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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6S_an-early-center-of-education-educating-young-women_Granville-OH.html
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An Early Center of Education
Just three weeks after reaching Granville, pioneer villagers decided on December 9, 1805 to build a log cabin where eighty children would attend school. By 1820, public school classes were being held in a thre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S6K_the-elias-gilman-house-the-wee-white-house_Granville-OH.html
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The Elias Gilman House
The original structure, the central portion of the current house, is the oldest frame building in the village. It was built in 1808 by Elias Gilman, a prominent figure from Granville Massachusetts, who led the first…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBFU_alligator-mound_Granville-OH.html
On this bluff lies one of the two great animal effigy mounds built by Ohio's prehistoric people. Shown here, Alligator Mound is a giant earthen sculpture of some four-footed animal with a long, curving tail. Archaeologists believe the animal is pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM85B_bolen-memorial-park_Granville-OH.html
Dedicated to the memory ofHarry David Bolen1892 - 1976
He loved life.... He loved people....He gave of himself thatothers might enjoy life....
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM85A_granville-opera-house_Granville-OH.html
The Granville Opera House stood on this site for one hundred years. Built as a Baptist church in 1849, the building was moved here in 1882. On April 7, 1982, it was destroyed by fire.This bell from the church tower was first rung on Sunday June 29…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM859_founding-of-granville-the-licking-company-the-granville-site-the-most-eligible-part_Granville-OH.html
Founding of GranvilleThe Licking CompanyIn 1804 a group of neighbors in Granville, Massachusetts and Granby, Connecticut formed The Licking Company for the purpose of moving to "Newlands" in Ohio. Inspired and informed by the settlement of Worthin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM856_the-granville-academy-the-anti-slavery-movement_Granville-OH.html
The Granville AcademyThe Granville Congregational Church erected this building in 1833 for its Female Academy and a church meeting room. The school prospered and, in 1837, moved to make way for the Granville Male Academy. The Welsh Congregational …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM854_granville_Granville-OH.html
A planned village and early center of education founded by New Englanders in 1805
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4OI_old-colony-burying-ground-1805_Granville-OH.html
Granville, Ohio, was settled in 1805 by the Licking Company, a group formed in Granville, Massachusetts, and Granby Connecticut, for the purpose of emigrating west. The Old Colony Burying Ground was defined on the first town plat of Granville in 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM46B_major-general-charles-griffin_Granville-OH.html
Located 100 yards southeast of this marker is the boyhood home of Major General Charles Griffin. Born in 1825, he graduated from West Point in 1847 and rose to prominence during the Civil War. Griffin fought in most of the major engagements of the…