Historical Marker
Mount Pleasant Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
( Marker is at the intersection of Concord Street and Ohio Route 647, in the median on Concord Street.)
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.