Harrison

3 historical markers in Ohio

Franklin College, Alma Academy / Cornerstone of Civil Rights

New Athens, OH

One of Ohio’s earliest colleges, Alma College (earlier known as Alma Academy) was founded in 1818 and became Franklin College in 1825.

Historic Hopedale / Clark Gable, “The King of Hollywood”

Hopedale, OH

Platted by educator and abolitionist Cyrus McNeely in 1849, Hopedale was the site of McNeely Normal School, later Hopedale Normal...

Mary L. Jobe Akeley / Harry F. Hazlett

Deersville, OH

Mary Leonore Jobe was born on January 29, 1878, near Tappan, Harrison County, Ohio.

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