Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame

Inducted 2010

Edgar Howard

Edgar Howard had a career in the newspaper business that spanned more than 75 years. After a career in various jobs within newspapers, he bought the newspaper in Papillion in 1883 and established a paper in ...

John Robinson

Honor to whom honor

Sacred to the memory

of

John Robinson

a native of Ireland,

a soldier of

Washington,

and a magnificent benefactor

of Washington College

Born A.D. 1754

Died A.D. 1826

Erected 1855

Restored 1939

Marker can be reached from Letcher Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

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Halliburton

Main Marker: Halliburton

Incorporated July 1, 1924

Leading the Industry - Worldwide

Duncan and Halliburton Have Served

Each Other For 80 Years

Looking to a Great Future

Small Inset: This Halliburton rig was erected in 1972 to train Russian engineers ...

Campbell House, ca. 1845

Historic Lexington

Andrew Reid purchased this lot in 1784 from the town’s trustees. Later, between 1844 and 1845, Alexander T. Sloan, a local hotel owner and businessman, built this house. His wife reported that the site was a “rough and unsightly ...

The Jacob Ruff House, ca. 1829

Historic Lexington

This house is a fine example of the Valley Federal style with elegant detailing including the fanlight over the front door and a molded brick cornice. When the streets were lowered in 1851, the entrance was reoriented to the ...

Schürstab Mansion

Schürstabhaus - Mittelaltlicher Geschlechtersitz

[Marker text in German:]

Bis 1328 Unholder Ministeriale

1328-1478 Schürstab Patrizierfamilie

1406 Prägende Baugestaltung

durch Erhart d ä Schürstab

1482 Carl Schwerzer baulich Prägung

und Einbau der Hauskapelle

1508-1518 Anton Tetzel Losunger

1645-1791 Fetzer Ratskonsulenten

1943 Zerstörung des Daches

1997 Wiederaufbau u. Restaurierung

[Marker text translated into English, ...

Drusch-Koeller Building

1885

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Schiller Street near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Siedler's Building

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on 3rd Street near Schiller Street, on the right when traveling east.

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Stonewall Jackson Birthplace

Orgins of a Confederate Hero

The house in which Thomas J. Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, stood across the street and halfway down the block to your right. (marked with a bronze plaque). His father struggled to make ends ...

Webster

Anna Jarvis House

Webster Station was located on the Northwestern Virginia Railroad. Webster was a major supply depot and many warehouses were located here. It also served as a staging area for troops. This was the southernmost station on the railroad. ...