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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9U_benjamin-lundy-home-free-labor-store_Dillonvale-OH.html
Benjamin Lundy Home:After witnessing the slave trade in Wheeling, Virginia, Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) resolved to battle the institution, first organizing the Union Humane Society in St. Clairsville in 1815. In 1821, Lundy mov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9T_mount-pleasant-historic-underground-railroad-district_Mt-Pleasant-OH.html
By 1816, Mount Pleasant had earned a reputation among fugitive slaves as a town where they would be welcomed in their quest for freedom. The Quakers who lived in the village helped Mount Pleasant become a center of antislavery activity. Many resid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9S_john-d-kilgore_Wintersville-OH.html
Brass plaque:
The Bell located in the tower above was donated by John D. Kilgore in 1887.
The following inscription is found on the bell:May the Glory of This Latter House Be Greater Than Any Former.Church Organized 1802.12 Pastorates To 188…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9R_steubenvilles-dean-martin_Steubenville-OH.html
One of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, Dean Martin was born Dino Crocetti in Steubenville in 1917, the son of Italian immigrants. At age 16 he entered the steel mills and later boxed under the name of "Kid Crochet." He began his …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO9K_bergholz-veterans-memorial_Bloomingdale-OH.html
To honor those from Bergholz and Community who served their Country in World War I and World War II
Korea1950-1953Vietnam1961-1975Persian Gulf1991Iraq Freedom2003
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO7C_morgans-raid_Mingo-Junction-OH.html
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; burned a bridge of the Steubenville and Indiana R.R. proceeded northward via Ekey Church, "Dry Fork Valley" and Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO76_morgans-raid_Smithfield-OH.html
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via New Alexandria, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNX0_morgans-raid_Wintersville-OH.html
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, 86th Ohio Mounted I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMN8_secretary-of-war-edwin-m-stanton_Steubenville-OH.html
Born in Steubenville in 1814, Edwin McMasters Stanton studied at Kenyon College and opened his law practice in Cadiz in 1836. The grandson of North Carolina slaveholders, Stanton opposed slavery. A successful railroad attorney and War Democrat at …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMN7_abraham-lincolns-visit-to-steubenville_Steubenville-OH.html
Abraham Lincoln and his family stopped in Steubenville on February 14, 1861 on their way to Lincoln's presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. Traveling by train, once in Steubenville he departed the depot to address a large crowd of Ohioans …