Valentine Baxter Horton
Born 1802 - Died 1888
He built in Pomeroy in 1836, the world's first towboat, the Condor. Member the 34th, 35th, and 37th Congresses of the U.S. Member of President Lincoln's peace conference in 1860 [sic - 1861]. President of the board that established the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Ohio State University in Columbus. Trustee, O.S.U. and of Ohio University for 30 years. Member Ohio Constitutional Convention. Married Miss Clarissa Pomeroy, daughter of Samuel Wyllis Pomeroy for whom the town of Pomeroy was named.
He is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy.
Marker is on Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
