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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U3M_the-fireproof-building-historical_Columbus-OH.html
Constructed in 1909 and renovated for residential and commercial use in 2014, The Fireproof Building was originally home to Fireproof Warehouse and Storage Co. and was first used to protect personal possessions. With steel doors & solid concret…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TGZ_camp-chase-historical_Columbus-OH.html
Camp Chase was named in honor of Salmon P. Chase, former governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury in President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet. In July 1861, a small prison was erected at Camp Chase to handle the influx of political prisoners o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TG5_broad-street-bridge-historical_Columbus-OH.html
The Broad Street bridge is a significant part of the history of Columbus and the National Road. Until 1816, the only ways to cross the Scioto River were to ford the river during low water or to use the ferry. From 1816 to 1834 a series of wooden t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TG4_central-high-school-historical_Columbus-OH.html
On the west bank of the Scioto River stands the former Central High School, now the core building of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). The Plan of the City of Columbus, released in 1908, was developed to create a vision for the city in li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TF3_eastmoor-historical_Columbus-OH.html
Eastmoor, one of nine (9) Columbus neighborhoods on the National Road, was built on part of the land established by Congress in 1798 as the "Refugee Lands" and given to British Canadians who supported the American colonists during the Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TDX_whitehall-tavern-historical_Whitehall-OH.html
The National Road was built through central Ohio in the 1830's. Robert Brotherton of White Hall, England, purchased 156 acres of land between Alum Creek and Big Walnut Creek in April 1838. This rural property became the site of "Ye Olde Wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TDN_reynoldsburg-historical_Reynoldsburg-OH.html
The eastern portion of Franklin County began to be settled about 1812 when Ohio was still a vast forested wilderness. Transportation moved at a snail's pace over old Indian trails and natural waterways. 1n 1818 the National Road reached the Ohio R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TDM_the-underground-railroad-historical_Whitehall-OH.html
The Underground Railroad (UGRR) was neither underground nor a railroad, but a system of loosely connected safe havens where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery were sheltered, fed, clothed, nursed, concealed, disguised, and instructed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T77_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Canal-Winchester-OH.html
Flag Flying In Memory Of Army · Navy · Marines Air Force · Coast Guard
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SLS_eclectic-medical-college_Worthington-OH.html
Near this site was established in December 1830 as a part of Worthington College The first Eclectic Medical College in the Middle West This tablet commemorates the faculty and students of the college who by reason of their endeavors were…
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