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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J32_lillian-gish-1893-1993-dorothy-gish-1898-1968_Massillon-OH.html
Side A Lillian Gish (1893-1993) & Dorothy Gish (1898-1968)" Stars of the silent screen, Lillian and Dorothy Gish enjoyed long and distinguished careers both in film and on stage. They began their careers as child actresses, performing in tourin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J30_the-little-steel-strike-of-1937_Massillon-OH.html
Side A During the New Deal of the 1930s, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) formed the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) under the leadership of CIO president John L. Lewis. Following successful CIO strikes in the rubber and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2Y_young-peoples-christian-association_Massillon-OH.html
Bertha Martin founded the Young People's Christian Association (YPCA) in 1916 and later served as secretary of the YWCA until 1937. The organization operated a restaurant on West Main Street (Lincoln Way West) at Canal Street (First Street Sout…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2X_central-firehouse-fire-alarm-bell_Massillon-OH.html
Purchased in 1878, this bell was installed at the central engine house on the northeast corner of Charles Avenue and Park Row Southeast. In 1895, it was moved to the tower of the next city's central firehouse at the northeast corner of Charles and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2W_football-pioneer-paul-e-brown_Massillon-OH.html
Side A Paul E. Brown, born September 7, 1908 in Norwalk, Ohio, and raised in Massillon, is a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame and was one of the greatest coaches in the history of football at all levels. From 1932 until 1940, he l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16O5_private-william-r-richardson_Massillon-OH.html
As a member of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry that fought at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Virginia on April 6, 1865, the last major battle of the Civil War, Private William Richardson was personally recommended by General Phillip Sheridan to re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15RT_robert-pinn_Massillon-OH.html
During the Civil War in 1863, twenty-year-old Massillon farmer Robert Pinn enlisted in the 5th Regiment, Company 1, United States Colored Troops (USCT) at his first opportunity, saying "I was very eager to become a soldier, in order to prove by my…
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