Bailey and Barclay Halls / Johnny Appleseed

Bailey and Barclay Halls / Johnny Appleseed (HM8YH)

Location: Urbana, OH 43078 Champaign County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 6.135', W 83° 45.726'

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Side A:
Bailey and Barclay Halls

Urbana University was established by the Swedenborgian Church in 1850. Bailey Hall (1853), named after Francis Bailey (1735-1815), was designed by W. Russell West, architect of the Statehouse of Ohio. Bailey was an American Revolutionary War hero, official printer of the Continental Congress and printer of The Freeman's Journal or the North American Intelligencer. He also printed The True Christian Religion papers. John (Johnny Appleseed) Chapman (1774-1845) distributed The True Christian Religion papers along with his famous apple trees throughout Ohio as a missionary for the Swedenborgian Church. Barclay Hall (1883) was named after Hester Barclay, a ward of Francis Bailey. It was Hester Barclay's brother-in-law, John Young, who converted Chapman to the Swedenborg faith. Francis Bailey and Hester Barclay were the first male and female Swedenborgian converts in North America. Both Bailey and Barclay halls appear on the National Register of Historic Places.

Side B:
Johnny Appleseed

Francis Bailey's son-in-law, Colonel John James, donated ten acres to establish Urbana University in 1849. Johnny Appleseed was a frequent visitor to the James home as he traveled throughout Ohio. Because of his significant ties to this site, the Johnny Appleseed Society and Museum were established at Urbana University in 1995. The Society was founded on the belief that those who have the opportunity to study the life of Johnny Appleseed will share his appreciation of education, our country, the environment, peace, moral integrity and leadership. The Museum holds the largest known collection of printed materials on Johnny Appleseed. A cider press, which was owned and used by the James family, now has its home in the Johnny Appleseed Museum.
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HM NumberHM8YH
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number5-11
Year Placed2003
Placed ByUrbana University, Johnny Appleseed Society, and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 5:42am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 264564 N 4442763
Decimal Degrees40.10225000, -83.76210000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 6.135', W 83° 45.726'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 6' 8.10" N, 83° 45' 43.56" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 180-198 Founders Way, Urbana OH 43078, US
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