Historical Marker
Winchester's Camp #2 / Preston Island
Historical marker location:
1010 East River Drive, Defiance, Ohio
( Marker is on East River Drive (Ohio Route 424) west of Maywinn Road, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2011
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.