Remarkable Ohio

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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.

15-18 Birthplace of James A. Garfield

Side A: James Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States, was born here in 1831. His father died when he was two, but the family remained on the farm where James helped when he was not attending school. He continued to live here through his years as a driver and bowsman on the canal and as a student at Geauga Seminary and Hiram Eclectic Institute (later Hiram College). He left here in 1859 when he was elected to the Ohio Senate.
Side B: Birthplace of : James Abram Garfield, 20th President of the United States, November 19, 1831. This was formerly called Orange Township.
Sponsors: The Moreland Hills Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society
Address: Immediately N of 4350 SOM Center Road, 
Moreland Hills, 
OH, 
44022
Location: Just N of the Moreland Hills municipal buildings
Latitude: 41.4366610
Longitude: -81.4438986