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19 historical markers in Ohio

American Legion Memorial Park / Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool

Marysville, OH

American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in Marysville.

Amrine Settlement / Amrine Cemetery

The first permanent settlement in the Marysville area, was founded in 1817 by Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Amrine (1761-1849) and...

Bigelow Bridge, Ax Handle Rd / The Darby Plains

Constructed in 1873, the Bigelow Bridge spans approximately 100 feet across Little Darby Creek.

Bridgeport Iron Bridge / Bridgeport

The Bridgeport Iron Bridge, often called the Streng Road Iron Bridge, was built in 1914.

Charles Warren Fairbanks Birthplace / Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks

Unionville Center, OH

Charles Warren Fairbanks was born in a log cabin near this location in Darby Township on May 11, 1852 to Loriston and Mary Adelaide...

Company E, 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry / Jerome United Methodist Church

Company E of the 30th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was the only full infantry company formed in Jerome Township.

Culbertson Covered Bridge / Reuben L. Partridge (1823-1900) Bridge Builder

Culbertson Covered Bridge was built in 1872-1873 by Reuben L. Partridge at a cost of $1,375, using his “Partridge Block” truss design.

Cyprian Lee House / Colonel Noah Orr “Union County Giant”

Marysville, OH

Cyprian Lee (1792-1854) settled in the Union County wilderness in 1820 and purchased the 118 West Sixth Street lot in 1828 for $6. County...

Greeneville Treaty Line / Greeneville Treaty Line in Union County

The Treaty of Greeneville created the Greeneville Treaty Line.

Magnetic Springs

Near this site in 1879, J.E. Newhouse discovered a magnetic spring in his park, Green Bend Gardens.

Major General Robert Sprague Beightler / Major General Robert Sprague Beightler

Marysville, OH

Robert Sprague Beightler was born in 1892 in Marysville.

Marysville, Ohio

Marysville, OH

Marysville, Ohio. On August 10, 1819, Samuel W. Culbertson (1780-1840), a Zanesville lawyer, established Marysville at the convergence of...

New California Church

New California, OH

The New California Church was organized in 1826 at a time when the congregation was called the Associate Congregation of Darby and...

Pottersburg Bridge

The Pottersburg Bridge, sometimes called the Upper Darby Bridge, was designed and constructed by Reuben Partridge in 1868.

Spain Creek Covered Bridge

The Spain Creek Covered Bridge was designed and constructed by Reuben Partridge in the 1870s.

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was organized in 1838 by German Lutheran immigrants, primarily from Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt,...

Union County, Ohio / Union County Courthouse

Marysville, OH

Union County, Ohio, was established on April 1, 1820.

Virginia Military District

Marysville, OH

The charters establishing the original thirteen colonies were vague in their descriptions of location.

War of 1812 Blockhouse

Following the American surrender of Fort Detroit in August 1812, panic spread along the Ohio frontier in fear of possible Indian attacks.

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