3974 Broadway

Historical marker location:

3974 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio

( Marker is on Broadway (U.S. 62) north of Olive Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Est. 1949.

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.