Historical Marker
Raymond J. Swint
Historical marker location:
524 S Granville Blvd, Fremont, Ohio
( Memorial is on Memorial Parkway just north of Arthur Street, 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.