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The Stone Academy
Historical Marker
Location
of sign - 115 Jefferson Street Zanesville, Ohio
Photo
taken - September 2007
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
The Stone Academy
Constructed
of sandstone quarried from nearby Putnam Hill, the Stone Academy
dates to 1809. The Springfield School House
Company
erected the building, it is believed, to lure the statehouse from
Chillicothe. However, when Zanesville was chosen as the
capital
the following year, the building was used for public functions and
for its "intended" purpose as a school. The Ohio
Anti-slavery
Society held its state conventions here in 1835 and 1839, with
prominent abolitionist leader Theodore Weld, among
others,
in attendance. The Stone Academy became a private residence after
1839. In the 1870s, it was the childhood home of
Elizabeth
Robins, the famed late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century
actress, playwright, author, and activist. The Stone
Academy
was donated to the Pioneer and Historical Society of Muskingum
County in 1981.
Ohio
Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Ohio Historical Society
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