Mercer
“Johnny Appleseed” Nursery / Shanesville, Shane’s Crossing, Rockford
Rockford, OH
John Chapman (1774 – 1845) leased these three acres to the north and west from William Botts Hedges on April 29, 1828.
Carthagena Black Cemetery
The Carthagena Black Cemetery (Union Cemetery) is a remnant of approximately 70 documented rural black and mulatto settlements...
Maria Stein Convent and Relic Chapel
Maria Stein, OH
The Sisters of the Precious Blood, founded in Switzerland by Maria Anna Brunner in 1834, began their ministry of prayer and education in...
St. Clair’s Defeat, 1791 / Wayne’s Victory, 1794
Native Americans inhabited and used much of the land in the Ohio valley as hunting grounds.
The Cranberry Prairie
The Cranberry Prairie, southwest of this marker, is a part of Ohio’s natural history.
The Riley Home
Celina, OH
The museum of the Mercer County Historical Society, the Riley Home represents six generations of the Riley family in the county.