You searched for City|State: columbus, oh
Showing results 1 to 10 of 200
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277J_bill-moose_Columbus-OH.html
The Treaty of Greeneville temporarily ended the Indian Wars and
opened the west to white settlers. Kihue (aka Bill Moose), a
Native American and member of the Wyandotte tribe, was born
in Ohio in 1837. By 1846 all but twelve Wyandotte familie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277G_philo-webster-and-webster-graveyard_Columbus-OH.html
Philologus Webster was born in Stonington, Connecticut in 1759.
He was the son of Captain John and Rhonda Lewis Webster and the
great, great grandson of Connecticut Colony Governor John Webster.
At the age of 18, Philo served in the Revolutiona…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25PW_the-drexel-theater_Columbus-OH.html
The Drexel Theatre is a significant example of the once-ubiquitous small neighborhood theatres that appeared in the 1930s, a time when movies were an inexpensive and popular form of entertainment. Designed by architect Robert R. Royce, the theatre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25PV_the-underground-railroad-on-university-land_Columbus-OH.html
The Underground Railroad was an idea invented to aid the
widespread resistance of African Americans to slavery. In Ohio
escape routes were clearly established across the state by 1815
Until the Civil War, untold numbers of men, women, and
chil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25PU_the-underground-railroad-on-university-land_Columbus-OH.html
On the Ohio River in Ripley, Ohio, Reverend John Rankin
(a white stationmaster) and John Parker (an African American
stationmaster and ex-slave) directed escapees from slavery toward
the Scioto River. In Columbus, the Scioto forked, with the ea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM220W_dominion-land-company-mound-an-early-woodlands-period-structure-sunwall-and-moonwall-murals_Columbus-OH.html
Dominion Land Company Mound
An Early Woodlands Period Structure
In the early 1800s, Prosper Wetmore wrote about his childhood
memories of native mounds in the ravine area of Northwestern
Clinton Township. At that time, he recalled two conica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IL_clinton-theater-memory-lane_Columbus-OH.html
Clinton Theater
On New Year's Day, 1927 the Clinton movie theater opened,
showing Frank Capra's comedy The Strong Man. This theater was
built as part of the James theater group. It was designed by
architect Henry Holbrook in the Adams style w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21IK_clinton-township-high-school-east-north-broadway-historic-district_Columbus-OH.html
Clinton Township High School
The first school in Clinton Township was opened in 1809. That
school was located on the west side of the Olentangy River and
children had to wade across to attend. The 1872 map of the
township shows a school house …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21I2_town-street-bridge_Columbus-OH.html
The second Town Street Bridge, a closed spandrel concrete arch bridge,
crossed the Scioto River at this location from 1921 to 2009. The bridge
was designed by the firm of Braun, Fleming and Knollman, and was built
by the D. W. McGrath and Sons …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21C2_columbus-civic-center-historic-district_Columbus-OH.html
The historic district extends from the former Main Street Bridge to Long Street and encompasses the public buildings on either side of the Scioto River. The 580 foot long low-head concrete arch Main Street Dam was constructed in 1918 in response t…