9_field-of-corn_Dublin-OH.html
Construction and development have transformed Dublin and its environs
over the past three decades. In the 1960s, much of the land around Dublin
was agricultural. Sam and Eulalia Frantz moved to this site in 1935 and
lived here until 1963. Sam f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21I8_field-of-corn_Dublin-OH.html
Hybridization revolutionized the production of corn in North America and worldwide
in the 20th century. Cross-pollinating two distinct varieties of corn or other plants
can result in hybrids that are stronger and more resistant to drought and di…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21I6_field-of-corn_Dublin-OH.html
Farmimg was central to the economy of this region from the time of
the first European settlers in the late 1700s. Early settlers cleared land
on which to lie and farm, and corn was their most important crop.
They grew corn in much the same way …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21I2_town-street-bridge_Columbus-OH.html
The second Town Street Bridge, a closed spandrel concrete arch bridge,
crossed the Scioto River at this location from 1921 to 2009. The bridge
was designed by the firm of Braun, Fleming and Knollman, and was built
by the D. W. McGrath and Sons …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21C2_columbus-civic-center-historic-district_Columbus-OH.html
The historic district extends from the former Main Street Bridge to Long Street and encompasses the public buildings on either side of the Scioto River. The 580 foot long low-head concrete arch Main Street Dam was constructed in 1918 in response t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XC_hanby-house_Westerville-OH.html
While many American families defended slavery in the early nineteenth century, Benjamin Hanby's family did not. Benjamin Hanby was born in July 1833 in Rushville, Ohio to Bishop William Hanby and Ann Miller Hanby. Ben's father grew up in poverty i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20XB_darling-nelly-gray_Westerville-OH.html
In 1856, Benjamin Hanby published his first song, Darling Nellie Gray, a tale of fugitive slave Joe Selby, who was en route to Canada. Selby died in the Hanby's Rushville house in 1842. Selby had hoped to buy the freedom of his love, Nelly, who ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20WS_blendon-townships-early-presbyterian-churches-and-church-bell_Westerville-OH.html
Side A The first Blendon Presbyterian Church was located at the intersection of Dempsey and Hempstead Roads on what is part of Blendon Central Cemetery. Timothy Lee (1785-1862) donated land at the northeast corner for a church and cemetery. The ch…