The Great Trail

Historical marker location:

9093 Linden Rd NW, Pekin, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Alliance Road Northwest (Ohio Route 183) and Linden Road Northwest (County Road 229), in the median on Alliance Road Northwest.)

Marker installed: 1968

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.