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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AKH_cairn-of-peace_Peebles-OH.html
First plaque
Cairn of Peace
dedicated at
World's Conservation Exposition
and
5th World Plowing Contest
September 19- 20, 1957
Second plaque
These competitors were in the
World Plowing Matches
Peebles, Ohio 1957
Northern Ireland W.L.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AKF_zane-trace_West-Union-OH.html
Ohio's first highway and mail route
authorized by Congress 1796
marked and cleared in 1797 by
Col. Ebenezer Zane
a blazed trail, it became the route of the old
stage line from Maysville to Wheeling used by
noted statesmen to and from the so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AFS_first-presbyterian-church_West-Union-OH.html
side A
First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church of West Union, built in 1810, is known as the "Church of the Governors." Although the date is uncertain, the congregation was organized circa 1800 on Thomas Kirker's land on Eagle Cr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21NP_locust-grove_Peebles-OH.html
On the night of July 15, 1863, Brigadier General John Hunt
Morgan and his Confederate raiders set up camp along
a seven-mile stretch between the villages of Jacksonville
and Locust Grove. The following morning, General Morgan
rode into Locust …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21N7_winchester_Winchester-OH.html
Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan
and his raiders galloped into Winchester about 8:30 am
on July 15, 1863. The rebels immediately began searching
businesses and private residences for firearms, food, horses
and anything else that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21M8_peebles_Peebles-OH.html
Platted in 1881 by Isaiah Custer on the junction of old Zane's Trace (1796-97) and the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (1881). Incorporated 1886. Named after John G. Peebles, Portsmouth, Ohio businessman. David Nixon constructed the first house in to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21M7_seaman_Seaman-OH.html
Founded 1887 by John Q. Roads on the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (1881) and the Old West Union Road (1807). Incorporated 1911. Named after Franklin Seaman who donated land to the railroad for a station. Home of Will Rogers, "The Black King of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21KL_wickerham-inn_Peebles-OH.html
The inn was built 1800-01 by Peter Wickerham,
a Revolutionary War veteran. It was used as
an overnight stagecoach stop and tavern on
Zane's Trace until ca. 1850. Runaway slaves were
hidden here when the "Underground Railroad" was
in operation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DZH_rome_Manchester-OH.html
A thriving riverport in the 19th Century founded in 1835 by William Stout. Elisha Stout, son of William, born and raised here, was one of the founding fathers of Omaha, Nebraska and Denver, Colorado. Former site of Adamsville which served as the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14H1_bentonville-anti-horse-thief-society_West-Union-OH.html
Originally a vigilante group, the Anti-Horse Thief Society was formed here in March 1853 by area landowners to recover stolen horses and prosecute the thieves. Horse theft was a serious offense in the ante-bellum era. Trustees nominated a captain …