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John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail of Ohio: Sign Delivery Update

In a recent meeting with the Ohio Historical Society (OHS), it was announced that the schedule for delivery of the Ohio John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail signs has been pushed back to the Spring of 2011. This delay comes from the need to put the final touches on the interpretive marker designs and to send out the directional signs and interpretive signs for manufacturing. Also, it was felt that public awareness of the trail would be heightened if the markers and signs were installed next year, the first year of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. OHS plans to make the Ohio John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail one of the key highlights of the Civil War Sesquicentennial in Ohio. This delay will also give your communities more time to prepare any dedications for the Trail.

OHS will confirm or modify the delivery date sometime this coming winter.

The John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail is a 1000-mile long driving tour utilizing hundreds of directional signs and wayside interpretive signs installed across the states of Kentucky, Indiana, and (soon) Ohio. It recalls the raid of John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate division in July 1863, the only major Civil War military action on Ohio soil.

David L. Mowery
Hamilton County Coordinator
Ohio Civil War Trail Commission
21 August 2010

Washington Research History Class Promotes Candidacy of Civil War Congressman Ashley for Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol

Residents of Ohio have from now until June 12 to vote for which of 10 finalists they believe should stand for Ohio in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol. Through partnership with the Ohio Historical Society, the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Western Reserve Historical Society, Ohioans can vote at one of 36 polling stations set up at historical sites and museums around the state. Ballots are also available for download at www.legacyforohio.org, which also includes a complete list of polling sites and more detailed instructions on how to participate.

Paul LaRue's Senior Research History students have researched the career of James M. Ashley, Republican U.S. Congressman from Toledo, who was an abolitionist leader in the House of Representatives during the war, playing prominent roles in the elimination of slavery in the District of Columbia and in the passage of the 13th Amendment that eliminated slavery in the United States.

For more information on how and where to vote, read Senator Mark Wagoner's announcement on citizen voting here.

Read Brooke Hayner's article on "Ohio's National Statuary Selection Process, 2010" here.

Read Raelin Ingram's article on "The Life and Times of James M. Ashley" here.

Read David McClurkin's comments on Civil War period candidates Stowe, Ashley, and Grant here.