Historical Marker
War! It Is All Hell
Historical marker location:
1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
( Marker can be reached from East Broad Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 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.