Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

The cathedral parish was established in 1821 by Bishop John England, the first Bishop of Charleston. The cathedral was named for St. Finbar. A second cathedral church was erected on this site in 1856 under the names of Sts. John ...

120th New York Infantry

2rd Brigade, 2rd Division

(Front Plaque):The One Hundred and Twentieth

New York Infantry

Held This Part Of The Line,

On The Second Day Of July, 1863.

Present for Duty,

30 Officers, 397 Men. Total 427.

Casualties,

From The War Department,

Killed In Battle,

6 Officers, 25 Men.

Wounded,

10 Officers, 144 Men.

Missing ...

Reformed Church of Germantown

The Church of the

German Reformed Congregation

of Germantown

was erected on this site in 1733.

Here Count Zinzendorf preached his first

sermon in America December 31, 1741

Here the British Army quartered a Virginia

Battalion captured in the Battle ...

St. Paul African American Methodist Episcopal Church

Marker Front:

This congregation was organized before the Civil War and held its services in a brush arbor until 1875 when its trustees bought land near this site from B. W. Brogdon and built a sanctuary there. First church officers were ...

Norton Field

Side A:

The first airport in central Ohio, Norton Field was named for World War I pilot and star Ohio State University athlete Fred William Norton, a Columbus native. On July 2, 1918, Capt. Norton led the 27th “Eagle”Pursuit Squadron in ...

Hannah Neil Mission And Home For The Friendless

Founded 1858

Founded by Hannah (Mrs. William) Neil, the Mission, located at this site for 109 years, helped children and families with difficulties as they journeyed westward on the Old National Trail. The second oldest Columbus charity, the Mission, now known ...

University Of Montevallo National Historic District

Originally named Alabama Girl’s Industrial School and later Alabama College, this institution was founded Oct. 12, 1896, by the Alabama Legislature. It was the state college for women until 1956, when it became coeducational. In 1969 the name was changed ...

Welcome To The Twp. Of Lebanon

Settled in the 18th century as an agricultural community.

Est. 1731 Inc. 1798

1798 Bicentenial 1998

Marker is on Penwell Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

African Americans at Columbus during the Civil War

Confederate General Leonidus Polk occupied the site of Columbus and began erecting extensive fortifications in September of 1861. In addition to the soldiers under his command, more than 13,000 at one point, over 10,000 African American slaves were present. Several ...

Fort Street Cemetery

Historical Site

Land donated by Daniel Nelson

founder of Nelsonville

for a public burial ground

Earliest known interment was

Feb. 9, 1835 for Ruth Bason Bellows

followed by Daniel Nelson May 27, 1835

Last known burial was in 1953

Marker is on Fort Street ½ mile south ...