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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8FN_topiary-garden_Columbus-OH.html
The Topiary Garden, begun in 1989 by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, is a recreation in sculpted shrubbery (topiary) of French artist Georges Seurat's famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon On The Ile De La Grande Jatte" (1884-6). To s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DM_vice-admiral-james-bond-stockdale_Annapolis-MD.html
[Panel 1:][Rendering of the Medal of Honor (U.S. Navy/Marine Corps)]"Never give in; never give in; never, never, never—in nothing great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DL_william-green-labor-leader-the-columbus-streetcar-strike-1910_Columbus-OH.html
William Green, Labor LeaderA native of Coshocton County, William Green (1870-1932) began his working life as a coal miner at age 16 and rose rapidly in the leadership of the United Mine Workers of America. Twice elected to the Ohio Senate, Green s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DJ_american-federation-of-labor-united-mine-workers-of-america_Columbus-OH.html
American Federation of LaborSince 1881One this site, December 10, 1886, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Union merged with the trade unionists of the Knights of Labor to create the American Federation of Labor. Delegates elected Samuel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DH_general-john-hunt-morgan-csa-morgans-escape_Columbus-OH.html
Side A:General John Hunt Morgan, CSAOn this site once stood the Ohio Penitentiary, which was built in 1834 and operated through 1984. Incarcerated here in July 1863 was Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, a cavalry commander known as the "Thunde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DF_federal-armory_Columbus-MD.html
In an effort to increase the number of small arms for defense of the United States, George Washington established a Federal armory here in 1794. The rivers provided power for the machinery; surrounding mountains provided iron ore for gun barrels a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DE_the-irish-in-columbus_Columbus-OH.html
[Marker Front]:Thousands of Irish immigrants came to Columbus to seek personal and religious freedom. With the "Great Hunger" in Ireland and the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the National Road, immigration to Columbus increased in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8CP_deaf-school-park_Columbus-OH.html
This ten acre site was purchased in 1829 for the Ohio School for the Education of the Deaf. The first school building opened here in 1834; the school was enlarged in 1845. In 1868 the original school was replaced. Another school building was added…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8CJ_columbus-main-library-judge-noah-swayne-home_Columbus-OH.html
Columbus Main LibraryThe first tax supported free public library in Columbus was formed in 1873 and housed in City Hall. In 1901, City Librarian John Pugh petitioned Andrew Carnegie for funding and was granted $200,000. In 1903, the Swayne home wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8CI_starling-medical-college-and-st-francis-hospital_Columbus-OH.html
This site, now Grant Medical Center, was the original location of the neo-gothic building that housed St. Francis Hospital and Starling Medical College, named for Columbus benefactor Lyne Starling. Established in 1849, Starling Medical College/St.…