Historical Marker

Second Baptist Church / James P. Poindexter

Historical marker location:
186 N. 17th Street, Columbus, Ohio
( Marker is on 17th Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Historic Underground Railroad Site.

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.