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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28Q6_ohio-erie-canal-and-locks-the-columbus-feeder-canal_Lockbourne-OH.html
Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks
The Ohio-Erie Canal was built between 1825 and 1832 and extended 308 miles from Lake Erie at Cleveland to the Ohio River at Portsmouth. The greatest engineering achievement in Ohio up to that time, the canal gave the sta…
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/HM26JI_leatherlips_Powell-OH.html
Leatherlips, the Dublin Arts Council's first outdoor public sculpture, was dedicated to the City of Dublin on July 1, 1990. Designed by artist Ralph Helmick, Leatherlips is an eleven foot high limestone portrait of the legendary Wyandot Chief.
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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 …