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145-25 Olde Methodist (Lincoln Street) Cemetery
Olde Methodist Cemetery, 66 West Lincoln Street, is the final resting place for two of Westerville’s pioneer families, the Sharps and Westervelts. It was established in 1849 when Garrit Sharp and his son William sold the plot for $1 to the Methodist Episcopal Church for use as a burying ground. Garrit and Anna Goodspeed Sharp […]
37-22 The Follett House / Oran and Eliza Follett
Oran Follett constructed his Sandusky house between 1835 and 1837. The golden sandstone mansion was home to Follett and his family until his death in 1894. Sold to James Flynn and then the Krupp family, the house remained a private residence until rented to the Works Progress Administration in 1935. The Sandusky Board of Education […]
20-51 Sawyer Sanatorium at White Oaks Farm
Doctors Charles Elmer Sawyer and his son, Carl Walker Sawyer, opened Sawyer Sanatorium on White Oaks Farm in 1911. Built to provide physical and emotional healing in a unique environment, the complex incorporated six patient bungalows, houses for the two doctors, offices, a large dining and social hall, and treatment buildings. An enclosed quarter-mile-long cloister […]
32-29 Lewis A. Jackson, Aviator / Lewis A. Jackson, Educator & Innovator
Lewis Albert Jackson (December 29, 1912-January 8, 1994) was an African American aviator remembered for training Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. As a teenager in Indiana, he began flight lessons and soloed in 1932, flying his own Waco 10. Jackson spent 1932-1937 barnstorming to save money for college while earning his Transport Pilot’s License. […]
35-55 First UPC Barcode Retail Scan
On June 26, 1974, the first retail scan of a product marked with a Universal Product Code (UPC or barcode) was made in the checkout line of Troy’s Marsh Supermarket located at 982 N. Market Street. A ten-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum was scanned to simulate the purchase of a product. The barcode […]
33-29 Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery
Gowdy Cemetery was sold by James Gowdy to the Associate Reformed Church in 1820 for 50 cents. After Xenia’s Woodland Cemetery was chartered in 1845, Gowdy fell into disuse. Its last burial was James Gowdy in 1853. Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery is the resting place for many prominent citizens that brought mercantile and economic growth […]
163-18 The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland / Cleveland’s Federal Reserve Bank Building
Cleveland was chosen as one of the country’s twelve Federal Reserve cities after a competitive selection process and opened its bank on November 16, 1914. The Federal Reserve Banks promote maximum employment and stable prices as part of the central banking system authorized by the 1913 Federal Reserve Act. Cleveland’s Bank serves the communities of […]
21-67 Old Cemetery / Rootstown Patriarch Burials
The Rootstown Old Cemetery (sometimes “Ye Olde Cemetery”) began as a two-acre parcel set aside on the Abram and Siley Reed Farm for use as a burying ground. County histories record that Nathan Chapman Sr. (1759-1809) was the first burial. Although the Reeds dedicated their parcel as a community cemetery in 1816, it was not […]
33-79 Ernest “Mooney” Warther
Ernest “Mooney” Warther was born October 30, 1885, near Dover, Ohio. He began to carve, aged 5, and did not set his knife down until shortly before his death on June 8, 1973. Fascinated with trains and steam engines he began his “Evolution of the Steam Engine” in 1913, hoping to convey the importance of […]
52-25 Ovid Wellford Smith (9 November 1844-28 January 1868) / Medal of Honor Recipients At Green Lawn
Ovid Wellford Smith, aged 16, enlisted in the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry as James Smith. He volunteered for the 1862 “Andrews’ Raid” mission to destroy Confederate supply lines. Enroute Smith became ill and was detained near Huntsville, Alabama, prior to the April 12 capture of “The General” locomotive at Big Shanty, Georgia. He escaped and […]