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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QE2_the-marion-county-trial-of-bill-anderson_Marion-OH.html
Runaways sheltered by friendly abolitionist communities often believed
that slave-catchers could not touch them in the heart of Ohio, but
they were wrong.
Such was the case in 1838 in Marion County. A black man by the
name of "Bill And…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A49_harding-memorial_Marion-OH.html
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was born November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio, to Dr. George Tryon Harding and Phoebe Dickerson Harding. The family moved to the village of Caledonia, and then to Marion.
Harding attended …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTR9_greenville-treaty-boundary-line_Prospect-OH.html
Greenville TreatyBoundary Line.Treaty Signed AndRatified 1795 ByThe Indians AndGeneral Anthony Wayne.By This TreatyThe Land To The NorthWas GivenTo The IndiansAnd To The SouthTo The White Settlers.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOK3_green-camp_Green-Camp-OH.html
The village of Berwick wasfounded in June 1838 byDavid BeachIncorporated 1875 asGreen Camp in honor ofGeneral GreenWho with his armycamped in this vicinityduring the War of 1812.Pop...................372
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK2M_fort-morrow_Waldo-OH.html
A stockade fort built by Capt. Taylor about 1812 and a place of common refuge for the pioneers during many Indian attacks.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJEE_boyhood-home-of-warren-g-harding_Caledonia-OH.html
In a Caledonia printing shop owned by his father, Dr. George T. Harding, Warren learned the fundamentals of the printing trade which inspired his interest in a journalism career.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJEC_claridon-prairie_Caledonia-OH.html
This grass land, extending one mile east between the road and the railway, is one of the few surviving remnants of the once extensive prairies that were part of pioneer Marion County. This strip, preserved by chance when the railway and road were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJEB_the-marion-engineer-depot_Marion-OH.html
Side A:Early in 1942, during World War II, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers acquired 640 acres along two miles of U. S. Route 30 South (now State Route 309) from ten landowners. By June 11 of that year, the farm families were removed and construc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJEA_world-war-ii-displacement_Marion-OH.html
Side A:During the early months of World War II, citizens as well as soldiers made enormous sacrifices for the war effort. In March 1942 the War Department announced plans to build a 13,000-acre munitions manufacturing complex northeast of Marion. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJE0_camp-marion-world-war-ii-prisoners-of-war_Marion-OH.html
Side A:This site was once a twenty-four acre camp for Prisoners of War established on the grounds of the Marion Engineer Depot. The Depot was a major supply and logistics site of the U.S. Army Engineers during World War II. The first contingent of…