Henry L. Scarborough House

The Henry Lee Scarborough House was built 1908-09 by Scarborough (1866-1929), a leading Sumter County farmer, businessman, and public servant serving as county treasurer (1894-1902), commissioner of public works for six years and clerk of court (1912-1929). This house, an ...

Rev. John J. Curran

Founding pastor of Holy Savior Parish in 1895. Known as the Labor Priest, he championed the workers' cause and was instrumental in settling the Anthracite Strike of 1902. He was a friend of Theodore Roosevelt, who visited here often.

Marker is ...

Hocking County Civil War Memorial

In memory of

the Boys in Blue

of Hocking County

1861 - 1865

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Market Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.

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The University of Findlay

The University of Findlay

was founded as Findlay College

in 1882 by the

Churches of God, General Conference

and the City of Findlay

Old Main opened on September 1, 1886,

for the first classes.

125th Anniversary

The University of Findlay

with its founding partners,

the Churches of God, General Conference,

and ...

New London Soldiers & Sailors Monument

[ East Marker : ]

In memory of

New London’s Soldiers and Sailors

who fought in defence of their country

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Erected on the site of her first fort

Fortified 1691 - - - - - Dismantled 1777

[ North ...

Calder (Cotton) Square

City's hub, 1882-early 1900s, teeming with cotton buying, horse trades, band concerts, political rallies, switching railroad trains. Site of fire station, standpipe, 1933 memorial library named for lumberman J.HG. Kurth (1857-1930), square was renamed 1961 for Kurth family friend, Louis ...

Wood County Veterans Memorial

They rest in peace

so we may live in peace.

[reverse]

In Memory of

All American Veterans

This memorial honors all American veterans who although separated by generations shared a common, undeniable goal to valiantly protect our country's freedoms.

The memories of these American veterans will ...

Elam Primitive Baptist Church

Constituted March 7, 1830 (about two miles NE of this site) with eight charter members including Elijah Wyatt the first pastor. In 1850’s church moved to this location on land given by Deacon James Folmar. Present building erected 1906.

This marker ...

First School Building

Site of

First School Building

in Findlay 1827

[Dedicated June 1937]

Marker is on East Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Rodgers School

Built ca. 1860 on land donated by transplanted Georgians Hugh Ross and Tabitha Miller Rodgers, this school educated Pike County youths until consolidations closed its doors in 1935. Between 1923 and 1935, it was under the direction of H. M. ...