Historical Marker
Edward H. Hartman
Historical marker location:
710 Cleveland Ave, Fremont, Ohio
( Memorial is on Memorial Parkway south of McKinley Parkway, in the median.)
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.