Historical Marker
Monsignor John Joseph Jessing
Historical marker location:
7625 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of High Street (U.S. 23) and the Pontifical College Josephinum entrance road, on the right when traveling south on High Street.)
Marker installed: 2002
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.