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Historic Sites - Ohio

Here are links to some notable historc sites found along Route 40.

IconJohn and Annie Glenn Historic Site (New Concord, OH)

William Rainey Harper BirthplaceWilliam Rainey Harper Birthplace (New Concord, OH)

IconJohn and Annie Glenn House (New Concord, OH)
"This is the third location for this house! It originally stood on a hillside overlooking the Fox Creek S-Bridge, but when Route 40 was widened in the......"

Ohio's First Traffic Fatality MarkerDead Man's Curve - Site of Ohio's First Traffic Fatality (Norwich, OH)
"The downhill curve proved to be too much for a fast running stagecoach on August 20, 1835. Christopher C. Baldwin, a librarian with the American Antiq......"

IconNational Road-Zane Grey Museum (Norwich, OH)

Muskingum County CourthouseMuskingum County Courthouse (Zanesville, OH)

Headley InnHeadley Inn (Zanesville, OH)

IconAnti-Saloon League Museum (Westerville, OH)
"For almost 150 years Westerville was one of the driest communities in the United States, having outlawed "the sale, barter or gift of wine, fermented ......"

Wendy'sWendy's #1 (closed) (Columbus, OH)
"On November 15, 1969, Dave Thomas opened the very first Wendy's in this former automobile dealership. By the way, those blue and white stripes on the......"

Ohio StatehouseOhio State Capitol (Columbus, OH)

McKinley Monument at the Ohio StatehouseMcKinley Monument (Columbus, OH)

Old Montgomery County CourthouseOld Montgomery County Courthouses (Dayton, OH)

Mutual Home BuildingLiberty Tower (Mutual Home Building) (Dayton, OH)

IconJames Whitcomb Riley Birthplace and Museum (Greenfield, OH)


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Frank

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