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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28FH_the-underground-railroad-in-chillicothe-ross-county_Chillicothe-OH.html
Many heroic men and women joined forces with others in a vast network that helped fugitive slaves secure freedom. Three groups of people were most active in the Underground Railroad movement in Ross County. They were the Presbyterians, the Quakers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXB_harold-pat-white-jr_Chillicothe-OH.html
This drinking fountain was erected in memory of Harold "Pat" White Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and longtime Chillicothe businessperson. For over 30 years Pat was an enthusiastic participant and promoter of physical fitness, es…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14DF_catherine-cougar_Chillicothe-OH.html
In Memory of Catherine CougarPioneer wife and mother. Born in New Jersey 1732. Captured by Indians 1744, in Berks Co. PA and for five years held a captive at and near this place. Sold to French Canadian traders she served in Canada for two years. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ5F_nelson-john-dunlap_Chillicothe-OH.html
Here in honored glory rests the lastUnion Civil War veteran of Ross County
Nelson John Dunlap
May 30, 1843 - December 9, 1942USS Hastings, Mississippi Squadron, U.S. Navy
May their deeds and sacrificesby kept ever green in our memory
S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2A_the-great-seal-of-the-state-of-ohio_Chillicothe-OH.html
Side A:The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image was sanctioned by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 and modified i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDUV_ancient-monuments_Chillicothe-OH.html
When Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Jesus lived, the Hopewell culture built and used Mound City Group. We do not know what the Hopewell called this sacred place, but early archeologists named it for the great number of mounds found here. In 1846 Ep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDUB_a-flourishing-culture_Chillicothe-OH.html
On Mordecai Hopewell's Ohio farm archeologists excavated Indian mounds in 1891 and found copper ornaments, stone tools, effigy pipes, obsidian spear points, ornamented bear teeth, shark teeth, intricately carved bones, mica cutouts, and much more.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDU8_mica-splendor_Chillicothe-OH.html
With the building of Camp Sherman, the army leveled this mound-Mound 13-to three feet above ground and built a barrack over it. In 1920 Ohio archeologists led by William Mills excavated the mound and were astonished to uncover the cremated remains…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDU6_effigy-pipes_Chillicothe-OH.html
Although small and rather ordinary, this mound (Mound 8) contained a remarkable find. Nearly 200 pipes-mostly broken-were discovered here. Skillfully carved from stone, the pipes faithfully detailed human heads and indigenous animals. The pipe bow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDQB_a-scared-purpose_Chillicothe-OH.html
Some 2,000 years ago the Mound City Group contained the highest density of mounds of any of the Hopewell earthworks, 24 in a 13-acre area. Today 22 can be counted. One of the missing mounds (Mound 15) is present in outline only, marked by the post…