Jackson
53rd O.V.I. Regiment / Camp Diamond
Jackson, OH
The 53rd Ohio Volunteer Regiment was mustered into service at Camp Diamond, north of Jackson, during the first year of the Civil War.
Evans Cemetery / The 1818 Welsh Pioneers
In August 1818, a group of six interrelated Welsh families, led by John Jones (Tirbach) landed in Gallipolis.
James Cemetery / Major John James
Jackson, OH
Major John James (1772-1854) established James Cemetery in 1828 on and around a Native American mound that is the only significant...
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) / Morgan’s Raid in Jackson, 1863
Jackson, OH
Scientist and explorer of the American West, John Wesley Powell moved from New York to Jackson with his family in 1838 and lived here...
Mc Kinley Park / William Mc Kinley
Jackson, OH
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States.
Moriah Church “The Mother of Welsh Churches” / Moriah Presbyterian Church
Moriah Calvinistic Methodist Church was organized on November 23, 1835, in the home of Daniel Edwards, Brynele.
The Jackson County Apple Festival / Commercial Apple Orchards in Jackson County
Jackson, OH
The Jackson Chamber of Commerce conceived the Jackson County Apple Festival in the spring of 1937 and the first one was held that year,...
The Scioto Salt Licks / The Scioto Salt Works
Jackson, OH
The Scioto Salts Licks, located in and around Jackson, is an area where naturally occurring salt water, known as brine, flowed to the...
Trails / The Kanawha Trail
Jackson, OH
Plunging herds of buffalo seeking salt licks and grazing lands wore trails through the Ohio Country when it was an Indian no-man’s land.
Welsh-American Heritage Museum / Old Welsh Congregational Church
Oak Hill, OH
In 1972 a group of Welsh-Americans chartered the Welsh-American Heritage Museum to preserve Welsh history and culture, and to preserve...