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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPR_53rd-o-v-i-regiment-camp-diamond_Jackson-OH.html
53rd O.V.I. Regiment. The 53rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment was mustered into service at Camp Diamond, north of Jackson, during the first year of the
Civil War. Men recruited from the counties of Athens, Gallia,
Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pike, Ross, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BOY_james-a-rhodes_Jackson-OH.html
· Established Ohio's System of Two-Year & Technical Colleges
· Former President of the American Athletic Union "AAU"
· Increased state support for medical education
· "Jim Rhodes is the fastes…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BLI_commercial-apple-orchards-in-jackson-county-the-jackson-county-apple-festival_Jackson-OH.html
Commercial Apple Orchards in Jackson County. The first commercial apple orchards were established in Jackson
County in the late nineteenth century, although legend has it that
Johnny Appleseed planted the first apple trees here around 1800.
By …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BBP_mckinley-park-william-mckinley_Jackson-OH.html
McKinley Park. William McKinley was the 25th President of the
United States. Following McKinley's assassination
in 1901, the Village of Jackson dedicated this
triangle of land as a park in his honor. Earlier
in the nineteenth century, a small …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21NS_jackson_Jackson-OH.html
The advanced guard of Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan's Confederate raiders arrived in Jackson about
9:30 pm on July 16, 1863, and found a tree barricade
near the Isham House on Main Street defended by old
men and boys. Local militia forces…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21NR_berlin-heights-battlefield_Wellston-OH.html
During the Civil War at this location
the Confederate forces of General Johm
Hunt Morgan fought and defeated
Union forces under the command of
Col. Benjamin P. Runkle. Each side
consisted of approximately 1.500 men
The engagement began at 1:…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21NQ_berlin-crossroads_Wellston-OH.html
As Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's Confederate raiders left Jackson on Friday, July 17, 1863, they were in good spirits and singing songs. Although they had burned a mill near Berlin Crossroads, a small town located on the Marietta and Cincin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHNL_stockyard_Wellston-OH.html
This area of the furnace complex was known as the stockyard. Here the raw materials were delivered, stockpiled, sorted and graded.
When Buckeye Furnace was operating, this area bustled with activity as teamsters delivered and unloaded their car…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHLT_stock-shed_Wellston-OH.html
This building, known as the stock shed, was used primarily as a storage area for charcoal, the fuel used to reduce the raw iron to a molten state.
[Includes historical photo of a stock shed]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHLH_scales_Wellston-OH.html
Teamsters regularly delivered and picked up materials at Buckeye Furnace. The value of raw materials, such as iron ore and limestone, purchased by the furnace, as well as the pig iron to be shipped to buyers, had to be determined by weighing each …