Historical Marker
Claude L. Wilson
Historical marker location:
Belle Valley, Ohio
( Marker is on Main Street (Ohio Route 821) near Interstate 77, on the right when traveling west.)
Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
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.