CCC Builds A Park

Historical marker location:

761 S Lallendorf Rd, Oregon, Ohio

( Marker is on Brown Trail just east of Pearson Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

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.