Historical Marker
Ottawa County Courthouse
Historical marker location:
Port Clinton, Ohio
( Marker is on Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2002
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.