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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28FH_the-underground-railroad-in-chillicothe-ross-county_Chillicothe-OH.html
Many heroic men and women joined forces with others in a vast network that helped fugitive slaves secure freedom. Three groups of people were most active in the Underground Railroad movement in Ross County. They were the Presbyterians, the Quakers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CJ_salem-academy_South-Salem-OH.html
Presbyterian minister Hugh Stewart Fullerton
asked his congregation in 1841: "Shall we
endeavor to form an academy to provide better
educational advantages to the young citizens
of this remote community?" Predating the founding of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28CH_concord-presbyterian-church_Frankfort-OH.html
The Concord Presbyterian Church congregation
organized in 1805. The Concord Church was an
integral part of the antislavery movement and was
a station on the Underground Railroad. Reverend
James H. Dickey, the congregation's second pastor,
was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JXB_harold-pat-white-jr_Chillicothe-OH.html
This drinking fountain was erected in memory of Harold "Pat" White Jr., U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and longtime Chillicothe businessperson. For over 30 years Pat was an enthusiastic participant and promoter of physical fitness, es…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14DF_catherine-cougar_Chillicothe-OH.html
In Memory of Catherine CougarPioneer wife and mother. Born in New Jersey 1732. Captured by Indians 1744, in Berks Co. PA and for five years held a captive at and near this place. Sold to French Canadian traders she served in Canada for two years. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FC_home-of-general-nathaniel-massie_Bainbridge-OH.html
Nathaniel Massie, born Goochland County, Virginia, December 28, 1763, 1800 married Sarah Everard Mead, died November 13, 1813.
Revolutionary soldier; surveyor of wilderness then known as Northwest Territory and locator of Revolutionary War land…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11HH_last-battle-in-the-scioto-country_Bainbridge-OH.html
One-half mile south east of this marker was Reeves Crossing on Tod's Trace, where in the summer of 1795 the last battle in the Scioto country was fought between the whites under General Nathaniel Massie and the Shawnee Indians. The white explorers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ5F_nelson-john-dunlap_Chillicothe-OH.html
Here in honored glory rests the lastUnion Civil War veteran of Ross County
Nelson John Dunlap
May 30, 1843 - December 9, 1942USS Hastings, Mississippi Squadron, U.S. Navy
May their deeds and sacrificesby kept ever green in our memory
S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2A_the-great-seal-of-the-state-of-ohio_Chillicothe-OH.html
Side A:The hills before you were inspiration for the design of The Great Seal of the State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image was sanctioned by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 and modified i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF2Z_dr-w-h-robb-residence_Frankfort-OH.html
Site of the residence ofDr. W. H. Robbuntil it was acquired bythe Chillicothe Telephone Companyfor the newFrankfort Telephone Exchange