Historical Marker

Bowstring Girder

Historical marker location:
New Bremen, Ohio
( Marker can be reached from East Front Street, 0 miles west of South Washington Street (Ohio Route 66).)

The Kent State shootings, in which National Guardsmen shot and killed four students during a protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in 1970, took place in Ohio. The incident sparked widespread protests and led to the closure of hundreds of universities and colleges across the United States.