Delaware
Africa Community
Samuel Patterson arrived in East Orange in 1824 and, within a few years, began to hide runaway slaves in his home.
Anson Williams and The Village of Williamsville / James Kilbourne and The Columbus and Sandusky Turnpike
Anson Williams visited Ohio in 1834 before he moved to Orange Township.
Benajah Cook Sawmill and Farmstead
Benajah Cook and the families who settled in Harlem Township, Delaware County are honored for creating a community of productive farms.
Bharatiya Hindu Temple
In 1985, Hindu immigrants from India formed a celestial organization, The Bharatiya Temple Society of Central Ohio, and through its...
Camp Delaware 1862-1864
Delaware, OH
Near this site, the Union army established two camps on either side of the Olentangy River during the Civil War.
Elliott Hall
Delaware, OH
Built in 1833 as a health resort named the Mansion House Hotel, Elliott Hall is noted as Ohio’s oldest collegiate Greek Revival building.
Field Musician Richard W. Thompson / Field Musician Richard W. Thompson
Field Musician Richard W. Thompson.
First Jain Temple in Central Ohio / History of Jainism in Ohio
The Jain Center of Central Ohio was established on May 12, 1991.
Liberty Presbyterian Church Founded in 1810 / Nathan Carpenter, The First Colonial Settler in Delaware County
The first religious society organized in Liberty Township was formed in 1810 by Elders Thomas Cellar, Josiah McKinnie, and Leonard Monroe.
Lucy Depp Park & The Depp Settlement
Lucy Depp Park was a 102-acre development named for Lucinda Depp (1844-1929).
Major General William Starke Rosecrans / Glacial Erratics
Sunbury, OH
W.S. Rosecrans, soldier, engineer, architect and inventor, was born in Kingston Township in 1819.
Pioneer Radio Telescope / Big Ear Radio Telescope
Delaware, OH
One-half mile east is the site of the former BIG EAR radio telescope.
Radnor Cemetery Lych Gate
Radnor, OH
Built in 1910, this lych gate was designed by local architect William Robert Powell to commemorate early settlers of Radnor who emigrated...
Sharp Family Homes
Westerville, OH
The Sharp family homes and their locations on N. State Street and Africa Road mark an important route through Westerville on the...
Sunbury Town Hall 1868 / Sunbury, Ohio “An Ohio Stagecoach Town from 1820-1873”
Sunbury, OH
When Sunbury was platted in 1816, a town square was set aside for public use with the intention of constructing a town hall on the site.
The Gooding House and Tavern / Rural Taverns in Early Ohio History
Known as the “Halfway House,” the Gooding House and Tavern was built by George B. Gooding halfway between the towns of Worthington and...
The Union Land Company and the Case Family / The Olentangy River Road
Congress established the United States Military District in 1796 by an act to provide bounty land for Revolutionary War officers and...
Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
Delaware, OH
Organized in 1845, Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest congregation of African descent in Delaware, with Reverend...