Historical Marker
Edward Drummond Libbey High School
Historical marker location:
1250 Western Avenue, Southside, Ohio
( Marker is on Western Avenue (Ohio Route 2), on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2018
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.