Historical Marker
Orange Twp. High School
Historical marker location:
5 N Union St, Leesville, Ohio
( Marker is on North Union Street (Ohio Route 212 at milepost 6), 0.1 miles north of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1988
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.