Circa Mid 1888

Historical marker location:

699 South Third Street, Columbus, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of South Third Street and Stimmel Street, on the right when traveling south on South Third Street.)

Historic German Village.

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.