Historical Marker
Salineville
Historical marker location:
Salineville, Ohio
( Marker is on Salineville Road NE (Ohio Route 39) 0.2 miles west of Ocean Road NE (County Road 308), on the right when traveling west.)
Final Engagement at Sharp's Farm. John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail.
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.