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|   Rest Area #3-33 - US Route 30 EB - Richland County, OH
in Highway Rest Areas This modern rest area is located on US Route 39 Eastbound in Richland County, Ohio posted by:  outdoorboy34 location: Ohio date approved: 01/22/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Old Road Graders on the Lincoln Hwy
in Lincoln Highway Private collection of old road grading equipment, along the old alignment of the Lincoln Highway. This is the type of equipment that would have been used to construct the road back then. posted by: kbarhow location: Ohio date approved: 03/22/2010 last visited: 07/27/2019 |
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|  Welcome to Mansfield - Ohio
in Welcome Signs Mansfield, "A Reason For All Seasons" the Carousel and Racing Capitals of the World in located in mid-central Ohio and is home to the Ohio State Reformatory where the movie The Shawshank Redemption was filmed. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/05/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW5 km |  The Ohio State Reformatory : Marker #4-70
in Ohio Historical Markers One of the more interesting locations I've added to this catergory, in my opinion. Located north of downtown Mansfield just off of SR 545 (Olivesburg Rd.) just north of US 30. posted by:  Mr. 0 location: Ohio date approved: 03/06/2006 last visited: 07/27/2019 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory
in Wikipedia Entries This historic and famous prison began construction in 1886,opened in 1896. Most prisoners were moved out by 1972 and the prison was closed in 1984. It has been owned by the city of Columbus since 1995 and is listed on the NRHP.
posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 12/13/2007 last visited: 09/16/2018 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory Penny Smasher - Mansfield, OH
in Penny Smashers This penny smasher is in working order and can be found just outside the gift shop in the front entrance to the prison. The picture is a little blurry as the light was low. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/08/2007 last visited: 07/16/2017 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory - Mansfield, OH
in Retired Prisons This historic and famous prison began construction in 1886,opened in 1896. Most prisoners were moved out by 1972 and the prison was closed in 1984. It has been owned by the city of Columbus since 1995 and is listed on the NRHP. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/05/2007 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory - "The Shawshank Redemption" - Ohio
in Movie Locations The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, OH provides several shooting locations for the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" including the parole board room, the tunnel from Andy's escape and the half-way house. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/05/2007 last visited: 09/16/2018 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory - Mansfield, OH
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places This historic and famous prison began construction in 1886,opened in 1896. Most prisoners were moved out by 1972 and the prison was closed in 1984. It has been owned by the city of Columbus since 1995. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/05/2007 last visited: 09/16/2018 |
 view galleryNW5 km |  Ohio State Reformatory Ghosts - Mansfield, OH
in Ghosts and Hauntings This retired prison had 154,000 inmates who passed through it’s gates in it’s 94 years as a working prison as well as staff at the prison. 215 of these people are buried in a cemetery outside the prison gates. There are several ghost stories. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/06/2007 last visited: 07/27/2019 |
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|  Richland County War Memorial - Mansfield, OH
in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials This is another of Mansfield's wonderful memorials dedicated to their military veterans in the park in front of the courthouse. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/15/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Town Clock - Mansfield, OH
in Town Clocks This town clock stands in a square along with a fountain, next to the First Methodist Church of Mansfield, which is the oldest congregation in Northeastern Ohio. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/11/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryW5.1 km | Richland County Medal of Honor Monument - Mansfield, OH in Non-Specific Veteran Memorials The monument on the courthouse square honors Richland Counties Medal of Honor Recipients from three wars - The Civil War, The Indian Campaign and the Vietnam War. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/14/2007 last visited: 11/06/2007 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Mansfield United Methodist Church - Mansfield, OH
in Methodist Churches For nearly two hundred years, persons have gathered at the corner of Park Avenue and Diamond Street on the Public Square in downtown Mansfield, to worship God. This is the site of the oldest religious service in Ohio.
posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 10/08/2008 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Mansfield United Methodist Church - Mansfield, OH
in This Old Church For nearly two hundred years, persons have gathered at the corner of Park Avenue and Diamond Street on the Public Square in downtown Mansfield, to worship God. This is the site of the oldest religious service in Ohio. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 12/16/2007 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Richland County Courthouse - Mansfield, Ohio
in Courthouses Richland County Courthouse, 50 Park Ave East, Mansfield, Ohio posted by: buffalohiker location: Ohio date approved: 10/31/2012 last visited: 10/13/2012 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  First Religious Service - Mansfield, OH
in First of its Kind Oldest Religious Congregation in north-central Ohio. First Methodist Sermon preached at the "spring" in 1809 by Rev. James Copus. Services then conducted in blockhouse, 1811; in first court house, 1813; at church home of Dr. William B. James, 1814. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/10/2007 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km | First Religious Service : Marker #1-70 in Ohio Historical Markers Located on the outside of the square in Mansfield. posted by: Mr. 0 location: Ohio date approved: 03/06/2006 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  First United Methodist Church Doorway - Mansfield, OH
in Doorways of the World The First United Methodist Church was built in 1905 and features a unique double-arch doorway. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/09/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Mansfield Ohio Cannon
in Static Artillery Displays This is one of four 42-pounder seacoast guns, model 1845 on the grounds of the courthouse lawn in Mansfield, OH. According to a register of Civil War cannons, there are 29 survivors of this type. posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/06/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryW5.1 km | John Sherman, 1823-1900 : The Sherman Anti-Trust Act Marker #6-70 in Ohio Historical Markers Located on the outside of the square in Mansfield. posted by: Mr. 0 location: Ohio date approved: 03/06/2006 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  John Sherman - Mansfield OH
in Grave of a Famous Person US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served forty years in public service. He is responsible for the passage of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act which attempted to curb the growth of monopolies in 1911. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Ohio date approved: 07/26/2020 last visited: 10/09/2021 |
 view galleryW5.1 km | Brooks feeds the Pigeons - "The Shawshank Redemption" in Movie Locations In this scene from the "The Shawshank Redemption" Brooks (James Whitmore) unhappy with his life outside of prison forlornly feeds the pigeons in the park posted by: Doug Mathieson location: Ohio date approved: 12/17/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - Mansfield, OH
in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is a statue/memorial dedicated on June 15, 2007 in a park in downtown Mansfield, OH. This memorial has a larger than life bust of MLK and a granite monument with the words to his last public speech.
posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 01/02/2009 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
 view galleryW5.1 km |  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial - Mansfield, OH
in Civil Rights Memorials This is a beautiful monument to MLK in one of the parks surrounding Main Street in Mansfield, OH. There is also a larger than life bronze bust of MLK next to this monument that features Civil Rights marchers.
posted by: BluegrassCache location: Ohio date approved: 11/08/2007 last visited: 07/16/2009 |
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