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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MKP_william-mckinley_Canton-OH.html
25th Presidentof the United StatesBorn 1843 · Died 1901 — · — He was an obedient and affectionate son, patriotic and faithful as a soldier, honest and upright as a citizen, tender and devoted as a husband, and truthfu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J32_lillian-gish-1893-1993-dorothy-gish-1898-1968_Massillon-OH.html
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Lillian Gish (1893-1993) & Dorothy Gish (1898-1968)"
Stars of the silent screen, Lillian and Dorothy Gish enjoyed long and distinguished careers both in film and on stage. They began their careers as child actresses, performing in tourin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J30_the-little-steel-strike-of-1937_Massillon-OH.html
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During the New Deal of the 1930s, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) formed the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) under the leadership of CIO president John L. Lewis. Following successful CIO strikes in the rubber and a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2Y_young-peoples-christian-association_Massillon-OH.html
Bertha Martin founded the Young People's Christian Association (YPCA) in 1916 and later served as secretary of the YWCA until 1937.
The organization operated a restaurant on West Main Street (Lincoln Way West) at Canal Street (First Street Sout…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2X_central-firehouse-fire-alarm-bell_Massillon-OH.html
Purchased in 1878, this bell was installed at the central engine house on the northeast corner of Charles Avenue and Park Row Southeast. In 1895, it was moved to the tower of the next city's central firehouse at the northeast corner of Charles and…
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Paul E. Brown, born September 7, 1908 in Norwalk, Ohio, and raised in Massillon, is a member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame and was one of the greatest coaches in the history of football at all levels. From 1932 until 1940, he l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J2S_nobles-pond_Canton-OH.html
On this location 11,000 years ago, at the end of the Ice Age, there existed a large encampment of early Paleoindian hunters. They were the first inhabitants of Ohio. The 25-acre Nobles Pond archaeological site is one of the largest Clovis Paleoind…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HV8_alliance-birthplace-of-ohios-state-flower-the-scarlet-carnation_Alliance-OH.html
In 1866, Alliance physician, amateur horticulturalist, and politician Dr. Levi Lamborn propagated the scarlet carnation from French seedlings in greenhouses at this site. Opposing William McKinley for the 18th Congressional District in 1876, Lambo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HV7_deer-creek-quaker-cemetery_Alliance-OH.html
Deer Creek Quaker Cemetery was established on land donated by Isaac Coates, who brought his family from Chester County, Pennsylvania to settle in Lexington Township in 1820. The name Deer Creek comes from the nearby stream and it signifies the num…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HV4_lexington-quaker-cemetery_Alliance-OH.html
The earliest settlers to Lexington Township were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, many who came from Virginia and New Jersey between 1805 and 1807. They chose this site for its proximity to the Mahoning River, which in early days hel…