The Ohio Literary Trail

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The Ohio Literary Trail Presented by Ohioana Library Association 14 The Ohio Literary Trail shines a spotlight on 24 Ohio’s role in shaping culture and literature 12 16 2 worldwide. Visitors will discover the state’s 19 18 rich literary landscape through landmark 5 8 22 15 20 23 destinations, historical markers that 1 recognize literary achievements, and book 7 13 festivals dedicated to readers and writers. 3 21 17 NORTHWEST OHIO 11 9 1. Clyde Historical Museum and 4 Sherwood Anderson historical marker 30 10 2. Toledo-Lucas County Public Library - Carolyn Keene Exhibit and Toledo’s First High School 31 and Toledo Lucas County Public Library 6 3. The Mazza Museum 4. The Brumback Library historical marker 32 5. House of Four Pillars historical marker 29 6. Lois Lenski historical marker 56 7. Paulding County Carnegie Library h. m.* 27 26 38 61 8. Sandusky Library historical marker 39 25 52 41 28 Book Festival: Claire’s Day 55 45 34 NORTHEAST OHIO 35 49 44 60 9. Haines House 51 53 57 43 42 50 58 59 10. Malabar Farm and Louis Bromfield h. m.* 46 54 11. Oak Hill Cottage 48 33 12. Ohio Center for the Book /Cleveland 40 Public Library 36 13. Wick Poetry Center and Reinberger Children’s Library Center 47 14. Daniel Carter Beard historical marker 37 15. Bristol Public Library historical marker 16. Cleveland Hts. Library - Harvey Pekar SOUTHWEST OHIO Note: Map markers are not 17. Hart Crane historical marker exact locations. 18. East Cleveland Public Library h. m.* 33. Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Harriet Beecher Stowe historical marker 19. James Mercer Langston Hughes h. m.* 34. Paul Laurence Dunbar House and State 20. The Oxcart Library historical marker h. m.* Memorial and Paul Laurence Dunbar h. m.* 21. Earl Derr Biggers historical marker 35. McGuffey House and Museum and 22. Toni Morrison Reading Room William H. McGuffey historical marker Helen Steiner Rice historical marker 36. The Mercantile Library SOUTHEAST OHIO 23. Second H. School-Burton Library h. m.* 37. The Rankin House 51. Dard Hunter Studios historical marker 24. Home of Superman historical marker 38. Natalie Clifford Barney historical marker 52. Zane Grey and National Road Museum Book Festival: Buckeye Book Fair 39. Hallie Quinn Brown historical marker 53. Grandma Gatewood Trail 40. Milton Caniff historical marker 54. James Edwin Campbell historical marker CENTRAL OHIO 41. Virginia Hamilton historical marker Ambrose Bierce historical marker 25. Thurber House Museum and Thurber Center 42. William Dean Howells historical marker 55. Frances Dana Gage historical marker and James Thurber historical marker 43. Fannie Hurst historical marker 56. William Dean Howells historical marker 26. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum 44. McCloskey Museum 57. Putnam Family Library - Belpre and Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee 45. Percy MacKaye-“The Poet’s Shack” h. m.* Farmers Library historical marker Theatre Research Institute 46. The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the 58. Burton Egbert Stevenson historical marker 27. Ohioana Library Association American Jewish Archives historical marker 59. Tessa Sweazy Webb historical marker 28. Wagnalls Memorial Library 47. Albert Nelson Marquis/Who’s Who h. m.* 60. Western Library Association - 29. Columbus Metropolitan Main Library h. m.* 48. Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County The Coonskin Library historical marker 30. Dawn Powell historical marker historical marker 61. James Arlington Wright historical marker 31. John Crowe Ransom and The Kenyon Review h. m.* 49. Helen Hooven Santmyer historical marker Book Festival: Spring Literary Festival 32. Wilbur H. Siebert Collection historical marker 50. Wilmington Library historical marker Book Festival: Ohioana Book Festival Book Festival: Books by the Banks * Historical Marker is noted as “h. m.”