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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S8K_ohio-dominican-university-est-1911-early-sister-founderesses-of-ohio-dominican-university_Columbus-OH.html
Ohio Dominican University Est. 1911 The Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs founded Ohio Dominican University on this site on October 5, 1911. It was incorporated that year as the Ladies Literary Institute of St. Mary of the Springs, a "l…
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Honoring the history of Saint Mary of the Springs Academy founded 1830 flourished on this site 1868- 1966 Dedicated to the alumnae and the Dominican Sisters in celebration of the spirit that they have carried into the world
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S8I_a-brief-history-of-eastmoor-eastmoor-polo-field_Columbus-OH.html
A Brief History of Eastmoor In 1798, Articles of Confederation Congress provided land to British Canadians who lost property because of loyalty to American revolutionaries during the American War of Independence (1775-1783). This land was part …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7V_johann-christian-heyl_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Johann Christian Heyl (1788-1877), the first German and first Lutheran to settle in Columbus, was one of the original 15 settlers of the city. A baker by trade, Heyl came to bake for the soldiers quartered in Franklinton during the War of …
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Hanford Village was founded in the early 1900s just east of Columbus proper with its own mayor, police force, fire department, businesses, and park. After World War II, a subdivision of Hanford became a segregated community for returning African A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7S_mount-vernon-community-school_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Until the 1970s, Pilgrim Elementary school was different from today. Pilgrim had a smaller playground with a brick wall around it. The gym was used only for physical education classes and most students went home for lunch, while others at…
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Panel 1 Camp Chase Prison When President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to suppress the southern rebellion in April 1861, thousands of men rushed to Camp Jackson in Columbus, Ohio. Authorities established Camp Chase after volunteers overw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY4_worthington-historic-district_Worthington-OH.html
Side A Worthington was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company, settlers from Connecticut, and named after Thomas Worthington, a major proponent of Ohio statehood. The original plat included a 3 ½ acre village green bounded on the east by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY3_snowden-gray-house_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Philip T. Snowden, owner of a fancy dry goods and millinery, built the Italianate-style residence at 530 East Town Street in 1852. The house was part of the fashionable University Place addition on the east side of the city. From 1862-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY2_southwood-elementary-school_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Built in 1894, the original eight-room Southwood Elementary School cost $16,000 to construct on this site purchased from a local family for $3,000. The school originally had five teachers and a teacher-pupil ratio of 50-1. Mary Esper …
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