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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2S_king-lincoln-district-arch_Columbus-OH.html
The King Lincoln District was established in July 2002 to honor the historic heart and soul of Columbus' African American community. This arch, welcoming all to the King Lincoln District, is dedicated to our shared history and our commitment to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2Q_st-paul-african-methodist-episcopal-church_Columbus-OH.html
Organized in 1823 as Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Paul A.M.E. Church is the oldest congregation of African descent in Columbus. The church, founded by Moses Freeman and 13 other members from the Town Street Church, was originally…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2P_war-it-is-all-hell_Columbus-OH.html
General William Tecumseh Sherman made this now famous statement on August 11, 1880, in a speech at a reunion of Civil War veterans, held on this site, then the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
Erected August 11, 1949
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2N_maynard-e-sensenbrenner_Columbus-OH.html
Dedicated July 4, 1992 by the Citizens of ColumbusMaynard E. Sensenbrenner served four terms as mayor of the City of Columbus, 1954-1959 and 1964-1971, longer than any other mayor. During this time he was responsible for the farsighted annexation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2J_the-underground-railroad-on-university-land_Columbus-OH.html
Along Lake Erie, Toledo, Sandusky, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, and Ashtabula Harbor were major routes from slavery to freedom in Canada. Even though African Americans lived throughout the state, Ohio itself was not really safe. Slavery was sanctio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2I_the-underground-railroad-on-university-land_Columbus-OH.html
Joseph Sullivant, a member of the first Board of Trustees of Ohio State, was known as a "friend of the colored race." He grew up in Kentucky but developed a distaste for slavery after witnessing a slave auction. Another Ohio State board member (an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2H_the-underground-railroad-on-university-land_Columbus-OH.html
After 1856, escapees on the Freedom Train followed Neil Run past the Neil Farm and through the swampy hollow that is now Mirror Lake. The stream forked, with the northeastern branch emerging from the marshy land where the Ohio Union now stands, to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2G_browning-amphitheatre-the-outdoor-performance-center_Columbus-OH.html
Browning AmphitheatreDedicated June 11, 1926 for the encouragement of drama, dance and music. Seating restored October 12 1985.Browning Dramatic SocietyOriginally organized 1882 as The Young Ladies' Literary Society. Founded 1908 as Browning Drama…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2B_the-ohio-state-university_Columbus-OH.html
The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College grew out of the Cannon Act of March 22, 1870. "But let it be started," Governor Rutherford B. Hayes told the Legislature in 1873, "with the intention of making it a great State University." The little c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB2A_old-ohio-union_Columbus-OH.html
Built in 1910, the old Ohio Union was the first student union building constructed on a public university campus and the fourth to be built in the United States. Made possible by a direct appropriation from the 77th Ohio General Assembly and priva…