Description: Reverse reads "Grave of John Cleve Symmes at North Bend, Ohio. Federal Writers' Photo." The tombstone, located in Congress Green Cemetery in North Bend (west of Cincinnati), and is one of the earliest contained therein. Residents established the "Pasture Graveyard" in the early 1800s by land previously owned by President William Henry Harrison's family. Many other Symmes and Harrison family members were also interred in the cemetery, which eventually became known as the Congress Green Cemetery. The cemetery closed to burials in 1884. Inscription on tombstone reads: " Here rest the remains of John Cleves Symmes, who at the foot of these hills, made the first settlement between the Miami Rivers. Born on Long Island, State of New York, July 21st A.D. 1742. died in Cincinnati February 26th A.D. 1814." Plaque on tomb reads "Revolutionary soldier John Cleves Symmes, 1742 - 1814. Marked by Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution" John Cleves Symmes, was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes (1715–1756) and Mary Cleves (died c. 1746) of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, who married his daughter Anna. They eloped on November 25, 1795 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_029_1
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Continental Congress (United States); Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Miami Township (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Johnny Appleseed Monument. Middle Park. Mansfield." The obelisk is surrounded by an iron fence, and the inscription reads: "In memory of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, Pioneer Apple and Nurseryman of Richland County from 1810 to 1830." The monument, located in Middle Park (opposite South Park) on West Park Boulevard, between 4th Street (Route 30) and Park Avenue West (Route 430). It was dedicated November 8, 1900, and presented to the city of Mansfield Martin B. Bushnell, the granson of Johnny's best friend Dr. Bushnell. Chapman (1774 - 1845) not only planted the first apple trees in Richland County, but in 1812 saved Mansfield pioneers from an Indian massacre. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_035_1
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Appleseed, Johnny, 1774-1845; Chapman, John, 1774-1845
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio);
 

Description: Reverse reads "Harrison Memorial State Park. District #12, Hamilton Co., North Bend" The tombstone, located in Congress Green Cemetery in North Bend (west of Cincinnati), and is one of the earliest contained therein. Residents established the "Pasture Graveyard" in the early 1800s by land previously owned by President William Henry Harrison's family. Many other Symmes and Harrison family members were also interred in the cemetery, which eventually became known as the Congress Green Cemetery. The cemetery closed to burials in 1884. Inscription on tombstone reads: " Here rest the remains of John Cleves Symmes, who at the foot of these hills, made the first settlement between the Miami Rivers. Born on Long Island, State of New York, July 21st A.D. 1742. died in Cincinnati February 26th A.D. 1814." Plaque on tomb reads "Revolutionary soldier John Cleves Symmes, 1742 - 1814. Marked by Cincinnati Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution" John Cleves Symmes, was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes (1715–1756) and Mary Cleves (died c. 1746) of Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison, who married his daughter Anna. They eloped on November 25, 1795 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_022_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Continental Congress (United States); Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Miami Township (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Cleveland. This monument, dedicated July 4, 1894, honors Cuyahoga County men and women, who performed military and patriotic duties during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06850
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Monuments & memorials; Soldiers--Ohio;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Cleveland. This monument, dedicated July 4, 1894, honors Cuyahoga County men and women, who performed military and patriotic duties during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06851
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Monuments & memorials; Soldiers--Ohio;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of an unknown cemetery somewhere in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_015_001
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Sepulchral monuments; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photograph of a cemetery somewhere in Ohio. The image is too blurry to identify any of the tombstones. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_030
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Sepulchral monuments; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads "W.H. Harrison Memorial at North Bend. Harrison Memorial Park" Engraving on left pillar, topped with an eagle, reads "William Henry Harrison. 1773 - 1841 That this memory of Ohio's First President and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated, this memorial is erected by a grateful state" Engraving on right, eagle topped, pillar, reads "William Henry Harrison 1773 - 1841. Ninth president of the United States. Hero of Tippecanoe. Major General in the War of 1812. United States Senator from Ohio. Governor of the Territory of Indiana." Center obelisk bears the dates "1773" and "1841" near top, below two stars. This photograph was taken from Cliff Road facing east. The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial at North Bend, Ohio is a registered historic structure, placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970. Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend, on the corner of Cliff Road and Bower Road, west of U.S. 50. The remains of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States rest at this site. An obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley. Harrison, who was born in Virginia in 1773, spent most of his adult life in Ohio and Indiana. He served as secretary to the territorial governor, senator, representative, and president, but he is most famous as a military hero. Harrison commanded the western army during the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and is buried here along with his wife, Anna Harrison and their family View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_021_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments & memorials--1810-1850; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland opened July 4, 1894 to honor Civil War soldiers from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The monument was designed by architect Levi Scofield and is made of a 125 foot black granite shaft on a square base that houses a memorial building. The names of the Civil War battles the Cuyahoga County soldiers fought in are carved on the shaft, which is topped with a statue of "the Goddess of Liberty." An ongoing restoration protect for the memorial began in 2008. The memorial is located in the southwest quadrant of the public square in downtown Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07255
Subjects: Military Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; Civil War; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Monument to William Woodward at Woodward High School- Cincinnati Ohio" This is a photograph of Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. There is a statue of William Woodward in front of the building. The land the school was built on was donated by William Woodward and his wife Abigail Cutter in 1826 to provide free education for poor children who could not afford private schooling. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F05_002_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Monuments and memorials; Woodward High School (Cincinnati, Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; School building--Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: View from the center of Public Square in Cleveland showing the Perry Monument and the Old Stone Church. The cannon is a relic of the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06005
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Churches--Ohio; Monuments & memorials
Places: Cleveland (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a headstone in a cemetery reading "Stecher," which sits between two small pines. More headstones sit before and behind the Stecher monument, with large trees growing throughout the cemetery lawn. The stone most likely marks the grave of George J. Stecher, Harry Kinley's maternal grandfather. George J. and Christina Stecher immigrated from Germany to Upper Sandusky, Ohio in 1854. 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 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_B01F01_39
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Tombstones (sepulchral monuments); Families--Ohio;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);