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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YU_mad-river-and-lake-erie-railroad_Urbana-OH.html
The Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad Company was chartered by the State of Ohio in January 1832 to connect west central Ohio with northern Ohio and Lake Erie. It was the first company to be incorporated for railroad purposes in the state. Construc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YT_the-johnson-manufacturing-company_Urbana-OH.html
Side A:The Johnson Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1902 by brothers James B., J. Will, Isaac T., and Charles F. Johnson, all of Quaker heritage. The company manufactured tin and galvanized iron ware for railroad lines across the United S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YS_john-anderson-ward-farmstead-john-quincy-adams-ward-edgar-melville-ward_Urbana-OH.html
Side A:John Anderson Ward FarmsteadJohn Anderson Ward had this Federal style house constructed from 1823-1825 on land inherited from his father, Urbana's founder Colonel William Ward. The Colonel's will stipulated that a local mason use 26,500 bri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YR_hulls-headquarters_Urbana-OH.html
Here, Gen. William Hull largely recruited his army for his campaign against the British at Detroit, in the War of 1812.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YQ_harmony-lodge-no-8-free-and-accepted-masons_Urbana-OH.html
A group of Freemasons, inspired by the concepts of a new country, of Freedom with Responsibility, Brotherly Love, and Truth, formed Harmony Lodge near this site in 1809, the first Masonic lodge in western Ohio. Meetings were held in the log court …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YO_warren-g-grimes-grimes-field_Urbana-OH.html
Warren G. GrimesRaised in an Ohio orphanage, Warren G. Grimes (1898-1975) ran away after finishing the ninth grade and at age 16 went to work for the Ford Motor Company in Detroit. He later became a partner in an electrical business where he was i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YK_dayton-springfield-and-urbana-electric-railway_Urbana-OH.html
[Marker Front]:The Dayton, Springfield, and Urbana Electric Railway (DS&U) was an "Interurban" rail system that ran between the cities of Urbana, Springfield and Dayton. Its beginning can be traced to the franchise given to William H. Hanford to o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YJ_xue-bian-and-sun-memorial_Urbana-OH.html
These Urbana University MBA students lost their lives in an auto accident in Springfield, OH. Gone but not forgotten Xue, Bing (Jo)12/31/1982-3/8/2007Liaoning Province Bian, Jin (Jack)10/13/1979-3/8/2007Liaoning Province Sun, Yan (Zoe)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8YH_bailey-and-barclay-halls-johnny-appleseed_Urbana-OH.html
Side A: Bailey and Barclay HallsUrbana University was established by the Swedenborgian Church in 1850. Bailey Hall (1853), named after Francis Bailey (1735-1815), was designed by W. Russell West, architect of the Statehouse of Ohio. Bailey was an…
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