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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUZ_schultzs-battery_Sidney-OH.html
Zum Andenken der DeutschAmerikanishe Freiwilligen Schultz's BatteryCivil War 1861 - 1865Battery M, First OhioVolunteer Light Artillery Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. Erected in 1938 byGeorge Hemm Jr.in memory ofhis parents and the pioneerim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUQ_big-four-bridge_Sidney-OH.html
This landmark bridge was completed in September 1924 by the Walsh Construction Company for the C.C.C.&St.L. Railroad, and hailed as a "stupendous piece of engineering work." The original Bellefontaine and Indiana line went through downtown Sidney …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUP_sidney-fire-bell_Sidney-OH.html
This 1,250 pound bell was first sounded in the belfry of the Monumental Bulding at Ohio Avenue and Court Street in January 1905. There is served mainly as a fire bell, ringing when firemen were called to a fire and again as the men returned to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUN_sidney-and-shelby-county-millenium-monument_Sidney-OH.html
This sculpture celebrates [Agriculture/Civic Life/Education/Industry] in Sidney and Shelby County at the turn of the Millenium. [These] four pieces representing important aspects of local life, [were] donated by the Sidney/Shelby Public Art Founda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJUK_shelby-county-korean-conflict-vietnam-war-memorial_Sidney-OH.html
In commemoration of those ofShelby Countywho for freedom's sake gave theirlast full measure of devotion Korean ConflictBlackford, Forest W. · Cicur, Jr., John T.Eidemiller, Harold H. · Fogt, Kale D.Fogt, Lloyd O. · Geuy, Ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJU5_burkhart-building_Sidney-OH.html
This graceful yet sturdy building is of the Italianate design. Shoes have been sold here since 1864, making it Ohio's oldest continuously operating footwear location. William Covill operated his store here in 1870. John Burkhart built the current …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJU3_the-old-jail_Sidney-OH.html
The old jail, actually the county's fourth, was completed in 1875 at a cost of $38,600. The Victorian Italianate design made it a distinctive structure. The front facade is composed of 2,000 pound limestone blocks. The jail housed inmates and also…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJU1_us-bank_Sidney-OH.html
The old Presbyterian church occupied this site until it was purchased and demolished by General J.O. Amos in 1892. He built a three-story structure here to house the Sidney Daily News and Shelby County Democrat newspapers. That business remained u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJT0_monumental-building_Sidney-OH.html
Ohio's most important Civil War building was the first of 14 constructed. The cornerstone was laid in June 1875 to honor 320 fallen comrades. The placement of Sgt. Baker in 1900 facing Ohio Avenue completed the building. An opera hall, seating sev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJSY_shelby-county-veterans-memorial_Sidney-OH.html
Dedicated toall men and womenwho served the armedforces of the UnitedStates in the defenseof their country
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