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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TG4_central-high-school-historical_Columbus-OH.html
On the west bank of the Scioto River stands the former Central High School, now the core building of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI). The Plan of the City of Columbus, released in 1908, was developed to create a vision for the city in li…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S7V_johann-christian-heyl_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Johann Christian Heyl (1788-1877), the first German and first Lutheran to settle in Columbus, was one of the original 15 settlers of the city. A baker by trade, Heyl came to bake for the soldiers quartered in Franklinton during the War of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY3_snowden-gray-house_Columbus-OH.html
Side A Philip T. Snowden, owner of a fancy dry goods and millinery, built the Italianate-style residence at 530 East Town Street in 1852. The house was part of the fashionable University Place addition on the east side of the city. From 1862-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RY1_americas-pioneer-kindergarten_Columbus-OH.html
Miss Caroline Louise Frankenberg (1806- 1882) brought the kindergarten concept from Germany to Columbus in 1836. She returned to Germany for further study, then established the school at the S.E. corner of Rich and Pearl Alley in 1858. The Ki…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RIR_franklinton_Columbus-OH.html
Jacob Overdier Harrison House 570 West Broad Street built circa 1807 General William Henry Harrison's troops stayed in this House during the War of 1812. Sullivant Land Office Behind Overdier Harrison House built 1822 Lucas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RIN_headquarters-of-general-william-h-harrison_Columbus-OH.html
Site of Headquarters of General William H. Harrison - 1813. Here, in the War of 1812, he directed the formation of his army for the campaign against the British, resulting in the victory of the Thames.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQ8_columbus-feeder-canal-the-ohio-erie-canal_Columbus-OH.html
(side A) Columbus Feeder Canal Col. Nathaniel McLean removed the first earth for the Columbus Feeder Canal not far from this site, April 27, 1827. The earth was wheeled away by Ralph Osborn and Henry Brown, auditor and treasurer of the state,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQ3_battleship-u-s-s-ohio_Columbus-OH.html
This cast-bronze eagle once adorned the Battleship U.S.S. Ohio Restoration has been made possible through donations by five Columbus Women's Service Clubs Altrusa Club · Quota Club Pilot Club · Zonta Club Soroptimist Int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ILO_trinity-lutheran-seminary_Columbus-OH.html
The German Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio, the first Lutheran theological seminary west of the Appalachian Mountains, began instruction under Pastor Wilhelm Schmidt in Canton in 1830. The seminary relocated to Columbus at thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ILM_the-ohio-theater_Columbus-OH.html
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places 1973 by the United States Department of the Interior ———————————————— has been des…
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