Greensburg Cemetery Designated as Local Landmark

Green's Historic Preservation Commission Designates The Greensburg Cemetery as a local historic landmark

Green, OH - On June 21, 2011, the Green Historic Preservation Commission voted to designate The Greensburg Cemetery, 4890 Thursby Road, as a local historic landmark. 

The Greensburg Cemetery was established in 1838 on land donated by early Green settler Peter Thornton and was the site of the first Evangelical church in Ohio. It is also the burial site for at least 70 veterans of the wars of 1812, Mexican, Civil, Spanish and World War I. The cemetery is currently owned by the City of Green.

The commission used a variety of criteria to determine historic landmark status including age of significance (1838-1938), its association with the graves of persons of transcendent importance and its association with historic events.

The landmark application was researched and submitted by the Green Historical Society.  The society's presentation can be viewed in its entirety here: http://www.greenhistoricalsociety.com/3/post/2011/06/greensburg-cemetery-becomes-greens-eighth-local-landmark.html

Other local historical landmarks in Green include the Lichtenwalter Schoolhouse (circa 1880) at Boettler Park; the Klinefelter Cemetery (circa 1812) at the corner of Arlington and E. Nimisila Road; Levi Hartong Homestead (circa 1883) in Southgate Park; Conrad Dillman Homestead (circa 1882) at 1480 Greensburg Road; the Rev. Henry Heiss Homestead (circa 1849) at 1261 Steese Road; the Aultman Schoolhouse (circa 1900) at 3431 Greensburg Road; and the Aaron Swartz Home (1882) at 4950 Massillon Road.

The Levi Hartong Homestead is the only structure in Green currently on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. 

The City of Green, Ohio, founded in 1992, is a prosperous, progressive and promising city with more than 25,000 residents.  Approximately 33.5 square-miles, Green is located in southern Summit County.    Visit www.cityofgreen.org.

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