Cheap Things To Do in Howard, Ohio

Inscription. Side A: In 1938 the president of Kenyon College, Gordon Keith Chalmers, brought one of the nation's most distinguished poets and critics, John Crowe Ransom, to the Gambier Hill. Chalmers brought Ransom to Kenyon College ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The humble caboose was a fixture on the end of freight trains for more than a century. It has been called by many slang names including crummy, shack, shanty and cabin car. A caboose provided a sheltered vantage point ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The state's oldest private institution of higher education, Kenyon College was founded in 1824 in Worthington by Philander Chase, first Episcopal bishop of Ohio, and relocated to Gambier four years later. Both college ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This glacial boulder, from the Bates Homestead, in Columbus, Ohio, was given to Kenyon College in 1953 by, Fanny Platt Bates Little, in memory of her brother, Edward Bates, son of Judge James Lawrence Bates, and grandson ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1823, Ohio Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase purchased 8,000 acres of what he called the “beauty spot” of Knox County. Here, he founded Kenyon College, the first men's college west of the Allegheny Mountains, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This 0-6-0 switcher locomotive and tender were built by the American Locomotive Company (Alco) of Schenectady, N. Y. for the Alabama State Docks Commission in November 1940. Road number 63 was used to switch cargo at ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Daniel Decatur Emmett Author of “Dixie” Born and Buried here, , Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee. , Location. 40° 24.647′ N, 82° 28.323′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the site of Johnny Appleseed's earliest known recorded landholdings. Appleseed (whose legal name was John Chapman) purchased two parcels from Joseph Walker on September 14, 1809: Mount Vernon town lot 147, upon ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Mary Ann Ball was born in this vicinity in 1817 and began her nursing career at age 20. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Mary at the age of 45 went to the soldiers' aid. Ignoring rank, protocol, and allegiance, she ... More on HMDB

Inscription. So proudly we stand in tribute to the Veterans of America as one nation under God with liberty and freedom for all. Welcome to the Knox County Veterans Walk of Honor, Public Square Flag Pole, Dedicated: May 26, 2008, ... More on HMDB