Christopher Columbus

1451 - 1506

Dedicated in honor of

Christopher Columbus

who had the foresight

courage and determination

to venture into the unknown

and discover America.

Presented to the

Township of Belleville

on October 12, 1996

Belleville Italian American

Civic Assn. Inc.

Linton Park

(1826-1906)

Born and raised in Marion Center, Park is recognized as one of the most significant American folk painters. His realistic depictions of rural life, most notably “The Flax Scutching Bee” (1847), provide invaluable documentation of 19th century frontier traditions in ...

A Remarkable Kentucky Family

This village's first postmaster and a charter member of Munfordville Presbyterian Church, John Thompson Street Brown (1793-1875) is the forbear of a remarkable and internationally known Kentucky family. William and Hannah Street Brown settled 1,000 acres on Nolin River north ...

Rossiter Strike Injunction

On April 1, 1927, 200,000 bituminous coal miners nationwide struck to protest wage reductions. In November, strikers in Rossiter were prohibited from assembling, marching, and hymn singing by a sweeping injunction issued by Indiana County Judge Jonathan Langham. The injunction ...

Benton County First Court House

The first court house in Benton County, built of hewed logs was erected on this site (at Bentonville) in 1837, the year after the county was created. It was named for Thomas H Benton.

Marker is at the intersection of A ...

John S. Fisher

Governor of Pennsylvania, 1927-1931, was born on a farm, 1 mile NE of here, in 1867. He supported an extensive State building program, revised the State fiscal system, and promoted the conservation of natural resources. Died in 1940.

Marker is at ...

Fort Mahoning

This is a small re-creation of an 18th century log fort or blockhouse typical of this area. The building was erected in Smicksburg by Amish craftsmen using local logs and authentic saddle-notch construction and then moved to this site. Log ...

Site of Fort Green-Ville

Treaty City

The largest pioneer fort in Ohio, built in 1793, by General Anthony Wayne.

Here, August 5, 1795, the Treaty was signed by which much of present Ohio was opened to White settlement.

Marker is at the intersection of South Broadway Street ...

Munfordville in the Civil War

The small, unassuming county-seat village of Munfordville, founded on an old buffalo crossing and home to a well-known tavern, could claim pride of place in 1860 as the spot where the L&N Railroad crossed the Green River, over what whas ...

Baldwin Court

June 10, 1996

The Paper Mill Playhouse proudly dedicates this courtyard to David and Barbara Baldwin for their extraordinary commitment to the arts, theatre and education. Their generous support recognizes the national stature of the Paper Mill Playhouse for theatrical and ...