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The Great Valley

 The Great Valley

Before the American Revolution, this narrow footpath, cutting through the Great Valley, was a major thoroughfare that linked Yorktown's busy waterfront district with businesses and government offices on Main Street.

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Dudley Digges House

THE DUDLEY DIGGES HOUSE
The Dudley Digges house was built around 1760 by Yorktown lawyer Dudley Digges, who held several important positions in Virginia's colonial and state government. . This residence is one of the few remaining colonial frame structures ...

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The Nelson House

The Nelson House

The Nelson House was the home of Thomas Nelson, Jr. (1738-89), Yorktown's most famous son and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Nelson's devotion to the patriot cause during the American Revolution contributed significantly ...

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Old Tannery Farm, once home of John Brown

A number of Hudson Ohio's historic plaques reference John Brown.  The famous abolitionist came to Hudson with his family as a five-year old in 1805.  

John's father Owen, often referred to as Squire Brown, played a major role in ...

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First Public Structure in Hudson/First Schoolhouse in Summit County

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First Schoolhouse marker

Near the Gazebo, you will see a rock that marks the spot of the first public structure in town. 

When David Hudson founded our city, Ohio was a wilderness.     He was the only one of the ...

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Old Hudson Township Burying Ground

Old Hudson Township Burying Ground

The Old Township Burying Ground contains many of Hudson's earliest families.  At the gate of the cemetery, visitors will find a brochure with information provided by the Anna Lee Chapter of Questers.

The first burial, ...

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Lincoln Marker

In February, 1861, Abraham Lincoln took a ‘Whistle-Stop Tour’ from Springfield, Illinois  to Washington, D.C.  on his way to his inauguration.  Hudson, where he was greeted by more than 6,000 admirers,  was one of 29 stops he made in Ohio.  ...

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Clocktower

At the intersection of Aurora and Main Street is Hudson's iconic landmark, the  Clocktower.  This was given to Hudson by James Ellsworth in 1912, after he spent a decade revitalizing the town.  Some of his projects included buried electrical wires, ...

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Case Barlow Farm

Case-Barlow Farm

1931 Barlow Road

The Cases, along with their five children and one cow tied to their two-horse covered wagon, left Granby, Connecticut in May 1814.   Arriving in Hudson 6 weeks later, the family moved into a log cabin ...

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