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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AP9_william-mckinley-monument_Toledo-OH.html
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William McKinley
Born at Niles - Trumbull County, Ohio
January Twenty-Ninth - Eighteen Hundred and Forty-Three
Volunteer Soldier of the Rebellion
Representative in Congress
Twice Governor of Ohio
Twice President of the United Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AP1_spanish-american-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Toledo-OH.html
This monument erected by Spanish War veterans, patriotic organizations and citizens of the city of Toledo to commemorate the valour and patriotism of the men who served in the War with Spain, Philippine Insurrection and China Relief Expedition 189…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AOZ_war-savings-stamps-a-war-memorial_Toledo-OH.html
In recognition of
the Patriotism of
the People of
Lucas County
who so generously purchased
War Savings Stamps in 1918
this tablet is
gratefully erected by the
Ohio War Savings Committee
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AOO_lucas-county_Toledo-OH.html
Son of the Pioneers, born 1781. Recruited twenty Ohioans for duty in case of war with Spain over Louisiana Purchase. Brigadier General, 2nd. Brigade, 2nd. Division, Ohio Militia in War of 1812. Governor of Ohio 1832-36; enacted first laws establis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AAO_engine-house-number-one-neptune-engine-no-1_Toledo-OH.html
(Engine House Number One - marker side 1)
Toledo's first fire station was built in November 1837 one city block due north of this site at the southwest corner of Cherry Street and Eagle Lane at 519 Cherry on what is now the driveway for the Goodw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SE1_toledos-first-high-school-toledo-lucas-county-public-library_Toledo-OH.html
Text on the A Side of the Marker:
Toledo's First High School
Toledo High School opened in 1854 on the site of the city's first log schoolhouse. After an 1895 fire, it was rebuilt and named Central High School. The facility closed in 1914 wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SDY_moses-fleetwood-walker_Toledo-OH.html
Moses Fleetwood Walker was born on October 7, 1856 in Ohio to Moses M. Walker, a physician, and Caroline, a midwife. He attended and played baseball at Oberlin College and the University of Michigan. In 1883, Walker joined the newly formed Toledo …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SDX_art-tatum_Toledo-OH.html
Art Tatum was born in Toledo on October 13, 1909, the son of Arthur Tatum, Sr. and Mildred Hoskins Tatum. Despite being blind in one eye and only partially sighted in the other, he became one of the greatest jazz pianists of his era. To deal with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIFL_erie-and-kalamazoo-railroad_Toledo-OH.html
[East side of Marker]:"Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad"The first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains was Toledo's colorful "Erie and Kalamazoo." Begun in 1832, the line was completed by 1836. Its rails were made of oak topped with thin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI39_lucas-county_Toledo-OH.html
[Front Side/West Side of Marker]:"Lucas County"
Lucas County was named for Governor Robert Lucas who championed Ohio's cause in the "Toledo War," a boundary dispute arising when both Ohio and the Michigan Territory claimed this area. The Ohio l…