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James Demint Cabin Site

1799 1925 One Hundred Feet South Of This Spot, James Demint, The Founder Of Springfield, Built The First Cabin In The City. In 1803 He Completed The First Plat Of The City Erected By The Lagonda...

1799 1925 One Hundred Feet South Of This Spot, James Demint, The Founder Of Springfield, Built The First Cabin In The City. In 1803 He Completed The First Plat Of The City Erected By The...

  • springfield
  • ohio
  • james demint
  • jjc
  • spc

Over the Rhine

[Location approximate]Submitted by @kevl42

[Location approximate]Submitted by @kevl42

  • ohio
  • rhine
  • canal

Canal Westchester

  OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER CANAL WINCHESTER AND THE OHIO AND ERIE CANAL You are standing on the site of Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal helped to open the interior of Ohio to tradeand settlement and...

  OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER CANAL WINCHESTER AND THE OHIO AND ERIE CANAL You are standing on the site of Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal helped to open the interior of Ohio to tradeand settlement...

  • canal
  • coffee
  • ohio
  • eirie
  • dishes
  • winchester

Anti-German Hysteria

OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER ANTI-GERMAN HYSTERIA The United States' declaration of war on Germany in April 1917 resulted in a tragic display of hysteria directed against everything and anything German....

OHIO HISTORICAL MARKER ANTI-GERMAN HYSTERIA The United States' declaration of war on Germany in April 1917 resulted in a tragic display of hysteria directed against everything and anything German....

  • wwi
  • ohio
  • german

Lenin Statue

This is not V.I. Lenin This statue is hollow. Inside are six inches of water in ditch along a country road just outside of the small village of Russia, Ohio, a boy in a threadbare sweater, his...

This is not V.I. Lenin This statue is hollow. Inside are six inches of water in ditch along a country road just outside of the small village of Russia, Ohio, a boy in a threadbare...

  • lenin
  • fremont
  • washington
  • poem
  • russia
  • ohio

The Cozad-Bates House

Submitted by @chrisronayne

Submitted by @chrisronayne

  • cleaveland
  • ohio
  • university circle
  • 1853
  • hipped roof

In Honor of All the Dreams of Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster

IN THIS HOUSE, 10622 KIMBERLY AVENUE, JERRY SIEGEL FIRST DREAMT OF SUPERMAN A TIMELESS HERO AND CHAMPION OF GOOD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. FROM HERE, YOUNG JERRY RAN TO HIS FRIEND JOE SHUSTER'S...

IN THIS HOUSE, 10622 KIMBERLY AVENUE, JERRY SIEGEL FIRST DREAMT OF SUPERMAN A TIMELESS HERO AND CHAMPION OF GOOD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. FROM HERE, YOUNG JERRY RAN TO HIS FRIEND JOE...

  • cleaveland
  • ohio
  • superman
  • siegel
  • shuster

Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument This monument consists of a 140-ton granite column 125 feet high, topped by a 15-foot female warrior bearing a shield of "Liberty". Six bronze...

Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument This monument consists of a 140-ton granite column 125 feet high, topped by a 15-foot female warrior bearing a shield of "Liberty". Six bronze...

  • soldiers
  • sailors
  • cleveland
  • ohio
  • 9000 names

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll   When radio station WJW disc jockey Alan Freed (1921 - 1965) used the term "rock and roll" to describe the uptempo black rhythm and blues records he played beginning...

Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll   When radio station WJW disc jockey Alan Freed (1921 - 1965) used the term "rock and roll" to describe the uptempo black rhythm and blues records he played beginning...

  • cleveland
  • ohio
  • rock and roll

Hebron, Ohio

  • hebron
  • ohio
  • national road
  • clinton
  • 1825
  • erie canal
  • buckey