Description: The Harding Memorial is the burial location of President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding and is located in Marion, Ohio at the southeast corner of Vernon Heights Boulevard and Delaware Avenue. Begun in 1926 and finished in the early winter of 1927, the structure is built of white marble. Designed by Henry Hornbostel, Eric Fisher Wood and Edward Mellon, the structure is 103' in diameter and 53' in height. The open design honors the Hardings’ wishes that they be buried outside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_033_001
Subjects: Marion, O. Harding memorial
Places: Marion Township (Ohio); Hancock County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map of Marion County, Ohio, shows city and township lines; state, county, and township roads; railroads and electric railroads; centralized school districts; and quarries and sandpits. Marion County's 15 townships are labeled. On February 12, 1820, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Marion County, located in the north central portion of Ohio. Residents named the county in honor of Francis Marion, a hero of the American Revolution. The county seat is Marion, which is the largest population center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM0197_4
Subjects: Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Roads; Marion County (Ohio);
Places: Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Governor Andrew Harris in front of the Wyandot County Courthouse in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, September 30, 1908. Andrew Lintner Harris (1835-1915), nicknamed "The Farmer-Statesman," was one of the heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg, and served as the 44th Governor of Ohio between the years of 1906 and 1909. Harris was born in Milford Township, Ohio, and was educated in the local schools. He graduated from Miami University in 1860 and enlisted as a private in the Union Army. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07790
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Ohio--Politics and government;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the old tavern in Tymochtee Township known as the "Gier House," and later as the "Long Tavern and Dance Hall." According to information accompanying the original, Henry P. Willoughby was born in the tavern on February 19, 1900. He lives today in Tiffin, Ohio. His mother's maiden name was Long. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of nearby Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B04F05_04
Subjects: Taverns (Inns); Businesses; Bars (Drinking establishments)
Places: Tymochtee Township (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);