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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B27_birthplace-of-ambrose-bierce_Reedsville-OH.html
An influential American journalist of the late nineteenth century, Ambrose
Bierce (1842 c. 1914) was born in Meigs County and reared in Kosciusko
County, Indiana. He fought in the Union Army during the Civil War,
a formative experience related …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B25_morgans-raid-route_Long-Bottom-OH.html
General John Hunt Morgan led 2,00O Confederate cavalrymen into Meigs County on July 18, 1863, during a 45-day raid north of the Ohio
River. In pursuit, Union forces under Gen.
James M. Shackelford and Col. Frank L. Wolford
deployed near Bashan …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1Z_worlds-greatest-mine-fire_New-Straitsville-OH.html
During the 9-month Hocking Valley Coal Strike beginning in June
1884, tensions between the Columbus & Hocking Coal and Iron
Company and striking miners led to violence and destruction.
Starting October 11, 1884, unknown men pushed burning mine …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1Y_mathews-house_Painesville-OH.html
The famed master builder Jonathan Goldsmith designed and built this well-proportioned Federal style residence for Dr. John H. Mathews. It is considered to be one of the finest Goldsmith houses. The house was moved to its present location on the ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1X_lake-shore-michigan-southern-station_Painesville-OH.html
On February 8, 1848, the Ohio Legislature incorporated the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company, which reached Painesville in 1851, with track and a depot. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived in Painesville on February 16, 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1R_hugh-mosher-and-the-spirit-of-76_Perry-OH.html
Hugh Mosher was the fifer portrayed in Archibald Willard's "Spirit of '76", one of America"s most famous patriotic paintings. Mosher was born on January 29, 1819 in Perry, Lake County (then part of Geauga County), Ohio. He served as Fifer Major in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1O_rabbit-run-theater_Madison-OH.html
Originally a horse barn owned and converted by the Klump family, Rabbit Run Theater opened in 1946. In its early years, Rabbit Run operated as a professional summer stock theater and many well-known actors such as Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Jim B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B1K_unionville-tavern_Madison-OH.html
First known as the Webster House, later as the New England House, and finally as the Old Tavern, this inn has served travelers on the old Cleveland-Buffalo Road (now State Route 84) since before Ohio became a state. As traffic on the old Indian tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B19_knights-of-labor-opera-house_Shawnee-OH.html
In 1869 a secret organization. The Knights of Labor, was founded
in Philadelphia. The K.O.L. promoted an ideal society based on
bettering life for others with the slogans. "labor was the first
capital" and "an injury to one is th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B15_charles-martin-hall_Thompson-OH.html
Born in Thompson Ohio
As a youth of 22 years he unlocked from natures grasp the modern metal aluminum giving to the nation the countless benefits of the metal and the aluminum industry which his discovery made possible