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Below is a complete listing of all Ohio Historical Markers. To find a detailed marker listing including text, photographs, and locations, click on a county below. Our listing is updated by the markers program as new markers are installed and older markers are reported damaged or missing.

14-42 Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio

Side A: Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio. The arch at Howard, built in 1874, is a bridge for U.S. Route 36 over the old Cleveland, Mt. Vernon, and Delaware Railroad bed, a part of the Kokosing Gap Trail. Samuel Israel, Sr. (1810-1889) sold the right to quarry nearby stone for the arch to Robert S. McKay (1813-1885) and his son William (1845-1892). R.S. McKay & Son employed local stone masons, shown here, to build the arch according to the contract with the railroad. (Continued on other side)
Side B: (Continued from other side) Features of the arch are the masons’ marks. Masons signed the stones they dressed to identify their work. A center stone of the arch’s ceiling is marked “Mc.” It is believed that this is the mark of McKay, the arch’s contractor. Other marks are visible with close observation. In addition to the arch, the contract stipulated that the McKays complete masonry structures for the railroad between Millersburg and Bangs, Ohio.
Sponsors: Knox County Park District and The Ohio History Connection
Address: Rotary Park, 
Howard, 
OH, 
43028
Location: Kokosing Gap Trail at the Arch, just N of Rotary Park. Rotary Park is reached by turning S from Coshocton Avenue down a small road (Station Road) near the intersection of Mary Street.
Latitude: 40.4072970
Longitude: -82.3260900
800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus Ohio 43211
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