Historical Marker
New Athens, Ohio
Historical marker location:
New Athens, Ohio
( Marker is on North Main Street (Ohio Route 9) 0.1 miles Wheeling Street (Route 519), on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1965
Platted 1817 by John Walker and John McConnell.
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.