Knox
Christ Church at the Quarry
The stone masons brought from England by Bishop Chase to construct early buildings at Kenyon College settled in this area.
Colonel Lorin Andrews “First to Fight”
Gambier, OH
Born in Ashland County in 1819, Lorin Andrews studied at Kenyon College (1838-41) and achieved renown as an Ohio school superintendent...
Ellamae Simmons, M.D. (1918-2019) / “The Goal Will Be Met, So Long As We Persevere”
Mount Vernon, OH
Ellamae Simmons, born and raised in Mount Vernon, became the first African American woman physician to specialize in asthma, allergy, and...
General Daniel Harris Reynolds, C.S.A.
Centerburg, OH
A descendent of Knox County’s earliest pioneers, Confederate Brigadier General Daniel Harris Reynolds was born just three miles west of...
Home of the FFA Jacket
Fredericktown, OH
The blue corduroy jacket worn by members is a widely recognized symbol of the National FFA Organization, formerly Future Farmers of America.
Jane Payne, M.D. (1825-1882)
Mount Vernon, OH
Side A: Jane Payne, M.D. (1825-1882).
John Crowe Ransom & The Kenyon Review
Gambier, OH
In 1938 the president of Kenyon College, Gordon Keith Chalmers, brought one of the nation’s most distinguished poets and critics, John...
Johnny Appleseed’s Early Landholdings
Mount Vernon, OH
This is the site of Johnny Appleseed’s earliest known recorded landholdings.
Knox County Poor Farm / Knox County Infirmary
The surrounding 132 acres of land served as the Knox County Poor Farm (aka Knox County Infirmary and County Home) from 1842 to 1955.
Lakeholm Administration Building, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870...
Little Indian Fields
Mount Vernon, OH
Named for the Native Americans who first dwelled here along both sides of the Kokosing River, the Little Indian Fields is adjacent to the...
Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke)
Mount Vernon, OH
Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20.
Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio
Howard, OH
Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio.
Vallandigham’s Speech, 1863
Mount Vernon, OH
On May 1, 1863, Peace Democratic Party leader Clement L. Vallandigham spoke to 10,000 people from this spot.
Wayman Chapel AME Church
Mount Vernon, OH
Wayman Chapel was dedicated in 1874 as part of Ohio’s Third District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.