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1889-1940
John Crawfis, Fairfield County, Ohio native, and wife Sarah (Moorehead) bequeathed two grants of $25,000 and five acres for schools in Fairfield and Putnam counties in Ohio in 1880.Constructed in 1889, Crawfis College, Putnam County, a two-story twelve room brick building with auditorium, science laboratory, grade and recitation rooms constructed for $11,000 and two frame dormitories at $2,087, provided for :common branches", high school and business training. Courses included German, mathematics, science, elocution, penmanship, shorthand, typing, telegraphy, violin, and piano.
Superintendents; L.L. Harmon, Job Hill, L.S. Lafferty, B.J. Beach, W.S. Wallen, John Hathorn, George R. Miller, F.P. Cummins, Dale Richard, Lyle Burkholder, C.L. Bard.
Building Committee; A.C.Hall, N. Conine, B.O. Robinson
Architect: E. Zoll
In 1831, John's brother, Otho Crawfis, was the first white settler in Blanchard Township, Putnam County. They were sons of Nicholas and Mary (McElroy) Crawfis.
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| HM Number | HM1R7K |
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| Placed By | Putnam County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, March 24th, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 251322 N 4545434 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.02218333, -83.95768333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 1.331', W 83° 57.461' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 1' 19.86" N, 83° 57' 27.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 419 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 10970 Co Hwy 5, Ottawa OH 45875, US |
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